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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear all,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please find below the resolution and the deferred motion from the GNSO Council at its meeting on Thursday, 29 November 2018 to be posted on the
<a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions">GNSO resolutions</a> page shortly.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333">Approved - Consent Agenda:
</span></strong><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#172B4D;background:white">Motion for the confirmation of GNSO representative to the Empowered Community Administration</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333">Made by </span>
</strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Pam Little</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333">Seconded by</span></strong><span style="color:#333333"> </span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Rafik Dammak</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Whereas,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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1. The GNSO Council confirmed in October 2018 that the GNSO Chair (currently Keith Drazek) will represent the GNSO as the Decisional Participant on the Empowered Community (EC) Administration on an interim basis.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">2. The GNSO Council leadership team subsequently met to agree who from the Council leadership should perform the role of GNSO representative to the Empowered
Community Administration and communicated this decision to the Council mailing list on 19 November 2018.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Resolved,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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1. The GNSO Council hereby confirms that Keith Drazek, GNSO Chair will represent the GNSO as the Decisional Participant on the Empowered Community Administration until the end of his term at ICANN66.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">2. The GNSO representative shall act solely as directed by the GNSO Council in accordance with the ICANN Bylaws and other related GNSO Operating Procedures.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">3. The GNSO Council requests the GNSO Secretariat to communicate this decision to the ICANN Secretary which will serve as the required written certification
from the GNSO Chair designating the individual who shall represent the Decisional Participant on the EC Administration.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Motion - Adoption of the GNSO Review of GAC Communiqué for submission to the ICANN Board – DEFERRED to December 2019 Council meeting</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Submitted by Pam Little, seconded by</span></strong><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">Whereas,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">1. The Governmental Advisory Committee advises the ICANN Board on issues of public policy, and especially where there may be an interaction between ICANN's activities
or policies and national laws or international agreements. It usually does so as part of a Communiqué, which is published towards the end of every ICANN meeting.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">2. The GNSO is responsible for developing and recommending to the ICANN Board substantive policies relating to generic top-level domains.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">3. The GNSO has expressed a desire to provide feedback to the ICANN Board on issues in the GAC Communiqué as these relate to generic top-level domains to inform the ICANN
Board as well as the broader community of past, present or future gTLD policy activities that may directly or indirectly relate to advice provided by the GAC.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">4.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">4. The GNSO hopes that the input provided through its review of the GAC Communiqué will further enhance the co-ordination and promote the sharing of information on gTLD
related policy activities between the GAC, Board and the GNSO.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">Resolved,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">1. The GNSO Council adopts the GNSO Review of the Barcelona GAC Communiqué (see
<span class="s1"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_drafts_review-2Dgac-2Dcommunique-2D19nov18-2Den.pdf&d=DwMGaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=PDd_FX3f4MVgkEIi9GHvVoUhbecsvLhgsyXrxgtbL10DTBs0i1jYiBM_uTSDzgqG&m=zphdtCa1XOIvd_iLHFabzLTYn5ZMfT2wB5wNXoXk4YA&s=AU2BWtB5-wpHVZV7CrmGRW4d-Zft88Ce_w3WDbUKMrc&e="><span style="color:black">https://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/review-gac-communique-19nov18-en.pdf</span>
[gnso.icann.org]</a>) </span>and requests that the GNSO Council Chair communicate the GNSO Review of the Barcelona GAC Communiqué to the ICANN Board.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">2. The GNSO Council</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"> requests that the GNSO Chair also informs the GAC Chair of the communication
between the GNSO Council and the ICANN Board.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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