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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 below find the final proposed agenda for the GNSO Council Meeting on 26 June 2019 at 12:00 UTC, 13:00 local time Marrakech</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<h1 style="mso-margin-top-alt:24.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in">
<a name="_cj23lp5puih8"></a><span style="font-size:23.0pt;color:black">Final GNSO Council Agenda 26 June 2019
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">Please note that all documents referenced in the agenda have been gathered on a Wiki page for convenience and easier access:
</span><a href="https://community.icann.org/x/SIaGBg"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://community.icann.org/x/SIaGBg</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">This agenda was established according to the
</span><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-30jan18-en.pdf"><span style="color:#1155CC">GNSO Operating Procedures</span></a><span style="color:black"> v3.3, updated on 30 January 2018</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">For convenience:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo6;vertical-align:baseline">
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></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo6;vertical-align:baseline">
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></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">GNSO Council meeting held in Marrakech ICANN65: 13:00 - 15:00 local time</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">Coordinated Universal Time: 12:00 UTC: </span><a href="https://tinyurl.com/y5qgfetw"><span style="color:#1155CC;background:white">https://tinyurl.com/y5qgfetw</span></a><span style="color:black;background:white">
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">05:00 Los Angeles; 08:00 Washington; 13:00 London; 17:00 Islamabad; 21:00 Tokyo; 22:00 Melbourne
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white">
<span style="color:black">GNSO Council Meeting Remote Participation: </span><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/ICANN65+GNSO+Remote+Participation+Details+Open+and+Public+Meetings"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/ICANN65+GNSO+Remote+Participation+Details+Open+and+Public+Meetings</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white">
<span style="color:black">Councilors should notify the GNSO Secretariat in advance if they will not be able to attend and/or need a dial out call.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">___________________________________</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="color:black">Item 1: Administrative Matters (10 mins)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">1.1 - Roll Call</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">1.2 - Updates to Statements of Interest</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">1.3 - Review / Amend Agenda</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">1.4 - Note the status of minutes for the previous Council meetings per the GNSO Operating Procedures:
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2019/minutes/minutes-council-18apr19-en.pdf"><span style="color:#1155CC;background:white">Minutes
</span></a><span style="color:black;background:white">of the GNSO Council meeting on the 16th April 2019 were posted on the 4th May 2019</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2019/minutes/draft-minutes-gnso-council-28may2019-en.pdf"><span style="color:#1155CC;background:white">Minutes</span></a><span style="color:black;background:white">
of the extraordinary GNSO Council meeting on the 28th May 2019 were posted on the 13th June 2019</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="color:black">Item 2: Opening Remarks / Review of Projects & Action List (15 minutes)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">2.1 - Review focus areas and provide updates on specific key themes / topics, to include review of
</span><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/project"><span style="color:#1155CC">Projects List
</span></a><span style="color:black">and </span><a href="https://community.icann.org/x/RgZlAg"><span style="color:#1155CC">Action Item List</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black"></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="color:black">Item 3: Consent Agenda (0 minutes)
</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo7;vertical-align:baseline">
None<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="color:black"></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white">
<b><span style="color:black">Item 4: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Re-populating the Independent Review Process Implementation Oversight Team (IRP IOT) / GNSO Input to the Independent Review Process Standing Panel (15 minutes)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white">
<span style="color:black">As part of the work from the CCWG-Accountability Work Stream 1 (WS1), the Independent Review Process Implementation Oversight Team (IRP IOT) was created in 2016. The IRP IOT has the critical role of implementing revised IRP provisions.
The Council understands that attendance and attention to this important community activity has been less than ideal. As a result, the Council believes that repopulating the GNSO
</span><a href="https://community.icann.org/x/ZhG8BQ"><span style="color:#1155CC">membership</span></a><span style="color:black"> for the IRP IOT is critically important, especially in relation to the request for input on seating the Standing Panel.
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white">
<span style="color:black">In relation to the seating of the Standing Panel, ICANN org published a
</span><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/blog/independent-review-process-standing-panel-call-to-action"><span style="color:#1155CC">Call to Action</span></a><span style="color:black">, stating that “The IRP is an accountability mechanism provided by the ICANN
Bylaws that allows for third-party review of actions (or inactions) by the ICANN Board or staff that are allegedly in violation of the Bylaws or Articles of Incorporation. The IRP was updated through the work of the Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing
ICANN Accountability, to make the IRP more transparent, efficient, and accessible, and designed to produce consistent and coherent results that will serve as a guide for future actions. One feature of the updated IRP is the establishment of a standing panel
from which panelists shall be selected to preside over each IRP dispute as initiated.” At this stage, ICANN org is seeking to consult with the SOs and ACs to establish the process by which members are selected to serve on the standing panel to hear IRPs.
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white">
<span style="color:black">The Call to Action included a series of questions to help resolve pending issues. Additional questions can also be found on the
</span><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/ESPFIRP/Relevant+Documents"><span style="color:#1155CC">Wiki</span></a><span style="color:black">. However, there was concern within the ICANN community that the Call to Action was not widely seen, as it was
an alternative form of soliciting public input (e.g., the expectation is generally public comment).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white">
<span style="color:#172B4D">Here, the Council will emphasize the need to repopulate the membership of the IRP IOT and determine the best path forward for providing feedback in seating the IRP Standing Panel.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white">
<span style="color:black">4.1 – Update (Council leadership)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white">
<span style="color:black">4.2 – Council discussion</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white">
<span style="color:black">4.3 – Next steps</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white">
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white">
<b><span style="color:black">Item 5: COUNCIL DISCUSSION – IGO-INGO Access to Curative Rights Protection Mechanisms Next Steps (15 minutes)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white">
<span style="color:black">On 9 July 2018, the PDP WG submitted its </span><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 style="color:black">
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><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white">
<span style="color:black">On its 19 July Council meeting, the Council </span><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#201806"><span style="color:#1155CC">resolved</span></a><span style="color:black"> 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 appropriate overall scope of protection for all IGO identifiers.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white">
<span style="color:black">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><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white">
<span style="color:black">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 developed a summary document (</span><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 style="color:black"> and
</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><span style="color:black">) 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><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white">
<span style="color:black">On 20 December 2018, Council leadership circulated a </span>
<a href="https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/council/2018-December/022153.html"><span style="color:#1155CC">proposal</span></a><span style="color:black"> for next steps. Council leadership has since sent a
</span><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/gnso-council-to-ismail-14jan19-en.pdf"><span style="color:#1155CC">reply</span></a><span style="color:black"> 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><a href="https://gac.icann.org/contentMigrated/icann64-kobe-communique"><span style="color:#1155CC">Kobe Communique
</span></a><span style="color:black">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.” Based on the Council discussions and consultation with the GAC, the Council believes that it has thoroughly considered the
available options. On 18 April 2019, the Council </span><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#201904"><span style="color:#1155CC">resolved</span></a><span style="color:black"> to approve recommendations 1-4 and refer recommendation 5 to be
considered by the RPMs PDP as part of its Phase 2 work. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white">
<span style="color:black">As part of its Consent Agenda, on 16 May 2019, the Council confirmed the transmission of the
</span><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/council-recommendations-pdp-igo-ingo-crp-access-final-16may19-en.pdf"><span style="color:#1155CC">Recommendations Report</span></a><span style="color:black"> to the ICANN Board.
On 23 May, the GAC sent a </span><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/ismail-to-drazek-23may19-en.pdf"><span style="color:#1155CC">letter</span></a><span style="color:black"> to the GNSO Council, noting that approving recommendations 1-4 and referring
recommendation 5 to the RPMs PDP is contrary to longstanding GAC Advice. The GAC therefore hopes the Council can confirm its willingness to participate in a Board facilitated discussion and requests response by 31 May 2019. In a meeting between the leadership
of the GNSO and GAC, the prospect of a facilitated dialogue was discussed. Subsequently, the GAC and the GNSO exchanged further l
</span><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/ismail-to-drazek-13jun19-en.pdf"><span style="color:#1155CC">correspondence</span></a><span style="color:black"> regarding the GNSO Council’s willingness to engage in a facilitated
dialogue.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white">
<span style="color:black">Here, the Council will consider the latest letters from the GAC to the GNSO, to the ICANN Board and discussions at ICANN65, and consider the best path forward.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white">
<span style="color:black">5.1 – Introduction of topic (Council leadership)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white">
<span style="color:black">5.2 – Council discussion</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white">
<span style="color:black">5.3 – Next steps</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white">
<b><span style="color:black">Item 6: COUNCIL DISCUSSION – Next Steps For Internationalized Domain Names (15 minutes)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white">
<span style="color:black">On 14 March 2019, the Board </span><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2019-03-14-en#2.a"><span style="color:#1155CC">resolved</span></a><span style="color:black"> to approve the Recommendations for
Managing IDN Variant TLDs, developed by ICANN org. In doing so, the Board requested 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.” On 9 April 2019, the GNSO Council received a
</span><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/namazi-to-sataki-drazek-08apr19-en.pdf"><span style="color:#1155CC">letter</span></a><span style="color:black"> from ICANN org, noting their willingness to provide any support
as needed for this effort.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white">
<span style="color:black">The ICANN Board was scheduled to consider and vote to approve the</span><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/idn-guidelines-10may18-en.pdf"><span style="color:#1155CC"> IDN Guidelines 4.0</span></a><span style="color:black">
during its 3 May 2019 meeting. The GNSO Council, in light of the Board’s resolution on IDN variants as well as the intended action on the IDN Guidelines 4.0, determined that additional time was needed to consider the policy implications under its remit. Accordingly,
the Council sent a </span><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/drazek-to-chalaby-30apr19-en.pdf"><span style="color:#1155CC">letter</span></a><span style="color:black"> to the ICANN Board, asking that their consideration
of the IDN Guidelines 4.0 be deferred. That request to defer was </span><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/chalaby-to-drazek-04jun19-en.pdf"><span style="color:#1155CC">granted</span></a><span style="color:black"> by
the ICANN Board. On 4 June 2019, the ICANN Board sent a letter to the GNSO Council requesting “the GNSO Council to share its plan on how it intends to move forward with IDN Implementation Guidelines at its earliest convenience, ideally before ICANN66 meeting
in Montreal, Canada.”</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white">
<span style="color:black">The GNSO Council is in the process of studying the full extent of impacts from the Variant TLD Recommendations and the IDN Guidelines 4.0, and the proper mechanism to resolve any policy implications.
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white">
<span style="color:black">Here, the GNSO Council, after having benefited from conversations with other impacted parties (e.g., ccNSO, ICANN org, ICANN Board), will discuss possible next steps.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white">
<span style="color:black">6.1 – Introduction of topic (Council leadership)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white">
<span style="color:black">6.2 – Council discussion</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white">
<span style="color:black">6.3 – Next steps</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white">
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="color:black">Item 7: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Board Consultation on the Expedited PDP on the Temporary Specification Phase 1 - Next Steps (15 minutes)
</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">On 15 May, the ICANN Board</span><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/chalaby-to-drazek-15may19-en.pdf"><span style="color:#1155CC"> informed</span></a><span style="color:black">
the GNSO Council of the Board’s action in relation to the GNSO’s Expedited Policy Development Process on the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data policy recommendations. The Board did not adopt two of the recommendations in full, where the Board
has identified that portions of those recommendations are not in the best interests of the ICANN Community or ICANN and is initiating the consultation process between the Board and the GNSO Council. This concerns recommendation #1, purpose 2 and recommendation
#12, deletion of data in the Organization field. As required under the ICANN Bylaws at Annex A-1,Section 6.b, a Board Statement is attached as Annex A to the letter, articulating the reasons for the Board’s determination on these two items. As per the Bylaw
requirements (Annex A-1, Section 6.c), “the Council shall review the Board Statement for discussion with the Board as soon as feasible after the Council's receipt of the Board Statement.” During the Council’s Extraordinary Meeting on 28 May 2018, it reviewed
the Board Statement and conducted a lengthy discussion on the best path forward.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">On 30 May 2019, Keith Drazek, the GNSO Chair provided an update
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#333333;background:#FCFCFC"> to the EPDP Team on the expected next steps in relation to Board action on Phase 1 recommendations
</span><span style="color:black">and requested that the EPDP Team provide input to identify any questions, comments or concerns in relation to ICANN Board’s action on the EPDP Phase 1 Recommendations. Subsequently, on 9 June 2019,
<span style="background:white">Janis Karklins, </span>Chair of the EPDP, informed the GNSO Chair of the following preliminary input noting that
<span style="background:white">there was not sufficient time to formalize and agree on an EPDP Team response:</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black;background:white">“• In relation to purpose 2, there is general understanding for why the Board decided to not adopt this purpose and the EPDP Team confirms that it considers it firmly
within its scope for phase 2 to further review this purpose in the context of the System for Standardized Access / Disclosure (SSAD);</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black;background:white">• For recommendation #12, some additional context has been provided that may help explain the thinking behind the EPDP Team’s original recommendation. However, there
is no agreement at this stage on whether or not the Board’s non-adoption should be supported.”</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">Here, the Council will continue to consider the
</span><a href="https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/council/2019-May/022754.html"><span style="color:#1155CC">next steps</span></a><span style="color:black">, especially in light of conversations held at ICANN65.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">See also Annex A-1, Section 6. Board Approval Process below for further details.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black"></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><i><span style="color:black">Section 6.<b> Board Approval Processes</b>
</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><i><span style="color:black">The Board will meet to discuss the EPDP recommendation(s) as soon as feasible, but preferably not later than the second meeting after receipt of the Recommendations Report from the Staff
Manager. Board deliberation on the EPDP Recommendations contained within the Recommendations Report shall proceed as follows:</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:0in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo8;vertical-align:baseline">
<![if !supportLists]><i><span style="color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">a.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></i><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><i><span style="color:black">Any EPDP Recommendations approved by a GNSO Supermajority Vote shall be adopted by the Board unless, by a vote of more than two-thirds (2/3) of the Board, the Board determines
that such policy is not in the best interests of the ICANN community or ICANN. If the GNSO Council recommendation was approved by less than a GNSO Supermajority Vote, a majority vote of the Board will be sufficient to determine that such policy is not in the
best interests of the ICANN community or ICANN.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:0in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo8;vertical-align:baseline">
<![if !supportLists]><i><span style="color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">b.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></i><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><i><span style="color:black"> In the event that the Board determines, in accordance with paragraph a above, that the proposed EPDP Recommendations are not in the best interests of the ICANN community
or ICANN (the Corporation), the Board shall (i) articulate the reasons for its determination in a report to the Council (the "Board Statement"); and (ii) submit the Board Statement to the Council.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:0in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo8;vertical-align:baseline">
<![if !supportLists]><i><span style="color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">c.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></i><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><i><span style="color:black">The Council shall review the Board Statement for discussion with the Board as soon as feasible after the Council's receipt of the Board Statement. The Board shall determine
the method (e.g., by teleconference, email, or otherwise) by which the Council and Board will discuss the Board Statement.
<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><i><span style="color:black">At the conclusion of the Council and Board discussions, the Council shall meet to affirm or modify its recommendation, and communicate that conclusion (the "Supplemental Recommendation")
to the Board, including an explanation for the then-current recommendation. In the event that the Council is able to reach a GNSO Supermajority Vote on the Supplemental Recommendation, the Board shall adopt the recommendation unless more than two-thirds (2/3)
of the Board determines that such guidance is not in the interests of the ICANN community or ICANN. For any Supplemental Recommendation approved by less than a GNSO Supermajority Vote, a majority vote of the Board shall be sufficient to determine that the
guidance in the Supplemental Recommendation is not in the best interest of the ICANN community or ICANN.</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white">
<span style="color:black">7.1 – Introduction of topic (Council leadership)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white">
<span style="color:black">7.2 – Council discussion</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white">
<span style="color:black">7.3 – Next steps</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="color:black">Item 8: COUNCIL DISCUSSION – Consideration of Updates From PDPs and Determination if Follow-Up or Council Action is Needed (10 minutes)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">On a 17 June 2019 webinar, in advance of ICANN65, the leadership teams of the various GNSO PDPs currently operating will have provided an update to the GNSO Council on current status, timeline, current issues, and potential ways in
which the GNSO Council may be able to provide assistance. The GNSO Council, after having received this update, will consider if any of the PDPs currently under its management may benefit from additional analysis/consideration and/or Council action.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">Here, the Council will discuss whether any additional steps are needed as it relates to its management of the GNSO PDPs.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">8.1 – Introduction of topic (Council leadership)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">8.2 – Council discussion</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">8.3 – Next steps</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="color:black">Item 9: COUNCIL DISCUSSION – Consideration of Competition, Consumer Trust & Consumer Choice Review Team (CCT-RT) Recommendations Passed to the GNSO (10 minutes)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">As was required under ICANN’s Affirmation of Commitments, the community-led Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice Review Team (CCT-RT) was established on 23 December 2015. The CCT-RT completed its work and delivered its
</span><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/cct-final-08sep18-en.pdf"><span style="color:#1155CC">Final Report</span></a><span style="color:black"> to the ICANN Board on 8 September 2018.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">On 1 March 2019, the ICANN Board </span><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2019-03-01-en"><span style="color:#1155CC">resolved</span></a><span style="color:black"> to take action on the 35 recommendations
as specified in the scorecard titled </span><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/resolutions-final-cct-recs-scorecard-01mar19-en.pdf"><span style="color:#1155CC">Final CCT Recommendations: Board Action</span></a><span style="color:black"> (1
March 2019), which fell in three categories: Accepting recommendations, subject to costing and implementation considerations; Placing recommendations (in whole or in part) in "Pending" status, directing ICANN org to perform specific actions to enable the Board
to take further actions; Passing recommendations (in whole or in part) to community groups the CCT-RT identified for their consideration</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">On 10 June 2019, the GNSO Council received a </span><a href="https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/council/2019-June/022775.html"><span style="color:#1155CC">communication</span></a><span style="color:black"> informing them of the CCT-RT
recommendations passed to it, along with an offer to provide additional information or context. The email highlighted the following text: “in passing these recommendations through, the Board is neither accepting, nor rejecting the recommendations. […] Passing
recommendations through to community groups is not a directive that the groups identified should formally address any of the issues within those recommendations. It is within the purview of each group to identify whether work will be taken on and the topics
that the group will address”.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">Here, the Council will discuss possible next steps to take in regards to the CCT-RT recommendations passed through to the GNSO.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">9.1 – Introduction of topic (Council leadership)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">9.2 – Council discussion</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">9.3 – Next steps</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="color:black">Item 10: COUNCIL UPDATE – Progress Made For the Implementation of PDP 3.0 (10 minutes)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">The GNSO Council identified a number of challenges as well as possible improvements related to the Policy Development Process (PDP), as a result of a number of discussions throughout 2018. These efforts started in the form of a
</span><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WbL79RXpkisfAnKOtxpuy_sf466_3XIT/view"><span style="color:#1155CC">staff discussion paper</span></a><span style="color:black">, shared on 10 January 2018 and discussed at the GNSO Council’s 2018 Strategic Planning
Session.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white">
<span style="color:black">In order to engage the broader GNSO community in this discussion, the GNSO Council organized a
</span><a href="https://61.schedule.icann.org/meetings/647692"><span style="color:#1155CC">collaborative session</span></a><span style="color:black"> involving the members of the current PDP Leadership Teams as well as the broader community to summarize key
points from the Strategic Planning Session, elaborate on the challenges that PDPs presently face and identified, and begin to brainstorm possible solutions.
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">On 11 May 2018, an </span><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/pdp-discussion-paper-11may18-en.pdf"><span style="color:#1155CC">updated paper</span></a><span style="color:black"> was prepared,
taking into account feedback received. The GNSO Council solicited additional feedback from the GNSO Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies,
</span><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/pdp-summary-feedback-10sep18-en.pdf"><span style="color:#1155CC">summarizing input received</span></a><span style="color:black">. An
</span><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/pdp-increase-effectiveness-efficiency-23oct18-en.pdf"><span style="color:#1155CC">updated report</span></a><span style="color:black"> was prepared as well as an
</span><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/pdp-implementation-plan-10dec18-en.pdf"><span style="color:#1155CC">Implementation Plan</span></a><span style="color:black">. On 24 October 2018, the Council
</span><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#201810"><span style="color:#1155CC">resolved</span></a><span style="color:black"> to adopt the Final Report and begin implementation, as well as report on progress no less than on a quarterly basis.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">At the 2019 GNSO Council Strategic Planning Session, the Council discussed early drafts for select implementation areas, ultimately agreeing that a small team of Councilors be convened to support implementation efforts. That small
team of Councilors first convened at ICANN64 in Kobe, Japan and has since been meeting on a bi-weekly basis.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">Here, the Council will receive an update on the implementation efforts from the PDP 3.0 small team of Councilors.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">10.1 – Introduction of topic (Rafik Dammak, lead for PDP 3.0 small team)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">10.2 – Council discussion</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">10.3 – Next steps</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="color:black">Item 11: ANY OTHER BUSINESS (5 minutes)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">11.1 - Open microphone</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">Appendix 1: GNSO Council Voting Thresholds (ICANN Bylaws, Article 11, Section 11.3(i))</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">See </span>
<a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#article11"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#article11</span></a><span style="color:black">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">Appendix 2: GNSO Council Absentee Voting Procedures (GNSO Operating Procedures, Section 4.4)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">See </span>
<a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/op-procedures-30jan18-en.pdf"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/op-procedures-30jan18-en.pdf</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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