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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Dear Councillors,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Please find the action items arising from the GNSO Council meeting on 3 September 2015.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">2.1 – Review of </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/projects-list.pdf"><span lang="EN-GB" style="text-decoration:none">Projects
List</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> and </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Action+Items"><span lang="EN-GB" style="text-decoration:none">Action
List</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"><br>
</span><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Action Items:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1">
<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">David Cake</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> volunteered to keep a close eye on developments in the IETF particularly with
regard to changes to the underlying technical and operational protocols of Whois, that might impact the launch of the PDP on Next Generation Directory Services.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Review of the GNSO liaison to the GAC by the GAC consultation group and request a report back to the Council.
<b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Item 3: Consent agenda
<br>
<br>
</span></u></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">3.1 – Adoption of
<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/gnso-council-chair-election-24jul15-en.pdf">
timeline</a> for election of the next GNSO Chair<br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Action Items:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Publish the GNSO Council chair election procedure and timeline.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Remind Stakeholder Groups and constituencies of the timeline.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Item 4: COUNCIL DISCUSSION & DECISION – Public Comment Period for New gTLDs Subsequent Procedures Preliminary Issue
Report <br>
<br>
Action Items:</span></u></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><br>
Submit a motion for the next Council meeting on 24 September 2015 whether or not to extend the Public Comment timeline.<br>
<br>
<b><u><span style="color:#333333">Item 5: COUNCIL DISCUSSION – Letter from ICANN Board Chair on Exclusive Registry Access for gTLD Terms representing Generic Strings
<br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:3.0pt"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Action Items:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Staff
</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">to reach out to
<b>Nora Abusitta-Ouri</b> responsible for the development and implementation of a global public interest framework to provide an update either in writing ahead of the next council meeting or maybe join the next Council meeting on 24 September 2015.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Jonathan Robinson</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> to draft a short response and circulate
on the Council mailing list.</span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Item 7: UPDATE ON EXPECTED COUNCIL ACTION – Final Report from the Data & Metrics for Policy Making Working Group
<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Action Item:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Encourage everyone to share this information (the
<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/presentation-dmpm-03sep15-en.pdf">
presentation</a>) with their respective groups so as to be able to make an informed decision when the Final Report comes before the Council.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Item 8: UPDATE & DISCUSSION - Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability – CCWG Accountability
<br>
<br>
</span></u></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Action Items:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Encourage everyone to file comments during the public comment
<a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/ccwg-accountability-2015-08-03-en">
period</a> which remains open till 12th of September 2015.<br>
<b>Thomas Rickert</b> committed to update the Council when the ICANN Board has provided its input to the CCWG on Accountability.
<br>
<br>
</span><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Item 9: DISCUSSION - Preparation for ICANN54
<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Action Item:</span></u></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><br>
</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Discuss on the Council mailing list.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Item 10: Any Other Business
<br>
10.1 – Post-ICANN53 progress on Cross Community Working Group on Use of Country and Territory Names as TLDs<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Action Item:</span></u></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><br>
</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Discuss on the Council mailing list.<br>
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</span>Please let me know if I missed anything or if you have questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Glen<br>
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</span><span lang="FR-BE" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Glen de Saint Géry<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">GNSO Secretariat<br>
<a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org%20%20%20%20%20%20"><span style="color:windowtext">gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org
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