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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Dear WG members,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">On behalf of the WG Co-Chairs, and as discussed during the WG meeting on Thursday, 29 October, this email is to notify you of the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>opening of the online<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><u>Consensus
Call</u><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>on the Recommendations of the Phase 1 Final Report of the GNSO Policy Development Process (PDP) on the Review of All Rights Protection Mechanisms (RPMs) in All gTLDs</b>. For reference, please see the attached
PDF of the Recommendations and contextual language.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">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><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#0070C0"><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/RARPMRIAGPWG/2020-10-29+Review+of+all+Rights+Protection+Mechanisms+%28RPMs%29+in+all+gTLDs+PDP+WG"><span style="color:#0070C0">29
October meeting</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> where the Consensus Call process was described.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">This Consensus Call opens<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b><u>today, Friday, 30 October 2020 for a 10-day period, closing on Sunday, 08 November 2020</u></b>. Per the
<a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/annex-1-gnso-wg-guidelines-24oct19-en.pdf">
GNSO Working Group Guidelines</a>,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>WG members are requested to indicate<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></b></span><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">via<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>reply
to this<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>list</span></u></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> </span></b></span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">whether they support, or do not support,
the recommendations.</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> If a WG member does not respond this will be taken as support. During this period there will be no WG meetings.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Following the close of the Consensus Call, the WG Co-Chairs will meet on Tuesday, 10 November to review the responses from the WG members and determine the Consensus Designations for the Recommendations. The WG Co-Chairs
will post the results of their determination to the WG email distribution list<span class="apple-converted-space">.
</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Assuming there is no disagreement by the WG with the Consensus Designations that may require further review of the initial Designations by the Co-Chairs,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">staff
will incorporate them into the Final Report.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Per the Work Plan, the WG must submit the Final Report to the GNSO Council no later than Wednesday, 25 November 2020.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Mary, Ariel, and Julie<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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