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<p class="xxxxmsonormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black">Dear all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xxxxmsonormal" style="margin:0in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="xxxxmsonormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black">Please find below the final proposed <span class="highlight"><span style="background:white">agenda</span></span> for the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="apple-converted-space">GNSO
Council Meeting taking place on Thursday, 20 July 2023 at 21:00 UTC for 2 hours. This has been posted on the
<a href="https://community.icann.org/x/zoBXDg">agenda wiki page</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xxxxmsonormal" style="margin:0in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="xxxxmsonormal" style="margin:0in">Thank you.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxxxmsonormal" style="margin:0in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="xxxxmsonormal" style="margin:0in">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxxxmsonormal" style="margin:0in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
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<p class="xxxxmsonormal" style="margin:0in">Terri<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Please note that all documents referenced in the agenda have been gathered on a Wiki page for convenience and easier access:
</span><a href="https://community.icann.org/x/xYBXDg"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://community.icann.org/x/xYBXDg</span></a><span style="color:black">. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">This agenda was established according to the</span><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/op-procedures-24oct19-en.pdf"><span style="color:black">
</span><span style="color:#1155CC">GNSO Operating Procedures</span></a><span style="color:black"> v3.5, updated on 24 October 2019.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">For convenience:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5;vertical-align:baseline">
An excerpt of the ICANN Bylaws defining the voting thresholds is provided in Appendix 1 at the end of this agenda.<span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5;vertical-align:baseline">
An excerpt from the Council Operating Procedures defining the absentee voting procedures is provided in Appendix 2 at the end of this agenda.<span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">GNSO Council meeting on Thursday, 20 July 2023 at 21:00 UTC:
</span><a href="https://tinyurl.com/5n99j4vt"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://tinyurl.com/5n99j4vt</span></a><span style="color:black">. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">14:00 Los Angeles; 17:00 Washington DC; 22:00 London; 23:00 Paris; (Friday) 00:00 Moscow; (Friday) 07:00 Melbourne </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:black"> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:black">GNSO Council Meeting Remote Participation:</span></b><b><span style="color:blue">
</span></b><span style="color:black"><a href="https://icann.zoom.us/j/97891627902?pwd=RURCTitiNEVwd2UySEk1QkRESmlFZz09"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0563C1">https://icann.zoom.us/j/97891627902?pwd=RURCTitiNEVwd2UySEk1QkRESmlFZz09</span></b></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Councilors should notify the GNSO Secretariat in advance if they will not be able to attend and/or need a dial out call.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">___________________________________</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:black">Item 1: Administrative Matters (5 minutes)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">1.1 - Roll Call</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">1.2 - Updates to Statements of Interest</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">1.3 - Review / Amend Agenda</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">1.4 - Note the status of minutes for the previous Council meetings per the GNSO Operating Procedures: </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black"><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2023/minutes/minutes-gnso-council-05jun23-en.pdf"><span style="color:#1155CC">Minutes</span></a> of the GNSO Extraordinary Council
meeting on 05 June were posted on 19 June 2023.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black"><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2023/minutes/minutes-gnso-council-14jun23-en.pdf"><span style="color:#1155CC">Minutes</span></a> of the GNSO Council meeting on
14 June were posted on 01 July 2023.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:black">Item 2: Opening Remarks / Review of Projects & Action List (5 minutes)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">2.1 - Review focus areas and provide updates on specific key themes / topics, to include review of<a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/project"><span style="color:black">
</span><span style="color:#0052CC">Projects List</span></a></span><u><span style="color:#0052CC">
</span></u><span style="color:#172B4D">and</span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://community.icann.org/x/RgZlAg"><span style="color:#172B4D">
</span><span style="color:#0052CC">Action Item List. </span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:black">Item 3: Consent Agenda (5 minutes)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo6;vertical-align:baseline">
Registration Data Accuracy Scoping Team Recommendations #1 and #2 – extending deferral of consideration by six months<span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo6;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
GNSO Review of GAC Communiqué <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo6;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
GNSO Non-Registry Liaison to the Customer Standing Committee (CSC) - Milton Mueller; [GNSO Non-Registry Liaison Alternate to the CSC - [candidate under review]]<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:black">Item 4: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Accuracy (20 minutes)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">During the Council’s extraordinary meeting on 5 June 2023, Thomas Rickert introduced an area for potential discussion at a future GNSO Council meeting. Specifically, the European Union's
Second Network and Information Systems Directive (“NIS2”) entered into force on 16 January 2023. Article 28, subsection 3 provides, "Member States shall require TLD name registries and the entities providing domain name registration services, those are registrars,
resellers and privacy and proxy services, to have policies and procedures, including verification procedures in place to ensure that the databases referred to in paragraph 1 include accurate and complete information. Member States shall require such policies
and procedures to be publicly available." Additionally, the corresponding recital number 111, provides, in part, “Those policies and procedures should take into account to the extent possible the standards developed by the multi-stakeholder governance structures
at the international level." </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">There was a suggestion to consider informal options of responding to the recital text to highlight the standards that are currently applicable. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Here, the Council will discuss if further work is needed on this topic, and if the GNSO is the appropriate venue for further work at this time.]</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">4.1 – Introduction of topic (Greg DiBiase, Council Vice Chair) </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">4.2 – Council discussion</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">4.3 – Next steps</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:black">Item 5: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Operational Design Phase and Operational Design Assessment Liaison & Small Team Survey Feedback (15 minutes)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The Operational Design Phase (“ODP”)
</span><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/odp-concept-paper-05mar21-en.pdf"><span style="color:#1155CC">Process Paper</span></a><span style="color:black"> provides, “As envisaged, the ODP will become part of the generic top-level domain (gTLD)
policy implementation lifecycle and eventually be incorporated into the Consensus Policy Implementation Framework (CPIF). Before modifying the CPIF, ICANN org will conduct a community consultation on the functionality of the ODP after a minimum of two ODPs
have concluded, to ensure that the ODP operates effectively and fulfills the needs of the Board, the community, and ICANN Org.” (p. 2 of
</span><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/odp-concept-paper-05mar21-en.pdf"><span style="color:#1155CC">ODP Process Paper</span></a><span style="color:black">)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">In order to inform the eventual feedback from the GNSO Council, GNSO Policy Support Staff issued surveys to the two GNSO Liaisons to the ODP (Janis Karklins and Jeff Neuman) and the members of both ODA review teams. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Here, the Council will receive an overview of the feedback provided in these surveys and consider potential next steps such as sharing this feedback to ICANN org to help inform the upcoming community consultation.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">5.1 - Introduction of topic (Sebastien Ducos, Council Chair)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">5.2 - Council Discussion</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">5.3 - Next Steps</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:black">Item 6: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - SubPro Small Team Update on Pending Recommendations - Clarifying Statement (25 minutes)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">During its informal session at ICANN76 and the subsequent Council meeting, the Council
<a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2023/minutes/minutes-gnso-council-15mar23-en.pdf">
<span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#0052CC">discussed and agreed</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#172B4D">
</span><span style="color:black">to task a small team of interested councilors to review the recommendations that the Board placed in a pending status and suggest to the full Council how the underlying concerns that caused the pending status can be best addressed
(i.e., a limited triage exercise).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Since ICANN76, the Council SubPro Small Team has met several times and has completed a comprehensive review of the issues chart, with Board member input on why the Board placed specific
recommendations into a pending status. The Council discussed the main output of that triage effort, the proposed paths forward for each pending recommendation, during an Extraordinary Meeting on 4 May. During that meeting, the Council agreed to further task
the small team with taking interim steps (e.g., provision of clarifying information, developing speaking points) in order to support the Council’s dialogue with the ICANN Board on</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#172B4D">
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=240617931"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#0052CC">22 May</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#172B4D">.
</span><span style="color:black">The Council debriefed after the dialogue with the ICANN Board and discussed next steps. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">During the ICANN77 Day 0 Session, the Council heard from the members of the Board regarding the Board’s views on potential “landing spots” on the pending recommendations. Following this
discussion, the Small Team has drafted clarifying statements for items in landing spot one (“Provision of Clarifying Statement to the Board”).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Here, the Council will receive an update from the Small Team on the proposed clarifying statement to the Board as well as the work that is ongoing in relation to the recommendations for
which the Board has indicated likely non-adoption. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">6.1 – Introduction of Topic (Paul McGrady, Chair of SubPro Small Team)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">6.2 – Council discussion </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">6.3 - Next Steps</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:black">Item 7: Follow up on IGO Curative Rights IRT and Other Work Necessary to Achieve Release of the IGO Acronyms Under Interim Reservation (10 minutes)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">On 14 April 2013, the Board passed a
<a href="https://www.icann.org/en/board-activities-and-meetings/materials/approved-resolutions-meeting-of-the-new-gtld-program-committee-02-07-2013-en#1.b">
<span style="color:#1155CC">resolution</span></a> placing certain IGO acronyms under temporary reservation. In
<a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/sinha-to-roberts-30jun23-en.pdf">
<span style="color:#1155CC">recent correspondence</span></a>, the Board confirmed that its intention in passing this resolution was to “withhold these IGO acronyms from registration at the second level on an interim basis, pending resolution by the community
of the inconsistencies between GAC advice and GNSO policy recommendations from the GNSO’s 2012-2013 Policy Development Process (PDP) on IGO-INGO Protections in All gTLDs.” </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Since the April 2013 Board resolution, the he GNSO has completed two policy development processes specific to curative rights protections for IGOs: the PDP on IGO-INGO Access to Curative
Rights Protection Mechanisms that was completed in 2019 and the Expedited PDP (EPDP) on Specific Curative Rights Protections for IGOs that was completed in 2022. On 30 April 2023, the Board
<a href="https://www.icann.org/en/board-activities-and-meetings/materials/approved-resolutions-regular-meeting-of-the-icann-board-30-04-2023-en#section2.c">
<span style="color:#1155CC">voted to adopt</span></a> all four recommendations that the GNSO Council approved from the 2019 PDP and all five Full Consensus recommendations from the 2022 EPDP. The Board also directed the ICANN Interim President and CEO to proceed
with implementation “as soon as feasible; and to develop and submit to the Board an implementation plan … to inform the Board as to how the implementation of these recommendations fit into ICANN org’s operational planning and prioritization of its ongoing
work to implement other community-developed recommendations that the Board has adopted.” </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Here, the Council will discuss whether it wishes to take any steps to request that ICANN org implementation of these Consensus Policy recommendations remains a high priority, understanding
the need to resource this work appropriately in the context of other ongoing implementation work. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">7.1 - Introduction of Topic (Sebastien Ducos, GNSO Council Chair)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">7.2 - Council Discussion</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">7.3 - Next Steps</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:black">Item 8: IDNs EPDP Timeline (20 minutes)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">On 20 May 2021, the GNSO Council approved the<a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2021/presentation/EPDPInitiationRequest20May21.pdf"><span style="color:#0052CC">
initiation request</span></a></span><span style="color:#172B4D"> </span><span style="color:black">for the EPDP on Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) and adopted it</span><span style="color:#172B4D">s</span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2021/presentation/CharterGNSOIDNsEPDPWorkingGroup20May21.pdf"><span style="color:#0052CC">
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#0052CC">charter</span></a></span><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#172B4D">.
</span></b><span style="color:black">The EPDP Team is expected to: </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-top:8.0pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo7;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
Determine the approach for a consistent definition of all gTLDs; and <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo7;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
Develop policy recommendations that will eventually allow for the introduction of variant gTLDs at the top-level <o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:8.0pt;background:white"><span style="color:black">On 24 April 2023, the EPDP Team published its Phase 1 Initial Report fo</span><span style="color:#172B4D">r
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/phase-1-initial-report-on-the-internationalized-domain-names-epdp-24-04-2023"><span style="color:#0052CC">Public Comment</span></a></span><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#172B4D">.
</span></b><span style="color:black">The Initial Report includes 68 preliminary recommendations covering issues pertaining to gTLD variant definition and management at the top-level. The majority of the preliminary recommendations aim to operationalize SubPro
PDP Outputs in order to allow for future applications of gTLD variant labels through the New gTLD Program. While the public comment process was ongoing, the EPDP Team started its Phase 2 charter question deliberations. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">In accordance with ICANN Board request, the EPDP Team delivered an updated project plan by the last day of ICANN77. It identifies that almost all of its charter questions will impact the
next Applicant Guidebook, and determines that its timeline for the EPDP Team’s delivery of relevant recommendations to the GNSO Council remains unchanged, which is November 2025. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Nevertheless, the EPDP Team made a commitment to reconsider its delivery date shortly after ICANN77 by taking into consideration various factors including: </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-top:8.0pt;mso-list:l7 level1 lfo8;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
The closure of the Phase 1 Initial Report Public Comment period and gaining a better understanding of the breadth and quantity of comments received; <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l7 level1 lfo8;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
A better sense of progress made on Phase 2 charter questions in advance of the schedule; and<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l7 level1 lfo8;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
More certainty of approval for the EPDP Team’s request for its dedicated face-to-face workshop. <o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:8.0pt;background:white"><span style="color:black">Here, the GNSO Council will hear an update on the EPDP Team’s revised schedule, which should reflect a shortened timeline for project completion. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">8.1 Introduction of Topic (Donna Austin, IDNs EPDP Chair)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">8.2 Council Discussion</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">8.3 Next Steps</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:black">Item 9: ANY OTHER BUSINESS (15 minutes)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">9.1 ccNSO Liaison update (Desiree, ccNSO liaison to the GNSO Council)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">9.2 Closed Generics Update (John McElwaine, Council Vice Chair)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black">_______________________________</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Appendix 1: GNSO Council Voting Thresholds (ICANN Bylaws, Article 11, Section 11.3(i))</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">See</span><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#article11"><span style="color:black">
</span><span style="color:#1155CC">https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#article11</span></a><span style="color:black">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Appendix 2: GNSO Council Absentee Voting Procedures (GNSO Operating Procedures, Section 4.4)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">See</span><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/op-procedures-30jan18-en.pdf"><span style="color:black">
</span><span style="color:#1155CC">https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/op-procedures-30jan18-en.pdf</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">California, USA (PDT) UTC-7 14:00</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">San José, Costa Rica (CDT) UTC-6 15:00</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">New York/Washington DC, USA (EDT) UTC-4 17:00</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Buenos Aires, Argentina (ART) UTC-3 18:00</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (WAT) UTC+1 22:00</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">DST starts on Sunday 26 March 2023, 2:00 or 3:00 local time (with exceptions) for EU countries and on Sunday 12 March 2023 for the U.S.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">DST ends on Sunday 29 October 2023 for EU countries, and on Sunday 05 November 2023 for the US.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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