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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Farell,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:4.5pt;background:white"><span style="color:black">As a reminder, when a voting member is unable to attend GNSO Council meetings, the
<a href="https://www.icann.org/forms/gnso_notification">absence notification form</a> must be completed each time, this is to be completed by an officer of the abstaining Councilor’s appointing organization ( SG/C Officer).
</span><span style="color:#79726C"><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/visual-procedures-map-en.htm"><span style="color:#018FE2">Visual Procedures Map</span></a> </span><span style="color:black">covering GNSO voting remedies due to abstentions, absences,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">council <council-bounces@gnso.icann.org> on behalf of Farell FOLLY via council <council@gnso.icann.org><br>
<b>Reply-To: </b>Farell FOLLY <farell@benin2point0.org><br>
<b>Date: </b>Thursday, November 11, 2021 at 7:53 AM<br>
<b>To: </b>Nathalie Peregrine <nathalie.peregrine@icann.org><br>
<b>Cc: </b>"gnso-secs@icann.org" <gnso-secs@icann.org>, "council@gnso.icann.org" <council@gnso.icann.org><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [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="MsoNormal">Dear Nathalie, <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thx for the invite. The time for the invite is 7:00 AM local, time at which I have to take care of my son and bring him to school. Therefore, it will be impossible for me to attend any of those meetings. It might possible from time to time,
but since my babysitter is no more available, I can’t promise anything.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#111111">Please find below the final proposed</span> <span class="highlight"><span style="color:black;background:white">agenda</span></span> for the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="highlight"><span style="color:black;background:white">GNSO</span></span> <span class="highlight"><span style="color:black;background:white">Council</span></span><span style="color:#111111"> Meeting<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span>on
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<h1 style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Draft GNSO Council Agenda 18 November 2021 </span><o:p></o:p></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">Please note that all documents referenced in the agenda have been gathered on a Wiki page for convenience and easier access:<a href="https://community.icann.org/x/eQWlCg"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://community.icann.org/x/eQWlCg</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">This agenda was established according to the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/op-procedures-24oct19-en.pdf__;!!PtGJab4!v3gfxjLJK-8imeS1LZW6reR0lcq5cmzvOmBnsw3cwo3-9cE68K0Y0D2Xn0cMcu6bTvmQ8vM$"><span style="color:#1155CC">GNSO
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">An excerpt of the ICANN Bylaws defining the voting thresholds is provided in Appendix 1 at the end of this agenda.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">An excerpt from the Council Operating Procedures defining the absentee voting procedures is provided in Appendix 2 at the end of
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">GNSO Council meeting held 06:00 UTC <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">Coordinated Universal Time: 06:00 UTC:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/tinyurl.com/36vkby2e__;!!PtGJab4!v3gfxjLJK-8imeS1LZW6reR0lcq5cmzvOmBnsw3cwo3-9cE68K0Y0D2Xn0cMcu6bXxDkKaY$"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://tinyurl.com/36vkby2e</span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">(Wednesday) 22:00 Los Angeles; (Thursday) 01:00 Washington DC; 06:00 London; 07:00 Paris; 09:00 Moscow; 17:00 Melbourne <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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[gnso.icann.org]</a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>of the GNSO Council meeting on 23 September 2021 were posted on 09 October 2021.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black">3.1 - Confirmation of Tomslin Samme-Nlar to serve as the GNSO Council liaison to the Standing Selection Committee in an ex-officio capacity.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;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 style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;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 style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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 style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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session after this Council meeting, which will be used in part to discuss conclusions from the SPS and potential action items.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black">On 25 October 2021, Philippe Fouquart shared a</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#172B4D"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black"><a href="https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/council/2021-October/025106.html"><span style="color:#1155CC">thought
paper</span></a></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#172B4D"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;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 style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black">7.1 - Update on the approach for the response to the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/botterman-to-fouquart-20oct21-en.pdf__;!!PtGJab4!v3gfxjLJK-8imeS1LZW6reR0lcq5cmzvOmBnsw3cwo3-9cE68K0Y0D2Xn0cMcu6bVLLKkJs$"><span style="color:#1155CC">ICANN
Board’s letter</span> [gnso.icann.org]</a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>regarding the IDN Implementation Guidelines v4.0</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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GAC Communique</span> [gac.icann.org]</a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">Appendix 1: GNSO Council Voting Thresholds (ICANN Bylaws, Article 11, Section 11.3(i))<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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