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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Dear All,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Please see the message below from our GDS colleagues in relation to the updated GDS Liaison Guidelines.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Marika<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:black">Dear Council Members,</span></i><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Based on feedback provided by Council members at ICANN76, ICANN org has updated the “<a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/guidelines-icann-gds-staff-liaisons-pdp-30sep22-en.pdf" title="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/guidelines-icann-gds-staff-liaisons-pdp-30sep22-en.pdf"><span style="color:#044A91">Guidelines
for ICANN org Global Domains & Strategy Liaisons to the Policy Development Process</span></a>”. Please find attached the updated version (dated 6 September 2023) as well as a redlined version.</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The updated version includes additions to the “Role of the GDS Liaison” related to the coordination between the GDS and Board Liaisons as well as the identification of dependencies
with other ongoing PDPs or community work.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">ICANN org welcomes your feedback on these updates and will plan to provide an overview during the Policy Implementation update at the GNSO Council working session at ICANN78.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="color:black">Thank you</span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Jared Erwin</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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