<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Jan 7, 2021, at 1:41 PM, Kurt Pritz <<a href="mailto:kurt@kjpritz.com" class="">kurt@kjpritz.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Hi Emily:<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Attached is my response to the consensus call. Please let me know if you need this in another form. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Best regards,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Kurt</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""></div></div><span id="cid:EE72FF29-1B48-47BE-9D0F-BD9D04FF6E3C"><SubPro Consensus call response.pdf></span><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><br class=""><div class=""><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Dec 22, 2020, at 8:29 AM, Emily Barabas <<a href="mailto:emily.barabas@icann.org" class="">emily.barabas@icann.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><meta charset="UTF-8" class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="" class="">Dear WG members,</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); word-spacing: 0px;" class=""><span style="" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); word-spacing: 0px;" class=""><span style="" class="">On behalf of the WG Co-Chairs, and as discussed during the WG meeting on Thursday, 17 December, this email is to notify you of the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">opening of the online<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><u class="">Consensus Call</u><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>on the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></span><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" class="">WG</span><span style="" class="">Outputs<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="" class="">(i.e., Affirmation, Affirmation with Modification, Recommendation, Implementation Guidance, and No Agreement) of the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures GNSO Policy Development Process (PDP). Pursuant to the content freeze on 18 December, please see the attached PDF of the Outputs and contextual language,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>which has received a handful of non-substantive updates</span><span lang="EN-US" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(for a redline version that shows the minor edits made since 18 December, please see the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/NGSPP/h.+Final+Report+Drafting" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;" class="">wiki</a>)</span><span style="" class="">.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>WG members who wish to familiarize themselves with the steps involved and the various levels of consensus applicable to GNSO PDP recommendations can refer to the recording of the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 112, 192);" class=""><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/NGSPP/2020-12-17+New+gTLD+Subsequent+Procedures+PDP" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 112, 192);" class="">17 December meeting</span></a></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="" class=""> </span></span><span style="" class="">where the Consensus Call process was described.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); word-spacing: 0px;" class=""><span style="" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); word-spacing: 0px;" class=""><span style="" class="">This Consensus Call opens<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b class=""><u class="">today, Tuesday, 22 December 2020</u></b></span><b class=""><u class=""><span lang="EN-US" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and closes</span><span style="" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>on Friday, 08 January 2021</span></u></b><b class=""><u class=""><span lang="EN-US" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>at 23:59 UTC</span></u></b><span style="" class="">. Per the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/annex-1-gnso-wg-guidelines-24oct19-en.pdf__;!!PtGJab4!rNJ7mR-y3NiOaoAVdoJAaixwM1dqZ9IzY_6ZGh-d2rURZLU7eQqaDXkxDxY267kIUfu4bau_tQ$" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;" class="">GNSO Working Group Guidelines [gnso.icann.org]</a>,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">WG members are requested to indicate<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><u class="">via<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>reply to this<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>list</u><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>whether they support, or do not support, the Outputs.</b> If a WG member does not respond this will be<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="" class="">taken as suppor</span><span lang="EN-US" style="" class="">t.</span><s class=""><span lang="EN-US" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></s></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;" class=""><span style="" class="">The Outputs are largely being presented in a single package and should be considered as an integrated set of Outputs, which are the result of many years of WG discussions and input received</span><span style="" class="">. This includes not only the work of the WG, but also the comments we received to Constituency Comments 1 & 2, the work of Work Tracks 1-5, comments to the Initial Report and the two Supplemental Initial Reports, and the comments to the Draft Final Report. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="" class="">Therefore, there will likely be Outputs that you believe are imperfect, so the Co-Chairs encourage you to consider the Outputs in the aggregate.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">Even if given that context, you still believe there are Outputs that you do NOT support, please specifically identify the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></span><b class=""><u class=""><span style="" class="">Specific Recommendations and/or Implementation Guidance within the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="" class="">Outputs</span></u><span style="" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>that you do cannot support and why.</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="" class=""> </span></span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="" class="">For the purposes of this Consensus Call, the Outputs are being organized accordingly:<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;" class=""><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Topic 9: Registry Voluntary Commitments / Public Interest Commitments;</span></b><o:p class=""></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Topic 23: Closed<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">G</span></b><b class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">enerics;</span></b><o:p class=""></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Topic 34: Community Applications/CPE;</span></b><o:p class=""></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Topic 35: Auctions: Mechanisms of Last Resort / Private Resolution of Contention Sets; and</span></b><o:p class=""></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">All other Outputs in the report.</span></b><o:p class=""></o:p></li></ul><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="" class="">As noted on the 17 December 2020<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" class="">WG<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="" class="">call, the Consensus Call is being issues to Individual Working Group members (and not to the Constituencies, Stakeholder Groups, Supporting Organizations, and/or the Advisory Committees in which such individuals participate). Therefore,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="" class="">WG members will be assumed to be responding to the consensus call on their own behalf unless they<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><u class=""><span style="" class="">explicitly state in their response</span></u><span style="" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="" class="">that they are responding on behalf of their group/organization. Following the close of the Consensus Call, the WG Co-Chairs will meet on Monday, 11 January 2021 to review the responses from the WG members and determine the Consensus Designations for the Outputs. The WG Co-Chairs will post the results of their determination to the WG email distribution list</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="" class="">on<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">January 11, 2021</b><span class="apple-converted-space">. </span></span><s class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></s></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="" class="">On 12 January 2021 at<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="" class="">20:00</span><span style="" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>UTC, the Working Group will have its next and hopefully final call to discuss any questions or comments to the Consensus Designations. Calendar invites have been sent out to Working Group members. Although the meeting is scheduled for<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="" class="">120</span><span style="" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>minutes, WG leadership will stay on the call until all questions have been addressed. Working Group members will then have until 13 January 2021 at<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="" class="">23:59</span><span style="" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>UTC to object to the Consensus Call designations. The final Consensus Call designations shall then be included in the Final Report.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="" class="">Finally, to the extent they are needed, WG members may begin working on minority statements now and through the Consensus Call period, with the ultimate due date of<b class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>18 January 2021</b>.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); word-spacing: 0px;" class=""><span style="" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); word-spacing: 0px;" class=""><span style="" class="">Kind regards,</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); word-spacing: 0px;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class="">Steve, Julie and Emily on behalf of the SubPro Leadership Team<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><span id="cid:73700E86F525CD49A59E55CB6E2D1E74@pexch112.icann.org" class=""><SubPro - Final Report - upd 22 Dec 2020 - Consensus Call.pdf></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); 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