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<p class="MsoNormal">(message sent on behalf of the GNSO Council leadership) </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Councilors, </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This is a call for volunteers for the GNSO Council small team tasked with deliberating on the
<a href="https://community.icann.org/display/WEIA/Public+Documents?preview=/120819602/120819621/WS2%20Implementation%20Assessment%20Report_5Nov2019.pdf">
CCWG-Accountability Workstream 2 Implementation Assessment Report</a> and developing a prioritization document of the
<a href="https://community.icann.org/display/WEIA/Public+Documents?preview=/120819602/120819621/WS2%20Implementation%20Assessment%20Report_5Nov2019.pdf">
WS2 Recommendations</a> for consideration by the GNSO Council. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">As you may recall, this Council small team was established in September 2020 to facilitate the future implementation of WS2 recommendations.
<span style="color:black">Specifically, the purpose of the prioritization exercise is for the Council small team to identify a subset of WS2 recommendations that:</span></p>
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The GNSO Council has the responsibility to implement;<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline">
The broader GNSO Community (i.e., GNSO Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies) has the responsibility to implement; and<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline">
The broad ICANN community, including the GNSO, has the responsibility to implement in a collaborative manner.
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<p style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The Council small team has also been tasked to
</span><span style="color:black">propose the priority level (i.e., high, med, low) of completing the implementation of a specific recommendation. You may learn more about the small team’s preliminary work here:
<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WwlFVOSCRGn86ZOwqJG6Ev7WMHLwN0cvERgQwA3DD_Q/edit">
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WwlFVOSCRGn86ZOwqJG6Ev7WMHLwN0cvERgQwA3DD_Q/edit</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Since the Council transition in October 2020, some of the small team members have departed. Therefore, we are launching this call for volunteers, especially among the newly seated Councilors who may be interested
in joining this small team effort. If you are interested in joining, please email
<a href="mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org">gnso-secs@icann.org</a> by <b><u>COB Thursday, 19 November</u></b>.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Current Councilors who have already been involved in the small team since September 2020 will maintain their membership by default. However, if you do not wish to continue your participation, please also email
<span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org">gnso-secs@icann.org</a> by
<b><u>COB Thursday, 19 November</u></b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Thank you for your interest and time!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Best Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Philippe, Pam, Tatiana </span></p>
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