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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Fellow Councilors:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">I'm writing to report that the RPM Working Group has selected Brian
Beckham as an additional Co-Chair of the Working Group via consensus and with one objection
from George Kirikos.  Per section 2.1.4.2 of the GNSO Working Group
Guidelines (</span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_council_annex-2D1-2Dgnso-2Dwg-2Dguidelines-2D30jan18-2Den.pdf-255bgnso.icann.org&d=DwMDaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=adDIs0WEx_lLwFfrsdovxTYY8GkRHo5ibc8SR3Npdh8&m=JH12HnT6eXPlm9Lc1vbrXWOy_fwStusTsGW471k9Cis&s=WaQzi2SjrZ5-y7ReGzjT5_4U3h7OBRmtBldKgvQut48&e=" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(5,99,193)">https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/annex-1-gnso-wg-guidelines-30jan18-en.pdf[gnso.icann.org
[gnso.icann.org]</a><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">) , a Working Group Co-Chair will
need to be confirmed by the Chartering Organization, which in this case is the
GNSO Council.  Thus, the RPM PDP Working Group Co-Chairs, Kathy Kleiman
and Phil Corwin, and the Liaison to the GNSO Council, Paul McGrady, request
that the Council include on its consent agenda for its meeting on 24 May
consideration of Brian as RPM PDP Working Group Co-Chair. </span><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Thank you
for your consideration of this important request.</span><span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Kind
regards,</span><span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Paul
McGrady, RPM PDP Working Group Liaison to the GNSO Council</span><span></span></p>





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