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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#272727">Dear Councilors,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:#272727"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB">P<span style="color:black">lease 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>Thursday
21 July 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"><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="color:black"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">for updates on item completion progress.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">P</span><span lang="EN-US" style="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="color:black"> Please refer to this page for the recent status updates on the Action items.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><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.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Item 3: Consent Agenda
</span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc">
<li style="color:black;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Appointment of Sebastien Ducos as the replacement for Heather Forrest as the GNSO representative on the ICANN Fellowship Selection Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Action Items: </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0cm;padding-inline-start:48px" start="1" type="1">
<li style="color:black;margin-top:8.0pt;margin-bottom:0cm;mso-list:l7 level1 lfo5;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">On behalf of the GNSO Council, the GNSO Secretariat notifies the staff supporting the ICANN Fellowship Selection Committee that the Council has appointed Sebastien Ducos as the replacement for Heather
Forrest as the GNSO representative on the Committee. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;mso-list:l7 level1 lfo5;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">On behalf of the GNSO Council, the GNSO Secretariat thanks Heather Forrest for her service on the Fellowship Selection Committee and Sebastien Ducos for stepping into the role of the GNSO representative
on the Committee on an interim basis. <o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm;padding-inline-start:48px" type="disc">
<li style="color:black;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Confirmation of the Recommendations Report to the ICANN Board regarding adoption of recommendations 1-5 contained in the Final Report from the EPDP on Specific Curative Rights Protections for IGOs.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Action Items: </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0cm;padding-inline-start:48px" start="1" type="1">
<li style="color:black;margin-top:8.0pt;margin-bottom:0cm;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo7;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">On behalf of the GNSO Council leadership, the GNSO Secretariat notifies the Support Staff of the ICANN Board of Directors of the GNSO Council’s confirmation of the Recommendations Report to the ICANN
Board regarding adoption of recommendations 1-5 contained in the Final Report from the EPDP on Specific Curative Rights Protections for IGOs.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo7;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">GNSO Council Chair to send a note to the ICANN Board of Directors offering to brief the Board on the Recommendations Report to ensure the opportunity for dialogue and to help inform the Board’s consideration
of the PDP recommendations.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Item 4: COUNCIL VOTE - Initiation of the GNSO Guidance Process on Applicant Support
</span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Action Items:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0cm;padding-inline-start:48px" start="1" type="1">
<li style="color:black;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;mso-list:l8 level1 lfo8;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The vote on the motion is deferred until the 25 August 2022 GNSO Council meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;mso-list:l8 level1 lfo8;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">In the GGP Initiation Request Method of Operation structure Staff to revise the document to: <o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
<p style="margin:0cm;text-indent:0cm;mso-list:l8 level2 lfo9;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">a.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">make it clear that groups can replace their representatives if desired; and <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;text-indent:0cm;mso-list:l8 level2 lfo9;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">b.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Reduce the size of the Steering Group.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Item 5: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Policy Status Report for the Expired Domain Deletion Policy and the Expired Registration Recovery Policy - Next Steps
</span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Action Items: GNSO Council leadership on behalf of Council to request from:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0cm;padding-inline-start:48px" start="1" type="1">
<li style="color:black;margin-top:8.0pt;margin-bottom:0cm;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo10;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Registrar Stakeholder Group any data they may have concerning any issues relating to the Expired Domain Deletion Policy (EDDP) and the Expired Registration Recovery Policy (ERRP); and<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo10;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">ICANN Compliance for data and/or an update on expiration-related complaints relating to the EDDP and the ERRP.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Item 6: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - PDP Improvements Tracker - Review of Format
</span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Action Items: Staff support to make the PDP Improvements Tracker available on the wiki and
<span style="background:white">to work with Council leadership on planning substantive review of improvements and next steps identified</span>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Item 7: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Council Commitments Document
</span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Action Items: GNSO Council leadership to finalize the Council Commitments document based on input received by 15 August 2022 for consideration by
the Council at the 25 August meeting.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Item 8: ANY OTHER BUSINESS
</span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">8.1 – Last call for input on the Council’s response to SubPro Question Set #4</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Action Items: GNSO Councilors to provide input on the list, if any, in one week (by Wednesday, 27 July) for SubPro Question Set #4 and in two weeks
(by Wednesday, 03 August) for Question Set #5.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">8.2 – ICANN75 Planning</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Action Items: None.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">8.3 – GNSO liaison to the GAC - Scope of Council review of the GAC Communiqué</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Action Items: </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li style="color:black;margin-top:8.0pt;margin-bottom:0cm;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo11;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The GNSO Council to discuss on the list in relation to the GNSO Liaison to the GAC the suggestion to incorporate term limits. See the GNSO Liaison to the GAC role description at:
<a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/request-liaison-gac-23sep21-en.pdf"><span style="color:black">https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/request-liaison-gac-23sep21-en.pdf</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo11;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The GNSO Council should consider and provide input as soon as possible on whether the current liaison should continue in the role of GNSO Liaison to the GAC and possible conflict with the SubPro
Liaison role.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<p style="margin:0cm"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">8.4 - Update on the GNSO Council's Strategic Planning Session (SPS).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Action Items:
<span style="background:white">Council members to communicate by 12 August at the latest whether they are planning to attend the SPS in person. Council members to respond to the SPS input survey as soon as possible.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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