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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.5pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Dear GNSO Council,</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Consensus Policy Implementation Framework (CPIF) represents ICANN org’s Global Domains Division’s “roadmap” for implementing community-developed and approved consensus policy recommendations.
Point H of the Framework mandates that ICANN org “continually review the implementation framework and related materials to encapsulate additional best-practices or to adjust the steps as a result of lessons learned with previous consensus policy projects.”
In accordance with this mandate, please find attached an amended version of the CPIF for your consideration.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">This proposed set of amendments focuses on establishing<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>standardized processes<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>for<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>post-implementation
consensus policy reviews</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>and for<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>amending the CPIF document</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>on an ongoing basis. In addition to a number of minor language
updates, the following sections have been added to or created: </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Section V, “Support and Review</span></u></b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">”</span></u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red">Section
expanded</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">to reference the<span class="apple-converted-space"> proposed </span><b>post-implementation
consensus policy review process</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>added in the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red">new</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Section
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<b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Section VI, “Post-Implementation Consensus Policy Review Process”</span></u></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red">New
section</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">added to detail proposed steps for carrying out reviews of implemented consensus policies
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<b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Section VII, “Consensus Policy Implementation Framework Amendment Process”</span></u></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red">New
section</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">added to detail proposed steps for amending the CPIF</span><o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Similar to our effort last year to update the framework and “test” the amendment process, minor updates have been left as redlines throughout the document; more substantive changes are
shown as redlines and have “rationale” comments associated with them. The amended version will ultimately be posted to icann.org’s implementation page at<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.icann.org/policy/implementation"><span style="color:#954F72">https://www.icann.org/policy/implementation</span></a>.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Community review of these proposed amendments is essential to ensure that they conform to existing org and community standards and practices.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>If
you have input on these proposed amendments, please provide it to this group by <u>
Monday, 9 September</u></b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>(feel free to annotate the document directly and/or provide your input in an email).</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Thank you all for your time in reviewing this important process. Please let me know of any questions.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Best,</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Brian Aitchison<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Brian Aitchison, PhD
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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