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<div>To follow up on my message below, t<span style="font-family: Calibri;">he session slot started out as an informal placeholder session for some broader “GNSO future” discussions that members of the Board wanted to facilitate in response to a number of individual
discussions and comments that were made to Board members in Dublin.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><font size="3">In particular, at the Dublin public meeting there were discussions with members of the GNSO’s commercial and non-commercial community about the potential future direction of the GNSO linked to the recent independent
review efforts. You may have noted a number of viewpoints recently expressed that the current GNSO review has been limited to just operational matters whereas some had urged a broader structural assessment. Rather than field individual community inquiries,
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<font size="3"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Recently, leaders of the GNSO community’s non-commercial community met for their Intersessional Meeting in Los Angeles (February 4-5) and continued general discussions about the potential future directions
of the GNSO. That group agreed to establish an informal group effort – not a formal process yet – and to try to continue their conversations in Marrakech (see - </span><a href="https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=56149573&preview=/56149573/58722580/transcript_plenary3_040216.pdf"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 233);">https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=56149573&preview=/56149573/58722580/transcript_plenary3_040216.pdf</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><font size="3">It has been considered that continuing the conversation in an informal “birds of a feather” environment may be a good way for giving interested community members the opportunity to share their views, update
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<div><span style="font-family: Calibri;">As such this session was scheduled to provide a placeholder for an informal exchange and am interested to see who, if anyone, expresses an interest by showing up and engaging in an informal conversation. It was originally
hoped that some Board members would be able to attend the session, but that is looking less likely now given meeting conflicts. </span></div>
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<span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span><<a href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org">owner-council@gnso.icann.org</a>> on behalf of Marika Konings <<a href="mailto:marika.konings@icann.org">marika.konings@icann.org</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span>Thursday 25 February 2016 at 16:45<br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span>"Austin, Donna" <<a href="mailto:Donna.Austin@neustar.biz">Donna.Austin@neustar.biz</a>>, "<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span>[council] Re: For your information - latest version of the GNSO Marrakech Public Schedule<br>
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<div><font face="Calibri,sans-serif">According to the description, '</font><font color="#353535" face="inherit"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit;">The purpose of this "Birds of a Feather" gathering is for interested community members
to have an informal brainstorming session at ICANN55 about "Future Challenges facing the GNSO", that may result in a white paper or other written documentation</span></font><font color="#353535" face="Calibri,sans-serif">’</font><font color="#353535"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit;">. </span><font face="inherit">I</font><span style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit;"> believe
this is a session that is being facilitated by the Board </span><font face="inherit">Organisational</font><span style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit;"> Effectiveness Committee to provide an opportunity to explore topi</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit;">cs
of a structural nature that were not covered by the GNSO Review, but </span><font face="inherit">I<span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit;"> am happy to try and find out more (or stand corrected if </span>I<span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit;"> got
this wrong). </span></font></font></div>
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<div><font color="#353535"><font face="inherit"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit;">Best regards,</span></font></font></div>
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<span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span>"Austin, Donna" <<a href="mailto:Donna.Austin@neustar.biz">Donna.Austin@neustar.biz</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span>Thursday 25 February 2016 at 15:54<br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span>Marika Konings <<a href="mailto:marika.konings@icann.org">marika.konings@icann.org</a>>, "<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span>RE: For your information - latest version of the GNSO Marrakech Public Schedule<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Thanks Marika<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Can you provide any insight into the session on Wednesday from 17:15 to 18:45 “BOF” Preparing for Future Challenges of the GNSO?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org">owner-council@gnso.icann.org</a>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Marika Konings<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, 25 February 2016 12:55 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [council] For your information - latest version of the GNSO Marrakech Public Schedule<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Please find attached the latest version of the GNSO Schedule for Marrakech. Please note that we are still in the process of confirming some of these meetings, so
further changes may occur. We will, of course, up date you as soon as possible should there be any further changes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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