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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Scope</b>: Final consensus text is included below. Thanks to all who contributed and expressed a position. It will be sent to the SO/AC chairs today.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> Note: Your last comment was duly noted, Don, and we’ll wait to see if the chairs need more. Thanks.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Skill Matrix</b>: Alain, James and Ram, please complete the
<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1AldO8HkV4l0ftxOCHph8sk71LlrJhB1nLU6kpvGpFXQ/edit#gid=0">
matrix</a> before 23:00 UTC today, after which time it will be sent to the SO/AC chairs. A copy is attached if you’re unable to access google docs. Please send your answers to me and I’ll incorporate. Thanks to all who contributed to, and completed this.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Note: Mohamad - Since we need to deliver the matrix to the chairs today, unfortunately we are not able to add skills. Thanks for your comments, though, and if we have an opportunity in the future to reconsider
skills, we can circle back on your suggestions.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Best,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Denise<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Denise Michel<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Domain Name System Strategy & Management<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Facebook, Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="mailto:denisemichel@fb.com"><span style="color:#0563C1">denisemichel@fb.com</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:17.0pt"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Dear SO/AC Chairs;</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:17.0pt"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Please find enclosed a description of the SSR2 Review Team’s perspective of the scope of this review. As requested,
the SSR2 is completing the requested item to “[</span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:black">resolve] the issues identified and discussed before and during ICANN60 related to scope.”</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:17.0pt"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We hope this meets your requirements regarding the Review Team’s perspective on the scope of this review. The current
Terms of Reference for SSR2’s efforts up to the point of this pause in our actions, including a detailed view of the scope of the review, can be found </span><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#103CC0">here</span><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.
Additional information on SSR2 activities, including the work plan can be found on the Review Team’s </span><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#103CC0">wiki</span><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:17.0pt"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Please let us know if you require anything further. Regards,</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:17.0pt"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Second Security, Stability, and Resiliency of the DNS Review Team (SSR2)</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:black">............</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#535353">Scope</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Security, Stability and Resiliency of the DNS Review Team (SSR2 or Review Team) has operated and conducted its
work according to its adopted scope (detailed in its </span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#103CC0">Terms of Reference </span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">document), which was
adopted by consensus of the Review Team on 4 May 2017.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:17.0pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We would like to offer an overview on the overarching tenets that were adopted and that guided the development of
the scope of this review that we hope will be helpful to the SO and AC chairs in considering the parameters associated with resuming this effort: </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Breadth vs. Depth: In such a review, we believe that it is, in general, more helpful to look at breadth and the broader aspects of security, stability and resiliency rather than dive
into depth in just a small number of issues. We believe this approach will lend itself to more informed conclusions that can be contextualized.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in;line-height:17.0pt">
<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Capability vs. Behaviors: We believe that it is more helpful in the context of this review to look at the capability of ICANN to manage issues related to security, stability and resiliency
rather than being overly prescriptive as to how ICANN should respond to particular circumstances that have arisen in the past or may arise in the future.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in;line-height:17.0pt">
<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Perspective vs. Prescription: We believe that it is more helpful to review aspects of institutional awareness and capability with respect to topics related to security, stability, and
resiliency, rather than provide a detailed prescription of the appropriate responses to be used in particular cases.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Mindful of the Board’s and Staff’s advice regarding the need for implementable recommendations, the Review Team will strive to provide specific recommendations. Where appropriate,
this may require precision, depth or specific examples for recommendations to be actionable by ICANN Org following the review.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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