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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Dear Paul, Councilors,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">If you go to this page <<a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/about/council">https://gnso.icann.org/en/about/council</a>> and then navigate to the “GNSO Structure Archive” along
the left hand side of the page, you will see the past iterations of the Council, including the NomCom appointees of course. What we do not have is the affiliation of the NomCom appointees at the time of their application submission and NomCom deliberations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">I will be sure that the small team is aware of your comments to them on this issue.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Steve<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">From:
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">council <council-bounces@gnso.icann.org> on behalf of "McGrady, Paul D. via council" <council@gnso.icann.org><br>
<b>Reply-To: </b>"McGrady, Paul D." <PMcGrady@taftlaw.com><br>
<b>Date: </b>Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at 6:37 AM<br>
<b>To: </b>"council@gnso.icann.org" <council@gnso.icann.org><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[council] FW: [Ext] RE: Proposed Agenda GNSO Council Meeting - 18 November 2021 at 06:00 UTC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Thanks Nathalie: In advance of our discussion and vote on item #4, I think it would be very helpful
to have a history lesson. Could Staff please provide us with the names and affiliations of all past voting NomCom appointees to Council?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Fellow Councilors: after we see the roster of past appointees and their affiliations, it would be helpful
if you (or the groups you represent) could identify known problems associated with such past Councilors’ affiliations (should any exist).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Small Team Looking at this Issue: Unless something new is revealed through the exercise above, I remain
confident that the way to proceed is to recruit based on character and not to exclude anyone based on their affiliations within the GNSO. I believe that it is a person’s character that matters and their ability to consider all of the concerns of their house
and not just the concerns of their closest affiliation that matters. This may be hopelessly naïve and American of me, but absent evidence to the contrary, I think the character-based recruiting approach has worked well and absent an identifiable problem we
should stick with it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Kind regards to all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> council <</span><a href="mailto:council-bounces@gnso.icann.org"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">council-bounces@gnso.icann.org</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Nathalie Peregrine via council<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, November 8, 2021 5:03 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> </span><a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">council@gnso.icann.org</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><br>
<b>Cc:</b> </span><a href="mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">gnso-secs@icann.org</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [council] Proposed Agenda GNSO Council Meeting - 18 November 2021 at 06:00 UTC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xxxxmsonormal"><span style="color:#111111">Please find below the final proposed</span><span style="color:black"> <span class="highlight"><span style="background:white">agenda</span></span> for the
<span class="highlight"><span style="background:white">GNSO</span></span> <span class="highlight"><span style="background:white">Council</span></span></span><span style="color:#111111"> Meeting
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Draft GNSO Council Agenda 18 November 2021 </span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black">Please note that all documents referenced in the agenda have been gathered on a Wiki page for convenience and easier access:
</span><a href="https://community.icann.org/x/eQWlCg"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://community.icann.org/x/eQWlCg</span></a><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black">This agenda was established according to the
</span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/op-procedures-24oct19-en.pdf__;!!PtGJab4!qGC5CP6nSFQnfnzAXdJxx3mZGIt8AkdUEdry5bTAiklsudm-8nWC2ACobqKFCqyBPBwewS0Gebex$"><span style="color:#1155CC">GNSO
Operating Procedures</span> [gnso.icann.org]</a><span style="color:black"> v3.5, updated on 24 October 2019</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black">For convenience:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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An excerpt of the ICANN Bylaws defining the voting thresholds is provided in Appendix 1 at the end of this agenda.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline">
An excerpt from the Council Operating Procedures defining the absentee voting procedures is provided in Appendix 2 at the end of this agenda.<o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black">GNSO Council meeting held 06:00 UTC </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black">Coordinated Universal Time: 06:00 UTC:
</span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/tinyurl.com/36vkby2e__;!!PtGJab4!qGC5CP6nSFQnfnzAXdJxx3mZGIt8AkdUEdry5bTAiklsudm-8nWC2ACobqKFCqyBPBwewTvS4776$"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://tinyurl.com/36vkby2e</span> [tinyurl.com]</a><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black">(Wednesday) 22:00 Los Angeles; (Thursday) 01:00 Washington DC; 06:00 London; 07:00 Paris; 09:00 Moscow; 17:00 Melbourne </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">GNSO Council Meeting Remote Participation:
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/icann.zoom.us/j/92495986646?pwd=Tk5nQzNkUlBrUDBISkxkL2RUYzFXZz09__;!!PtGJab4!qGC5CP6nSFQnfnzAXdJxx3mZGIt8AkdUEdry5bTAiklsudm-8nWC2ACobqKFCqyBPBwewdnEbq0C$">
<b><span style="color:#0563C1">https://icann.zoom.us/j/92495986646?pwd=Tk5nQzNkUlBrUDBISkxkL2RUYzFXZz09</span></b> [icann.zoom.us]</a><b> </b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">Councilors should notify the GNSO Secretariat in advance if they will not be able to attend and/or need a dial out call.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black">___________________________________</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><b><span style="color:black">Item 1: Administrative Matters (10 mins)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">1.1 - Roll Call</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">1.2 - Updates to Statements of Interest</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">1.3 - Review / Amend Agenda</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">1.4 - Note the status of minutes for the previous Council meetings per the GNSO Operating Procedures: </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2021/minutes/minutes-gnso-council-23sep21-en.pdf__;!!PtGJab4!qGC5CP6nSFQnfnzAXdJxx3mZGIt8AkdUEdry5bTAiklsudm-8nWC2ACobqKFCqyBPBwewdRe6Rny$"><span style="color:#1155CC">Minutes</span>
[gnso.icann.org]</a> of the GNSO Council meeting on 23 September 2021 were posted on 09 October 2021.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">Minutes of the GNSO Council meetings part I [LINK TO BE ADDED] and part II [LINK TO BE ADDED] on 27 October 2021 were posted on 12 November 2021.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><b><span style="color:black">Item 2: Opening Remarks / Review of Projects & Action List (15 minutes)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black;background:white">2.1 - Review focus areas and provide updates on specific key themes / topics, to include review of
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/en/council/project__;!!PtGJab4!qGC5CP6nSFQnfnzAXdJxx3mZGIt8AkdUEdry5bTAiklsudm-8nWC2ACobqKFCqyBPBweweNF_JwS$"><span style="color:#0052CC;background:white">Projects List
</span>[gnso.icann.org]</a></span><span style="color:#172B4D;background:white">and
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://community.icann.org/x/RgZlAg"><span style="color:#0052CC;background:white">Action Item List. </span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><b><span style="color:black">Item 3: Consent Agenda (10 minutes) </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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3.1 - Confirmation of Tomslin Samme-Nlar to serve as the GNSO Council liaison to the Standing Selection Committee in an ex-officio capacity.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
3.2 - <a href="https://community.icann.org/x/fQWlCg"><span style="color:#1155CC">Motion</span></a> for the confirmation of Philippe Fouquart to serve as the GNSO representative to the Empowered Community Administration<o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><b><span style="color:black">Item 4: COUNCIL VOTE - Revised GNSO Councilor Job Description for the Nominating Committee (20 minutes)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">The GNSO Council is invited on an annual basis to review the job description and criteria contained in order to better assure that the Nominating Committee selects appointees that match the Council’s
expectations. The Council has made incremental revisions to the job description each time that it has been invited to do so.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">This cycle, Council leadership suggested revising the job description to reflect a preference for appointees that are not currently affiliated with any Stakeholder Group or Constituency, recognizing
that this may not always be feasible. However, concerns were raised about the feasibility of identifying unaffiliated candidates that are also adequately knowledgeable about the ICANN environment and the GNSO more specifically. The Council discussed the proposed
revisions during its October meeting where concerns were also expressed that the revised guidance may potentially serve as a chilling factor to otherwise qualified, but currently affiliated, candidates. Council leadership noted that the rationale for the proposed
changes were to preserve the balance of the Council and to promote both independence and diversity in NomCom appointees to the Council. The Council established a small team to seek to reach agreement on a revised job description; the small team shared its
proposed final draft [LINK TO BE ADDED WHEN AVAILABLE] on [date]. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">Here, the GNSO Council will vote to approve the revised job description.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">4.1 - Presentation of motion (GNSO Council vice-chair, Tomslin Samme-Nlar)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">4.2 – Council discussion</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">4.3 – Council vote (voting threshold: simple majority)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><b><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><b><span style="color:black">Item 5: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Update From the Universal Acceptance Steering Group (20 minutes)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">The mission of the Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG) is to promote and work towards a future where all domain names and all email addresses work in all software applications. With the
GNSO’s work on enabling the application for new gTLDs and developing policy recommendations related to internationalized domain names, universal acceptance is an important factor for the work of the GNSO.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">Here, Dr. Ajay Data, Chair of the UASG, will provide an update on the progress of the UASG and explore the role the GNSO might play in enhancing universal acceptance.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">5.1 – Introduction of topic (Council leadership)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">5.2 – Presentation (Dr. Ajay Data, Chair of the UASG)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">5.3 – Council discussion</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">5.4 – Next steps</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><b><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><b><span style="color:black">Item 6: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - GNSO Council Strategic Planning Session (15 Minutes)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">Before the November Council meeting, the GNSO Council has held several meetings for this year’s Strategic Planning Session (SPS). There remains a wrap-up session after this Council meeting, which
will be used in part to discuss conclusions from the SPS and potential action items.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">Here, the Council will discuss highlights from the discussions to date.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">6.1 – Introduction of topic (Council leadership)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">6.2 – Council discussion</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">6.3 – Next steps</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><b><span style="color:black">Item 7: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Thought Exercise Paper Modifying Consensus Policy (15 Minutes)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">On 25 October 2021, Philippe Fouquart shared a</span><span style="color:#172B4D">
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/council/2021-October/025106.html"><span style="color:#1155CC">thought paper</span></a></span><span style="color:#172B4D">
</span><span style="color:black">drafted by the ICANN org, which has been developed “considering what procedures are in place for modifying consensus policies, and where there may be gaps, ambiguities, or opportunities for additional collaboration.” The Council
has since convened a small team, which will also seek volunteers from all SG/Cs, as the topic is of importance beyond just the Council. As this team is being convened, it is perhaps nevertheless helpful to seek impressions from Councilors that could feed into
the small team’s deliberations.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">Here, the Council will discuss thoughts on the paper.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">7.1 – Introduction of topic (Council leadership)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">7.2 – Council discussion</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">7.3 – Next steps</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><b><span style="color:black">Item 8: ANY OTHER BUSINESS (15 minutes)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">7.1 - Update on the approach for the response to the
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/botterman-to-fouquart-20oct21-en.pdf__;!!PtGJab4!qGC5CP6nSFQnfnzAXdJxx3mZGIt8AkdUEdry5bTAiklsudm-8nWC2ACobqKFCqyBPBwewXnSUN4K$">
<span style="color:#1155CC">ICANN Board’s letter</span> [gnso.icann.org]</a> regarding the IDN Implementation Guidelines v4.0</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">7.2 - Update on the GNSO Council response to the
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gac.icann.org/contentMigrated/icann72-gac-communique__;!!PtGJab4!qGC5CP6nSFQnfnzAXdJxx3mZGIt8AkdUEdry5bTAiklsudm-8nWC2ACobqKFCqyBPBwewdDZZNaE$">
<span style="color:#1155CC">ICANN72 GAC Communique</span> [gac.icann.org]</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">7.3 - Acknowledgement of the Registration Data Accuracy - Scoping Team (RDA_ST) Project Plan [LINK TO BE ADDED WHEN AVAILABLE]</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black">Appendix 1: GNSO Council Voting Thresholds (ICANN Bylaws, Article 11, Section 11.3(i))</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black">See </span><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#article11"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#article11</span></a><span style="color:black">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black">Appendix 2: GNSO Council Absentee Voting Procedures (GNSO Operating Procedures, Section 4.4)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black">See </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/op-procedures-30jan18-en.pdf__;!!PtGJab4!qGC5CP6nSFQnfnzAXdJxx3mZGIt8AkdUEdry5bTAiklsudm-8nWC2ACobqKFCqyBPBwewcuYt8Ow$"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/op-procedures-30jan18-en.pdf</span>
[gnso.icann.org]</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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