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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thanks for the prompt Glen.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I have a question for those on the Council who are much more familiar with the New gTLD PDP. Is the GAC advice that the NGPC adopted inconsistent with the original policy? And if it is, should the NGPC be informed
accordingly.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">If I understand the issue correctively, there were a number of applicants who sought to operate closed generic TLDs (or exclusive registry access); however, as a result of the NGPC’s acceptance of GAC advice
the applicant had to change their application to reflect an open registry or accept that it will not possible to operate a closed generic in the current round. The NGPC is not rejecting the remaining handful of closed generic applications, but have chosen
to defer them to a subsequent round and I think this is why the Council has received the letter from Dr Crocker. It will be necessary to have address this as a policy issue in the context of the subsequent round PDP.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Perhaps we need a bit more of the backstory on this one.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"> owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Glen de Saint Géry<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, 1 September 2015 10:52 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> GNSO Council List (council@gnso.icann.org) <council@gnso.icann.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [council] Preparation for discussion on Item 5 Letter from ICANN Board Chair on Exclusive Registry Access for gTLD Terms representing Generic Strings
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Dear Councillors,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">We would like to remind you of the <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_en_system_files_correspondence_crocker-2Dto-2Drobinson-2D27jul15-2Den.pdf&d=AwMFAw&c=MOptNlVtIETeDALC_lULrw&r=4A3LwUUER9_CePZ11QJsr56eryGQiPHEqv4TL7JH87w&m=JO049AZgl1OxfYX9i-iLb48As9xDCyWzTZu9sDnd-bo&s=RnnanKBb6k_KqZolyri7qfigycXh7h5X5yqZVMHDCXQ&e=">
letter</a> from Steve Crocker to Jonathan Robinson re: ICANN Board New gTLD Program Committee Resolution Concerning Exclusive Registry Access for gTLD Strings Representing Generic Terms which is the subject for discussion in Item 5 on the GNSO
Council agenda and noted below. There was one <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__gnso.icann.org_mailing-2Dlists_archives_council_msg17369.html&d=AwMFAw&c=MOptNlVtIETeDALC_lULrw&r=4A3LwUUER9_CePZ11QJsr56eryGQiPHEqv4TL7JH87w&m=JO049AZgl1OxfYX9i-iLb48As9xDCyWzTZu9sDnd-bo&s=-UE_w4mKvG9x1Idq0Yw7XQYJNwgrWPWd9NCTvzJ3S0A&e=">
comment</a> on the Council list from James Bladel and we encourage you to prepare for this discussion at the Council meeting on Thursday and perhaps also provide comments on the Council list in preparation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Item 5: COUNCIL DISCUSSION – Letter from ICANN Board Chair on Exclusive Registry Access for gTLD Terms representing Generic Strings (10 minutes)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">On 27 July 2015 the ICANN Board Chair sent a letter to the GNSO Chair requesting that the GNSO specifically include the issue of exclusive registry access for generic strings serving a public interest goal as part
of the policy work it is planning to initiate on subsequent rounds of the New gTLD Program. The GNSO was also asked to inform the Board on a regular basis with regards to progress on the issue. Here the Council will discuss the letter and decide on its response.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">on the GNSO Council agenda, refers to the letter from Steve Crocker to Jonathan Robinson
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Thank you very much.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="FR">Glen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="FR"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="FR">Glen de Saint Géry<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="FR">GNSO Secretariat<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="FR"><a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org">gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="FR"><a href="http://gnso.icann.org">http://gnso.icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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