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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Dear Councillors,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Update:
<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"">Item 7: VOTE ON MOTION - Adoption of GNSO Review of the GAC Dublin Communique (10 mins)<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"">“Here the Council will review an updated draft
<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/review-gac-communique-10nov15-en.pdf"><span style="color:windowtext">document</span></a> and vote on whether to adopt it for forwarding to the ICANN Board.”<br>
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</span><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The link to the document should point to the updated link below:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:15.6pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://mailer.samanage.com/wf/click?upn=KTB340yHI8DoUtMP4BGJnuFT4taHix-2FWCICVaGtUyTdYM9WfnyW-2F-2BY-2BYBi6-2FsfH7H-2B78V-2BTyOZAWg6qOvv8KMmTz0IMXxV4q0EDIP3DwMUE-3D_r-2BdYbSjRm9r0i9vSiPZtW-2BX-2BAwnBbxYJcYft8cAni3iLz7nHdH1TO6yId4yJ1X5bCjn7UQ8ekPGWrKZXzU-2FB1vqqq7KS-2BMznRij3m3ZEI87WW3StxS8dTPOoQSB9krb-2FFJK2QHBzOYchxlxB81-2FrQgEKCZwhIWmFeV3hThjRR7ogCkshuA-2FPie9e6zmA6P8LXP1vU535BpEB1hwHkG57UtCX3GAKLFYysu5-2FYN8hytt8kVHKOsgpAHQG0TR0IqDXnpsoTaeMfNKvOCDOkI099v-2BHKaAtzeDlSrr6NPXvyoGDOcH8g3zT3uwC-2FedWSwWJQGAYtgLPdG3Xo5z4BxkQnHiGJDMf-2BaIPC1uTvUf-2FivAkwSDav8ozLDKBc8vMKKzConsTJKuQQWk9Z-2BLfUx6eFfDiY6FhSwG9RnBwlkbC-2BQSNAdeTUpPS-2F73vfvSDaQ0ElXVqb07e9H8bfFzFDM4onV0H6fTwaWTMBQGrYdrdKXQ-3D"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:windowtext">http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/review-gac-communique-19nov15-en.pdf</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
<span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:15.6pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:15.6pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:15.6pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Glen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><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;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Please find the proposed draft Agenda for the GNSO Council teleconference on 17 December 2015 at 18:00
UTC. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Please note the agenda is still subject to change, but we wanted you and your groups to have a timely review
of the agenda before the next Council meeting.<br>
<br>
The agenda is also posted on the Wiki at and will reflect the latest updates:<br>
<a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Agenda+17+December+2015">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Agenda+17+December+2015</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">And posted on the website at:<br>
<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/meetings/agenda-council-17dec15-en.htm">http://gnso.icann.org/en/meetings/agenda-council-17dec15-en.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">The motions are posted on page:<br>
<a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+17+December+2015">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+17+December+2015</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">This agenda was established according to the </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-24jun15-en.pdf"><span lang="EN-US">GNSO
Council Operating Procedures,</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> approved and updated on 24 June 2015.<br>
<br>
For convenience:</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="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:54.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white">
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">An excerpt of the ICANN Bylaws defining the voting thresholds is provided in
<u>Appendix 1</u> at the end of this agenda.</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="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:54.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white">
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">An excerpt from the Council Operating Procedures defining the absentee voting procedures is provided in
<u>Appendix 2</u> at the end of this agenda.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"><br>
Coordinated Universal Time: 18:00 UTC (</span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://tinyurl.com/oobnrtf"><span style="color:windowtext">http://tinyurl.com/oobnrtf</span></a></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">)<br>
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10:00 Los Angeles; 13:00 Washington; 18:00 London; 20:00 Istanbul; 05:00 Hobart</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><br>
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</span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">GNSO Council Meeting Audio Cast</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><br>
<span style="color:#333333">To join the event click on the link: </span></span><span lang="FR-BE" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://stream.icann.org:8000/gnso.m3u"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#3B73AF;text-decoration:none">http://stream.icann.org:8000/gnso.m3u</span></a></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;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Councilors should notify the GNSO Secretariat in advance if they will not be able to attend and/or need
a dial out call.</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;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">___________________________________________</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span></b><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 1: Administrative matters (5 minutes)</span></u></b><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"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">1.1 – Roll call</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"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">1.2 – Updates to Statements of Interest</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"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">1.3 – Review/amend agenda.</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"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">1.4 – Note the status of minutes for the previous Council meetings per the GNSO Operating Procedures:<br>
<br>
Minutes of the GNSO Council meetings of 19 November have been posted as approved on 5 December 2015</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"><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 2: Opening Remarks / Review of Projects & Action List (10 minutes)</span></u></b><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;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">2.1 – Review focus areas and provide updates on specific key themes / topics, to include review
of </span><span 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 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><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 3: Consent agenda (0 minutes)</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"><br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always">
Item 4: VOTE ON MOTION – Initiation of Policy Development Process (PDP) for New gTLDs Subsequent Procedures (15 minutes)</span></u></b><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"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">In June 2015, the GNSO Council requested an Issue Report to analyze subjects that may lead to changes or adjustments for subsequent New gTLD
procedures, including any modifications that may be needed to the GNSO’s policy principles and recommendations from its 2007
<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/pdp-dec05-fr-parta-08aug07.htm">
Final Report on the Introduction of New Generic Top Level Domains</a>. Preparation of the Preliminary Issue Report was based on a set of deliverables from the GNSO’s
<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/inactive/2015/non-pdp-new-gtld">
New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Discussion Group</a> (DG) as the basis for analysis. The
<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/subsequent-procedures-prelim-issue-31aug15-en.pdf">
Preliminary Issue Report</a> was published for public comment on 31 August 2015, and the comment period closed on 30 October as a result of a request by the GNSO Council to extend the usual 40-day comment period. The
<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/subsequent-procedures-final-issue-04dec15-en.pdf">
Final Issue Report</a> was submitted to the GNSO Council on 4 December 2015. Here the Council will review the report, including the draft Charter setting out the proposed scope of the PDP, and vote on whether to initiate the PDP and adopt the Charter.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">4.1 – Presentation of the
<a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+17+December+2015">
motion</a> (Donna Austin) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">4.2 – Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">4.3 – Council vote (voting threshold:
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">an affirmative vote of more than one-third (1/3) of each House or more than two-thirds (2/3) of one House</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">)<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"><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 5: VOTE ON MOTION – Adoption of Final Report from the Privacy & Proxy Services Accreditation Issues PDP Working
Group (15 minutes)<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">This PDP had been
<a href="http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-28oct11-en.htm#7">
requested</a> by the ICANN Board when initiating negotiations with the Registrar Stakeholder Group in October 2011 for a new form of Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA). The 2013 RAA was
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-27jun13-en.htm"><span lang="EN-US">approved</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink">
</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">by the ICANN Board in June 2013, at which time the accreditation of privacy and proxy services was identified as the remaining issue not dealt with in the
negotiations or in other policy activities, and that was suited for a PDP. In October 2013, the GNSO Council
<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/raa-pp-charter-22oct13-en.pdf">chartered</a> the Privacy & Proxy Services Accreditation Issues PDP Working Group to develop policy recommendations intended to guide ICANN’s implementation of the planned accreditation
program for privacy and proxy service providers. The PDP Working Group published its
<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/raa/ppsai-initial-05may15-en.pdf">Initial Report</a> for public comment in May 2015, and delivered its
<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/raa/ppsai-final-07dec15-en.pdf">Final Report</a> to the GNSO Council on 7 December 2015. Here the Council will review the Working Group’s Final Report, and vote on whether to adopt the consensus recommendations contained
in it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">5.1 – Presentation of the
<a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+17+December+2015">
motion</a> (James Bladel)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">5.2 – Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">5.3 – Council vote (voting threshold: an affirmative vote of more than two-thirds (2/3) of each House or more than three-fourths
(3/4) of one House and one-half (1/2) of the other House)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"><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 6: VOTE ON MOTION – Endorsement of GNSO Candidates for the Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice Review
(20 minutes)<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";color:#333333">Under ICANN’s <b><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/affirmation-of-commitments-2009-09-30-en"><span style="font-weight:normal">Affirmation
of Commitments (AoC)</span></a></b></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> with the United States government</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">, ICANN
is mandated to review the extent to which the introduction of gTLDs has promoted Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice (CCT Review). The CCT Review Team is expected to also assess the effectiveness of the application and evaluation processes, as
well as the safeguards put in place by ICANN to mitigate issues involved in the introduction or expansion of new gTLDs. A
<a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/call-volunteers-cct-rt-2015-10-01-en">
Call for Volunteers</a> to the CCT Review Team closed on 13 November 2015, and twenty-six (26) applicants indicated that they wished to be endorsed as representatives of the GNSO to the Review Team. ICANN staff has since followed up with all these applicants
for further information to assist the Council in its decision on endorsements (see
<a href="https://community.icann.org/x/FoRlAw">https://community.icann.org/x/FoRlAw</a>). Here the Council will discuss and determine which of the applicants to endorse for the CCT Review Team.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">6.1 – Presentation of the
<a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+17+December+2015">
motion</a> (James Bladel)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">6.2 – Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">6.3 – Council vote (voting threshold: simple majority)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"><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 7: VOTE ON MOTION - Adoption of GNSO Review of the GAC Dublin Communique (10 mins)<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"">Following discussions at the Council level in late 2014 to develop a means for the GNSO to provide input to the ICANN Board regarding
gTLD policy matters highlighted in a GAC Communique, a template framework to review each GAC Communique was created by a group of Council volunteers assisted by ICANN staff. The Council agreed that while it would review carefully each GAC Communique issued
at an ICANN meeting, it would not always provide input to the Board unless it also agreed that such feedback was either necessary or desirable, on a case-by-case basis. The first GNSO Review of a GAC Communique was of the GAC’s Communique from ICANN53 in Buenos
Aires. That Review document was <a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/review-gac-communique-08jul15-en.pdf">
sent</a> to the ICANN Board in July 2015 and <a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/crocker-to-robinson-21oct15-en.pdf">
acknowledged</a> by the Board in October. At its last meeting, the Council discussed an initial
<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/review-gac-communique-10nov15-en.pdf">draft</a> of a possible review document to be sent to the Board in response to the GAC’s
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://gacweb.icann.org/download/attachments/27132037/GAC%20Dublin%2054%20Communique.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1445470409191&api=v2"><span lang="EN-US">Dublin Communique</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">.
Here the Council will review an updated draft <a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/review-gac-communique-10nov15-en.pdf">
document</a> and vote on whether to adopt it for forwarding to the ICANN Board.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">7.1 – Presentation of the
<a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+17+December+2015">
motion</a> (Stephanie Perrin)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">7.2 – Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">7.3 – Council vote (voting threshold: simple majority)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"><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: DISCUSSION OF COUNCIL ACTION – Cross-Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability (25 minutes)<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">In the course of discussions over the IANA stewardship transition, the community had raised concerns about ICANN's accountability,
given ICANN’s historical contractual relationship with the United States government. The community discussions indicated that existing ICANN accountability mechanisms do not yet meet some stakeholders’ expectations. As that the U.S. government (through the
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">National Telecommunications and Information Administration (</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">NTIA))
has stressed that it expects community consensus on the transition, this gap between the current situation and stakeholder expectations needed to be addressed. This resulted in the </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/enhancing-accountability-charter-03nov14-en.pdf"><span lang="EN-GB" style="text-decoration:none">creation</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">
of a Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability (</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg"><span lang="EN-GB" style="text-decoration:none">CCWG-Accountability</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">)
of which the GNSO is a chartering organization.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">In May 2015, the CCWG-Accountability
</span><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/ccwg-accountability-draft-proposal-2015-05-04-en"><span lang="EN-GB">published</span></a></span></u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> an
initial proposal regarding its work on Work Stream 1 (meant to align with the timing of the IANA stewardship transition) for public comment. In August 2015, the CCWG-Accountability
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/ccwg-accountability-2015-08-03-en"><span lang="EN-US">published</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
<span lang="EN-US">its Second Draft Proposal for public comment. This second proposal included significant changes to the initial document, arising from feedback received in the first public comment period</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">.
Following community input, including from the ICANN Board, and discussions at several sessions during ICANN54, the CCWG-Accountability has made further adjustments to its draft recommendations, resulting in its Third Draft Proposal that was
<a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/draft-ccwg-accountability-proposal-2015-11-30-en">
published</a> for public comment on 30 November 2015.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Following ICANN54, the IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG) – the community group formed to consolidate
the various proposals relating to the IANA stewardship transition submitted by the Internet communities affected by the issue –
<a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-10-29-en">announced</a> that it had completed its task.
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">However, before the ICG can send the consolidated proposal to the NTIA via the ICANN Board, it will first have to confirm with the Cross Community Working Group
to Develop an IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal on Naming Related Functions (<a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocwgdtstwrdshp/CWG+to+Develop+an+IANA+Stewardship+Transition+Proposal+on+Naming+Related+Functions">CWG-Stewardship</a>) that its
accountability requirements have been met by the Work Stream 1 recommendations from the CCWG-Accountability. Public comments on these latest recommendations closes on 21 December 2015, with all the Chartering Organizations expected to consider whether to adopt
them in time for the CCWG-Accountability to send its final report on Work Stream 1 to the ICANN Board by late January 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Here the Council will discuss its review and adoption of the CCWG-Accountability recommendations, including the timeline
and consideration of any input from its Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">8.1 – Update (Thomas Rickert)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">8.2 – Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">8.3 – Next steps<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"><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 9: DISCUSSION OF COUNCIL ACTION – New gTLD Auction Proceeds (10 minutes)<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">On 8 September 2015 ICANN published for
<a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/new-gtld-auction-proceeds-2015-09-08-en">
public comment</a> a Discussion Paper concerning possible next steps in the community process regarding proceeds obtained from ICANN-conducted auctions for contested strings in the New gTLD Program. The Discussion Paper summarized the community discussions
that had occurred to date, including discussions started by the GNSO Council and conducted at ICANN52. An updated [INSERT LINK] Discussion Paper was submitted to the GNSO Council on 7 December 2015, noting that there seems to be general community support for
a Cross-Community Working Group to be formed on the topic and proposing that the next step be confirming the interest of
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">each ICANN Supporting Organization and Advisory Committee (SO/AC) in participating in this effort. Interested SO/ACs would then be requested to nominate up to
2 volunteers for the Drafting Team to be formed, to develop a charter for adoption by all the potential Chartering Organizations</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">9.1 – Status update (Marika Konings)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">9.2 – Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">9.3 – Next steps<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;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:</span></u></b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">
</span></u><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Any Other Business<span style="color:#333333"> (10 Minutes)<o:p></o:p></span></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">10.1 – Confirming schedule of GNSO Council meetings for 2016<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">10.2 – Marrakech meeting planning (note: weekend session planning being led by Susan Kawaguchi and Amr
Elsadr)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><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><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Appendix 1: GNSO Council Voting Thresholds (ICANN Bylaws, Article X, Section 3)</span></b><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"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">9. Except as otherwise specified in these Bylaws, Annex A hereto, or the GNSO Operating Procedures, the default threshold
to pass a GNSO Council motion or other voting action requires a simple majority vote of each House. The voting thresholds described below shall apply to the following GNSO actions:</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"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">a. Create an Issues Report: requires an affirmative vote of more than one-fourth (1/4) vote of each House or majority of
one House.</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"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">b. Initiate a Policy Development Process ("PDP") Within Scope (as described in </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/governance/bylaws#AnnexA"><span lang="EN-GB" style="text-decoration:none">Annex
A</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">): requires an affirmative vote of more than one-third (1/3) of each House or more than two-thirds (2/3) of one House.</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"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">c. Initiate a PDP Not Within Scope: requires an affirmative vote of GNSO Supermajority.</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"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">d. Approve a PDP Team Charter for a PDP Within Scope: requires an affirmative vote of more than one-third (1/3) of each
House or more than two-thirds (2/3) of one House.</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"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">e. Approve a PDP Team Charter for a PDP Not Within Scope: requires an affirmative vote of a GNSO Supermajority.</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"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">f. Changes to an Approved PDP Team Charter: For any PDP Team Charter approved under d. or e. above, the GNSO Council may
approve an amendment to the Charter through a simple majority vote of each House.</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"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">g. Terminate a PDP: Once initiated, and prior to the publication of a Final Report, the GNSO Council may terminate a PDP
only for significant cause, upon a motion that passes with a GNSO Supermajority Vote in favor of termination.</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"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">h. Approve a PDP Recommendation Without a GNSO Supermajority: requires an affirmative vote of a majority of each House and
further requires that one GNSO Council member representative of at least 3 of the 4 Stakeholder Groups supports the Recommendation.</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"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">i. Approve a PDP Recommendation With a GNSO Supermajority: requires an affirmative vote of a GNSO Supermajority,</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"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">j. Approve a PDP Recommendation Imposing New Obligations on Certain Contracting Parties: where an ICANN contract provision
specifies that "a two-thirds vote of the council" demonstrates the presence of a consensus, the GNSO Supermajority vote threshold will have to be met or exceeded.</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"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">k. Modification of Approved PDP Recommendation: Prior to Final Approval by the ICANN Board, an Approved PDP Recommendation
may be modified or amended by the GNSO Council with a GNSO Supermajority vote.</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"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">l. A "GNSO Supermajority" shall mean: (a) two-thirds (2/3) of the Council members of each House, or (b) three-fourths (3/4)
of one House and a majority of the other House."</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><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span></b><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><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Appendix 2: Absentee Voting Procedures (</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-operating-procedures-22sep11-en.pdf"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="text-decoration:none">GNSO
Operating Procedures 4.4</span></b></a></span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">)<br>
</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">4.4.1 Applicability<br>
Absentee voting is permitted for the following limited number of Council motions or measures.<br>
a. Initiate a Policy Development Process (PDP);<br>
b. Approve a PDP recommendation;<br>
c. Recommend amendments to the GNSO Operating Procedures (GOP) or ICANN Bylaws;<br>
d. Fill a Council position open for election.</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"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">4.4.2 Absentee ballots, when permitted, must be submitted within the announced time limit, which shall be 72 hours from
the meeting's adjournment. In exceptional circumstances, announced at the time of the vote, the Chair may reduce this time to 24 hours or extend the time to 7 calendar days, provided such amendment is verbally confirmed by all Vice-Chairs present.</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"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">4.4.3 The GNSO Secretariat will administer, record, and tabulate absentee votes according to these procedures and will provide
reasonable means for transmitting and authenticating absentee ballots, which could include voting by telephone, e- mail, web-based interface, or other technologies as may become available.<br>
4.4.4 Absentee balloting does not affect quorum requirements. (There must be a quorum for the meeting in which the vote is initiated.)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Reference (Coordinated Universal Time) UTC 18:00<br>
Local time between March and October, Summer in the NORTHERN hemisphere<br>
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California, USA (</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/na/pst.html" title="Pacific Standard Time"><span lang="EN-GB" style="text-decoration:none">PDT</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">)
UTC-7+1DST 10:00<br>
San José, Costa Rica UTC-6+0DST 12:00<br>
Iowa City, USA (</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTC%E2%88%9206:00"><span lang="EN-GB" style="text-decoration:none">CDT</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">)
UTC-6+0DST 12:00<br>
New York/Washington DC, USA (EST) UTC-5+0DST 13:00<br>
Buenos Aires, Argentina (</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/sa/art.html" title="Argentina Time"><span lang="EN-GB" style="text-decoration:none">ART</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">)
UTC-3+0DST 15:00<br>
Rio de Janiero, Brazil (BRST) UTC-2+0DST 16:00<br>
London, United Kingdom (BST) UTC+0DST 18:00<br>
Bonn, Germany (CET) UTC+1+0DST 19:00 <br>
Cairo, Egypt, (EET) UTC+2+0DST 20:00 <br>
Istanbul, Turkey (EEST) UTC+3+0DST 20:00 <br>
Perth, Australia (</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/au/wst.html" title="Western Standard Time"><span lang="EN-GB" style="text-decoration:none">WST</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">)
UTC+8+1DST 02:00 next day<br>
Singapore (SGT) UTC +8 02:00 <br>
Sydney/Hobart, Australia (AEDT) UTC+11+0DST 05:00 <b><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Please let me know if you have any questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Thank you<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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GNSO Secretariat<br>
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