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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Dear councilors,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">A reminder that an action item from the GNSO Council meeting held on the 22 August 2019 was:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">“Council to consider if they would like to provide a written response to ICANN Org, to be delivered by the end of September. Councilors to inform their respective SG/Cs of the timeline for
providing input.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Please find the Assumptions Paper attached for your review.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Nathalie<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;color:black">From:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;color:black">council <council-bounces@gnso.icann.org> on behalf of "council@gnso.icann.org" <council@gnso.icann.org><br>
<b>Reply-To: </b>"kdrazek@verisign.com" <kdrazek@verisign.com><br>
<b>Date: </b>Monday, June 17, 2019 at 8:53 PM<br>
<b>To: </b>"council@gnso.icann.org" <council@gnso.icann.org><br>
<b>Cc: </b>"gnso-secs@icann.org" <gnso-secs@icann.org><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[council] FW: ICANN org's preparation toward implementation of a new round of gTLDs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">FYI</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Cyrus Namazi <cyrus.namazi@icann.org>
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, June 17, 2019 1:29 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Drazek, Keith <kdrazek@verisign.com><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Marika Konings <marika.konings@icann.org>; David Olive <david.olive@icann.org>; Trang Nguyen <trang.nguyen@icann.org>; Steve Chan <steve.chan@icann.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL] ICANN org's preparation toward implementation of a new round of gTLDs</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN">Dear Keith;</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN">As you likely recall, in December 2015 the GNSO initiated a Policy Development Process (PDP) to determine if changes to existing policy recommendations are needed before the next
round of gTLDs. We understand that the PDP Working Group expects to publish its final report with its recommendations by December 2019. These recommendations may lead to procedural changes for subsequent rounds of gTLD applications, which ICANN org must implement
and manage. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN">In the course of our preparatory work toward the planning and implementation of the new policy, ICANN org has compiled a number of fundamental operationally focused assumptions
to help with the preliminary planning and operational readiness of the organization. I have shared these assumptions with the ICANN Board, and am now sharing them with all ICANN constituencies in the briefing document attached. We plan to meet face-to-face
with the Subsequent Procedures PDP Working Group in Marrakech to further discuss these assumptions.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN">If the GNSO Council members are also interested in further engagement and providing feedback and perspective on these assumptions please let me know and we will be happy to arrange
a mutually convenient time for a discussion.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN">For your information, this information will also be included in the ICANN Community Digest which is planned to be issued later this week.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Sincerely,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",serif;color:black">Cyrus Namazi</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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