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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dear Councillors,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please find the action items arising from the Council meeting on 10 April 2014.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoPlainText><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Arising from the </span></u><u><span lang=X-NONE style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Action+Items"><span lang=EN-US>Action List</span></a></span></u><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>:</span></u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br><br><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>London Meeting<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Volker Greimann</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> will take the lead on planning the GNSO Council sessions for the ICANN meeting in London.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Marika Konings will share the survey link <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JB5MDBH">https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JB5MDBH</a> with the Council. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Councillors are encouraged to respond to the survey so that the input can be used to respond to the needs of the Council and community to improve the meetings.<br>Councillors are encouraged to provide input to the Council mailing list to develop the agenda with items they wish to add, remove or revise.<br><br><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Multi-stakeholder Innovation Panel public comment period<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Councillors are encouraged to comment on the draft response to the Multi-stakeholder Innovation Panel public comment period.<br><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg15985.html">http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg15985.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Item 4: DISCUSSION – GNSO Council advice regarding Specification 13 of the new gTLD registry agreement<br><span style='color:black'>Action Item:<br><br></span></span></u></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>ˇ<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>       </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Jonathan Robinson</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> and <b>Thomas Rickert</b> to work together to formulate the questions to put to all the groups that will then individually discuss them, as well as discuss alternatives/solutions that could be offered to the Board in case there is a conflict with existing policy recommendations.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>ˇ<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>       </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Thomas Rickert</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> will reach out to the original working group members and Councilors to find out more about the original discussions that led to the policy recommendations that were adopted.    <o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Prepare a motion to be voted on which needs to be submitted to the Council by 28 April for consideration at the 8 May 2014 meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Item 5: DISCUSSION – Internet Governance Issues <o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Action Item:<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Jonathan Robinson</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> committed to talking to and co-ordinating with the Supporting Organisations and Advisory Committees and keeping the Council informed of developments.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Item 6.2 Submission of Council input to the call for <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/meetings-strategy-25feb14-en.htm">Public Comment on ICANN Future Meetings Strategy</a><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Maria Farrell</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>, helped by <b>James Bladel</b>, volunteered to take the lead on the response to the future meeting strategy public comments.<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please let me know if you have any questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Glen<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:FR'>Glen de Saint Géry <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:FR'>GNSO Secretariat <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:FR'>gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:FR'>http://gnso.icann.org<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>