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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear All,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please find below a message from Brian Aitchison providing an update on the status of the Post-Implementation Consensus Policy Review Framework (PICPRF).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Marika</span><a name="_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<p class="p1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">__________________</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dear Councilors,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">As part of our work to update the Consensus Policy Implementation Framework (CPIF), representatives from ICANN org’s Global Domains Division
 and Policy Team have drafted the attached "process flow" for carrying out reviews of implemented Consensus Policies (<span style="color:black">the
</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Post-Implementation Consensus Policy Review Framework – PICPRF)</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.
</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The attached proposed process flow contains a link to a supplemental survey to gather additional input on the topic and especially the questions
 identified in the process flow from the GNSO community. We’re proposing this process as part of our effort to further develop the “Support and Review” stage of the CPIF. Prior to responding to the survey (see
</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"></span><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/postimplreview"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/postimplreview</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">)</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">,
 please review the attached process flow. </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:#424242"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="p2"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">As a review of the CPIF is a topic of discussion for your meeting on 26 April 2018 (note that a number of updates have been proposed to
 the CPIF that are independent of this effort – see </span></span><a href="https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/council/2018-March/020976.html"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/council/2018-March/020976.html</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
 for further details), we would be happy to answer any questions you may have about the PICPRF process flow and/or survey as part of the same agenda item.
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<p class="p1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We would like to encourage you to share the proposed process flow and survey with your respective groups. Responses to the survey are expected
 to be received by 18 May at the latest so we would be in a position to provide you with an update during your next meeting on 24 May 2018.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thank you very much for your consideration of these materials. We look forward to discussing them further with the GNSO Council.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Brian<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Brian Aitchison
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Lead Researcher</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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