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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Councilors,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Based on Flip’s suggested revisions and in consultation with Council leadership and Flip, please see the revised Recommendations Report attached, both in redline and in clean version. The clean version will be what is applicable to the Consent Agenda for the upcoming Council meeting.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you have any questions or concerns, please let me know.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Best,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Steve<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>council <council-bounces@gnso.icann.org> on behalf of Flip Petillion via council <council@gnso.icann.org><br><b>Reply-To: </b>Flip Petillion <fpetillion@petillion.law><br><b>Date: </b>Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at 3:49 AM<br><b>To: </b>Pam Little <pam.little@alibaba-inc.com>, "council@gnso.icann.org" <council@gnso.icann.org><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [council] Agenda of our next Council meeting of 24 March 2021 - ODP liaison<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you Pam. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I think this is covered in the Executive Summary at pages 3 and 4 of the draft.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.5pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>While most of the 300+ Outputs in the Final Report were approved by the GNSO Council, there are three exceptions: </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.6pt;margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>• </span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>The single Output under Topic 23: Closed Generics was classified in the Final Report as Output category <b>No Agreement</b>. While the Working Group agreed by Full Consensus that there was No Agreement on this topic, 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. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>• </span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Two of the Outputs under Topic 35: Auctions: Mechanisms of Last Resort / Private Resolution of Contention Sets, Recommendations 35.2 and 35.4, obtained the designation Strong Support but Significant Opposition and were not approved by the GNSO Council. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hope this helps.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR>Flip</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Flip Petillion</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><a href="mailto:fpetillion@petillion.law"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>fpetillion@petillion.law</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>+32484652653</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>www.petillion.law</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.petillion.law/__;!!PtGJab4!uf0Isi8f4xmZCAOXzBxYOrOE2LGPp1tyPQL46XkqW-PnLbGvWffro9h1bCumyym1ZTMmfAA$"><span lang=EN-GB style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=191 height=43 style='width:1.9895in;height:.4479in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D72088.8D6DBFA0" alt="id:image001.png@01D3691D.DA7539C0"></span>[petillion.law]</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=X-NONE style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT Pro Light",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT Pro Light",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'> </span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT Pro Light",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Attorneys – Advocaten – Avocats</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Pam Little <pam.little@alibaba-inc.com><br><b>Reply to: </b>Pam Little <pam.little@alibaba-inc.com><br><b>Date: </b>Monday, 22 March 2021 at 23:12<br><b>To: </b>"council@gnso.icann.org" <council@gnso.icann.org>, Flip Petillion <fpetillion@petillion.law><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [council] Agenda of our next Council meeting of 24 March 2021 - ODP liaison</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Flip,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you for the proposed amendments to the draft Recommendations Report on the SubPro PDP Final Report.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I note one of the proposed amendments is to <span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>substitute current Annex B (Summary of Outputs) with the the SubPro PDP Final Report. Could you please clarify whether and how you propose to change the current language in Annex B:</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-variant-caps:normal;font-stretch:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>"Annex B: Final Outputs </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.5pt'>In order to provide a complete record for reference, the following summary includes all Outputs from the PDP Working <span class=spellchecktypo>Group’s</span> Final Report, including those Outputs that the GNSO Council did not approve. For clarity, Outputs that were not approved (23.1, 35.2, and 35.4) are printed in red text and marked “This output was not approved by the GNSO Council.”</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>I am seeking your clarification as the current language seems to be consistent with Whereas Clause #13 of the motion that Council voted on:</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>"13. The GNSO Council notes that Topic 23: Closed Generics was identified as an Output category of </span><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>No Agreement</span></strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>, 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"."</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Thank you very much in advance.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Pam<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>------------------------------------------------------------------</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Sender:council@gnso.icann.org <council@gnso.icann.org></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Sent At:2021 Mar. 20 (Sat.) 07:03</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Recipient:council@gnso.icann.org <council@gnso.icann.org></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Subject:[council] Agenda of our next Council meeting of 24 March 2021 - ODP liaison</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Dear Councilors,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color:#000000;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>1. next Council meeting</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color:#000000;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto'><span style='color:black'>Item 3 / Consent Agenda of our next Council meeting of 24 March 2021 is: Confirmation of the draft <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnso.icann.org_sites_default_files_file_field-2Dfile-2Dattach_draft-2Dcouncil-2Drecommendations-2Dnew-2Dgtld-2Dsubsequent-2Dprocedures-2Dpdf-2D12mar21-2Den.pdf&d=DwMGaQ&c=qmi9WrYRGQEDDOxOwKrAjW7mWovpzN_EKyRbeK_zbP0&r=Kepk-9GEB6JgOj0vUGl8c0hdrRM7FW-8Is-VAQU1VAk&m=rHP-c0hIakDrEZ5FDc8OaPGcWkXfHMeMS80AZ8U3oIo&s=DRLIXVKBUN4pV6yXFjDjWN8GQ08vvLm1m5LfyDiLbGI&e=" target="_blank">Recommendations Report to the ICANN Board regarding adoption of relevant Outputs from the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP</a>. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color:#000000;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color:#000000;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto'><span style='color:black'>As this is supposed to be a communication by the GNSO Council to the Board, I propose to amend this draft as follows:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color:#000000;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color:#000000;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto'><b><u><span style='color:black'>Annex B</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color:#000000;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color:#000000;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto'><span style='color:black'>Although the draft contains a link to the Final Report, I propose to substitute Annex B to this draft with the Full Report approved by Council on 18 February 2021.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color:#000000;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto'><span style='color:black'>That way, the Final Report will be formally handed over to the Board.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color:#000000;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto'><span style='color:black'>I do not think this change is contentious given the Final Report contains Annex B. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color:#000000;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color:#000000;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto'><span style='color:black'>Other changes I would like to propose to ensure consistency with the GNSO Council motion we unanimously adopted, are as follows:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color:#000000;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color:#000000;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto'><b><u><span style='color:black'>On page 3, Executive Summary first paragraph :</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color:#000000;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color:#000000;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto'><span style='color:black'>I propose to <u>add</u> the following language (in yellow):</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color:#000000;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color:#000000;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'>On 18 February 2021, the GNSO Council voted to approve, by a GNSO Supermajority, the Affirmations, Recommendations, and Implementation Guidance (collectively referred to as "Outputs") that were determined to have received either Full Consensus or Consensus designations by the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process (PDP) Working Group. <span style='background:yellow'>This reflects that the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process (PDP) Working Group operated on the basis that unless consensus was reached, the status quo would remain in place as a default position.</span> This Recommendations Report is being sent to the ICANN Board for its review of the Outputs approved by the GNSO Council, which the GNSO Council recommends be adopted by the ICANN Board. Please see Annex A of this Recommendations Report for a summary of all of the Outputs.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color:#000000;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='color:black'>Page 8, second and third paragraph:</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color:#000000;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color:#000000;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto'><span style='color:black'>I propose to <u>delete</u> the following language (in yellow), as it is inconsistent with the Council resolution: </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color:#000000;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=p1 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;caret-color:#000000;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'>The GNSO Council has requested that the ICANN Board initiate an Operational Design Phase (ODP) on the Final Report of the Subsequent Procedures PDP Working Group and its approved Outputs as soon as possible. The objective of the ODP is to perform an assessment of GNSO Council recommendations in order to provide the Board with relevant operational information to facilitate the <span class=spellchecktypo>Board’s</span> determination, in accordance with the Bylaws, on the operational impact of the implementation of the approved Outputs, including whether the approved Outputs are in the best interests of the ICANN community or ICANN. <span style='background:yellow'>The results of the ODP assessment may provide additional insight into the period of time needed to implement the adopted Outputs, including whether there is community work that must be completed prior to either implementation or the opening of subsequent application rounds.</span> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color:#000000;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=p1 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;caret-color:#000000;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black;background:yellow'>In reviewing the Final Report, the Board may identify specific topic areas and/or Outputs that require further analysis to support Board consideration. In addition, it is likely that the Outputs contained in the Final Report that the GNSO Council did not approve may nevertheless warrant the <span class=spellchecktypo>Board’s</span> attention and examination of possible ways forward:</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color:#000000;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=p1 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;caret-color:#000000;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start'><span style='color:black'>The GNSO Council resolution language stated:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=p1 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;caret-color:#000000;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>“2. Recognizing that nearly a decade has passed since the opening of the 2012 round of new gTLDs, <b>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</b> unspecific to New gTLD Subsequent Procedures to conclude, while acknowledging the importance of such work.”</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='color:black'>Page 9, second paragraph:</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color:#000000;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color:#000000;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto'><span style='color:black'>I propose to <u>delete</u> the following language (in yellow) as it is inconsistent with the Council resolution:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color:#000000;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=p1 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;caret-color:#000000;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'>Under its Charter requirements, the Working Group took into account outputs of concluded efforts (for example the Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice Review (CCT) and the Cross Community Working Group on the Use of Country and Territory Names (CCWG-UCTN) ) and coordinated its work with other relevant efforts that ran concurrently (for example the Review of All Rights Protection Mechanism in All gTLDs (<span class=spellchecktypo>RPMs</span>) Policy Development Process and the Name Collision Analysis Project (NCAP) ). In its resolution approving the PDP’s Outputs, the GNSO Council requested 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.” <span style='background:yellow'>Drawing on the ODP assessment, the Board may consider the extent to which it is feasible to advance implementation of subsequent procedures independent of any other relevant community work, such as the impending Expedited Policy Development Process (EPDP) focused on Internationalized Domain Names (<span class=spellchecktypo>IDNs</span>) and in particular, IDN variant <span class=spellchecktypo>TLDs</span>.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color:#000000;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='color:black'>Page 11:</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color:#000000;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color:#000000;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto'><span style='color:black'>I propose to <u>change</u> the following language (in yellow and strikethrough)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color:#000000;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color:#000000;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'>The Working <span class=spellchecktypo>Group’s</span> Final Report was submitted to the GNSO Council on 18 January 2021 and <s><span style='background:yellow'>can be found in full </span></s></span><s><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#1154CC;background:yellow'>here</span></s><s><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black;background:yellow'>. The full text of all Outputs are</span></s><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'> <span style='background:yellow'>is</span> included as Annex B to this Recommendations Report. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color:#000000;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color:#000000;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto'><b><span style='color:black'>2. ODP liaison for the Council</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>I examined the next steps for the Sub Pro PDP and the ODP.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>I understand that the ODP Process Paper encourages the Council to appoint a liaison to the ODP to streamline communications between ICANN <span class=spellchecktypo>org</span>’s ODP team and the Council should any questions on the substance or intent of recommendations arise.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>I observed that the liaison will serve as the <span class=spellchecktypo>primar</span>y contact between ICANN <span class=spellchecktypo>org</span>’s ODP team and the GNSO Council on questions pertaining to the substance or intent of the GNSO Council recommendations. The liaison is expected to keep the GNSO Council informed about their engagement with ICANN <span class=spellchecktypo>org</span> on these questions and should be empowered.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>As the Process Paper suggests that the ODP liaison preferably has had previous involvement with the relevant PDP, please note that I offer to be the ODP liaison for the Council.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Respectfully submitted,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color:#000000;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;widows:auto'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Flip<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Flip <span class=spellchecktypo>Petillion</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><a href="mailto:fpetillion@petillion.law" target="_blank"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>fpetillion@petillion.law</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>+32484652653</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>www.petillion.law</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.petillion.law/__;!!PtGJab4!uf0Isi8f4xmZCAOXzBxYOrOE2LGPp1tyPQL46XkqW-PnLbGvWffro9h1bCumyym1ZTMmfAA$" target="_blank"><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=191 height=43 style='width:1.9895in;height:.4479in' id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image002.png@01D72088.8D6DBFA0"></span>[petillion.law]</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT Pro Light",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT Pro Light",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT Pro Light",sans-serif;color:black'>Attorneys – <span class=spellchecktypo>Advocaten</span> – <span class=spellchecktypo>Avocats</span></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>