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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Martin,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I agreed to move the item from the Consent Agenda to the Main Agenda to allow for discussion, but it is still scheduled for a vote.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I do not agree with deferring this vote as it would further delay the EPDP Team in proceeding with Phase 2.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The recommendation from the six GNSO Council and SSC Leadership Team members was unanimous, so I hope the NCSG can agree to vote in support.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Keith<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Martin Pablo Silva Valent <mpsilvavalent@gmail.com>
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 18, 2019 11:03 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Drazek, Keith <kdrazek@verisign.com><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Michele Neylon - Blacknight <michele@blacknight.com>; icann@ferdeline.com; gnso-secs@icann.org; council@gnso.icann.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL] Re: [council] Summary of Agenda -- Prep for GNSO Council Meeting - 18 April 2019 at 21:00 UTC<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I understand the whole point of moving the debate to the discussion part of the agenda is not to vote on it, since NCSG is not in a place to approve the proposed candidate to become chair.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best,<o:p></o:p></p>
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Martin Silva Valent<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Apr 18, 2019, at 10:47 AM, Drazek, Keith via council <<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks Michele.  Agreed. We will vote at today’s meeting. The EPDP Team needs a Chair and must get to work on Phase 2 as soon as possible.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Michele Neylon - Blacknight <<a href="mailto:michele@blacknight.com">michele@blacknight.com</a>><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
<b>Sent:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Thursday, April 18, 2019 10:45 AM<br>
<b>To:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Drazek, Keith <<a href="mailto:kdrazek@verisign.com">kdrazek@verisign.com</a>>;
<a href="mailto:icann@ferdeline.com">icann@ferdeline.com</a><br>
<b>Cc:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org">gnso-secs@icann.org</a>;
<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>[EXTERNAL] Re: [council] Summary of Agenda -- Prep for GNSO Council Meeting - 18 April 2019 at 21:00 UTC<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">I’ve no issue with this being moved to the main agenda, however I am concerned that we need to confirm the chair at this meeting. If we fail to do that then it’ll be another month before we can vote again.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Regards</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Michele</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Mr Michele Neylon</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Personal blog:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://michele.blog/"><span style="color:purple">https://michele.blog/</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:12.0pt">From:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:12.0pt">council <<a href="mailto:council-bounces@gnso.icann.org"><span style="color:purple">council-bounces@gnso.icann.org</span></a>>
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<b>Reply to:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Keith Drazek <<a href="mailto:kdrazek@verisign.com"><span style="color:purple">kdrazek@verisign.com</span></a>><br>
<b>Date:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Thursday 18 April 2019 at 15:00<br>
<b>To:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></b>"<a href="mailto:icann@ferdeline.com"><span style="color:purple">icann@ferdeline.com</span></a>" <<a href="mailto:icann@ferdeline.com"><span style="color:purple">icann@ferdeline.com</span></a>><br>
<b>Cc:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></b>"<a href="mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org"><span style="color:purple">gnso-secs@icann.org</span></a>" <<a href="mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org"><span style="color:purple">gnso-secs@icann.org</span></a>>, "<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org"><span style="color:purple">council@gnso.icann.org</span></a>"
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<b>Subject:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Re: [council] Summary of Agenda -- Prep for GNSO Council Meeting - 18 April 2019 at 21:00 UTC</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE">Hi Ayden,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE">Thanks for your note and for the heads-up.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE">We will move the EPDP Chair appointment item and vote to the main agenda to allow for discussion.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE">Regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-IE">From:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-IE"> </span></span><span lang="EN-IE">Ayden Férdeline <<a href="mailto:icann@ferdeline.com"><span style="color:purple">icann@ferdeline.com</span></a>><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
<b>Sent:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Thursday, April 18, 2019 9:54 AM<br>
<b>To:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Drazek, Keith <<a href="mailto:kdrazek@verisign.com"><span style="color:purple">kdrazek@verisign.com</span></a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org"><span style="color:purple">council@gnso.icann.org</span></a>;<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org"><span style="color:purple">gnso-secs@icann.org</span></a><br>
<b>Subject:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>[EXTERNAL] Re: [council] Summary of Agenda -- Prep for GNSO Council Meeting - 18 April 2019 at 21:00 UTC</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE">Hi Keith,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE">Thank you for sharing this with us in advance of the agenda.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE">The NCSG would like to request that the confirmation of the EPDP Chair be removed from the consent agenda and instead form a part of the main agenda.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE">There is a discussion that the NCSG would like to have, briefly, about process and possibly about having a co-chair or vice-chair arrangement, before we cast our votes. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE">I need to touch base with NCSG members again to better understand the proposal (if any), but just thought I'd flag ahead of time, so there are no surprises, that these ideas could come.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE">On Thursday, April 18, 2019 3:44 PM, Drazek, Keith via council <<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org"><span style="color:purple">council@gnso.icann.org</span></a>> wrote:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l9 level2 lfo2"><u><span lang="EN-IE">GNSO COUNCIL RESPONSE TO GAC COMMUNIQUE</span></u><span lang="EN-IE">: We have a motion to adopt the GNSO Council response to the ICANN 64 GAC Communique. The placeholder motion language
 was introduced prior to the 10-day document deadline, but the substance of the response was still under discussion as of this morning. The small group of volunteers, coordinated by Julf, continues to work toward a stable version for Council consideration.
 We had hoped to have this finalized before the ICANN Board-GAC meeting on 15 April, but that didn’t happen. As such, recognizing that councilors may need time to review the final version and socialize it with their respective SG/Cs, we may need to move this
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 in December 2018, we believe the current motion is the best path forward and a compromise among various differing views among councilors.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l8 level3 lfo6"><span lang="EN-IE">To be clear, some councilors prefer that we reject all recommendations and start over. Other councilors believe we should approve everything and send it all to the Board. As a compromise,
 we believe that the best course of action is to approve Recommendations 1-4 and reject/refer Recommendation #5 to the RPM PDP WG for its Phase 2 work on UDRP. To accomplish this, the Council needs a simple majority vote.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l8 level3 lfo6"><span lang="EN-IE">I understand that some are concerned about the potential impact on the RPM PDP WG and possible related delays, or that this approach is still in conflict with long-standing GAC advice
 to create a separate process for IGOs. Others are concerned about whether we can realistically find a sufficiently representative group of participants to start a new EPDP. Still others recognize that Recommendation #5 specifically relates to the UDRP, and
 therefore believe it should be a part of the RPM PDP work. Because Recommendations 1-4 in part say that no new DRP should be introduced, adjustments to the existing UDRP and/or URS appear to be the appropriate avenue for re-considering the topic. </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l8 level3 lfo6"><span lang="EN-IE">Therefore, my recommendation here is that we refer Rec 5 to the RPM PDP WG but re-charter the group’s work to allow or require a dedicated sub-team or work-track for the issue. Such a
 re-chartered sub-team could be structured using PDP 3.0 and/or EPDP-like rules.  That way, it becomes the responsibility of an existing and broad-based PDP, but also allows for a targeted group to work the issue. While re-chartering, we can also require a
 firm timeline and issue a call for new volunteers with specific subject matter expertise, such as in relevant fields of international law, to ensure the group is well-informed.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l8 level3 lfo6"><span lang="EN-IE">Council’s approval of a new EPDP, instead of referring to the RPM PDP, would require a supermajority and I frankly don’t know if that’s possible with the range of views among us.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l8 level3 lfo6"><span lang="EN-IE">Finally, in response to a courtesy email I sent to Manal advising her of this motion, I received the attached letter expressing the GAC’s negative views of this proposed approach. They
 would prefer a new dedicated EPDP to revisit all of the work without approval of Recs 1-4.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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 primary focus of this brief session will be on the ICANN Board’s resolution related to GNSO and ccNSO work on IDN Variant TLDs. However, it will also serve as a primer for further Council discussion and consideration of the broader range of IDN Variant issues
 – at the top-level, at the second-level, and the distinction between existing and future TLDs. We have a developing situation where new rules related to IDNs (guidelines) are being developed and implemented and contracted parties are taking on new obligations
 outside of a typical PDP. The forward-looking gTLD policy development for IDN TLDs can appropriately be handled by the SubPro PDP, but that’s not the place for discussions of existing TLDs and/or the impact of requirements on second-level names. We also need
 to figure out how to ensure the GNSO and ccNSO efforts can work toward a consistent policy, as required by the Board. As I noted, this session is an introduction to the issue, and I believe the Council needs to take this up more holistically to ensure our
 policy development mandate is respected.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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 update on the EPDP Phase One informal Implementation Review Team (IRT). Dennis Change of ICANN Org will lead this session. Note that the “informal” nature of the IRT is expected to go away once the ICANN Board approves the EPDP Phase One Final Report in May.
 At that time, ICANN Org will formally begin the IRT work under Dennis’ leadership.  Note that the there is an open request for a GNSO Council Liaison to the EPDP Phase One IRT. Any volunteers?</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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 with the RPM PDP Co-Chairs to discuss timelines and working methods to try to help bring some additional rigor and predictability to the WG’s deliverables. We asked the Co-Chairs to work together and with staff to develop a detailed work plan with milestones
 and measurable deliverables, and to identify how they anticipate making decisions to execute on that work plan. We had indicated a deadline of 18 April to coincide with our Council meeting, but last week the Co-Chairs requested an extension. We have granted
 an extension until 26 April, so during our 18 April meeting, Paul McGrady will provide an update to Council.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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 <<a href="mailto:council-bounces@gnso.icann.org"><span style="color:purple">council-bounces@gnso.icann.org</span></a>><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>On Behalf Of<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Terri Agnew<br>
<b>Sent:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Tuesday, April 09, 2019 10:06 AM<br>
<b>To:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org"><span style="color:purple">council@gnso.icann.org</span></a><br>
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<b>Subject:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>[EXTERNAL] [council] Final Proposed Agenda GNSO Council Meeting - 18 April 2019 at 21:00 UTC</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Please below find the final proposed agenda for the GNSO Council Meeting on 18 April 2019 at 21:00
 UTC.<b> </b></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h1><a name="_cj23lp5puih8"></a><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:11.0pt">Final GNSO Council Agenda 18 April 2019</span><o:p></o:p></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Please note that all documents referenced in the agenda have been gathered on a Wiki page for convenience
 and easier access:<a href="https://community.icann.org/x/uhBIBg"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://community.icann.org/x/uhBIBg</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">This agenda was established according to the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-30jan18-en.pdf"><span style="color:#1155CC">GNSO
 Operating Procedures</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>v3.3, updated on 30 January 2018</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.65pt;mso-list:l7 level1 lfo10"><span lang="EN-IE">An excerpt of the ICANN Bylaws defining the voting thresholds is provided in Appendix 1 at the end of this agenda.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.65pt;mso-list:l7 level1 lfo10"><span lang="EN-IE">An excerpt from the Council Operating Procedures defining the absentee voting procedures is provided in Appendix 2 at the end of this agenda.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Item 1: Administrative Matters (5 mins)</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">1.1 - Roll Call</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">1.2 - Updates to Statements of Interest</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">1.3 - Review / Amend Agenda</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">1.4 - Note the status of minutes for the previous Council meetings per the GNSO Operating Procedures:</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/meetings/minutes-special-council-04mar19-en.pdf"><span style="color:#1155CC;background:white">Minutes</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background:white"> </span></span><span style="background:white">of
 the GNSO Council meeting on the 4th March were posted on the 18 March 2019</span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/minutes-council-13mar19-en.pdf"><span style="color:#1155CC;background:white">Minutes</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background:white"> </span></span><span style="background:white">of
 the GNSO Council meeting on the 13th March were posted on the 30 March 2019</span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Item 2: Opening Remarks / Review of Projects & Action List (15 minutes)</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">2.1 - Review focus areas and provide updates on specific key themes / topics, to include review of<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/project"><span style="color:#1155CC">Projects
 List<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></a>and<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://community.icann.org/x/RgZlAg"><span style="color:#1155CC">Action Item List</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Item 3: Consent Agenda (15 minutes)</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo11"><span lang="EN-IE"><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+18+April+2019"><span style="color:#1155CC">Motion</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>to adopt
 the GNSO Council response to the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://gac.icann.org/contentMigrated/icann64-kobe-communique"><span style="color:#1155CC">GAC Communique</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo11"><span lang="EN-IE">Confirmation of the Recommendations Report to the ICANN Board regarding adoption of the Final Report from the Expedited PDP on the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data PDP
 WG, Phase 1.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo11"><span lang="EN-IE">Approval of the appointment of [<span style="background:yellow">NAME</span>] as Chair for the Expedited Policy Development Process Team on the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration
 Data.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo11"><span lang="EN-IE">Approval of the suggested amendments to the GNSO’s Fellowship Selection criteria.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<b><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#172B4D;background:white">Item 4: COUNCIL VOTE – IGO-INGO Access to Curative Rights Protection Mechanisms (20 minutes)</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;background:white">The IGO-INGO Access to Curative Rights Protection Mechanisms PDP WG worked to resolve a final recommendation relating to IGO jurisdictional immunity and registrants’
 rights to file court proceedings. The WG reached agreement on a single recommendation amongst several options for their final recommendation on this area, as well as for all other recommendations. The WG Chair 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 class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:purple"> </span></span></a><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#201806"><span style="color:#1155CC">resolution</span></a>,
 thanking the PDP WG for its efforts and requesting that it submit its<a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/igo-ingo-crp-access-final-17jul18-en.pdf"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:purple"> </span></span></a><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/igo-ingo-crp-access-final-17jul18-en.pdf"><span style="color:#1155CC">Final
 Report</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>in time for the 19 July 2018 Council m<span style="color:#172B4D">eeting.</span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#172B4D;background:white">After h</span><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;background:white">aving agreed on consensus levels for its
 final recommendations, the WG considered the text of its Final Report. On 9 July 2018, the PDP WG submitted its<a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/igo-ingo-crp-access-final-17jul18-en.pdf"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:purple"> </span></span></a><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/igo-ingo-crp-access-final-17jul18-en.pdf"><span style="color:#1155CC">Final
 Report</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>to the GNSO Council for its consideration, which contains five consensus recommendations, along with three Working Group member minority statements, documenting their disagreement either with one
 or more of the final recommendations or other parts of the Final Report.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;background:white">On its 19 July Council meeting, the Council<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#201806"><span style="color:#1155CC">resolved</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>to
 accept the Final Report from the IGO-INGO Access to Curative Rights Mechanisms PDP Working Group, where it noted that it would consider the topic of curative rights protections for IGOs in the broader context of the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="color:#172B4D">appropriate
 overall scope of protection for all IGO identifiers.</span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;background:white">On 9 October 2018, the Council held a question and answer webinar to review the recommendations and to ask itself a series of questions, 1) Does the Council believe
 that the PDP has addressed the issues that it was chartered to address (i.e. What questions/topics was the Working Group chartered to consider, did it consider those charter topics/questions, and did it do so in a legitimate way)?; 2) Has the PDP followed
 due process?; and 3) Did the PDP Working Group address GAC advice on the topic?</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;background:white">A motion to consider the Final Report was originally submitted on the 24 October 2018 Council meeting agenda but was withdrawn due to concerns around both the process
 followed by the PDP, as well as the substance of the PDP WG’s recommendations. Council leadership and staff have developed a summary document (<a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/igo-ingo-crp-access-final-28nov18-en.pdf"><span style="color:#1155CC">Summary
 Paper</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>and<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/igo-ingo-crp-procedural-options-council-29nov18-en.pdf"><span style="color:#1155CC">Slide Deck</span></a>)
 that lists issues raised by Councilors, options available, and potential considerations. During the November meeting, the Council considered a set of available options and briefly discussed possible next steps. </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;background:white">On 20 December 2018, Council leadership circulated a<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/council/2018-December/022153.html"><span style="color:#1155CC">proposal</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>for
 next steps. Council leadership has since sent a<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/gnso-council-to-ismail-14jan19-en.pdf"><span style="color:#1155CC">reply</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>to
 the GAC, in response to a letter received during ICANN63. On the 24 January 2018 Council meeting, the Council discussed the proposal prepared by Council leadership. On 14 February 2019, the Council further discussed next steps and agreed to consult with the
 Governmental Advisory Committee, both before and at ICANN64. The GNSO Council and GAC had productive discussions, where the Council discussed procedural options that it is considering. The GAC’s<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://gac.icann.org/contentMigrated/icann64-kobe-communique"><span style="color:#1155CC">Kobe
 Communique</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>noted the GAC’s “fruitful exchanges with the GNSO Council regarding the possibility of restarting the PDP on curative protections, under conditions amenable to all interested parties, including
 IGOs and interested GAC members, with a view to achieving mutually acceptable results [with] a timeline with a targeted date associated with such a course of action.”</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;background:white">Based on the Council discussions and consultation with the GAC, the Council believes that it has thoroughly considered the available options.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;background:white">Here, the Council will vote to approve the set of actions as detailed in the relevant<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+18+April+2019"><span style="color:#1155CC">motion</span></a>.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#172B4D;background:white">4.1 –</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;background:white"> </span></span><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;background:white">Presentation
 of<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+18+April+2019"><span style="color:#1155CC">motion</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>(Council Leadership)</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#172B4D;background:white">4.2 – Council discussion</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#172B4D;background:white">4.3 – Council vote (voting threshold: simple majority for recommendations 1-4)</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#172B4D;background:white">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: GNSO Policy Development Process of
 the ICANN Bylaws.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;background:white">Item 5: COUNCIL DISCUSSION – Managing IDN Variants TLDs (15 minutes)</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white">The ICANN Board resolved in 2010 that IDN variant TLDs will not be delegated until relevant work is completed and directed ICANN org to develop a report
 identifying what needs to be done with the evaluation, possible delegation, allocation and operation of generic top-level domains (gTLDs) containing variant characters IDNs, in order to facilitate the development of workable approaches to the deployment of
 gTLDs containing variant characters IDNs. Based on analysis, ICANN org and the community identified two gaps to address: 1) that there is no definition of IDN variant TLDs, and; 2) that there is no IDN variant TLD management mechanism.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white">The<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;background:white"><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/lgr-procedure-20mar13-en.pdf"><i><span style="color:#1155CC">Procedure
 to Develop and Maintain the Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone in Respect of IDNA Labels</span></i></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:#333333"> </span></span><span style="color:#333333">(RZ-LGR Procedure) has been developed by
 the community to define the IDN variant TLDs and, following the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2013-04-11-en#2.a"><span style="color:#1155CC">Board resolution</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:#333333"> </span></span><span style="color:#333333">in
 2013 which approved the RZ-LGR Procedure, has been implemented to incrementally develop the Root Zone Label Generation Rules to address the first gap.</span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white">ICANN org has developed the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;background:white"><a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/managing-idn-variant-tlds-2018-07-25-en"><i><span style="color:#1155CC">Recommendations
 for Managing IDN Variant TLDs</span></i></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:#333333"> </span></span><span style="color:#333333">(the Variant TLD Recommendations), a collection of six documents finalized after incorporating the public
 comment feedback and published them as mechanisms for addressing the second gap identified by the community in the implementation of IDN variant TLDs.</span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white">On 14 March 2019, the ICANN Board<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;background:white"><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/prelim-report-2019-03-14-en#2.a"><span style="color:#1155CC">resolved</span></a><span style="color:#333333">:</span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white">The Board approves the Variant TLD Recommendations and requests that the ccNSO and GNSO take into account the Variant TLD Recommendations while developing
 their respective policies to define and manage the IDN variant TLDs for the current TLDs as well as for future TLD applications.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white">The Board requests that the ccNSO and GNSO keep each other informed of the progress in developing the relevant details of their policies and procedures
 to ensure a consistent solution, based on the Variant TLD Recommendations, is developed for IDN variant ccTLDs and IDN variant gTLDs.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white">Here, the Council will receive an update and consult with Sarmad Hussain, managing director of ICANN’s IDN Program, to better understand its responsibilities
 as dispensed by the ICANN Board.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;background:white">5.1 – Introduction of topic (Council leadership)</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;background:white">5.2 – Update and council discussion (Sarmad Hussain, ICANN staff)</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;background:white">5.3 – Next steps</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;background:white">Item 6: COUNCIL UPDATE – Status of the EPDP on the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data Phase 1 Informal Implementation Review Team (15 minutes)</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#172B4D;background:white">On 11 May 2018, ICANN released the</span><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;background:white"><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/approved-with-specs-2013-09-17-en#consensus-temporary"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:#333333"> </span></span></a><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/approved-with-specs-2013-09-17-en#consensus-temporary"><span style="color:#1155CC">Temporary
 Specification</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:#172B4D"> </span></span><span style="color:#172B4D">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.</span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#172B4D;background:white">On 17 May 2017, the ICANN Board</span><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;background:white"><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2018-05-17-en"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:#333333"> </span></span></a><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2018-05-17-en"><span style="color:#1155CC">approved</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:#172B4D"> </span></span><span style="color:#172B4D">the
 proposed</span><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/gtld-registration-data-specs-en"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:#333333"> </span></span></a><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/gtld-registration-data-specs-en"><span style="color:#1155CC">Temporary
 Specification for gTLD Registration Data</span></a><span style="color:#172B4D">, 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).</span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#172B4D;background:white">The EPDP Team held its first meeting on 1 August 2018 and on 21 November 2018, the EPDP published its<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;background:white"><a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/epdp-gtld-registration-data-specs-initial-2018-11-21-en"><span style="color:#1155CC">Initial
 Report for public comment</span></a><span style="color:#172B4D">. After taking into account public comment received, the EPDP Team worked to deliver its<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/epdp-gtld-registration-data-specs-final-20feb19-en.pdf"><span style="color:#0052CC">Final
 Report</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:#172B4D"> </span></span><span style="color:#172B4D">to the GNSO Council for its consideration on 20 February 2019. Due to the unique circumstances concerning the deadline for implementation,
 and in order to minimize the transition period, the EPDP Leadership and Team informally recommended that discussion around implementation deliverables be initiated immediately. This preliminary work will inform the deliberations of the formal Implementation
 Recommendation Team upon Board approval of the Policy Recommendations.</span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#172B4D;background:white">The EPDP team<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;background:white"><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/epdp-gtld-registration-data-specs-final-20feb19-en.pdf"><span style="color:#0052CC">Final
 Report</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:#172B4D"> </span></span><span style="color:#172B4D">was adopted by the GNSO Council on 2 March 2019 and resolved to recommend that implementation efforts begin in an informal fashion.</span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#172B4D;background:white">Here, the Council will receive a status update on the progress of the informal implementation efforts.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;background:white">6.1 – Update (Dennis Chang, ICANN staff)</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;background:white">6.2 – Council discussion</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;background:white">6.3 – Next steps</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;background:white">Item 7: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Updated Timeline for the PDP on the Review of All Rights Protection Mechanisms in All gTLDS (15 minutes)</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;background:white">At the GNSO Council’s working session at ICANN64, on 10 March 2019, the Council welcomed updates from the chairs of the various GNSO PDPs underway, including the
 Review of All Rights Protection Mechanisms in All gTLDS (RPMs).</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;background:white">The Council, amongst other questions, asked the Co-chairs about the likelihood of the RPMs PDP completing its work by February of 2020. The responses from the three
 co-chairs expressed varying levels of confidence in meeting that deadline and it was agreed that an updated timeline for the RPMs PDP would help the Council better carry out its role as manager of the PDP.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;background:white">Here, the Council will review and discuss the updated timeline.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;background:white">7.1 – Introduction of topic (Paul McGrady, GNSO Council Liaison to the PDP)</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;background:white">7.2 – Council discussion</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;background:white">7.3 – Next steps</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;background:white">8.1 - Review of status assignment of the GNSO Project list.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;background:white">8.2 - Reminder for funded travelers to book their travel for ICANN65</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Appendix 1: GNSO Council Voting Thresholds (ICANN Bylaws, Article 11, Section 11.3(i))</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Appendix 2: GNSO Council Absentee Voting Procedures (GNSO Operating Procedures, Section 4.4)</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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