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<p style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Dear SG/C Chairs and fellow Council members,</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">We wanted to follow up with you in preparation for the upcoming Council Strategic Planning Session. For those of you that attended the GNSO’s session on priorities that took place on Monday 25 October
(see </span><a href="https://72.schedule.icann.org/meetings/tqAirAXQttQ5iPFJg"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#0563C1">https://72.schedule.icann.org/meetings/tqAirAXQttQ5iPFJg</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">), you know that this was a an
opportunity for the GNSO community to share its views and weigh in on some of the topics that are expected to be discussed during this year’s SPS. </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Although we unfortunately ran out of time to explore some of the underlying thoughts and possible suggestions from the community, we wanted to share the responses we received to the poll questions
that we asked session attendees. We hope this will provide food for thought for you and your respective groups to think about how we, as the GNSO community, should be addressing these concerns. </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US">86% of respondents do not think or are not sure that it is feasible for the Council and the GNSO community to work on all the projects identified in the coming year. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span lang="EN-US">95% of respondents agree that community fatigue is a major issue. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span lang="EN-US">67% of respondents are of the view that the Council should take a more active oversight role in relation to the implementation of adopted GNSO policy recommendations.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Of course, the poll is just a snapshot of the views of those that were in attendance, but we do believe that based on comments that we have also heard elsewhere, they reflect the current sentiment
of our community. Acknowledging the issues is an important step on the way to recovery, but now is the time to start focusing on how to get there. We have already heard a number of helpful suggestions, but we would like to encourage you to come prepared to
the SPS with concrete ideas and proposals that will assist us in tackling another challenging year. </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">We look forward to hearing your ideas and suggestions during the first session of the SPS, namely the Threats & Opportunities session on Tuesday 9 November. </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Best regards, </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Philippe Fouquart, GNSO Chair</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Sebastien Ducos, Vice-Chair, GNSO Council</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Tomslin Samme-Nlar, Vice-Chair, GNSO Council</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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