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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR">Dear Councillors,</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:FR"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:FR"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR">As we ran out of time to adequately address Item 8 from the 22 April Council meeting (wrap-up from the Extraordinary Meeting), Council leadership
committed to summarizing where we believe things currently stand for three of the four agenda items (an update on the accuracy scoping team was sent under a separate cover on Wednesday).</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:FR"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:FR"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR">EPDP Phase 1 Rec 27 (Wave 1.5)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:FR"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR">Two action items were identified during the Extraordinary Meeting, which are currently being completed:<o:p></o:p></span>
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<i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR">ICANN GDS staff to provide the GNSO Council an update on the estimated level of effort, from ICANN org perspective, for completing the work of PPSAI IRT<o:p></o:p></span></i></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 level2 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR">ICANN GDS Staff to reach out to PPSAI IRT members to gauge their interest and availability for reconvening and completing the work of the IRT<o:p></o:p></span></i></li></ul>
</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR">The Council’s next steps will be informed by the outcome of these two action items.<o:p></o:p></span></b></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:FR"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR">GNSO Council Consideration of SAC114</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:FR"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR">During the Extraordinary Meeting, the Council agreed to form a small team to evaluate SAC114 and prepare a response to the Board. After a call for additional Council volunteers
that ended on 16 April, that team currently consists of just Maxim Alzolba and Jeff Neuman (GNSO liaison to the GAC), who are just beginning their work.
<b>As this work remains in its early stages, please consider volunteering asap on the council list to help support this work.</b><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:FR"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR">GNSO Framework for Continuous Improvement</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:FR"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc">
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR">We heard some concerns about the complexity of the framework but are also concerned that as the framework is debated, the relevant work items that would be assigned to the Task
Forces (a number of which reside in the 0-1 month range in the ADR) are not being worked on and no specific alternative proposals have been put forward for how to address these work items. As indicated during this 22 April Council meeting<b>, l</b>eadership
and staff will also consider options for not leaving ‘stale’ items under the 0-1 month range in the ADR.
<b>To help determine next steps for the framework and/or possible alternative approaches, Council leadership has scheduled a meeting with SG/C Chairs on 3 May 2021. </b>
<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:FR"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR">We believe this is the current state of play for these three items from the Extraordinary Meeting and welcome your thoughts, suggestions or concerns.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:FR"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:FR"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR">Regards,</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:FR"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR">Philippe</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:FR"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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