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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Dear All.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I join James in thanking the leadership team for their efforts. Though it is good to have a tentative outline, however, I do agree that the discussions should be resumed when the new chair is in place.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Kindest Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Hadia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Gnso-epdp-team [mailto:gnso-epdp-team-bounces@icann.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Alan Greenberg<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 16, 2019 8:19 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> gnso-epdp-team@icann.org; James M. Bladel; Rafik Dammak; gnso-epdp-team@icann.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Gnso-epdp-team] EPDP Status update & Next Steps<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">I support the CPH position. Alan<br>
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Sent from my mobile. Please excuse brevity and typos.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">On April 16, 2019 1:08:11 PM EDT, "James M. Bladel" <jbladel@godaddy.com> wrote:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Dear Rafik and ePDP Colleagues -</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Thank you for your correspondence of 4 April 2019. We appreciate the efforts the leadership team has put into Phase 2 preparations. </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Members from the CPH, however want to express our concern with discussing proposed working methods / prioritization without a Chair. We believe it is counterproductive to have
these discussions without the new Chair in place, and that discussions and feedback should be placed on hold pending the new Chair. </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">We are all anxious to get Phase 2 work underway, but trying to make decisions now increases the likelihood that we will need to revisit all decisions regarding work plans once the
new Chair is in place. Accordingly, we respectfully request that all comprehensive discussions be paused until the new Chair is seated.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Additionally, we have two administrative announcements: Volker Greimann will be replacing Emily Taylor as a Member for the Registrar Stakeholder Group (RrSG), and Owen Smigelski
will replace Volker as an RrSG Alternate.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">J.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue Light";color:#00B050">James Bladel<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue Light"">GoDaddy</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue Light""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Gnso-epdp-team <gnso-epdp-team-bounces@icann.org> on behalf of Rafik Dammak <rafik.dammak@gmail.com><br>
<b>Date: </b>Thursday, April 4, 2019 at 21:24<br>
<b>To: </b>"gnso-epdp-team@icann.org" <gnso-epdp-team@icann.org><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[Gnso-epdp-team] EPDP Status update & Next Steps<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">Dear EPDP Team,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">I hope you have enjoyed the relative peace and quiet over the last couple of weeks. Behind the scenes, the leadership team has been working hard to prepare materials that are intended to
lay the groundwork for the next steps in our phase 2 preparations. As such, we thought it would be helpful to provide you with a brief status update on these different items as well as request your feedback for some of these:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">EPDP Team Chair selection</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">– as you will have probably seen, the call for expressions of interest was extended to Monday 8 April. Council leadership, together with the leadership of the GNSO Council Standing Selection
Committee, will meet shortly after that to review the applications<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">received, in view of a confirmation by the GNSO Council during its meeting on 18 April.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline">
<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">EPDP Team Member / Alternate<o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline">
<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Confirmations</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> – I’ve reached out to the chairs of the various appointing<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">organizations to ask them to provide a confirmation of when vacant EPDP Team member and alternate slots are expected to be filled. Ideally, any empty slots are filled as soon as possible –
accordingly, please work with your respective groups to ensure appointments<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="color:black">6.</span></b><b><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black">
</span></b><span style="color:black"> are confirmed in a timely manner. <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l8 level1 lfo4;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal">
<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l8 level1 lfo4;vertical-align:baseline">
<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">ICANN65 Meeting Planning<o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l8 level1 lfo4;vertical-align:baseline">
<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">/ Resource request
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">– as you know, we did submit a request for a possible<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l8 level1 lfo4;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">day zero meeting. Although we have not received confirmation yet on whether or not this is possible, I have also been working with Council leadership and support staff to see how the EPDP
Team could get as much time as possible within the confines of the policy<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l8 level1 lfo4;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">meeting. However, this will require the flexibility of other groups as there is limited meeting time and space during the Policy Forum. If it is possible to carve out substantial time during
the ICANN meeting, I am leaning toward that approach as several of<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l8 level1 lfo4;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">you have indicated potential challenges with arriving a day earlier, and an extra day would obviously involve additional costs. I expect that a decision on whether or not there will be a day
zero meeting will be made shortly (by 15 April at the latest) so,<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="color:black">9.</span></b><b><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black">
</span></b><span style="color:black"> if possible, please hold off on booking your travel until that date.
<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black"> In parallel, I have also reached out to the chairs of the appointing organizations to confirm which members would need travel support to attend (and have no available alternate
to replace them) to help inform the Council’s request to the ICANN Board for resources to support the initial part of our work (see also
</span><a href="https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/council/2019-March/022442.html"><span style="color:#0563C1">https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/council/2019-March/022442.html</span></a><span style="color:black">). I expect this request to be finalized shortly.
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6;vertical-align:baseline">
<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Work plan development<o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">– thank you to those of you who responded to the different questions that<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="color:black">7.</span></b><b><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black">
</span></b><span style="color:black"> came out of ICANN64. We have reviewed all of your input closely and would like to put the following recommendations forward (see also collated version attached):<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="color:black">Working methods / prioritization</span></b><span style="color:black">: The leadership team recommends splitting the work into two work tracks/areas:
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">1) System for Standardized Access to Non-Public Registration Data; and 2) all other remaining issues (remaining issues from Annex: Important Issues for Further Community Action and Issues
deferred from phase 1 - as outlined in the mind map updated on 10 March 2019). </span>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">Priority will be given to work track / area 1, and it would be foreseen that a separate Initial Report and Final Report would be prepared for work track / area 1 and work track / area 2 items
so that progress in work track / area 1 is not held up. For both work track / areas, the EPDP Team will first work online / on-list to complete the worksheets which will detail:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">• scope / issues to be discussed,
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">• information to be gathered,
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">• briefings to be planned,
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">• legal questions to be answered, and
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">• dependencies identified.
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">Once the bulk of work on work track / area 1 and the implementation of Phase 1 recommendations has been completed, the EPDP Team will start focusing on work track / area 2 items. Note, however,
certain work track / area 2 items contain dependencies that may need to be addressed before work can even start (for example, completion of the study in relation to natural vs. legal as foreseen in the phase 1 recommendations). If there is discrete work that
can be undertaken in parallel in relation to the work track / area 2 items and there are no dependencies identified, the EPDP Team will identify these items in the worksheets so that the leadership team and EPDP Team can further review these and determine
whether it is feasible to carry out this work in parallel to work track / area 1 deliberations.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">The leadership recommends that the EPDP Team remains flexible in its approach to dealing with the items in phase 2. Everyone seems to agree that the work on a system for standardized access
to non-public registration data should be prioritized, and as such, that should be the primary focus at the start. However, there may be circumstances that could dictate a change in approach - accordingly, we ask the EPDP Team to remain open minded and work
in a collaborative manner to ensure that the maximum amount of progress can be made without overloading the group and risking burn-out.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="color:black">Dependencies:
</span></b><span style="color:black">The worksheets for each topic will be used to (1) further define the dependencies, (2) establish the expected timeframe, and (3) assign or designate responsible parties. As noted above, the worksheets should facilitate identifying
discrete items for the EPDP Team or others that could be moved forward in relation to any dependencies for work track / area 2 items so that when the EPDP Team commences its deliberations on these items, all necessary information is available.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="color:black">Legal guidance next steps:
</span></b><span style="color:black">The leadership team recommends that the legal committee is reconstituted as soon as possible, with meetings commencing shortly after reconstitution. In order to make the committee more effective, it is recommended that members
have proven legal experience. Their role is not to advocate for their respective groups or positions, but to assess whether issues / questions raised by the EPDP Team are legal questions, have already been addressed elsewhere and channel any follow up to the
EPDP Team's legal counsel. If at any point any member of the EPDP Team is of the view that the legal committee is going outside of its remit and/or individual members are not working for the best interest of the EPDP Team as a whole, the leadership team will
review the membership structure.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="color:black">Target date for Initial Report:
</span></b><span style="color:black">Although it is difficult to set a firm timeline at this stage due to dependencies and the complexity of work, the leadership team does believe it will be helpful to set a target date to work towards for the delivery of an
Initial Report for work stream 1 for public comment. At a minimum, the target date would assist in the development of a detailed work plan based on the information in the work sheets and make a determination of whether that goal is realistic or not. At this
stage, the leadership team is of the view that between 12 and 18 months is hopefully a realistic and desirable timeframe for all. Of course, this is also dependent on the resources that the group has requested and may request and whether or not these will
be made available. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">We look forward to receiving your feedback on these recommendations.
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="color:black">Worksheets:
</span></b><span style="color:black">As outlined in the previous section, in order to further inform the development of the work plan, the staff support team has developed the attached worksheet template for your review and consideration. The idea is that by
ensuring that the proper groundwork is done up front, we will have a solid basis to move forward on the different issues and will be able to work through them in a systematic way. You will find attached a completed template for one of the topics so you have
a better idea of what we have in mind. Please let us know if you have any comments or suggestions for the template – I would like to request the staff support team to start developing worksheets for each of the topics on our list so we can shortly review these
and make sure that we are all aligned when it comes to scope, expected deliverable, legal questions, required reading, dependencies as well as approach.
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo8;vertical-align:baseline">
<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Review of legal guidance<o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo8;vertical-align:baseline">
<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">provided to date</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: Several of you indicated that as a first step, the EPDP<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo8;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Team should review the legal guidance provided to date in order to identify if/how it applies to the work in phase 2 as well as identify any possible follow up questions. I believe this is
something that should be done with the full team, but I would like<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo8;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">to receive your input on how this is best done. Do we schedule a couple of sessions prior to which everyone is expected to have read the memo so we can discuss? Should one member be appointed
/ volunteer to brief the group on a memo? I look forward to receiving<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="color:black">10.</span></b><b><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black">
</span></b><span style="color:black"> your suggestions. <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l7 level1 lfo10;vertical-align:baseline">
<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Next meeting<o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l7 level1 lfo10;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">–<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l7 level1 lfo10;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">we do not have a confirmed time / date yet for our next meeting as I am<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l7 level1 lfo10;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">hoping that we get confirmation soon on a couple of the items on the list above (especially items 1 and 2). However, that does not mean we cannot continue our preparations on list, so please
make sure you provide your input on the mailing list and contribute<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l7 level1 lfo10;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">to requests for input that have been circulated to date (see for example the reminder on input on the legal questions:<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l7 level1 lfo10;vertical-align:baseline">
<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/11fCpx_FxuQSS89Z6H1pGsHy1qZJpSbUSiOzZeEeWhF8/edit#heading=h.gjdgxs"><span style="color:#0563C1;font-weight:normal">https://docs.google.com/document/d/11fCpx_FxuQSS89Z6H1pGsHy1qZJpSbUSiOzZeEeWhF8/edit#heading=h.gjdgxs</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">).<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l7 level1 lfo10;vertical-align:baseline">
<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></li></ol>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">14.</span></b><b><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">Looking forward to receiving your feedback.
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">Best Regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">Rafik Dammak, interim chair and Council liaison to the EPDP Team</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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