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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Dear All,</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Per our discussion today, please find hereby the proposed approach for reviewing and finalizing the Initial Report. Attached you will find the version of the Initial Report that was presented during the meeting earlier today. Line
numbers have been included to facilitate referencing / identifying sections.</span> Please take specific note of the first deadline for Monday 5 November to flag responses to charter questions and/or preliminary recommendations that need to be considered (apart
from those that have already been identified). <span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">When</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">What</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">By whom</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Why</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Monday 5 November</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Team to flag responses </span><span style="color:black">to charter questions and/or preliminary
</span><span style="color:black">recommendations that need to be considered <b><i>and why</i></b>, identifying concerns/issues to be further discussed (as a reminder, all items highlighted in blue will be further considered / reviewed and so need not be raised). This
is intended to capture sections requiring additional discussion - specific edits not needed at this point, just a general description of the discussion or re-litigation that is recommended. </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">EPDP Team members</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">To allow leadership team & staff plan meeting schedule and topics to be addressed in upcoming meetings. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Tuesday 6 November</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Put forward list of outstanding issues & call schedule to address outstanding issues</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Leadership Team / Support Team</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Plan remaining meetings as well potential additional ones to address issues identified</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Wednesday 9 </span><span style="color:black">November (at the latest)</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Submit specific substantive comments / edits on the mailing list by:</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:black">Identifying the line number and issue of concern</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:black">Put forward proposed changes (factoring in the view points of others and discussions held until date – no reopening of previously agreed upon items)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:black">Outline the rationale for proposed change(s)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Submit these by using this google </span>
<span style="color:black">doc:</span> <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SoNTnvvadNQ8nX_-OxN4mtsd-gfLNxT54GXSXyGQwEQ/edit">
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SoNTnvvadNQ8nX_-OxN4mtsd-gfLNxT54GXSXyGQwEQ/edit</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Capture and create inventory of specific comments to be reviewed and addressed by the EPDP Team.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Thursday 10 </span><span style="color:black">November</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Share list of comments that need further review / discussion. Schedule additional calls as needed to review and discuss substantive comments submitted.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Develop systematic way for reviewing input provided with the objective of finalizing the Initial Report for publication</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Friday 16 November<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Publish proposed final version of Initial Report for EPDP Team review. Minor updates (grammatical issues or other) can be flagged off-list to staff for fixing prior to publication.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Support Team</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Allow for ‘final’ review to identify minor issues that should be fixed prior to publication.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Monday 19 November</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Publish Initial Report for public comment</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">We appreciate that meeting these deadlines will require substantial work from all involved – we hope we can count on your support.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Caitlin, Berry and Marika<span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Marika Konings</span></i></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Vice President, Policy Development Support – GNSO, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) </span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Email: <a href="mailto:marika.konings@icann.org"><span style="color:#0563C1">marika.konings@icann.org</span></a> </span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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