<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Good job, John!<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thanks to all for the work and dedication.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""><div class="">
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<div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On 9 Feb 2022, at 02:44, Kurt Pritz via council <<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org" class="">council@gnso.icann.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Nice job John and everyone, good analysis and well written. I could not bring myself to wade through that doc; it took a bit of courage on your part. <div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">(I am writing since the chair and vice chairs cannot easily thank themselves.)</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Kurt</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""><div class=""><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Feb 9, 2022, at 9:10 AM, John McElwaine via council <<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org" class="">council@gnso.icann.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><meta charset="UTF-8" class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="" class="">Dear GNSO Council,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="" class="">Just a heads up to let you know that the GNSO Comment on the FY23-27 OFP and FY23 Budget was timely submitted today. Link here: <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_en_public-2Dcomment_proceeding_draft-2Dfy23-2D27-2Doperating-2Dand-2Dfinancial-2Dplan-2Dand-2Ddraft-2Dfy23-2Doperating-2Dplan-2Dand-2Dbudget-2D15-2D09-2D2021_submissions_council-2Dgnso-2D07-2D02-2D2022&d=DwMGaQ&c=qmi9WrYRGQEDDOxOwKrAjW7mWovpzN_EKyRbeK_zbP0&r=Kepk-9GEB6JgOj0vUGl8c0hdrRM7FW-8Is-VAQU1VAm5U0rBXiZs3BfB3GfKU2uR&m=_XNRS97ivhf7wbmJZ6dH_FxXw8LiwAxfUWg4quAEHXS6Exus3lcXzBicAn5wRrxl&s=s-BizrDejyQDp2GkluwYFhgxtZa9rK_2TzfTtTYnFKs&e=" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;" class="">https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/draft-fy23-27-operating-and-financial-plan-and-draft-fy23-operating-plan-and-budget-15-09-2021/submissions/council-gnso-07-02-2022</a><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">I would also like to pass along a big thank you to SCBO members (our councilors on the committee: Phillipe, Sebastian, Maxim, Tomslin, Greg and Kristian) and Berry and Steve for their hard work on this comment.<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Kind regards,<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">John<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="370" style="width: 277.5pt;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td width="100%" style="width: 370px; padding: 0in 0in 10.5pt;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(103, 109, 114); letter-spacing: 0.75pt;" class=""><img border="0" width="260" height="84" id="_x0000_i1027" src="https://www.nelsonmullins.com/img/ecard-logo-125.png" style="width: 2.7083in; height: 0.875in;" class=""></span></b><b class=""><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(103, 109, 114); letter-spacing: 0.75pt;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></b></div></td></tr><tr class=""><td width="370" style="width: 277.5pt; padding: 0in;" class=""><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: rgb(209, 210, 212); padding: 12pt 0in 0in;" class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 3pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; border: none; padding: 0in;"><b class=""><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(103, 109, 114); letter-spacing: 0.75pt;" class="">JOHN C. 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font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div class=""><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-width: 1pt; border-top-color: rgb(225, 225, 225); padding: 3pt 0in 0in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">From:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>John McElwaine<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Wednesday, February 2, 2022 5:14 PM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org" class="">council@gnso.icann.org</a><br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>RE: GNSO Comment on FY23 Budget and FY 23-27 OFP<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Dear GNSO Council,<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">I am forwarding the SCBO’s final version of the Council’s proposed comment on the Fiscal Years 23-27 Operating and Financial Plan and FY 23 Budget. The comment period closes<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><u class="">07 February 22</u>, so please provide any questions, comments or revisions that you might have in a reply to the list or feel free to contact me. I have highlighted in the document the revisions and new content added by the SCBO from yesterday’s draft.<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Thank you,<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">John<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="370" style="width: 277.5pt;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td width="100%" style="width: 370px; padding: 0in 0in 10.5pt;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(103, 109, 114); letter-spacing: 0.75pt;" class=""><img border="0" width="260" height="84" id="_x0000_i1026" src="https://www.nelsonmullins.com/img/ecard-logo-125.png" style="width: 2.7083in; height: 0.875in;" class=""></span></b><b class=""><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(103, 109, 114); letter-spacing: 0.75pt;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></b></div></td></tr><tr class=""><td width="370" style="width: 277.5pt; padding: 0in;" class=""><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: rgb(209, 210, 212); padding: 12pt 0in 0in;" class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 3pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b class=""><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(103, 109, 114); letter-spacing: 0.75pt;" class="">JOHN C. 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font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div class=""><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-width: 1pt; border-top-color: rgb(225, 225, 225); padding: 3pt 0in 0in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">From:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>John McElwaine<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Monday, January 31, 2022 6:21 PM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;" class="">council@gnso.icann.org</a><br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>GNSO Comment on FY23 Budget and FY 23-27 OFP<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Dear GNSO Council,<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">I am forwarding a draft of the Council’s comment on the Fiscal Years 23-27 Operating and Financial Plan and FY 23 Budget. As is usual in this process, we have a clock ticking on this comment period, which closes<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><u class="">07 February 22</u>, so the SCBO wanted to get you a draft to review as soon as it was ready. We have one more SCBO call scheduled this Wednesday morning and I will get an updated version circulated to Councilors by EOD on Wednesday. <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">In the meantime, if you have any questions or revisions to this draft, please feel free to share those.<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Kind regards,<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">John<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="370" style="width: 277.5pt;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td width="100%" style="width: 370px; padding: 0in 0in 10.5pt;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(103, 109, 114); letter-spacing: 0.75pt;" class=""><img border="0" width="260" height="84" id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://www.nelsonmullins.com/img/ecard-logo-125.png" style="width: 2.7083in; height: 0.875in;" class=""></span></b><b class=""><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(103, 109, 114); letter-spacing: 0.75pt;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></b></div></td></tr><tr class=""><td width="370" style="width: 277.5pt; padding: 0in;" class=""><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: rgb(209, 210, 212); padding: 12pt 0in 0in;" class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 3pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b class=""><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(103, 109, 114); letter-spacing: 0.75pt;" class="">JOHN C. 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