<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; " class=""><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Dear GNSO Council members,</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">The GNSO Council Action List contains the following action item from the Buenos Aires meeting:</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">SSAC<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>20/6<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>23/7<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Julie Hedlund / Steve Chan<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Determine the linkage for New gTLD Work between SSAC and other groups</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "><br></div><div>Steve Chan and I can provide the following guidance concerning this action item: There are three ways that the SSAC and other groups may be linked to the New gTLD work. First, if a PDP results from the Issue Report on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures then per the PDP Manual <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; ">the SSAC and all other SO/ACs will have to be solicited for input by the PDP Working Group at an early stage. </span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Second, the SSAC could choose to engage directly in the work of the PDP Working Group as a member of the Group. <span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">If SSAC members join a Working Group they</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> would indicate whether they would</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> be speaking/participating on behalf of the SSAC or as individuals.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "><div>Third, the SSAC recently formed a Work Party on New gTLDs. It should be noted that SSAC Work Parties do not always produce deliverables. However, if the Work Party on New gTLDs produces a document that is subsequently approved for publication by the SSAC this could result in guidance concerning new gTLDs. Previous SSAC publications relating to new gTLDs are:</div><div><br></div><div><div>[SAC062]: SSAC Advisory Concerning the Mitigation of Name Collision Risk (07 November 2013): <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/groups/ssac/documents/sac-062-en.pdf">https://www.icann.org/en/groups/ssac/documents/sac-062-en.pdf</a></div><div>[SAC066]: SSAC Comment Concerning JAS Phase One Report on Mitigating the Risk of DNS Namespace Collisions (06 June 2014): <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/sac-066-en.pdf">https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/sac-066-en.pdf</a></div></div></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Please let us know if you have any questions concerning this action item and our response.</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Best regards,</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Julie</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Julie Hedlund, Policy Director</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "><br></div></div></span></div></span></body></html>