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<DIV>Thanks Marika, this is helpful.<BR><BR>Best
regards<BR><BR>Wolf-Ulrich<BR><BR></DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=marika.konings@icann.org
href="mailto:marika.konings@icann.org">Marika Konings</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, November 24, 2015 4:09 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=wolf-ulrich.knoben@t-online.de
href="mailto:wolf-ulrich.knoben@t-online.de">WUKnoben</A> ; <A
title=jbladel@godaddy.com href="mailto:jbladel@godaddy.com">Bladel James</A>
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<DIV><B>Cc:</B> <A title=council@gnso.icann.org
href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">GNSO Council List</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [council] FW: [Soac-infoalert] CCT Review Team
Endorsement Process - DUE 17 DECEMBER</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>Not having seen any objections to going back to candidates seeking GNSO
endorsement to request additional information concerning the GNSO criteria
identified, staff will go ahead and request this information from those
candidates so that the information is available for SG/C/Council to review by
the 7 December document deadline. Of course, this should not impact your
discussion on the questions outlined by Wolf-Ulrich below.</DIV>
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<DIV>Best regards,</DIV>
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<DIV>Marika</DIV>
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From: </SPAN><<A
href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org">owner-council@gnso.icann.org</A>>
on behalf of WUKnoben <<A
href="mailto:wolf-ulrich.knoben@t-online.de">wolf-ulrich.knoben@t-online.de</A>><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Reply-To: </SPAN>WUKnoben <<A
href="mailto:wolf-ulrich.knoben@t-online.de">wolf-ulrich.knoben@t-online.de</A>><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Date: </SPAN>Tuesday 24 November 2015 04:13<BR><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To: </SPAN>"James M. Bladel" <<A
href="mailto:jbladel@godaddy.com">jbladel@godaddy.com</A>><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Cc: </SPAN>GNSO Council List <<A
href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</A>><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject: </SPAN>Fw: [council] FW: [Soac-infoalert] CCT
Review Team Endorsement Process - DUE 17 DECEMBER<BR></DIV>
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<DIV>Hi James,</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000">by picking
this up: could you please make reference to my email from 21 Nov with respect to
the process? As time is short – and Thanksgiving is close – I wonder whether the
council agrees to the process suggested.</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000">I’ve
already alerted the CSG and am confident to receive some input.<BR><BR>Best
regards<BR><BR>Wolf-Ulrich<BR><BR></DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=marika.konings@icann.org
href="mailto:marika.konings@icann.org">Marika Konings</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, November 24, 2015 3:22 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=council@gnso.icann.org
href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">Council</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [council] FW: [Soac-infoalert] CCT Review Team Endorsement
Process - DUE 17 DECEMBER</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>For your information. </DIV>
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From: </SPAN><<A
href="mailto:soac-infoalert-bounces@icann.org">soac-infoalert-bounces@icann.org</A>>
on behalf of Charla Shambley <<A
href="mailto:charla.shambley@icann.org">charla.shambley@icann.org</A>><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Date: </SPAN>Monday 23 November 2015 20:01<BR><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To: </SPAN>"<A
href="mailto:'soac-infoalert@icann.org">'soac-infoalert@icann.org</A>'" <<A
href="mailto:soac-infoalert@icann.org">soac-infoalert@icann.org</A>><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Cc: </SPAN>Eleeza Agopian <<A
href="mailto:eleeza.agopian@icann.org">eleeza.agopian@icann.org</A>>, Margie
Milam <<A
href="mailto:Margie.Milam@icann.org">Margie.Milam@icann.org</A>><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject: </SPAN>[Soac-infoalert] CCT Review Team
Endorsement Process - DUE 17 DECEMBER<BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">Dear SO/AC
leaders,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">We are pleased to report that we
received 72 applications from individuals interested in serving on the next
review team under the Affirmation of Commitments (AoC) that will examine the
impact of new gTLDS in the areas of competition, consumer trust and consumer
choice (CCT). Before final selection of the CCT Review Team is completed
by the ICANN CEO and the GAC Chair, we are seeking endorsements from any
SO/AC for those <A
href="https://www.icann.org/resources/reviews/aoc/cct/applications">applicants</A>
who have expressed an interest to serve as their representatives.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">If you choose to endorse an
applicant, please send your endorsements by email to <A
href="mailto:reviews@icann.org">reviews@icann.org</A> by the updated
deadline of 17 December at 23:59 UTC.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">In order to help with the
endorsement process, below are answers to some frequently asked
questions:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">Is there a set allocation for
SO/AC representatives? </SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">Under the
AoC, there is no set allocation per SO/AC or per stakeholder group, nor is there
a maximum for total size of the review team. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">How Many Members Will be on
the Review Team?</SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d"> There is no set
number of volunteers for the Review Team. However, keep in mind that the
review team should be comprised of members that collectively have
expertise covering the wide range of topics that are within the mandate of this
review team. Past AoC review teams were comprised of approximately
16 members.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">What Were the Criteria for
Applicants? </SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">The <A
href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/call-volunteers-cct-rt-2015-10-01-en">call
for volunteers</A> lists the criteria that we were looking for. The
composition should be based on several factors,
including:<B><o:p></o:p></B></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
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application process/objections<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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& Malicious Abuse of the DNS<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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Policy Concerns <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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the DNS<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="COLOR: #1f497d">Representation across the interested
SO/ACs</SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">For more information, please
see: <A
href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-11-16-en">https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-11-16-en</A>.
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