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--></style></head><body lang="EN-GB" link="blue" vlink="purple">Jonathan, all, <br>
I am comfortable with moving forward without a Q&A with Mason. <br>
<br>
Best, <br>
Thomas <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 2. September 2014 23:55:45 MESZ, Jonathan Robinson <jrobinson@afilias.info> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">All,<p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><p> </p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Regarding <p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><p> </p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Item 5: MOTION – To appoint a GNSO liaison to the GAC</span></u></b><span style="color:#1F497D"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><p> </p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">The proposed appointee, (former GNSO Councillor and VC) Mason Cole, has offered to make himself available for questions or input.<p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><p> </p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">This seems like a good offer from Mason but I am not sure it is absolutely necessary. What do others feel, would you like the opportunity to hear from and directly ask Mason any questions?<p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><p> </p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Please let me know so I can inform Mason as to whether or not we would like to take him up on his offer.<p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><p> </p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thanks,<p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><p> </p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><p> </p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Jonathan<p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><p> </p></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN"> Glen de Saint Géry [mailto:Glen@icann.org] <br /><b>Sent:</b> 26 August 2014 16:32<br /><b>To:</b> Council GNSO<br /><b>Subject:</b> [council] Proposed GNSO Council Agenda for 4 September 2014 at 15:00 UTC<p></p></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Dear Councillors,<br /><br />Please find the Proposed GNSO Council Agenda for 4 September 2014 at 15:00 UTC.</span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">This agenda was established according to the GNSO Council Operating Procedures approved 13 September 2012 for the GNSO Council and updated.<br /><</span><span lang="FR-BE" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-13jun13-en.pdf"><span lang="EN-US">http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-13jun13-en.pdf</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"> ><br />For convenience:</span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">An excerpt of the ICANN Bylaws defining the voting thresholds is provided in Appendix 1 at the end of this agenda.</span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">An excerpt from the Council Operating Procedures defining the absentee voting procedures is provided in Appendix 2 at the end of this agenda.</span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Meeting Times 15:00 UTC</span></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">: <br /></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://tinyurl.com/k5lubtm">http://tinyurl.com/k5lubtm</a></span></b><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Coordinated Universal Time 15:00 UTC<br />08:00 Los Angeles; 11:00 Washington; 16:00 London; 17:00 Brussels; 23:00 Perth</span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Dial-in numbers will be sent individually to Council members. Councillors should notify the GNSO Secretariat in advance if a dial out call is needed.</span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">GNSO Council meeting audiocast</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"><br /></span><span lang="FR-BE" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"><a href="http://stream.icann.org:8000/gnso.m3u"><span lang="EN-US">http://stream.icann.org:8000/gnso.m3u</span></a></span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Item 1: Administrative matters (5 mins)</span></u></b><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">1.1 Roll Call<br />1.2 Statement of interest updates<br />1.3 Review/amend agenda<br />1.4. Note the status of minutes for the previous Council meeting per the GNSO Operating Procedures:</span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Minutes of the GNSO Council meeting <a href="http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg16567.html">25 June 2014</a>,and <a href="http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg16568.html">24 July 2014</a> will be posted as approved on 3 September 2014</span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Item 2: Opening Remarks / Review of Projects & Action List (10 mins)</span></u></b><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Review focus areas and provide updates on specific key themes / topics</span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Include review of </span><span lang="FR-BE" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/projects-list.pdf"><span lang="EN-US">Projects List</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"> and </span><span lang="FR-BE" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Action+Items"><span lang="EN-US">Action List</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">.</span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Comments or questions arising.</span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"><br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always" /></span></u></b><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Item 3: Consent agenda (5 mins)</span></u></b><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p style="line-height:12.0pt;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">3.1 - Uniformity of Reporting and the ICANN Contractual Compliance three-year plan. </span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p style="line-height:12.0pt;background:white"><span lang="FR-BE" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">A <b><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+04+September+2014">MOTION</a></b> to :</span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5;background:white"><span lang="FR-BE"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Thank ICANN Contractual Compliance for its presentation of their three-year plan and continued collaboration with the GNSO in future policy development efforts <br /><br />AND<br /><br /><br /></span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5;background:white"><span lang="FR-BE"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Consider the issues identified in the Uniformity of Reporting Final Issue Report to have been addressed and to consider the issue closed.</span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">3.2 - The Council confirms the Co-Chairs for the Working Group on </span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Curative Rights Protections for IGO/INGOs (IGO-INGO-CRP)</span><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">, namely </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Philip Corwin</span><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> and Petter Rindforth.</span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p style="line-height:12.0pt;background:white"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Item 4: MOTION – A proposed modification of the GNSO's consensus recommendations relating to IGO acronyms and Red Cross identifiers (20 mins)</span></u></b><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">On 10 November 2013 the PDP Working Group (IGO-INGO PDP WG) delivered its </span><span lang="FR-BE" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/igo-ingo-final-10nov13-en.pdf"><span lang="EN-US">Final Report</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"> to the GNSO Council that included twenty-five consensus recommendations of the WG. On 20 November 2013 the GNSO Council unanimously </span><span lang="FR-BE" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#20131120-2"><span lang="EN-US">adopted</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"> all twenty-five consensus recommendations of the IGO-INGO PDP WG and forwarded them to the ICANN Board in January 2014 with a recommendation for their adoption.</span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">On 30 April 2014 the Board </span><span lang="FR-BE" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2014-04-30-en"><span lang="EN-US">resolved</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"> to adopt those of the GNSO's recommendations that are not inconsistent with GAC advice, and to facilitate dialogue between the affected parties in order to reconcile the remaining differences, as further detailed in </span><span lang="FR-BE" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-annex-a-30apr14-en.pdf"><span lang="EN-US">Annex A</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"> and </span><span lang="FR-BE" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-annex-b-30apr14-en.pdf"><span lang="EN-US">Annex B</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"> of the Board's resolution. The GNSO's recommendations and GAC advice are largely consistent except in relation to the duration and mechanism of protection for IGO acronyms and the full names and acronyms of 189 Red Cross national societies and the international Red Cross and Red Crescent movement, for which the GNSO had </span><span lang="FR-BE" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#20131120-2"><span lang="EN-US">recommended</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"> a 90-day period of protection by way of a claim notification service utilising the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH).</span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">On 16 June 2014 the NGPC </span><span lang="FR-BE" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/chalaby-to-robinson-16jun14-en.pdf"><span lang="EN-US">sent</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"> a letter to the GNSO Council requesting that the GNSO consider modifying its recommendations relating to the duration and mechanism of protection for IGO acronyms and national society names of the Red Cross. This modification to be in accordance with and as envisaged by Section 16 of the GNSO's </span><span lang="FR-BE" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/council/annex-2-pdp-manual-13jun13-en.pdf"><span lang="EN-US">PDP Manual</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">.</span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">On 24 July 2014, the Chair of the NGPC followed up with a note to the Chair of the GNSO Council and offered to provide a written or oral briefing to </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">provide greater clarity on the GAC’s advice and expectations with respect to protections of IGO-INGO Identifiers. Such briefing will now be provided as part of this meeting.</span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">4.1 – Receive the briefing (Chris Disspain)<br />4.2 – Present the<a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+04+September+2014"> motion</a> (Thomas Rickert / Mary Wong)<br />4.3 – Discussion<br />4.4 – Vote (Threshold: simple majority)</span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Item 5: MOTION – To appoint a GNSO liaison to the GAC (10 mins)</span></u></b><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">The <a href="http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg16435.html">call for applications</a> for the GNSO Liaison to GAC was circulated and a deadline for applications was set for the 31 July 2014. </span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"> </span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The three evaluators (GNSO Council Chair and Vice Chairs) carefully and thoroughly evaluated each application against the specified criteria. Following this process, the application submitted by Mason Cole was selected to be put forward to the GNSO Council for the position of GNSO Liaison to the GAC. </span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Here the council will consider <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+04+September+2014">motion 5</a> to appoint Mason Cole as the GNSO Liaison to the GAC with immediate effect such that he can be well informed and up to speed in order to participate effectively as soon as possible and, in particular, at ICANN 51. </span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Unless terminated earlier according to the processes agreed or extended by a new motion of the Council, the term of the Liaison will run for the course of the current financial year, FY 2015 (ending 30 June 2015).</span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">5.1 – <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+04+September+2014">Motion</a> (David Cake)<br />5.2 – Discussion<br />5.3 – Vote (simple majority)</span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Item 6: MOTION – </span></u></b><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Adoption of the <a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/iana-stewardship-naming-function-charter-14aug14-en.pdf">charter</a> for a cross community working group to develop a transition proposal for IANA stewardship on naming related functions (15 mins)</span></u></b><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Following the distribution of an <a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/process-next-steps-2014-06-06-en">invitation to participate</a>, a drafting team (DT) was formed with participants from the ccNSO, GNSO, SSAC and ALAC to develop a charter for a Cross Community Working Group to Develop an IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal on Naming Related Functions.</span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">A drafting team was formed and has worked efficiently to produce a charter. The <a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/iana-stewardship-naming-function-charter-14aug14-en.pdf">charter</a> is now being sent out to the supporting organisations for support.</span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Here the Council will take the opportunity to review, discuss and vote on the adoption of the Charter.</span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">6.1 – <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+04+September+2014">Motion</a> (Avri Doria)<br />6.2 – Discussion<br />6.3 – Vote (simple majority)<br />6.4 – Next steps</span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"><br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always" /></span></u></b><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Item 7: DISCUSSION – The r</span></u></b><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">eport of the ICANN Board Working Group on the Nominating Committee</span></u></b><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> </span></u></b><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">(10 mins)</span></u></b><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">The Board Working Group on Nominating Committee (BWG</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math","serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">‐</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">NomCom) is charged with performing the review called for in Recommendation 10 of the Nominating Committee Review Finalization Working Group, addressing issues of the size and composition of the Nominating Committee, as well as the related issues of NomCom’s recruitment and selection functions.</span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">The Board Working Group on Nominating Committee has recently published its <a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/bwg-nomcom-2014-08-21-en">report</a>.</span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Here the Council will take the opportunity to discuss the report and consider what if any action to take.</span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">7.1 – Discussion<br />7.2 – Next steps</span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Item 8: DISCUSSION – The draft charter from for a </span></u></b><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">cross community working group on internet governance </span></u></b><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">(10 mins)</span></u></b><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">A drafting team was formed and has worked to produce a charter. The <a href="http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg16549.html">charter</a> has been previously sent out to organisations for discussion and comment, including the GNSO Council.</span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Here the Council will take the opportunity to discuss the charter and consider the appropriate next steps.</span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">8.1 – Discussion<br />8.2 – Next steps</span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Item 9: UPDATE – On the work of the GNSO Review Working Party (10 mins)</span></u></b><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">As part of a periodic review process that is built into the ICANN model, work on the ICANN Board initiated reviews of the GNSO (and the GNSO Council and related functions) has commenced. The objective of the Review is to examine the organizational effectiveness of the GNSO, including its components (GNSO Council, GNSO Working Groups, GNSO Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies). The review is to be tightly scoped based on objective and quantifiable criteria provided to an independent examiner. </span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">The GNSO Review Working Party has been assembled to:</span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo8"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Act as a liaison between the GNSO, the independent examiner and the SIC,</span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo8"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Provide input on review criteria and the 360 Assessment,</span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo8"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Coordinate interviews and objectively supply clarification and responses to the draft findings and recommendations.</span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">The SIC envisages that once a final report is issued and the Board takes action on it, as appropriate, the GNSO Review Working Party will also coordinate with the GNSO community to prepare an Implementation Plan and champion implementation of improvement activities.</span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">9.1 – Update (Jennifer Wolfe)<br />9.2 – Discussion<br />9.3 – Next steps</span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p><strong><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Item 10: Procedure to elect the GNSO Council Chair (10 mins)</span></u></strong><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">We have previously used an election procedure. Here we will review a <a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/gnso-council-chair-election-26aug14-en.pdf">current version</a> of the same procedure with a view to approving it for use in the run up to and during the course of the 2014 ICANN Annual Meeting in Los Angeles.</span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">10.<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/gnso-council-chair-election-26aug14-en.pdf">1 Presentation of procedure</a> (Jonathan Robinson)<br />10.2 Discussion<br />10.3 Call to approve the procedure</span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Item 11: UPDATE & DISCUSSION – Planning for LA (10 mins)</span></u></b><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Making the most out of the face-to-face meeting time available at the ICANN Meeting in LA will take planning and preparation work. The Council has output from the </span><span lang="FR-BE" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/QMQJY7Z"><span lang="EN-US">survey</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"> of the ICANN 50 meeting in London. </span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Here the Council has the opportunity to feed into plans and provide input based on past experience. Included in this item will be the opportunity to shape the approach to and substance of the Council's proposed meetings with other groups such as the ccNSO, the GAC and the ICANN board.</span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Please Note:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"> The LA Meeting is an ICANN annual meeting and so will include the GNSO Council development session on the second Friday i.e. <b>Friday 17 October 2014</b>. This is a day and evening session focused on the successful and productive functioning of the Council for the period Annual Meeting 2014 to Annual Meeting 2015.</span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">11.1 – Update (David Cake & Jonathan Robinson)<br />11.2 – Discussion<br />11.3 – Next steps</span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Item 12: Any Other Business (5 mins)</span></u></b><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"> </span></b><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Appendix 1: GNSO Council Voting Thresholds (ICANN Bylaws, Article X, Section 3)<br /></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">9. Except as otherwise specified in these Bylaws, Annex A hereto, or the GNSO Operating Procedures, the default threshold to pass a GNSO Council motion or other voting action requires a simple majority vote of each House. The voting thresholds described below shall apply to the following GNSO actions:</span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">a. Create an Issues Report: requires an affirmative vote of more than one-fourth (1/4) vote of each House or majority of one House.</span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">b. Initiate a Policy Development Process ("PDP") Within Scope (as described in </span><span lang="FR-BE" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/governance/bylaws#AnnexA"><span lang="EN-US">Annex A</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">): requires an affirmative vote of more than one-third (1/3) of each House or more than two-thirds (2/3) of one House.</span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">c. Initiate a PDP Not Within Scope: requires an affirmative vote of GNSO Supermajority.</span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">d. Approve a PDP Team Charter for a PDP Within Scope: requires an affirmative vote of more than one-third (1/3) of each House or more than two-thirds (2/3) of one House.</span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">e. Approve a PDP Team Charter for a PDP Not Within Scope: requires an affirmative vote of a GNSO Supermajority.</span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">f. Changes to an Approved PDP Team Charter: For any PDP Team Charter approved under d. or e. above, the GNSO Council may approve an amendment to the Charter through a simple majority vote of each House.</span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">g. Terminate a PDP: Once initiated, and prior to the publication of a Final Report, the GNSO Council may terminate a PDP only for significant cause, upon a motion that passes with a GNSO Supermajority Vote in favor of termination.</span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">h. Approve a PDP Recommendation Without a GNSO Supermajority: requires an affirmative vote of a majority of each House and further requires that one GNSO Council member representative of at least 3 of the 4 Stakeholder Groups supports the Recommendation.</span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">i. Approve a PDP Recommendation With a GNSO Supermajority: requires an affirmative vote of a GNSO Supermajority,</span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">j. Approve a PDP Recommendation Imposing New Obligations on Certain Contracting Parties: where an ICANN contract provision specifies that "a two-thirds vote of the council" demonstrates the presence of a consensus, the GNSO Supermajority vote threshold will have to be met or exceeded.</span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">k. Modification of Approved PDP Recommendation: Prior to Final Approval by the ICANN Board, an Approved PDP Recommendation may be modified or amended by the GNSO Council with a GNSO Supermajority vote.</span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">l. A "GNSO Supermajority" shall mean: (a) two-thirds (2/3) of the Council members of each House, or (b) three-fourths (3/4) of one House and a majority of the other House."</span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Appendix 2: Absentee Voting Procedures (</span></b><b><span lang="FR-BE" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-operating-procedures-22sep11-en.pdf"><span lang="EN-US">GNSO Operating Procedures 4.4</span></a></span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">)<br /></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">4.4.1 Applicability<br />Absentee voting is permitted for the following limited number of Council motions or measures.<br />a. Initiate a Policy Development Process (PDP);<br />b. Approve a PDP recommendation;<br />c. Recommend amendments to the GNSO Operating Procedures (GOP) or ICANN Bylaws;<br />d. Fill a Council position open for election.</span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">4.4.2 Absentee ballots, when permitted, must be submitted within the announced time limit, which shall be 72 hours from the meeting's adjournment. In exceptional circumstances, announced at the time of the vote, the Chair may reduce this time to 24 hours or extend the time to 7 calendar days, provided such amendment is verbally confirmed by all Vice-Chairs present.</span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">4.4.3 The GNSO Secretariat will administer, record, and tabulate absentee votes according to these procedures and will provide reasonable means for transmitting and authenticating absentee ballots, which could include voting by telephone, e- mail, web-based interface, or other technologies as may become available.<br />4.4.4 Absentee balloting does not affect quorum requirements. (There must be a quorum for the meeting in which the vote is initiated.)<br />----------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />Local time between March and October, Summer in the NORTHERN hemisphere<br />----------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />Reference (Coordinated Universal Time) UTC 15:00<br />----------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />California, USA (</span><span lang="FR-BE" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"><a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/na/pst.html" title="Pacific Standard Time"><span lang="EN-US">PDT</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">) UTC-7+1DST 08:00<br />Iowa City, USA (</span><span lang="FR-BE" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"><a 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style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://tinyurl.com/k5lubtm">http://tinyurl.com/k5lubtm</a></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"> <br /><br />Please let me know if you have any questions.</span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Thank you.<br />Kind regards,</span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Glen</span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-BE" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Glen de Saint Géry<br />GNSO Secretariat<br /><b><a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org">gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</a></b><br /><b><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/">http://gnso.icann.org</a></b></span><span lang="FR-BE"><p></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-BE"> <p></p></span></p></div></blockquote></div><br>
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