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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">HI Paul,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">You are correct, the layout was changed recently. In previous years, the NCPH and CPH NCA names appeared directly beneath the CPH and
NCPH Vice Chair names. For 2019 the names were Carlos Gutierrez (CPH) and Syed Ismail Shah (NCPH) as you rightly point out.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Nathalie<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">From:
</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">council <council-bounces@gnso.icann.org> on behalf of "council@gnso.icann.org" <council@gnso.icann.org><br>
<b>Reply to: </b>"McGrady, Paul D." <PMcGrady@taftlaw.com><br>
<b>Date: </b>Tuesday, 9 November 2021 at 22:35<br>
<b>To: </b>Steve Chan <steve.chan@icann.org>, "council@gnso.icann.org" <council@gnso.icann.org><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [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"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Thanks Steve.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Too bad the information isn’t terrible accessible. It appears that the record keeping convention changed at some point. This is what this year’s
looks like:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><img width="693" height="130" style="width:7.2187in;height:1.3541in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D7D5BF.745275F0"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">(NomCom appointees clearly spelled out)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">But 2019 (and additional prior years I sampled) doesn’t do that:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><img width="678" height="369" style="width:7.0625in;height:3.8437in" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.png@01D7D5BF.745275F0"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">I *<b>think</b>* we are to deduce from this that Carlos and Syed were the nominees in 2019, but it isn’t clear.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">In any event, presumably whoever put forward this motion originally has some fact based reason for doing so (I can’t imagine that there is any particular
objection to me or Desiree – we are both delightful), so perhaps we can hear about whatever identifiable concern prompted the proposed change when we have our next Council call. Of course, and hopefully, the discuss may be moot if the Small Team decides to
stick with character as the inclusivity factor rather than affiliation as the exclusivity factor.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Paul<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Steve Chan <steve.chan@icann.org>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 9, 2021 1:55 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> McGrady, Paul D. <PMcGrady@taftlaw.com>; council@gnso.icann.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [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"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">[EXTERNAL MESSAGE] <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 lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Dear Paul, Councilors,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">If you go to this page <<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/en/about/council__;!!PtGJab4!uNPCnJPK5YKVmIU1t11UcC66gInfDYUd0JIgnH5eXpe0HcJQq5P9_1AKGyEYAyQbEkDyBxEc1dwR$">https://gnso.icann.org/en/about/council
[gnso.icann.org]</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>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" 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>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Steve<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 lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><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 lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">From:
</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">council <<a href="mailto:council-bounces@gnso.icann.org">council-bounces@gnso.icann.org</a>> on behalf of "McGrady, Paul D. via council" <<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Reply-To: </b>"McGrady, Paul D." <<a href="mailto:PMcGrady@taftlaw.com">PMcGrady@taftlaw.com</a>><br>
<b>Date: </b>Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at 6:37 AM<br>
<b>To: </b>"<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a>><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 lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><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 lang="EN-US" 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 lang="EN-US" 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 lang="EN-US" 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 lang="EN-US" 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 lang="EN-US" 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>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" 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 lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Kind regards to all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Paul<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<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 lang="EN-US" style="color:#111111">Please find below the final proposed</span><span lang="EN-US" 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 lang="EN-US" style="color:#111111"> Meeting
</span><span lang="EN-US">on 18 November<span style="color:#111111"> 2021 at </span>06:00
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Draft GNSO Council Agenda 18 November 2021 </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" 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><span lang="EN-US"><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></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">This agenda was established according to the
</span><span lang="EN-US"><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></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">For convenience:</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US">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></span></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">
<span lang="EN-US">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></span></li></ol>
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<p style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">GNSO Council meeting held 06:00 UTC </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Coordinated Universal Time: 06:00 UTC:
</span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/tinyurl.com/36vkby2e__;!!PtGJab4!qGC5CP6nSFQnfnzAXdJxx3mZGIt8AkdUEdry5bTAiklsudm-8nWC2ACobqKFCqyBPBwewTvS4776$"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://tinyurl.com/36vkby2e</span> [tinyurl.com]</a><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">(Wednesday) 22:00 Los Angeles; (Thursday) 01:00 Washington DC; 06:00 London; 07:00 Paris; 09:00 Moscow; 17:00 Melbourne </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">GNSO Council Meeting Remote Participation:
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/icann.zoom.us/j/92495986646?pwd=Tk5nQzNkUlBrUDBISkxkL2RUYzFXZz09__;!!PtGJab4!qGC5CP6nSFQnfnzAXdJxx3mZGIt8AkdUEdry5bTAiklsudm-8nWC2ACobqKFCqyBPBwewdnEbq0C$">
<b><span style="color:#0563C1">https://icann.zoom.us/j/92495986646?pwd=Tk5nQzNkUlBrUDBISkxkL2RUYzFXZz09</span></b> [icann.zoom.us]</a><b> </b></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" 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><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Item 1: Administrative Matters (10 mins)</span></b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">1.1 - Roll Call</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">1.2 - Updates to Statements of Interest</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">1.3 - Review / Amend Agenda</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">1.4 - Note the status of minutes for the previous Council meetings per the GNSO Operating Procedures: </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" 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$"><span style="color:#1155CC">Minutes</span>
[gnso.icann.org]</a> of the GNSO Council meeting on 23 September 2021 were posted on 09 October 2021.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Minutes of the GNSO Council meetings part I [LINK TO BE ADDED] and part II [LINK TO BE ADDED] on 27 October 2021 were posted on 12 November 2021.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Item 2: Opening Remarks / Review of Projects & Action List (15 minutes)</span></b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;background:white">2.1 - Review focus areas and provide updates on specific key themes / topics, to include review of
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/en/council/project__;!!PtGJab4!qGC5CP6nSFQnfnzAXdJxx3mZGIt8AkdUEdry5bTAiklsudm-8nWC2ACobqKFCqyBPBweweNF_JwS$"><span style="color:#0052CC;background:white">Projects
List </span>[gnso.icann.org]</a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#172B4D;background:white">and
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><a href="https://community.icann.org/x/RgZlAg"><span style="color:#0052CC;background:white">Action Item List. </span></a></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Item 3: Consent Agenda (10 minutes) </span></b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US">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></span></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">
<span lang="EN-US">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></span></li></ol>
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<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Item 4: COUNCIL VOTE - Revised GNSO Councilor Job Description for the Nominating Committee (20 minutes)</span></b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" 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><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" 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><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Here, the GNSO Council will vote to approve the revised job description.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">4.1 - Presentation of motion (GNSO Council vice-chair, Tomslin Samme-Nlar)</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">4.2 – Council discussion</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">4.3 – Council vote (voting threshold: simple majority)</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Item 5: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Update From the Universal Acceptance Steering Group (20 minutes)</span></b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" 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><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" 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><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">5.1 – Introduction of topic (Council leadership)</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">5.2 – Presentation (Dr. Ajay Data, Chair of the UASG)</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">5.3 – Council discussion</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">5.4 – Next steps</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Item 6: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - GNSO Council Strategic Planning Session (15 Minutes)</span></b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" 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><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Here, the Council will discuss highlights from the discussions to date.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">6.1 – Introduction of topic (Council leadership)</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">6.2 – Council discussion</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">6.3 – Next steps</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Item 7: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Thought Exercise Paper Modifying Consensus Policy (15 Minutes)</span></b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">On 25 October 2021, Philippe Fouquart shared a</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#172B4D">
</span><span lang="EN-US" 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 lang="EN-US" style="color:#172B4D">
</span><span lang="EN-US" 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><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Here, the Council will discuss thoughts on the paper.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">7.1 – Introduction of topic (Council leadership)</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">7.2 – Council discussion</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">7.3 – Next steps</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Item 8: ANY OTHER BUSINESS (15 minutes)</span></b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" 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$">
<span style="color:#1155CC">ICANN Board’s letter</span> [gnso.icann.org]</a> regarding the IDN Implementation Guidelines v4.0</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">7.2 - Update on the GNSO Council response to the
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gac.icann.org/contentMigrated/icann72-gac-communique__;!!PtGJab4!qGC5CP6nSFQnfnzAXdJxx3mZGIt8AkdUEdry5bTAiklsudm-8nWC2ACobqKFCqyBPBwewdDZZNaE$">
<span style="color:#1155CC">ICANN72 GAC Communique</span> [gac.icann.org]</a></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">7.3 - Acknowledgement of the Registration Data Accuracy - Scoping Team (RDA_ST) Project Plan [LINK TO BE ADDED WHEN AVAILABLE]</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">_______________________________</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Appendix 1: GNSO Council Voting Thresholds (ICANN Bylaws, Article 11, Section 11.3(i))</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">See </span><span lang="EN-US"><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></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Appendix 2: GNSO Council Absentee Voting Procedures (GNSO Operating Procedures, Section 4.4)</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">See </span><span lang="EN-US"><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></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">References for Coordinated Universal Time of 06:00 UTC </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Local time between November and March Winter in the NORTHERN hemisphere</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">California, USA (PST) UTC-8 22:00 (Wednesday)</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">San José, Costa Rica (CST) UTC-6 00:00</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">New York/Washington DC, USA (EST) UTC-5 01:00</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Buenos Aires, Argentina (ART) UTC-3 03:00</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (BRT) UTC-3 03:00</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">London, United Kingdom (GMT) UTC+0 06:00</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (WAT) UTC+1 07:00</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Paris, France (CET) UTC+1 07:00</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Moscow, Russia (MSK) UTC+3 09:00 </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Singapore (SGT) UTC+8 14:00 </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Melbourne, Australia (AEDT) UTC+11 17:00</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">DST starts/ends on Sunday 31 October 2021, 2:00 or 3:00 local time (with exceptions) for EU countries and on Sunday 7 November 2021 for the US.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">For other places see
</span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/www.timeanddate.com/__;!!PtGJab4!qGC5CP6nSFQnfnzAXdJxx3mZGIt8AkdUEdry5bTAiklsudm-8nWC2ACobqKFCqyBPBwewXBPyGPA$"><span style="color:#1155CC">http://www.timeanddate.com</span> [timeanddate.com]</a><span style="color:black">
and </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/tinyurl.com/jw684set__;!!PtGJab4!qGC5CP6nSFQnfnzAXdJxx3mZGIt8AkdUEdry5bTAiklsudm-8nWC2ACobqKFCqyBPBwewWG1VFio$"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://tinyurl.com/jw684set</span> [tinyurl.com]</a><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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