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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thanks Marika. I agree that asking for more information is fine, so long as it doesn’t permanently send us down a path where each constituency has very little chance of having their unique voices heard during
this important review process. Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Marika Konings<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 24, 2015 9:14 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> WUKnoben; Bladel James<br>
<b>Cc:</b> GNSO Council List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [council] FW: [Soac-infoalert] CCT Review Team Endorsement Process - DUE 17 DECEMBER<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Marika<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From: </span></b><span style="color:black"><<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>
<b>Reply-To: </b>WUKnoben <<a href="mailto:wolf-ulrich.knoben@t-online.de">wolf-ulrich.knoben@t-online.de</a>><br>
<b>Date: </b>Tuesday 24 November 2015 04:13<br>
<b>To: </b>"James M. Bladel" <<a href="mailto:jbladel@godaddy.com">jbladel@godaddy.com</a>><br>
<b>Cc: </b>GNSO Council List <<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Fw: [council] FW: [Soac-infoalert] CCT Review Team Endorsement Process - DUE 17 DECEMBER<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Hi James,</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="color:black">I’ve already alerted the CSG and am confident to receive some input.<br>
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Wolf-Ulrich<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:whitesmoke"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">
<a href="mailto:marika.konings@icann.org" title="marika.konings@icann.org">Marika Konings</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:whitesmoke"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Sent:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"> Tuesday, November 24, 2015 3:22
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<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org" title="council@gnso.icann.org">Council</a>
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CCT Review Team Endorsement Process - DUE 17 DECEMBER<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">For your information. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From: </span></b><span style="color:black"><<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>
<b>Date: </b>Monday 23 November 2015 20:01<br>
<b>To: </b>"<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>
<b>Cc: </b>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>
<b>Subject: </b>[Soac-infoalert] CCT Review Team Endorsement Process - DUE 17 DECEMBER<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Dear SO/AC leaders,</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<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.
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<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.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">In order to help with the endorsement process, below are answers to some frequently asked questions:</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<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.
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<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.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<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:</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<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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