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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear all,</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please find below the resolution<span lang="EN-US">s</span> from the GNSO Council meeting on
<span lang="EN-US">Thur</span>sday <span lang="EN-US">18 February 2021</span> which will be posted shortly on the
<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_council_resolutions_2020&d=DwMGaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=PDd_FX3f4MVgkEIi9GHvVoUhbecsvLhgsyXrxgtbL10DTBs0i1jYiBM_uTSDzgqG&m=ZSgASD1EuH-U7lIp4Tv5rZ7qbpaQd30Zx7zYM0-pUk0&s=fX9ASCG1j6_lmUZBaZPCSK8a5HGDv7G_X0ZM7ChsG_k&e=">
<span style="color:windowtext">GNSO resolutions</span></a> page.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">20210218 – 1</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Consent agenda<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Confirmation of Philippe Fouquart to serve as the GNSO Council liaison to the EPDP 2A.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#172B4D;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Non-objection from the Council for the EPDP Team to appoint a non-EPDP Team member as vice-chair.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#172B4D;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Confirmation of the <a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/council-recommendations-rpm-pdp-phase-1-report-10feb21-en.pdf"><span style="color:#0052CC">Recommendations
Report</span></a> to the ICANN Board regarding adoption of all recommendations from the Phase 1 Final Report of the Review of All Rights Protection Mechanisms (RPMs) in All gTLDs PDP.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#172B4D"><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/gnso-council-motion-recorder-18feb21-en.pdf">Vote results</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">Initiation of a Policy Development Process to Review the Transfer Policy</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#172B4D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">Submitted by: Pam Little</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#172B4D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">Seconded by: Carlton Samuels</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#172B4D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">Whereas,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#172B4D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The GNSO Council issued a call for volunteers for a Transfer Policy Review Scoping Team on <a href="https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/council/2019-October/023097.html"><span style="color:#0052CC">October
3, 2019</span></a>. The Scoping Team was tasked with providing recommendations on the approach to a potential review and future policy work related to the Transfer Policy; composition of the review team or PDP working group; and scope of the review;<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">2. The Transfer Policy Review Scoping Team delivered a<a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/transfer-policy-review-scoping-team-06apr20-en.pdf"><span style="color:#0052CC">Transfer
Policy Initial Scoping Paper</span></a> on April 6, 2020 in which it recommended the GNSO Council instruct ICANN Policy staff to draft a Preliminary Issue Report, outlining, et. , the issues described within the Transfer Policy Initial Scoping Paper;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;background:white;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">3. On 24 June 2020 the GNSO Council requested preparation of a Preliminary Issue Report, for delivery as expeditiously as possible, on the issues identified in the <a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/transfer-policy-review-scoping-team-06apr20-en.pdf"><span style="color:#0052CC">Transfer
Policy Initial Scoping Paper</span></a>, to assist in determining whether a PDP or series of PDPs should be initiated regarding changes to the Transfer Policy;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;background:white;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">4. On 20 August 2020, the GNSO Council agreed to extend the timeline for delivery of the Issue Report to 10 October 2020;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">5. ICANN staff published the <a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/preliminary-issue-report-pdp-transfer-policy-03jun20-en.pdf"><span style="color:#0052CC">Preliminary
Issue Report</span></a> on a Policy Development Process to Review the Transfer Policy for public comment on 12 October 2020, with the public comment forum closing on 30 November 2020;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;background:white;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">6. ICANN staff have reviewed the <a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/transfer-policy-pdp-review-2020-10-12-en"><span style="color:#0052CC">public comments</span></a> received,
published a <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/report-comments-transfer-policy-pdp-review-14dec20-en.pdf"><span style="color:#0052CC">Report of Public Comments</span></a> on 14 December 2020 and updated the Issue Report accordingly;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">7. The <a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/final-issue-report-pdp-transfer-policy-review-12jan21-en.pdf"><span style="color:#0052CC">Final Issue
Report</span></a> on a Policy Development Process to Review the Transfer Policy was delivered to the GNSO Council on 12 January 2021;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">8. The Final Issue Report includes a recommendation that the GNSO Council proceed with a two-phased Policy Development Process (PDP) that will address the following topic areas in sequence:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Phase 1(a): Form of Authorization (including Rec. 27, Wave 1 FOA issues) and AuthInfo Codes<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#172B4D;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;background:white">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Phase 1(b): Change of Registrant (including Rec. 27, Wave 1 Change of Registrant issues)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#172B4D;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;background:white">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Phase 2: Transfer Emergency Action Contact and reversing inter-registrar transfers, Transfer Dispute Resolution Policy (including Rec. 27, Wave 1 TDRP issues), NACKing transfers, ICANN-approved transfers<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">9. The General Counsel of ICANN has indicated that the topics recommended for review are properly within the scope of the ICANN policy process and the GNSO.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">RESOLVED:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">1. The GNSO Council hereby initiates a two-phased PDP to Review the Transfer Policy which will determine if changes to the policy are needed to improve the ease, security, and efficacy
of inter-registrar and inter-registrant transfers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">2. The GNSO Council requests that the PDP Working Group be convened as soon as possible after the adoption of the PDP Working Group Charter in order to fulfill the requirements of this
PDP.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/gnso-council-motion-recorder-18feb21-en.pdf">Vote results</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Adoption of the Policy Development Process on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Final Report</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Submitted by: Flip Petillion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Seconded by: Kurt Pritz<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">WHEREAS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">On 17 December 2015 the GNSO Council resolved to <a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#201512"><span style="color:#0052CC">initiate</span></a> a PDP to consider and analyze issues
discussed in the Final Issue Report on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures (SubPro PDP) to determine whether changes or adjustments to the existing policy recommendations in the Final Report on the Introduction of New Generic Top-Level Domains from 08 August 2007
are needed.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">On 21 January 2016 the GNSO Council <a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#201601"><span style="color:#0052CC">approved</span></a> the Charter for the SubPro PDP and directed ICANN
staff to issue a call for volunteers for the SubPro PDP Working Group.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">After initiating a call for community comment in June of 2016 (Community Comment 1), the SubPro PDP divided its work into four Work Tracks culminating in a second call for community comment (Community
Comment 2) in March of 2017, that provided an insight into the work of each of the initial four Work Tracks, and asked a series of questions of the community for further consideration.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">In November of 2017, a fifth Work Track (WT5) was created solely for the purpose of examining the issues related to Geographic Names as the Top Level. In recognition of the broad interest in the
topic and to encourage participation from the ICANN community, it was set up to include four WT5 leaders, one each from the GNSO, ccNSO, GAC and At-Large.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The SubPro PDP has followed the prescribed PDP steps as stated in the Bylaws, including the publication of the following Reports for public comment:<o:p></o:p></span>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">an <a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/gtld-subsequent-procedures-initial-2018-07-03-en"><span style="color:#0052CC">Initial Report</span></a> on 08 July 2018 for public comment.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo4">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">a <a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/new-gtld-subsequent-procedures-supp-initial-2018-10-30-en"><span style="color:#0052CC">Supplemental Initial Report</span></a> on 30 October 2018,
covering certain issues not included in the Initial Report.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo4">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">a <a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/geo-names-wt5-initial-2018-12-05-en"><span style="color:#0052CC">Supplemental Initial Report </span></a>on Geographic Names at the Top Level on 5
December 2018.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo4">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">a <a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/gnso-new-gtld-subsequent-draft-final-report-2020-08-20-en"><span style="color:#0052CC">Draft Final Report</span></a> on 20 August 2020.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">On 18 January 2021, the SubPro PDP Working Group submitted its Final Report to the Council for its consideration.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">On 21 January 2021, the GNSO Council received a high-level briefing of the Final Report by the GNSO Council Liaison to the SubPro PDP Working Group.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">On 28 January 2021, the GNSO Council Liaison to the SubPro PDP Working Group and its Co-Chairs held a webinar, directed at the GNSO Council, to discuss the Final Report’s 41 Topics, which included
hundreds of Affirmations, Recommendations and Implementation Guidance (Collectively referred to as “Outputs”) in more detail.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Each of the Outputs in the following topics obtained a Full Consensus designation (Topics 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 19, 20, 22, 23, 25, 26, 28, 31, 32, 33, 36, 37, 38, 39, and 40).<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Each of the following topics received an overall designation of Consensus, with all of the Outputs obtaining at least a Consensus designation (Topics 2, 3, 4, 9, 12, 15, 17, 18, 21, 24, 27, 29, 30,
34, and 41).<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">One Topic obtained a Strong Support but Significant Opposition designation (#35); However, within that one Topic, three of the five Outputs obtained a Consensus designation, and two of the five Outputs,
Recommendations 35.2 and 35.4, obtained the designation Strong Support but Significant Opposition.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">While not seeking to affirm that the status quo prevails in any particular instance, the GNSO Council notes that the Working Group operated under the assumption that, in the event the Working Group
was unable to reach consensus in recommending an alternate course of action, the “status quo” should remain in place as a default position, with the status quo consisting of the 2007 policy, the final Applicant Guidebook, and any implementation elements that
were put into practice in the 2012 application round.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The GNSO Council notes that Topic 23: Closed Generics was identified as an Output category of <strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">No Agreement</span></strong>, which did achieve
Full Consensus. However, the GNSO Council believes No Agreement is functionally equivalent to the designation of Divergence as detailed in the GNSO Working Group Guidelines, meaning that the Working Group was unable to reach consensus in recommending an alternate
course of action. The GNSO Council further notes that especially as it relates to Topic 23: Closed Generics, there were diverging interpretations within the Working Group of what constitutes the “status quo”.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Given the large number of topics and the interdependency of many of the subjects, the SubPro PDP Working Group recommends that all Outputs be considered as one package by the GNSO Council and subsequently
the ICANN Board, notwithstanding any Outputs that did not achieve Consensus or Full Consensus.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">RESOLVED<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The GNSO Council approves, and recommends that the ICANN Board adopt, the Affirmations, Recommendations, and Implementation Guidance (Collectively referred to as “Outputs”) that were determined to
have received either Full Consensus or Consensus designations as documented in the SubPro PDP Working Group's Final Report<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Recognizing that nearly a decade has passed since the opening of the 2012 round of new gTLDs, the GNSO Council requests that the ICANN Board consider and direct the implementation of the Outputs
adopted by the GNSO Council without waiting for any other proposed or ongoing policy work unspecific to New gTLD Subsequent Procedures to conclude, while acknowledging the importance of such work.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Further, the GNSO Council requests that the ICANN Board initiate an Operational Design Phase on the Final Report of the SubPro Working Group and its Outputs as soon as possible, to perform an assessment
of GNSO Council recommendations in order to provide the Board with relevant operational information to facilitate the Board’s determination, in accordance with the Bylaws, on the impact of the operational impact of the implementation of the recommendations,
including whether the recommendations are in the best interests of the ICANN community or ICANN.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The GNSO Council </span>
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">requests that the</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> ICANN
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Board</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> convene an Implementation Review Team to work on the implementation of these Outputs. The Implementation
Review Team will be tasked with assisting ICANN org in developing the implementation details for the New gTLD Program, evaluating the proposed implementation of the Outputs as approved by the Board, and working with ICANN staff to ensure that the resultant
implementation conforms to the intent of the approved Outputs. The Implementation Review Team shall operate in accordance with the Implementation Review Team Principles and Guidance approved by the GNSO Council in June 2015.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The GNSO Council extends its sincere appreciation to the Co-Chairs, Cheryl Langdon-Orr and Jeffrey Neuman, as well as past Co-Chair Avri Doria, the SubPro PDP Work Track leaders, the SubPro Working
Group members and support staff of the SubPro PDP for their tireless efforts these past five years to deliver this Final Report.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/gnso-council-motion-recorder-18feb21-en.pdf">Vote results</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">Nathalie<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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