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<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">Dear GNSO Councilors,
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<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">On behalf of the Council WS2 Small Team (members: Tatiana, Tom, Juan, Farell / observers: Philippe & Pam), please find attached the prioritization document the Council Small Team developed in
order to identify the WS2 recommendations that are relevant to the GNSO Council, as well as their respective priority levels. This document is linked to agenda “Item 6: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Update from Council small team on GNSO next steps to implement WS2
recommendations”. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">Thank you for your review.
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<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">Best Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">Ariel<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">Ariel Xinyue Liang</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Policy Sr. Specialist</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From: </span></b><span style="color:black">council <council-bounces@gnso.icann.org> on behalf of Andrea Glandon <andrea.glandon@icann.org><br>
<b>Date: </b>Monday, December 7, 2020 at 7:03 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] Final Proposed Agenda | GNSO Council Meetings 17 December 2020 at 12:00 UTC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#111111">Dear all, </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#111111">Please find below the final proposed agenda for the </span><span style="color:black">GNSO Council Meeting </span><span style="color:#111111">on </span><span style="color:black">17 December</span><span style="color:#111111"> 2020
at </span><span style="color:black">12:00</span><span style="color:#111111"> UTC.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:23.0pt;color:black">Draft GNSO Council Agenda 17 December 2020 </span><o:p></o:p></h1>
<p style="margin:0in"><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/_ITzC"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://community.icann.org/x/_ITzC</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black">This agenda was established according to the
</span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/op-procedures-24oct19-en.pdf__;!!PtGJab4!rf15VD5150bYY7kAQYBnJleiTMojZTUcxAIP_rUpAXLzlqxFzeKeG3JhgPBcihf41aWBMpI$"><span style="color:#1155CC">GNSO
Operating Procedures</span> [gnso.icann.org]</a><span style="color:black"> v3.5, updated on 24 October 2019</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black">For convenience:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">An excerpt of the ICANN Bylaws defining the voting thresholds is provided in Appendix 1 at the end of this agenda.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">An excerpt from the Council Operating Procedures defining the absentee voting procedures is provided in Appendix 2 at the end of this agenda.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black">GNSO Council meeting held 12:00 UTC</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black">Coordinated Universal Time: 12:00 UTC:
</span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/tinyurl.com/y3f7xoof__;!!PtGJab4!rf15VD5150bYY7kAQYBnJleiTMojZTUcxAIP_rUpAXLzlqxFzeKeG3JhgPBcihf4cU9IP5g$"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1155CC;background:white">https://tinyurl.com/y3f7xoof</span>
[tinyurl.com]</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black">04:00 Los Angeles; 07:00 Washington; 12:00 London; 13:00 Paris; 15:00 Moscow; 23:00 Melbourne </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">GNSO Council Meeting Remote Participation:
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/icann.zoom.us/j/93164774162?pwd=cUlJcXpBdUE5NmlzaWQ1YXVvZ213dz09__;!!PtGJab4!rf15VD5150bYY7kAQYBnJleiTMojZTUcxAIP_rUpAXLzlqxFzeKeG3JhgPBcihf4-uR2S0c$">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#954F72">https://icann.zoom.us/j/93164774162?pwd=cUlJcXpBdUE5NmlzaWQ1YXVvZ213dz09</span> [icann.zoom.us]</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">Councilors should notify the GNSO Secretariat in advance if they will not be able to attend and/or need a dial out call.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black">___________________________________</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><b><span style="color:black">Item 1: Administrative Matters (10 mins)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">1.1 - Roll Call</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">1.2 - Updates to Statements of Interest</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">1.3 - Review / Amend Agenda</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">1.4 - Note the status of minutes for the previous Council meetings per the GNSO Operating Procedures: </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">Minutes of the GNSO Council meetings
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2020/minutes/minutes-gnso-council-21oct20-part1-en.pdf__;!!PtGJab4!rf15VD5150bYY7kAQYBnJleiTMojZTUcxAIP_rUpAXLzlqxFzeKeG3JhgPBcihf4wjC_ruk$">
<span style="color:#1155CC">part 1 </span>[gnso.icann.org]</a>and <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2020/minutes/minutes-gnso-council-21oct20-part2-en.pdf__;!!PtGJab4!rf15VD5150bYY7kAQYBnJleiTMojZTUcxAIP_rUpAXLzlqxFzeKeG3JhgPBcihf4mGpiEQQ$">
<span style="color:#1155CC">part 2</span> [gnso.icann.org]</a> on the 21 October 2020 were posted on 6 November 2020.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">Minutes of the GNSO Council meeting on 19 November 2020 were posted on 3 December 2020.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><b><span style="color:black">Item 2: Opening Remarks / Review of Projects & Action List (10 minutes)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:#172B4D;background:white">2.1 - Review focus areas and provide updates on specific key themes / topics, to include review of
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/en/council/project__;!!PtGJab4!rf15VD5150bYY7kAQYBnJleiTMojZTUcxAIP_rUpAXLzlqxFzeKeG3JhgPBcihf4KrwpyCw$"><span style="color:#0052CC;background:white">Projects List
</span>[gnso.icann.org]</a></span><span style="color:#172B4D;background:white">and
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://community.icann.org/x/RgZlAg"><span style="color:#0052CC;background:white">Action Item List. </span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><b><span style="color:black">Item 3: Consent Agenda (15 minutes) </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">3.1 - Approval of SSC Leadership for 2020-2021: Carlton Samuels, Chair and Sophie Hey, Vice-Chair </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">3.2 - Approval of Heather Forrest to serve an additional term as GNSO nominated member of the Fellowship Selection Committee</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">3.3 - Approval of Keith Drazek to serve as EPDP 2A Chair</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">3.4 - Approval of [<span style="background:yellow">name</span>] to serve as IGO Curative Rights Work Track Chair</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">3.5 - Confirmation of Council liaisons to respective efforts:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">All Rights Protection Mechanisms in All gTLDs / IGO Curative Rights Work Track - John McElwaine</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">New gTLD Subsequent Procedures - Flip Petillion</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">EPDP Phase 2 - Olga Cavalli</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">EPDP Phase 2A - TBD</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Standing Committee on Budget & Operations (SCBO) - Philippe Fouquart (ex officio)</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Standing Selection Committee (SSC) - Tatiana Tropina (ex officio)</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">IRT: EPDP Phase 1 - Sebastien Ducos</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">IRT: Privacy & Proxy Services Accreditation Issues PDP Recommendations (PPSAI) IRT - TBD
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#666666">(paused)</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">IRT: Translation and Transliteration of Contact Information (T/T) - Maxim Alzoba</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#666666"> (paused)</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">GNSO Council liaison to the ccNSO - Sebastien Ducos</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">GNSO Council liaison to the GAC - Jeff Neuman (<i>already approved but included for completeness</i>)</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><b><span style="color:black">Item 4: COUNCIL VOTE - Affirm Intent of EPDP Phase 1 Recommendation 7 (30 minutes)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">In adopting the Expedited Policy Development Process (EPDP) on the Temporary Specification Final Report and Recommendations, the Council requested that an informal Implementation Review Team (IRT)
be established, which was done. After the recommendations were approved by the ICANN Board, the informal IRT transitioned to a formal IRT and has diligently been working to implement the policy recommendations. Within the IRT, there are diverging views amongst
some IRT members on how to implement recommendation 7, especially in relation to the Thick WHOIS Transition Policy for .COM, .NET, and .JOBS</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">The ICANN Board, taking note of the potential impasse, sent a
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/botterman-to-drazek-2-11mar20-en.pdf__;!!PtGJab4!oQwV9HCMGhXBS5EtU3aOkRxs-f4RQKkHbMUNsLes--FAx9ODzxL57AybmR5oXmWG2uZ2OXw$">
<span style="color:#1155CC">letter</span></a> to the GNSO Council on 11 March 2020. The Council considered the letter and agreed that recommendation 7 did not explicitly overturn the Thick Whois Transition Policy; to do so will require the GNSO Council to initiate
policy development. The Council sent a <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/little-dammak-to-botterman-29may20-en.pdf__;!!PtGJab4!oQwV9HCMGhXBS5EtU3aOkRxs-f4RQKkHbMUNsLes--FAx9ODzxL57AybmR5oXmWGbazEgkk$">
<span style="color:#1155CC">response</span></a> to the ICANN Board on 29 May 2020. The IRT has continued to try and implement recommendation 7 but has still been unable to reach agreement. As such and per the Council’s letter, the Council requested a briefing
from, ”the GNSO Council liaison detailing the precise nature of the impasse so that the GNSO Council can make an informed determination on how to proceed.” During its September Council meeting, the Council received a briefing from the GNSO Council liaison
to the IRT, Sebastien Ducos. The Council agreed to convene a small team of Councilors that was charged with establishing a path forward to try and resolve the impasse. That small team met to determine what the best practical path forward may be. During the
Council’s October meeting, it considered a<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/draft-motion-16oct20-en.pdf__;!!PtGJab4!rf15VD5150bYY7kAQYBnJleiTMojZTUcxAIP_rUpAXLzlqxFzeKeG3JhgPBcihf43cYMyrs$"><span style="color:#1155CC">
draft motion</span> [gnso.icann.org]</a> that would do two things 1) Affirm the intent of EPDP Phase 1 Recommendation 7; and 2) initiate an EPDP on the Thick WHOIS Transition Policy. This draft motion was further discussed during the November Council meeting
where a number of potential approaches to resolve policy conflicts were discussed. After the November Council meeting, the small team was reconvened and worked towards a revised path forward but was unable to reach consensus. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">A motion has been submitted to the Council list on 7 December 2020. Here, the Council will vote to adopt the motion.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">4.1 - Presentation of
<a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+17+December+2020">
<span style="color:#1155CC">motion</span></a> (Council Vice-Chair, Pam Little)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">4.2 – Council discussion</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">4.3 – Council vote (voting threshold: TBD)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><i><span style="color:black">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></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><b><span style="color:black">Item 5: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Briefing on the Final Report From the Review of All Rights Protection Mechanisms (RPMs) in All gTLDs PDP WG (40 minutes)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">Chartered in March 2016 to review all the RPMs that have been developed by ICANN, the PDP is focused on RPMs developed for the 2012 New gTLD Program (i.e., Trademark Clearing House, Sunrise, Claims,
and Uniform Rapid Suspension). The WG was tasked with considering the overarching issue as to whether or not the RPMs collectively fulfill their purposes or whether additional policy recommendations will be necessary.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">After the Co-Chairs determined additional time was needed to accommodate substantive work, the most recent Project Change Request was submitted and granted for the Council’s September meeting,
establishing a target date of no later than the end of November. The WG was able to successfully complete its work by this timeline and delivered its</span><span style="color:#172B4D">
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/en/issues/rpm-phase-1-proposed-24nov20-en.pdf__;!!PtGJab4!rf15VD5150bYY7kAQYBnJleiTMojZTUcxAIP_rUpAXLzlqxFzeKeG3JhgPBcihf4FRXmvfg$"><span style="color:#1155CC">Final
Report</span> [gnso.icann.org]</a></span><span style="color:#172B4D"> </span><span style="color:black">to the GNSO Council on 24 November 2020. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">Here, the Council will receive a briefing to better understand the scope of substantive recommendations that it will be asked to vote on in a future meeting.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">5.1 – Introduction of topic (Council leadership)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">5.2 – Briefing (GNSO Council liaison to the PDP, John McElwaine)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">5.3 – Council discussion</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">5.4 – Next steps</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><b><span style="color:black">Item 6: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Update from Council small team on GNSO next steps to implement WS2 recommendations (10 minutes)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">On 7 November 2019, the ICANN Board</span><span style="color:#172B4D">
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/features.icann.org/ccwg-accountability-ws2-**B-final-report__;4oCT!!PtGJab4!rf15VD5150bYY7kAQYBnJleiTMojZTUcxAIP_rUpAXLzlqxFzeKeG3JhgPBcihf4m-p1WvQ$"><span style="color:#1155CC">adopted</span>
[features.icann.org]</a></span><span style="color:#172B4D"> </span><span style="color:black">all of the consensus recommendations contained within the WS2
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/ccwg-acct-ws2-final-27mar18-en.pdf__;!!PtGJab4!rf15VD5150bYY7kAQYBnJleiTMojZTUcxAIP_rUpAXLzlqxFzeKeG3JhgPBcihf4K2AZCaU$">
<span style="color:#1155CC">Final Report</span> [icann.org]</a></span><span style="color:#172B4D">.
</span><span style="color:black">As part of the resolved clauses, ICANN Org was directed to begin implementation of those recommendations, in accordance with the</span><span style="color:#172B4D">
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/WEIA/Public+Documents?preview=/120819602/120819621/WS2%20Implementation%20Assessment%20Report_5Nov2019.pdf"><span style="color:#1155CC">WS2 Implementation Assessment Report</span></a></span><span style="color:#172B4D">. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">In the GNSO Council’s consideration of upcoming work within its pipeline, it discussed trying to get ahead of impending work it will eventually be asked to undertake for the implementation of
WS2. The Council established a small team to better understand the specific WS2 items that it will be tasked to complete, so as to better ensure that this work is properly accounted for within the larger Council work plan.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">Here, the Council will receive an update from the small team on their work to date.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">6.1 – Introduction of topic (Council Vice-Chair, Tatiana Tropina)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">6.2 – Council discussion</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">6.3 – Next steps</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black"><br>
<b>Item 7: ANY OTHER BUSINESS (10 minutes)</b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">7.1 - Notification of SG/C and Council discussion and agreement on process to appoint GNSO members for the Community Representatives Group to select IRP Standing Panel (i.e., assign to SSC and
provide the SSC with briefing document to help guide their selection process)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">7.2 - Update from SO/AC leadership roundtable</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black">_______________________________</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><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"><span style="color:black">See </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/*article11__;Iw!!PtGJab4!rf15VD5150bYY7kAQYBnJleiTMojZTUcxAIP_rUpAXLzlqxFzeKeG3JhgPBcihf4bmiuGY8$"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#article11</span>
[icann.org]</a><span style="color:black">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black">Appendix 2: GNSO Council Absentee Voting Procedures (GNSO Operating Procedures, Section 4.4)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black">See </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/op-procedures-30jan18-en.pdf__;!!PtGJab4!rf15VD5150bYY7kAQYBnJleiTMojZTUcxAIP_rUpAXLzlqxFzeKeG3JhgPBcihf404glpCc$"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/op-procedures-30jan18-en.pdf</span>
[gnso.icann.org]</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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