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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light";color:black">Dear Councilors, </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light";color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light";color:black">Ahead of the official minutes, the following resolutions were passed by the GNSO Council at its meeting on Thursday, 18 May 2017. Please review and I will then circulate
to the Council list and post to the website. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light";color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light";color:black">Consent agenda</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light";color:black">Acknowledgment of the Selection of Matthew Shears for Seat 14 on the ICANN Board.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light";color:black">The NCPH has selected Matthew Shears to succeed Markus Kummer for Seat 14 on the ICANN Board of Directors. As required by Section 7.2 of the ICANN Bylaws, on 5 May 2017,
the GNSO Council Chair has informed the Empowered Community Administration, the ICANN Secretary, and the Decisional Participants of Matthew’s selection (see <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_correspondence_bladel-2Dto-2Dempowered-2Dcommunity-2Dadministration-2D05may17-2Den.pdf&d=DwMGaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=PDd_FX3f4MVgkEIi9GHvVoUhbecsvLhgsyXrxgtbL10DTBs0i1jYiBM_uTSDzgqG&m=WfAl7YyK3nepZf5cUbmWGMDuHVCgbDY1LNxbGu-EiLo&s=64lVTPZDOabnNVxlK59lLuktz04jaku7RZdPEdnsjUE&e=">https://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/bladel-to-empowered-community-administration-05may17-en.pdf</a>).
This agenda item is intended to acknowledge the selection and confirm that the notification process was completed.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light";color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light";color:black">GNSO validation of the CCWG-Accountability-WS2 request for extension of mandate and funding for FY18</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light";color:black">Following the request from the CCWG-Accountability Chairs (see <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_correspondence_ccwg-2Daccountability-2Dto-2Dchartering-2Dorganizations-2D27apr17-2Den.pdf&d=DwMGaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=PDd_FX3f4MVgkEIi9GHvVoUhbecsvLhgsyXrxgtbL10DTBs0i1jYiBM_uTSDzgqG&m=WfAl7YyK3nepZf5cUbmWGMDuHVCgbDY1LNxbGu-EiLo&s=oL6FBHHUpVkNp_Jkp0W6VlOdSJ-2SmQ0TC2V8Q3keRg&e=">https://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/ccwg-accountability-to-chartering-organizations-27apr17-en.pdf</a>),
a motion (see <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_x_eQLfAw&d=DwMGaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=PDd_FX3f4MVgkEIi9GHvVoUhbecsvLhgsyXrxgtbL10DTBs0i1jYiBM_uTSDzgqG&m=WfAl7YyK3nepZf5cUbmWGMDuHVCgbDY1LNxbGu-EiLo&s=V70qSax5aBGwUkEX-JXEL2tVQXTYL3MwOmI6PHpH5jw&e=">https://community.icann.org/x/eQLfAw</a>)
was submitted for the GNSO to validate the extension of mandate and funding for FY18 to allow the CCWG-Accountability-WS2 to complete its work. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light";color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light""><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_meetings_gnso-2Dcouncil-2Dmotion-2Drecorder-2D18may17-2Den.pdf&d=DwMGaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=PDd_FX3f4MVgkEIi9GHvVoUhbecsvLhgsyXrxgtbL10DTBs0i1jYiBM_uTSDzgqG&m=WfAl7YyK3nepZf5cUbmWGMDuHVCgbDY1LNxbGu-EiLo&s=1wv56AqU6pdemRXu13gfRsdYLJ8znBrghKYBPhAaSf4&e=">Vote
results</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light";color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light""> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light"">Adoption of the GNSO Review of GAC Communiqué for submission to the ICANN Board</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light"">Submitted by James Bladel</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light"">Seconded by Michele Neylon</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light""> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light"">Whereas,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light""> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light"">The Governmental Advisory Committee advises the ICANN Board on issues of public policy, and especially where there may be an interaction between
ICANN's activities or policies and national laws or international agreements. It usually does so as part of a Communiqué, which is published towards the end of every ICANN meeting.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light"">The GNSO is responsible for developing and recommending to the ICANN Board substantive policies relating to generic top-level domains.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light"">The GNSO has expressed a desire to provide feedback to the ICANN Board on issues in the GAC Communiqué as these relate to generic top-level domains
to inform the ICANN Board as well as the broader community of past, present or future gTLD policy activities that may directly or indirectly relate to advice provided by the GAC.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light"">The GNSO hopes that the input provided through its review of the GAC Communiqué will further enhance the co-ordination and promote the sharing of
information on gTLD related policy activities between the GAC, Board and the GNSO.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light""> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light"">Resolved,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light"">The GNSO Council adopts the GNSO Review of the Copenhagen GAC Communiqué (see <a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/review-gac-communique-25apr17-en.pdf">https://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/review-gac-communique-25apr17-en.pdf</a>
) and requests that the GNSO Council Chair communicate the GNSO Review of the Copenhagen GAC Communiqué to the ICANN Board.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light"">The GNSO Council requests that the GNSO Council Chair also informs the GAC Chair of the communication between the GNSO Council and the ICANN Board.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light""> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light""><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_meetings_gnso-2Dcouncil-2Dmotion-2Drecorder-2D18may17-2Den.pdf&d=DwMGaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=PDd_FX3f4MVgkEIi9GHvVoUhbecsvLhgsyXrxgtbL10DTBs0i1jYiBM_uTSDzgqG&m=WfAl7YyK3nepZf5cUbmWGMDuHVCgbDY1LNxbGu-EiLo&s=1wv56AqU6pdemRXu13gfRsdYLJ8znBrghKYBPhAaSf4&e=">Vote
results</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light""> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light";color:black">Thank you very much for your time and feedback.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light";color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light";color:black">Nathalie</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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