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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Thanks for this initiative, Thomas!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Some very minor
<span style="color:red">suggestions</span> below (purely as an annoying mother tongue pedant ;-) ). And happy to support Desiree’s addition too; added in below.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Best to all,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Marie<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> council <council-bounces@gnso.icann.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Nacho Amadoz via council<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 20 March 2023 10:45<br>
<b>To:</b> GNSO Council <council@gnso.icann.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [council] Note to Tripti and Sally<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">+1 to all. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Nacho<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">El 20 març 2023, a les 0:48, desiree-me via council <<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a>> va escriure:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks Thomas and Sebastien,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">It is short and to the point. It was indeed great to see almost everyone in person.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I would add (speaking for myself) <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We appreciate this noticeably energised new working environment and cooperation.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Desiree<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">— <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Sun, Mar 19, 2023 at 17:52, Mark W. Datysgeld via council <<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Mark W. Datysgeld<br>
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ICANN GNSO Councilor</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> "Thomas Rickert | rickert.law via council" <<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, March 19, 2023 11:39<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:COUNCIL@GNSO.ICANN.ORG">COUNCIL@GNSO.ICANN.ORG</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [council] Note to Tripti and Sally<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">It was good to see most of you in person and I hope you had safe trips back home. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As discussed during the wrap-up session, here comes my suggestion for a little note to be sent by our leadership to Tripti and Sally.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please chime in before the end of next Monday with any comments or suggestions you might have as I think we should send it soon after the end of ICANN76.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">All the best,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thomas<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Tripti, dear Sally,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:red">W</span>hen the GNSO Council met for its wrap-up session at the end of ICANN76, progress made during the recent weeks at ICANN was discussed. Councillors agreed, not least based on what they heard during
sessions while being in Cancun, that there seems to be a noticable change, maybe even a cultural change, towards
<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:red">“</span>getting things done<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:red">”</span>. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">With this note, we would like to express<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:red">:</span> <o:p></o:p></p>
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the Council‘s support for this spirit of pragmatism and delivery whilst being appropriately diligen<span lang="EN-GB">t<span style="color:red">;</span></span>,<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:red">our </span>thank<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:red">s to</span> you and your Board and Org colleagues<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:red">;</span> and <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
encourage<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:red">ment</span><span lang="EN-GB"> </span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:red">We appreciate this noticeably energised new working environment and
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:red">spirit of </span><span style="color:red">cooperation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sebastien Ducos<o:p></o:p></p>
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