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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#272727">Dear Councilors,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Please find the action items,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><u>as stated during the meeting</u>, below arising from the GNSO Council<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>meeting held
on<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">Thursday, 22 January 2022<span style="color:black">.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Please refer to the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Action+Items" title="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Action+Items"><span lang="EN-GB">Action
Item page</span></a></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">for updates on item completion progress.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">P</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">lease take note of the action items coming out of the Council meeting and the proposed timing for delivering on these actions. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> Please refer to this page for the recent status updates on the Action items.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Please note that actions for all councilors are<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:white;background:#7F7F00">highlighted</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">below.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Item 4: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Recurring Updates on the SubPro ODP
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<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Action Items:The GNSO liaison to the ODP will communicate the input to the Org ODP team after the 20 January Council meeting, including a request
for a Project Plan from ICANN Org <span style="background:white">and suggestions for improvements.
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<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">It</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">em 5: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - System for Standardized
Access/Disclosure (SSAD) Operational Design Phase and Next Steps and Preparation for the Consultation With the ICANN Board
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<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Action Items:
<span style="background:white">GNSO Council Leadership to develop proposed assignment for
</span>a small team of GNSO Council members and EPDP Phase 2 Team members to analyze and review the ODA and provide input to the full GNSO Council for consideration and discussion. Sebastien Ducos has volunteered to do an initial review to identify any initial
gaps or concerns but welcomes the assistance of members of the EPDP Phase 2 Team.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Item 6: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Next Steps for Strategic Planning Session Action Items
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<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Action Items:
<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">See the updates to the action items at:
</span></span></b><span style="color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2022/draft/draft-gnso-council-action-items-sps-14jan22-en.pdf"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2022/draft/draft-gnso-council-action-items-sps-14jan22-en.pdf</span></b></a></span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">.
GNSO Council will revisit the status of a number of identified AIs at the February Council meeting.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Item 7: ANY OTHER BUSINESS
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<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">7.4 Acknowledgement of GNSO contact to the Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Action Items: The GNSO Secretariat will send an acknowledgement on behalf of the GNSO Council to Christian Dawson of the ISPCP for volunteering
to be the GNSO contact to the Universal Acceptance Steering Group.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">7.5 - Draft letter small team Modifying Consensus Policies (circulated 18 Jan 2022)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Action Items: If no objections are received by 30 January 2022, this letter will be sent to ICANN org.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Thank you!</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Nathalie<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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