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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Hi Mary<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thanks for this additional information. It’s good to have this up and running again.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I understand the challenges associated with finding non-conflicted sessions in Barcelona, but 0900 on what we know as Constituency Day is far from ideal.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Is there any reason why the engagement session can’t be done as a webinar after the ICANN meeting? This will likely result in a larger more engaged audience.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Donna<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> council [mailto:council-bounces@gnso.icann.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Mary Wong<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, September 21, 2018 9:48 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Heather Forrest <haforrestesq@gmail.com>; GNSO Council List <council@gnso.icann.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [council] Fwd: SSR2 Restart, Terms of Reference Update<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello everyone – to follow up on Heather’s message below, please be informed that the SSR2 Review Team is currently planning the following sessions at ICANN63: (1) two face-to-face meetings (viz. a full day on Sunday 21 October and a half
day on Wednesday 24 October); and (2) an engagement session with the community on Tuesday 23 October at 0900 local time.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Mary<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">council <<a href="mailto:council-bounces@gnso.icann.org">council-bounces@gnso.icann.org</a>> on behalf of Heather Forrest <<a href="mailto:haforrestesq@gmail.com">haforrestesq@gmail.com</a>><br>
<b>Date: </b>Friday, September 21, 2018 at 08:13<br>
<b>To: </b>GNSO Council List <<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[council] Fwd: SSR2 Restart, Terms of Reference Update<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_MailOriginalBody">Dear Council colleagues, <o:p></o:p></a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Phil Khoury, the ICANN-appointed facilitator, has additionally advised the SO/AC Chairs that his work with the SSR2 RT has completed. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Heather <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>
From: <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Jennifer Bryce</span></strong> <<a href="mailto:jennifer.bryce@icann.org">jennifer.bryce@icann.org</a>><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>>,
<a href="mailto:brian@Winterfeldt.law">brian@Winterfeldt.law</a> <<a href="mailto:brian@winterfeldt.law">brian@winterfeldt.law</a>>,
<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>><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b>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" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Dear all,
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">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://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_en_system_files_correspondence_soac-2Dto-2Dkoubaa-2D13mar18-2Den.pdf&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=DJ69mAe-idEhpAMF1nu2x6c2w3xl7xb5cjS_7sB4h6Y&m=1r4QTqiPAgi3_VW94jWgJ3C1fyrmc32HGRoQbKDQiH0&s=y2V-0k-A8y8Rzs2oXlzjh2RcaRwP_gn93_WH1rk8RCE&e=" target="_blank">
13 March 2018 note [icann.org]</a>:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><i>a) on-boarding new members who have joined since the "pause" and agreeing on leadership from the current membership;</i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><i>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</i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><i>c) helping the RT to identify ways to reach consensus.</i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">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.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">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://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_download_attachments_66061139_SSR2-2DTerms-2520of-2520Reference-2DFinal-2520for-2520posting-25202018-2DSep-2D1-255B1-255D.docx-3Fversion-3D2-26modificationDate-3D1536089773000-26api-3Dv2&d=DwMGaQ&c=MOptNlVtIETeDALC_lULrw&r=CwipU91YB6EkpFXK9ynnT_QUef4yC5p7jpsDm8cU97g&m=_khjnOc1Q1qsBZAhA6CkWv6vfAxNJbYieb0rbJqBsfw&s=8rnH07DVYi48b_1eS2T8jIvEC6J2z4UPcMSrn3FzEpQ&e=" 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.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">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://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_display_SSR_SSR2-2BReview&d=DwMGaQ&c=MOptNlVtIETeDALC_lULrw&r=CwipU91YB6EkpFXK9ynnT_QUef4yC5p7jpsDm8cU97g&m=_khjnOc1Q1qsBZAhA6CkWv6vfAxNJbYieb0rbJqBsfw&s=AU1XNjfNzIAqI3DKIsSG3UDP9znG4vKndUBARxgVlPE&e=" target="_blank">
wiki</a>. We welcome your input on this and other SSR2 efforts.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">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.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">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. <o:p></o:p></p>
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