<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Hi<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I know there is a call in 3 1/2 hours but it’s looking like it may be difficult for me to make it. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Is the intention to further discuss the letter on 23? It seems there may not be consensus to send it as a WG statement so would we instead do a coalition of the willing sign on? </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Is there also the intention to discuss the other recs beside 23?</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">thanks</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Bill</div><div class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Sep 25, 2015, at 10:08 AM, William Drake <<a href="mailto:wjdrake@gmail.com" class="">wjdrake@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Hi Jen<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I agree as well, but also think it’s a pity that the OEC will not know exactly what the ‘concerns’ you’ll allude to involve before meeting with Westlake. Perhaps you could at least let them know that if they’re curious about what’s being discussed but does not yet enjoy consensus can be found at <a href="http://forum.icann.org/lists/gnso-review-dt/msg00406.html?" class="">http://forum.icann.org/lists/gnso-review-dt/msg00406.html?</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Best</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Bill </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""><div class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Sep 24, 2015, at 10:52 PM, Gomes, Chuck <<a href="mailto:cgomes@verisign.com" class="">cgomes@verisign.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">I agree on this approach.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">Chuck<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""> </span></div><div class=""><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-color: rgb(181, 196, 223); border-top-width: 1pt; padding: 3pt 0in 0in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:owner-gnso-review-dt@icann.org" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">owner-gnso-review-dt@icann.org</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[<a href="mailto:owner-gnso-review-dt@icann.org" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">mailto:owner-gnso-review-dt@icann.org</a>]<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">On Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Jen Wolfe<br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Thursday, September 24, 2015 4:19 PM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:gnso-review-dt@icann.org" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">gnso-review-dt@icann.org</a><br class=""><b class="">Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Amr Elsadr<br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[gnso-review-dt] Follow Up to Council Meeting<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Hello GNSO Review Working Party,<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">The draft of the proposed response to the OEC regarding Revised Recommendation 23 was discussed during today’s GNSO Council meeting. The Council asked that we defer sending a formal statement to the OEC until everyone can review and respond from their respective groups.<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">I spoke with staff following the Council presentation to confirm timing issues and wanted to highlight an important point. On Monday, the OEC is just being briefed by Westlake. They are not taking any action or planning to discuss any action until their meeting in Dublin. The next step will be for the OEC to consider the recommendations and determine what action to take. <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Accordingly, I recommend that we notify the OEC that the WP and the GNSO Council have concerns about Revised Recommendation 23, that we are working to prepare a more formal response and that they delay taking an action on Recommendation 23 until the community can properly respond. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">This would afford the necessary time to go back to your respective groups and discuss the response and to gain consensus on a written response to the OEC. I know that everyone is busy and adding on a rushed or urgent important communication is not in anyone’s best interest.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Please let me know if you agree or disagree with this approach. <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">For next steps, we are working on scheduling one more call before Dublin so that we can prioritize the other 35 recommendations into what is workable and feasible versus what may not have consensus or be workable (i.e. Rec. 23 among some others). We can then head into Dublin to address the response to the OEC.<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Thank you again for your continued commitment to this process – it is greatly appreciated! <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 13.5pt;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(14, 50, 95); text-transform: uppercase;" class="">JENNIFER C. 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