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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Dear all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Please find the GNSO Council agenda for the meeting on the 19 July 2018 at 12:00 UTC updated with correct time conversions
and minutes from the meeting on the 27 June 2018.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">GNSO Council Agenda 19 July 2018<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Please note that </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">all documents referenced in
the agenda have been gathered on a Wiki page for convenience and easier access: </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><a href="https://community.icann.org/x/DINHBQ"><span style="text-decoration:none">https://community.icann.org/x/DINHBQ</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">This agenda was established according to the </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-30jan18-en.pdf"><span style="text-decoration:none">GNSO
Operating Procedures</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> v3.3, updated on 30 January 2018<br>
For convenience:</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">An excerpt of the ICANN Bylaws defining the voting thresholds is provided in Appendix 1 at the end of this agenda.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">An excerpt from the Council Operating Procedures defining the absentee voting procedures is provided in Appendix 2 at the end of
this agenda.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Coordinated Universal Time: 12:00 UTC: </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><a href="https://tinyurl.com/y77sb7h6"><span style="text-decoration:none">https://tinyurl.com/y77sb7h6</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">05:00 Los Angeles; 08:00 Washington; 13:00 London; 17:00 Islamabad; 21:00 Tokyo; 22:00 Hobart </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">GNSO Council Meeting Audio Cast<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="DE" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Listen in browser: </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__stream.icann.org-3A8000_stream01&d=DwMGaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=PDd_FX3f4MVgkEIi9GHvVoUhbecsvLhgsyXrxgtbL10DTBs0i1jYiBM_uTSDzgqG&m=zgkoT0MW1YpCkTwgoQvLp_0mNbhePduvejEhv08Bxmw&s=nojYo9ROhg_17vhA1Z8nMMegeVrn_AbybJWqtrSF7xw&e="><span lang="DE" style="color:#3B73AF;text-decoration:none">http://stream.icann.org:8000/stream01 </span></a></span><span lang="DE" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Listen in application such as iTunes: <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__stream.icann.org-3A8000_stream01.m3u&d=DwMGaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=PDd_FX3f4MVgkEIi9GHvVoUhbecsvLhgsyXrxgtbL10DTBs0i1jYiBM_uTSDzgqG&m=zgkoT0MW1YpCkTwgoQvLp_0mNbhePduvejEhv08Bxmw&s=LfpPhkvBsAtGoBzibM6f2f6Gao4GH9_mOzkA0DCLluA&e="><span style="color:#3B73AF;text-decoration:none">http://stream.icann.org:8000/stream01.m3u</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Councilors should notify the GNSO Secretariat in advance if they will not be able to attend and/or need a dial out call.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">___________________________________</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Item 1. Administrative Matters (5 mins)</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">1.1 - Roll Call</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">1.2 - Updates to Statements of Interest</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">1.3 - Review / Amend Agenda</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">1.4 - Note the status of minutes for the previous Council meetings per the GNSO Operating Procedures: </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/minutes-council-12jun18-en.pdf"><span style="text-decoration:none">Minutes</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> of
the GNSO Council meeting on the 12 June 2018 were posted on the 27 June 2018</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/minutes-council-27jun18-en.pdf"><span style="color:#3B73AF;text-decoration:none">Minutes</span></a> of the GNSO
Council meeting on the 27 June 2018 were posted on the 16 July 2018</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Item 2. Opening Remarks / Review of Projects & Action List (15 minutes)</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">2.1 - Review focus areas and provide updates on specific key themes / topics, to include review of </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/project"><span style="text-decoration:none">Projects
List </span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">and </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><a href="https://community.icann.org/x/RgZlAg"><span style="text-decoration:none">Action
Item List</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Item 3. Consent Agenda (0 minutes) </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Item 4: COUNCIL VOTE – IGO-INGO Access to Curative Rights Protection Mechanisms (15 minutes)</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">The IGO-INGO Access to Curative Rights Protection Mechanisms PDP WG had been working to resolve a final recommendation relating to IGO jurisdictional immunity and registrants’ rights
to file court proceedings. The WG has sought to determine consensus on a set of options for this final recommendation, as well as for all other recommendations. The WG Chair has proposed his determination of consensus levels for all recommendations, which
the WG has affirmed. On 27 June 2018, the GNSO Council passed a <a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#201806"><span style="color:#1155CC;text-decoration:none">resolution</span></a>, thanking the PDP WG for its efforts and requesting that it
submit its Final Report in time for the 19 July 2018 Council meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">After having agreed on consensus levels for its final recommendations, the WG has considered the text of its Final Report. On 9 July 2018, the PDP WG submitted its Final Report to the
GNSO Council for its consideration, which contains five consensus recommendations and in which several Working Group members had indicated their intentions to file minority statements documenting their disagreement either with one or more of the final recommendations
or other parts of the Final Report.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">There remain several inconsistencies between GAC advice and consensus recommendations from the IGO-INGO PDP WG, which have yet to be reconciled, including on the topic of appropriate
protections for IGO acronyms (both preventative and curative).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Here, with an intention to consider the topic of curative rights protections for IGOs in the broader context of appropriate overall scope of protection for all IGO identifiers, the
GNSO Council will vote to accept the Final Report from the IGO-INGO Access to Curative Rights Mechanisms PDP Working Group and review it between now and its August 2018 meeting, with the goal of developing a possible path forward to also resolve the inconsistencies
between GAC Advice and prior GNSO policy recommendations on the overall scope of IGO protections.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">4.1 – Presentation of <a href="https://community.icann.org/x/DYNHBQ"><span style="color:#1155CC;text-decoration:none">motion</span></a> (Susan Kawaguchi, Council liaison to the WG)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">4.2 – Council discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">4.3 – Council vote (voting threshold: simple majority)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Item 5: COUNCIL VOTE – Initiation of Expedited Policy Development Process on the ICANN Board Temporary Specification on gTLD Registration Data (45 minutes)</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">On 11 May 2018, ICANN released the<a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/approved-with-specs-2013-09-17-en#consensus-temporary"><span style="color:#333333;text-decoration:none"> </span><span style="color:#1155CC;text-decoration:none">Temporary
Specification</span></a> on gTLD Registration Data, which served as the main agenda topic for the subsequent Board Workshop in Vancouver. This proposed Temporary Specification provides an interim solution until the community completes a policy development
process on the temporary specification which is expected to complete within a one year period.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">On 14 May 2018, ICANN released a<a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/proposed-gtld-registration-data-temp-specs-14may18-en.pdf"><span style="color:#333333;text-decoration:none"> </span><span style="color:#1155CC;text-decoration:none">revised
Temporary Specification</span></a> and scheduled a webinar on 15 May 2018 to discuss the topic. The Board passed a<a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2018-05-13-en"><span style="color:#333333;text-decoration:none"> </span><span style="color:#1155CC;text-decoration:none">resolution</span></a>,
noting their intent to adopt the Temporary Specification on or around 17 May 2018.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">On 17 May 2017, the ICANN Board<a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2018-05-17-en"><span style="color:#333333;text-decoration:none"> </span><span style="color:#1155CC;text-decoration:none">approved</span></a> the
proposed<a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/gtld-registration-data-specs-en"><span style="color:#333333;text-decoration:none"> </span><span style="color:#1155CC;text-decoration:none">Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data</span></a>,
which establishes temporary requirements for how ICANN and its Contracted Parties will comply with both ICANN contractual requirements and the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). On 21 May 2018, the Council and SG/C chairs met to discuss
possible next steps for the ICANN Board adoption of the Temporary Specification.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">On its 24 May 2018 meeting, the Council discussed possible next steps following ICANN Board adoption of the Temporary Specification. On 5 June 2018, the Council met with the ICANN Board
to discuss a <a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/olive-to-forrest-12jun18-en.pdf"><span style="color:#1155CC;text-decoration:none">set of questions </span></a>the Council and ICANN Board developed, as well as overall next steps. Subsequently,
Council leadership and staff developed a <a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/temporary-specification-gtld-registration-data-pdp-06jun18-en.pdf"><span style="color:#1155CC;text-decoration:none">Mindmap</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">to
help understand the elements around a potential Expedited Policy Development Process (EPDP), such as timing, team composition, and planning for ICANN62.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">On 12 June 2018, the Council held an Extraordinary Council Meeting to discuss next steps on addressing the Temporary Specification. There, the Council agreed in principle that an EPDP
was the right way to address the issue and that next steps should be taken, specifically drafting of the charter and initiation. In the period leading up to and at ICANN62, the Council has worked together to draft the charter for the EPDP. The Council also
continued the drafting process after ICANN62.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Here, the Council will vote to initiate an EPDP on the Temporary Specification, as well as to adopt the EPDP’s charter.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">5.1 – Presentation of <a href="https://community.icann.org/x/-ycFBQ"><span style="color:#3B73AF;text-decoration:none">motion</span></a> (Council Leadership)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">5.2 – Council discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">5.3 – Council vote (voting threshold: Supermajority)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Taking this action is within the GNSO’s remit as outlined in ICANN’s Bylaws as the GNSO ‘shall be responsible for developing and recommending to the Board substantive policies relating
to generic top-level domains and other responsibilities of the GNSO as set forth in these Bylaws’ (Art.11.1). Furthermore, this action complies with the requirements set out in Annex A-1 GNSO Expedited Policy Development Process of the ICANN Bylaws as well
as the EPDP Manual.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Item 6: COUNCIL DISCUSSION – Short- and Long-Term Options to Adjust the Timeline for Specific Reviews and Organizational Reviews (15 Minutes)</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">On 14 May 2018, ICANN published short-term options to adjust the timeline for the Specific Reviews as required by the ICANN Bylaws. These proposed options seek to alleviate the workload
on the community and ICANN resources. The review for consideration for short-term adjustments is the third Accountability and Transparency Review (ATRT3).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Also on 14 May 2018, ICANN published the long-term options, “provide more reasonable scheduling across ICANN reviews (Specific and Organizational), with the goal of meeting ICANN's
accountability and transparency obligations in a more practical and sustainable manner.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Here, the Council will discuss the proposed responses for the purposes of developing a comments submission on or before the 31 July 2018 close dates for both public comment proceedings.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">6.1 – Update (Donna Austin, Council Vice-Chair)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">6.2 – Council discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">6.3 – Next steps<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Item 7: COUNCIL DISCUSSION – Consideration of CCWG-Accountability WS2 Final Report (15 minutes)</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">The Cross Community Working Group on Accountability, Work Stream 2 (CCWG-Accountability WS2), </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">focused
on addressing accountability topics that may be resolved after the IANA Stewardship Transition. In March of 2018, the CCWG-Accountability WS2 completed its </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/ccwg-acct-ws2-final-27mar18-en.pdf"><span style="color:#1155CC;text-decoration:none">Final
Report</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">, for which it sought </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/ccwg-acct-ws2-final-2018-03-30-en"><span style="color:#1155CC;text-decoration:none">public
comment</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">. Comment received did not result in any substantive changes to the Final Report. On 24 June 2018, at ICANN62, the CCWG-Accountability WS2 held its final meeting,
thus concludi</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">ng its work.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">The CCWG-Accountability WS2 anticipates that all of the chartering organizations must consider the recommendations and approve them prior to ICANN Board consideration and possible adoption.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Here, the Council will receive an update, expected to provide expectations on next steps, as well as guidance on what the Council will need to consider prior to conducting a vote.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">7.1 – Update (Thomas Rickert, </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">CCWG-Accountability WS2 Co-Chair, and GNSO representatives</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">7.2 – Council discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">7.3 – Next steps<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Item 8: COUNCIL DISCUSSION – GNSO Policy Development Process 3.0 (15 minutes)</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">In January 2018, the GNSO Council held an inaugural three-day Strategic Planning Session. On Day 3 of this meeting, the GNSO Council reviewed the workload for the year ahead and identified
potential milestones, noting that the current average timeline for delivery of an Initial Report has increased at least 2-4 times compared to previous PDPs. In addition to noting the increased duration of the PDP lifecycle, the Council began to identify challenges
being encountered in PDPs, informed by a staff </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1WbL79RXpkisfAnKOtxpuy_sf466_3XIT"><span style="color:#1155CC;text-decoration:none">discussion
paper</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> on optimizing increased engagement and participation while ensuring efficient and effective policy development.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The effort to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the GNSO PDP process is called GNSO PDP 3.0. On 11 May 2018, a </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/pdp-discussion-paper-11may18-en.pdf"><span style="color:#1155CC;text-decoration:none">summary
paper</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> was shared with the Council, summarizing input received to date, as well as some proposed incremental improvements. The Council members and their respective Stakeholder
Groups and Constituencies were invited to provide input by 15 August 2018, after which it was anticipated that an implementation plan could be developed for Council consideration.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Here, the Council will discuss anticipated next steps once all input has been received.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">8.1 – Update (Council Leadership)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">8.2 – Council discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">8.3 – Next steps<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Item 9: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Instruct the Standing Selection Committee to reconfirm the GNSO appointments on the Third Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT3) (10 minutes)</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">On 31 January 2017, ICANN launched a call for volunteers seeking individuals interested in serving as a volunteer Review Team member on the ATRT3. Under the new Bylaws, each SO/AC participating
in the Specific Review may nominate up to 7 members to the Review Team, for consideration by the SO/AC leadership. Any SO/AC nominating up to 3 individuals are entitled to have those nominees selected as members to the review team, so long as the nominees
meet the applicable criteria for service on the team.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The GNSO Council tasked the GNSO Standing Selection Committee (SSC) to carry out the review and selection of GNSO endorsed candidates for the ATRT3 for Council consideration. The SSC </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><a href="http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/council/2017-September/020381.html"><span style="color:#1155CC;text-decoration:none">submitted</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> its
full consensus recommendations to the GNSO Council on 13 September 2017, which confirmed the ranking of the 1-7 candidates as well as the expectation that, at a minimum, the 1-3 candidates would be considered primary candidates with a guaranteed seat for the
ATRT3.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Stéphane Van Gelder, one of those 3 candidates guaranteed a seat for the ATRT3, tragically passed away, leaving an opening for the three guaranteed seats.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Here, the Council will instruct the SSC to not only ensure that the vacant seat is filled, but to also confirm the continued interest of the other candidates to serve on the ATRT3, given
the time that has elapsed since the initial selection process.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">9.1 – Update (Council Leadership)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">9.2 – Council discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">9.3 – Next steps<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Item 10: ANY OTHER BUSINESS (5 minutes)</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">10.1 – ICANN63 planning.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">10.2 - Update on proposed updates to the Consensus Policy Implementation Framework and Post-Implementation Consensus Policy Review Framework</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">________________________________</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Appendix 1: GNSO Council Voting Thresholds (ICANN Bylaws, Article 11, Section 11.3(i))</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">See </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#article11"><span style="text-decoration:none">https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#article11</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Appendix 2: GNSO Council Absentee Voting Procedures (GNSO Operating Procedures, Section 4.4)</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">See </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/op-procedures-30jan18-en.pdf"><span style="text-decoration:none">https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/op-procedures-30jan18-en.pdf</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">References for Coordinated Universal Time of 12:00 UTC <br>
Local time between March and October Summer in the NORTHERN hemisphere<br>
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California, USA (PDT) UTC-7 05:00<br>
San José, Costa Rica (CST) UTC-6 06:00<br>
New York/Washington DC, USA (EDT) UTC-4 08:00<br>
Buenos Aires, Argentina (ART) UTC-3 09:00<br>
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (BRST) UTC-3 09:00<br>
London, United Kingdom (GMT) UTC+1 13:00</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (WAT) UTC+1 13:00</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="FR" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Paris, France (CEST) UTC+2 14:00</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="FR" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Islamabad, Pakistan (PKT) UTC+5 17 :00 </span><span lang="FR" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="FR" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Singapore (SGT) UTC+8 20:00 <br>
Tokyo, Japan (JST) UTC+9 21:00 <br>
Sydney/Hobart, Australia (AEDT) UTC+10 22:00 <br>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">DST starts/ends on Sunday 28 of October 2018, 2:00 or 3:00 local time (with exceptions) for EU countries and on Sunday 4 of November 2018 for the US.<br>
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For other places see </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/"><span style="text-decoration:none">http://www.timeanddate.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> and </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><a href="https://tinyurl.com/y77sb7h6"><span style="text-decoration:none">https://tinyurl.com/y77sb7h6</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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