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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailOriginalBody"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#333333'>Dear Councilors,</span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Times;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#333333'> </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Times;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'>Please find the action items, as stated during the meeting, below arising from the GNSO Council meeting held on Thursday,<span class=apple-converted-space> </span>26 April<span class=apple-converted-space> </span>2018. </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Times;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#404040'> </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Times;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#404040'>Please ensure your wiki logins are up to date as</span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#404040'>all Action Items have been assigned to councilors and/or staff and posted on the Action Item wiki page<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Times;color:black'><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_x_RgZlAg&d=DwMGaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=PDd_FX3f4MVgkEIi9GHvVoUhbecsvLhgsyXrxgtbL10DTBs0i1jYiBM_uTSDzgqG&m=3-hGIGNPG_MVccHXahT9lk8qFDbuDuo_wwbRzKZZQGg&s=do3fZzjIln0Jwcx8qKogeUnOo6PFhu4TNs9Q0S7YzIs&e="><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:purple'>here[community.icann.org]</span></a></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#404040'>. If you are logged into the wiki when you go to that page, your name will be highlighted alongside the action item assigned to you. Please refer to this page for the recent status updates on the Action items.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Times;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Times;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'>ACTION ITEMS FROM THE GNSO COUNCIL MEETING 22 FEBRUARY 2018<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><u><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white'>Item 2. Review of Projects and Action Items List<o:p></o:p></span></u></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><u><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><u><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white;font-weight:normal'>Emoji<o:p></o:p></span></u></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><u><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white;font-weight:normal'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></strong></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='color:#333333;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo1'><strong><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white;font-weight:normal'>Small team of Councilors</span></i></strong><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white;font-weight:normal'> to ensure that they coordinate with the ccNSO in addressing the Board request regarding emoji.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></li></ul><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast><strong><u><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white;font-weight:normal'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><u><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white;font-weight:normal'>Customer Standing Committee Charter (CSC)<o:p></o:p></span></u></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><u><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white;font-weight:normal'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></strong></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='color:#333333;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2'><strong><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white;font-weight:normal'>ICANN Staff </span></i></strong><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white;font-weight:normal'>to call for volunteers to form small drafting team (Volunteer(s): Rafik Dammak) to develop Council input on the proposed changes to the Customer Standing Committee Charter (CSC) (see <a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/csc-charter-rt-initial-2018-04-11-en">https://www.icann.org/public-comments/csc-charter-rt-initial-2018-04-11-en</a>);<o:p></o:p></span></strong></li><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='color:#333333;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2'><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white;font-weight:normal'>And<i> Small drafting team </i>to submit proposed Council input to the Council for consideration in time for the next GNSO Council meeting on 24 May. Deadline for submission of comments is 1 June.<i> </i><o:p></o:p></span></strong></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><strong><u><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#333333;background:white'>Item 3. Consent Agenda</span></u></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#333333;background:white'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt'>Voting Results:<o:p></o:p></span></u></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Motions passed unanimously by voice vote.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt'>Action Items:</span></u><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><i><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Council Leadership</span></i><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> to formally communicate the GNSO Review of the San Juan </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#333333;background:white'>GAC Communiqué to the ICANN Board with copy to the GAC.</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>ICANN Staff</span></i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> to communicate agreement with ICANN Org to continue to treat the Community gTLD Change Request process as a matter of implementation.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#333333;background:white'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#333333;background:white'>Item 4: COUNCIL VOTE – In Memory of Stéphane Van Gelder</span></u></b><u><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt'>Voting Results:<o:p></o:p></span></u></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Motion passed unanimously by voice vote.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt'>Action Items:</span></u><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><i><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>ICANN Staff</span></i><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> to update motion to reflect whole GNSO Council as seconder. [COMPLETE]</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><i><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>ICANN Staff </span></i><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>to communicate outcome of motion to </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#333333;background:white'>Stéphane’s family. [COMPLETE]</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#333333;background:white'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#333333;background:white'>Item 5: UPDATE – CCWG-Accountability-WS2 status of work and expected timeline for delivery of Final Report<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#333333;background:white'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#333333;background:white'>Action items:<o:p></o:p></span></u></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='color:#333333;margin-left:3.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4'><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:white'>Council </span></i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:white'>to familiarize themselves with recommendations in preparation for consideration of Final Report.<i> </i><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='color:#333333;margin-left:3.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4'><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:white'>Council members </span></i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:white'>to encourage their respective groups to provide input to the currently open public comment forum (close date of 11 May 2018) to identify potential inconsistencies in the recommendations (see </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:windowtext'><a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/ccwg-acct-ws2-final-2018-03-30-en"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:white'>https://www.icann.org/public-comments/ccwg-acct-ws2-final-2018-03-30-en</span></a></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:white'>). <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li></ul><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='margin-left:39.0pt;mso-add-space:auto'><b><u><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#333333;background:white'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#333333;background:white'>Item 6: IGO-INGO Access to Curative Rights Protection Mechanisms <o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#333333;background:white'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#333333;background:white'>Agreement: <o:p></o:p></span></u></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraph style='color:#333333;margin-left:3.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:white'>No objection from Council to proceed as suggested by Council liaison Susan Kawaguchi during the update.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#333333;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#333333;background:white'>Action items:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraph style='color:#333333;margin-left:3.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4'><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:white'>Susan Kawaguchi </span></i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:white'>to collaborate with the PDP WG and staff to develop a draft final report for preliminary consideration by the GNSO Council (targeting May meeting).<i><u><o:p></o:p></u></i></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#333333;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#333333;background:white'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#333333;background:white'>Item 7: UPDATE – ICANN Board Temporary Policy Proposal </span></u></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Action Items</span></u><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>: <o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5'><i><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Council </span></i><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>to develop next steps in preparation for possible adoption of temporary policy by the ICANN Board which would kick off a one year PDP. </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5'><i><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Heather Forrest </span></i><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>to follow up with Cherine Chalaby to see if there is any new information from the Board.</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#333333;background:white'>Item 8: COUNCIL DISCUSSION – Discussion of Updates to the Consensus Policy Implementation Framework (CPIF)<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Action Items</span></u><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>: <o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='color:#333333;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5'><i><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext'>Councilors </span></i><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext'>to review proposed amendments to the Consensus Policy Implementation Framework (CPIF) and if desired, disseminate to their respective Stakeholder Groups/Constituencies. The goal is to ensure feedback is returned to ICANN org in a timely manner and allow for them to provide a proposed final version by the end of July. </span><u><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></u></li><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='color:#333333;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5'><i><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext'>Councilors </span></i><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext'>to review Post Implementation Consensus Policy Review Framework (PICPRF) process diagram and complete survey by 18 May (see </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:windowtext'><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/postimplreview"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/postimplreview</span></a></span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext'>).</span><u><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></u></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#333333;background:white'>Item 9: COUNCIL DISCUSSION – Review of the Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (IRTP)</span></u></b><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#333333;background:white'> </span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><u><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Action Items</span></u><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>: <o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='color:#333333;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5'><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:white'>ICANN Staff </span></i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:white'>to follow up with Councilors who raised questions / issues during the call (</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext'>Darcy Southwell, Michele Neylon, and Pam Little)</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:white'> </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:white'>to confirm whether these were addressed or whether there are remaining concerns and/or input that they want to provide on the suggested scope of the IRTP review <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='color:#333333;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:white'>If no remaining concerns and/or input is provided, <i>ICANN Staff</i> to proceed with preparation of the Post-Implementation Policy Status Report for delivery to the GNSO Council, if possible by end of June 2018.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><i><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Item 11: UPDATE – Joint Timeline of the All Rights Protection Mechanisms in All gTLDs and New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP WGs<span style='color:#333333;background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Action Items</span></u><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>: <o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraph style='color:#333333;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5'><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:white'>Council liaisons to WGs </span></i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:white'>to scope the issue and understand requirements/dependencies between the two PDP WGs.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#333333;background:white'>12.1 – Any Other Business<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#333333;background:white'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#333333;background:white'>12.1 Update on scheduling for ICANN62 <o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Action Items</span></u><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>: <o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraph style='color:#333333;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:white'>F</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext'>ollowing confirmation of Cross Community/High Interest Topics and placement in schedule, <i>Council leadership</i> to review and finalise GNSO Schedule together with staff.</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'>Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'>Steve<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Times;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p 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</span></b><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Policy Director, GNSO Support<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>ICANN<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"MS Mincho"'>
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