<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Dear All,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="3">With the adoption and implementation of the Policy & Implementation Working Group recommendations and more specifically the Implementation Review Team (IRT) principles and guidelines, the GNSO Council is expected to designate a GNSO Council liaison to each IRT to ensure a direct link to the GNSO Council if/when needed. To date, none of the IRTs in operation have a liaison and as such the GNSO Council Leadership would like to call for volunteers with the intent to </font><font face="Calibri,sans-serif">confirm</font><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="3"> these appointments during the May meeting. According to the project list, the following IRTs are currently in operation:<o:p></o:p></font></p></div><ul type="disc" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 0in;"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">IRTP Part C (near completion)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Thick WHOIS IRT<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Protection of International Organisation Names in all gTLDs<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">IRTP Part D<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">For further details on the current status of thes</span><font face="Calibri">e IRTs, please review the GNSO project list (see <a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/project">http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/project</a>) and/or <a href="https://www.icann.org/policy/implementation">https://www.icann.org/policy/implementation</a>. For a d</font><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">escription of the role the liaison is expected to fulfil in the IRT, please see below.</span></p></div><div style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span></p></div><div style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">If you are interested to volunteer for the role of liaison, please share your interest with the list, indicating which IRT you are volunteering for.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span></p></div><div style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span></p></div><div style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Marika<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span></p></div><div style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">From the IRT Principles and Guidelines:</span></i><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="Calibri">In the event of disagreement between ICANN Staff and the IRT or any of its members on the implementation approach proposed by ICANN Staff, the GDD Project Manager, in consultation with the GNSO Council liaison if appropriate, shall exercise all reasonable efforts to resolve the disagreement. Should the disagreement prove irreconcilable despite such efforts, the GNSO Council liaison in consultation with the IRT is expected to make an assessment as to the level of consensus within the IRT on whether to raise the issue with the GNSO Council for consideration, using the standard decision making methodology outlined in the GNSO Working Group Guidelines. If the GNSO Council liaison makes the determination that there is consensus for such consideration, the liaison will inform the GNSO Council accordingly which will deliberate on the issue and then make a determination on how to proceed which could include, for example, the initiation of a GGP, a PDP or further guidance to the IRT and/or GDD staff on how to proceed. This process also applies to cases in which there is agreement between the IRT and GDD staff concerning the need for further guidance from the GNSO Council and/or when issues arise that may require possible policy discussion. </font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; text-indent: -0.25in;">Any IRT member that believes that his/her contributions are being systematically ignored or discounted or wants to appeal a decision of the IRT or GDD Staff should first discuss the circumstances with the GNSO Council liaison to the IRT. In the event that the matter cannot be resolved satisfactorily, the IRT member should request an opportunity to discuss the situation with the Chair of the GNSO Council or their designated representative. In addition, an IRT member always has the option to involve the ombudsman (see</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; text-indent: -0.25in; color: rgb(4, 51, 255);"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_resources_pages_accountability_ombudsman-2Den&d=CwQFAg&c=MOptNlVtIETeDALC_lULrw&r=4A3LwUUER9_CePZ11QJsr56eryGQiPHEqv4TL7JH87w&m=9F1rc4VgwmG8UlcRUW8a-fLXDnbyYHnize76fozAwGE&s=3VaInlJ72T472_inxhrLn69evM13zKtvvx626eCYr0o&e=" style="color: purple;">https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/accountability/ombudsman-en</a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; text-indent: -0.25in;">for further details). </span></li></ul></div></body></html>