<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Dear Council colleagues,<div><br></div><div>I am pleased to pass on the positive update below from Russ Housley, Chair of the SSR2 Review Team, following the involvement of a facilitator (per SO/AC request) and a face-to-face meeting held in Washington DC at the end of last month.</div><div><br></div><div>Phil Khoury, the ICANN-appointed facilitator, has additionally advised the SO/AC Chairs that his work with the SSR2 RT has completed. </div><div><br></div><div>Best wishes,</div><div><br></div><div>Heather <br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Jennifer Bryce</strong> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jennifer.bryce@icann.org">jennifer.bryce@icann.org</a>></span><br>Date: Thu, Sep 6, 2018 at 4:23 AM<br>Subject: SSR2 Restart, Terms of Reference Update<br>To: <a href="mailto:Aftab.siddiqui@gmail.com">Aftab.siddiqui@gmail.com</a> <<a href="mailto:Aftab.siddiqui@gmail.com">Aftab.siddiqui@gmail.com</a>>, <a href="mailto:katrina@nic.lv">katrina@nic.lv</a> <<a href="mailto:katrina@nic.lv">katrina@nic.lv</a>>, <a href="mailto:haforrestesq@gmail.com">haforrestesq@gmail.com</a> <<a href="mailto:haforrestesq@gmail.com">haforrestesq@gmail.com</a>>, <a href="mailto:cs574w@intl.att.com">cs574w@intl.att.com</a> <<a href="mailto:cs574w@intl.att.com">cs574w@intl.att.com</a>>, brian@Winterfeldt.law <brian@winterfeldt.law>, <a href="mailto:wolf-ulrich.knoben@t-online.de">wolf-ulrich.knoben@t-online.de</a> <<a href="mailto:wolf-ulrich.knoben@t-online.de">wolf-ulrich.knoben@t-online.de</a>>, <a href="mailto:bruna.mrtns@gmail.com">bruna.mrtns@gmail.com</a> <<a href="mailto:bruna.mrtns@gmail.com">bruna.mrtns@gmail.com</a>>, <a href="mailto:joankerr@fbsc.org">joankerr@fbsc.org</a> <<a href="mailto:joankerr@fbsc.org">joankerr@fbsc.org</a>>, <a href="mailto:gbunton@tucows.com">gbunton@tucows.com</a> <<a href="mailto:gbunton@tucows.com">gbunton@tucows.com</a>>, <a href="mailto:pdiaz@pir.org">pdiaz@pir.org</a> <<a href="mailto:pdiaz@pir.org">pdiaz@pir.org</a>>, <a href="mailto:alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca">alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca</a> <<a href="mailto:alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca">alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca</a>>, <a href="mailto:manal@tra.gov.eg">manal@tra.gov.eg</a> <<a href="mailto:manal@tra.gov.eg">manal@tra.gov.eg</a>>, <a href="mailto:tsinha@umd.edu">tsinha@umd.edu</a> <<a href="mailto:tsinha@umd.edu">tsinha@umd.edu</a>>, <a href="mailto:bverd@verisign.com">bverd@verisign.com</a> <<a href="mailto:bverd@verisign.com">bverd@verisign.com</a>>, <a href="mailto:rod@rodrasmussen.com">rod@rodrasmussen.com</a> <<a href="mailto:rod@rodrasmussen.com">rod@rodrasmussen.com</a>><br>Cc: Phil Khoury <<a href="mailto:phil@crkhoury.com">phil@crkhoury.com</a>>, <a href="mailto:ssr2-review@icann.org">ssr2-review@icann.org</a> <<a href="mailto:ssr2-review@icann.org">ssr2-review@icann.org</a>><br></div><br><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11pt">Sent on behalf of Russ Housley, Chair, SSR2 Review Team to SO, AC, SG, C Leaders and ICANN Board
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Dear all, <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">On behalf of the ICANN Security, Stability, and Resiliency of the Domain Name System (SSR2) Review Team, I am pleased to inform you that the Review Team has worked with the appointed facilitator to successfully
address the work outlined in your <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/soac-to-koubaa-13mar18-en.pdf" target="_blank">
13 March 2018 note</a>:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11pt">a) on-boarding new members who have joined since the "pause" and agreeing on leadership from the current membership;</span></i><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11pt">b) helping the group to work through concerns around membership and scope as identified in a confidential survey conducted by the SO/AC Chairs shortly after the pause; and</span></i><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11pt">c) helping the RT to identify ways to reach consensus.</span></i><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">On 5 June 2018, we were notified that ICANN had engaged an external professional, Phil Khoury, to “facilitate the transition process and help the SSR2 Review Team in restarting and moving forward with its
work.” The Review Team worked with Phil in relaunching our activities and planning an in-person meeting.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">The Review Team reconvened after being paused since October 2017 and held an in-person meeting on 22-24 August in Washington, DC. The Review Team has on-boarded new members, selected leadership, reviewed work
to date, and updated our <a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/66061139/SSR2-Terms%20of%20Reference-Final%20for%20posting%202018-Sep-1%5B1%5D.docx?version=2&modificationDate=1536089773000&api=v2" target="_blank">
scope/terms of reference</a> (attached). We are refreshing our workplan and outreach/communication plan, and then we are moving forward with our substantive work. More details of our August meeting and ongoing work are described in the attached blog, which
will be publicly posted.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">The Review Team unanimously agreed on leadership (in addition to me serving as Chair, we have Vice Chairs - Denise Michel, Eric Osterweil, Laurin Weissinger), and unanimously approved an updated scope/terms
of reference, which is attached and will be publicly posted on our <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/SSR/SSR2+Review" target="_blank">
wiki</a>. We welcome your input on this and other SSR2 efforts.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">The Review Team is looking forward to efficiently progressing its work. We plan to next meet at ICANN63 in Barcelona. Given the past delays, we feel it’s imperative that the Review Team meet at ICANN63 to
advance our work and engage with community members. We would greatly appreciate your help in ensuring that a room is reserved ASAP for our 15-member meeting sessions on 21 and 24 October. To hold time on Review Team members’ schedules and to save ICANN funds,
we need to promptly lock-in this meeting and arrange travel.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Thank you for your support for the Review Team’s important, bylaw-mandated work. Please don’t hesitate to contact me and the Review Team if you need additional information or wish to share your thoughts.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro";color:rgb(89,89,89)">Jennifer Bryce</span></b><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro";color:rgb(89,89,89)">Email: <a href="mailto:jennifer.bryce@icann.org" target="_blank">jennifer.bryce@icann.org</a></span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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