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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Dear Grace and Bart - I suddenly
<span style="color:black">realized</span> that I was to report consultations that has taken place within GAC in relation to the CWG work and public hearing on the second draft proposal - I assume you will put this information in<span style="color:black">to
</span>the final CWG proposal. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-language:NO-BOK">GAC members and participants in the CWG and
<span style="color:black">the </span>GAC secretariat have been using GAC mailing list to point attention to specific items and discussions in the CWG, asking for GAC members comments and questions in the ongoing process.
<span style="color:black">The </span>GAC secretariat has <span style="color:black">
also </span>established a CWG/CCWG whiteboard on GAC website&nbsp;- for update<span style="color:black">s</span> and exchange on
<span style="color:black">both CWG and CCWG draft </span>proposal<span style="color:black">s</span>.
<span style="color:black">The </span>GAC secretariat <span style="color:black">have been</span> following the CWG process closely, using the whiteboard to give summary of CWG/CCWG discussions, updated timeline on CWG<span style="color:black"> and
</span>CCWG <span style="color:black">draft </span>proposal<span style="color:black">s</span> and process<span style="color:black">es</span>,
<span style="color:black">information about Webinars, </span>summary of public comments from other Governments/GAC members and information about internal GAC procedures and
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">range of possible options for taking a position as a Chartering Organisation of CWG<span style="color:black">.
</span>Information on the whiteboard is <span style="color:black">functioning </span>
as a coordination tool between CWG stewardship and CCWG Accountability. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-language:NO-BOK"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">GAC CWG members and participant<span style="color:black">s</span> and
<span style="color:black">the </span>GAC secretariat has provided analysis of how GAC input is reflected in the CWG proposal, &nbsp;including how the sets of principles agreed by the GAC in desember 2014 have been reflected in the CWG.
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-language:NO-BOK"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-language:NO-BOK">GAC has held briefing sessions between GAC leaders team and CWG members for update on CWG process
 and timeline before the public comment period for the CWG draft proposal in April.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-language:NO-BOK">On the 22<sup>nd</sup> of April,
<span style="color:black">the </span>GAC Chair Thomas Schneider wrote a letter to all GAC members to remind members about the CWG and CCWG timeline and public comment period and to inform how the GAC can contribute to the CWG and CCWG process before, during
 and after Boenos Aires meeting. <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-language:NO-BOK"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-language:NO-BOK">GAC members and participant<span style="color:black">s</span> in the CWG, together with the GAC secretariat, gave a
 summary of the CWG draft proposal before GAC wide calls.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-language:NO-BOK"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;color:black">The
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">GAC has held GAC-wide calls on the 5<sup>th</sup> and 6<sup>th</sup> of May to enable individual GAC members to discuss and develop their views on the CWG draft proposal
 and share their views across the GAC. Discussions on these wide-calls identified issues of special interest to the GAC in both the CWG and CCWG draft proposals.
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-language:NO-BOK"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Sufficient time has been allocated for GAC discussions on CWG final proposal and CCWG draft proposal during the ICANN meeting in Buenos Aires.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-language:NO-BOK"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:NO-BOK">Elise Knutssøn Lindeberg<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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