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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thank you to everyone for their commitment and diligence in preparing this Final Report. I am honored to have participated alongside
you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A special thanks to the Co-chairs, Phil, Brian, and Kathy who of course are likely owed the equivalent of the Nobel Peace Prize.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">And a very special thank you to Staff - Mary, Julie, and Ariel, who went the extra mile throughout, and made all of this possible through
their hard work and counsel.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I am pleased to support all Final Recommendations in the Final Report, except to the extent stated in the attached Minority Statement
in relation to TMCH Final Recommendation #1. The Minority Statement raises issues related to Word Marks and the TMCH that have long been before the WG and which we felt were important to record.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I would ask fellow WG members and the Co-chairs to not take this Minority Statement as detracting in any way from the immense success
generally achieved and the apparent consensus on every other Final Recommendation, however we felt it was important to record our thoughts on these particular issues.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Zak<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> GNSO-RPM-WG <gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org> <b>
On Behalf Of </b>Kathy Kleiman<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, November 8, 2020 4:21 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> McAuley David <dmcauley@Verisign.com>; julie.hedlund@icann.org; gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [GNSO-RPM-WG] RPMs PDP WG Consensus Call: 30 Oct - 08 Nov<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">I would like to thank all of our Subteam Chairs and Co-Chairs who gave so generously of their time and energy. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">This includes David McAuley, Greg Shatan, Roger Carney, Jason Schaeffer, Paul McGrady and Zak Muscovitch! Brian and Phil also served as subteam chairs. I'm sure I am missing someone(s)
-- so please add to my list! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Thank you!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Best, Kathy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:#E4E4E4"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">"McAuley David" <<a href="mailto:dmcauley@Verisign.com">dmcauley@Verisign.com</a>></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">"<a href="mailto:julie.hedlund@icann.org">julie.hedlund@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:julie.hedlund@icann.org">julie.hedlund@icann.org</a>>, "<a href="mailto:gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org">gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org</a>"
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Fri, 6 Nov 2020 19:08:29 +0000<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Re: [GNSO-RPM-WG] RPMs PDP WG Consensus Call: 30 Oct - 08 Nov<br>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">I am writing to indicate my personal support for all Phase 1 final PDP recommendations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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for their efforts over the course of Phase 1. It has been a pleasure to be a participant in this group.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">David McAuley</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Julie Hedlund<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 30, 2020 9:52 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org">gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL] [GNSO-RPM-WG] RPMs PDP WG Consensus Call: 30 Oct - 08 Nov</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue";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>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-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://secure-web.cisco.com/12-IAJcjpfetWmAFa_hwg2sMtKbHEkaHZwtc1_xw6DCPFYy5pWUUcJ7ffXq1BPv9j1YTau5jYangPB4unDIX7xKaSyJ3KIyE9HarqawZD5I3L8lTQWR_rQ2QdBFKFRDA17hUKmDr2xajPC8zTrfLxAPaUocz5BDnUwAFet-lEjrlMpREBkrPXJPcrOOMT0FH5ibFxi8We-FXZI3LaR8PqteUu2q3M5CLOpEuG_Xdlhda-IZrychgDK0P4xCYvKI0PLByOCMlVcCn1blmwNEzdig/https%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.icann.org%2Fdisplay%2FRARPMRIAGPWG%2F2020-10-29%2BReview%2Bof%2Ball%2BRights%2BProtection%2BMechanisms%2B%2528RPMs%2529%2Bin%2Ball%2BgTLDs%2BPDP%2BWG"><span style="color:#0070C0">29
October meeting</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"> where the Consensus Call process was described.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue";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
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GNSO Working Group Guidelines</a>,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>WG members are requested to indicate<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><u>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 recommendations.</b> If a WG member does not respond this will be taken as support. During this period there will be no WG meetings.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue";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>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>staff will incorporate them into the Final Report.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">Per the Work Plan, the WG must submit the Final Report to the GNSO Council no later than Wednesday, 25 November 2020.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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