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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello all, <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’m happy to share that having heard no objections to the Participant Commitments, the document has been finalized. It can be found in PDF in your google drive.
<a href="https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=218464720">Closed Generics Documents</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">My sincere congratulations to each of you for this effort. A wonderful starting point to what I hope will be a series of productive discussions next week.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Below please find information about homework preparations for our F2F sessions.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Wishing safe travels to all who will join us in DC. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Melissa<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From: </span></b><span style="color:black">gnso-gac-closed-generics <gnso-gac-closed-generics-bounces@icann.org> on behalf of Melissa Peters Allgood <melissa.allgood@icann.org><br>
<b>Date: </b>Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at 6:25 PM<br>
<b>To: </b>"gnso-gac-closed-generics@icann.org" <gnso-gac-closed-generics@icann.org><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[gnso-gac-closed-generics] Closed Generics Work for 26 & 27 January Meeting<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello all, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I want to share homework and updates in advance of our meeting next week. As always, all of the documents referenced can be found in your wiki space - <a href="https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=218464720">Closed
Generics Documents</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Participant Commitments<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/docs.google.com/document/d/1AauD8GrQz4saYf2WKKfL7UclWZvjNuUD6YC8AjISWK4/edit__;!!PtGJab4!_QUyZUKU2QNClLu2bcNMtuJv-QnRfmxeK292iaFX0sFtjj0Na8J4WJK8cKTnTClebLa6C5errAUNFMhp8e5lqGbaE8id0yfxq03pBg$">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AauD8GrQz4saYf2WKKfL7UclWZvjNuUD6YC8AjISWK4/edit
[docs.google.com]</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><u>Item #13</u>: I’ve modified the language to reflect the group decision to utilize periodic summary documents created by staff. These summaries will be made available to share with
your individual community groups as follows:<o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo3">Before the F2F in DC<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo3">After the F2F
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo3">Before ICANN76<o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Other intervals can be agreed upon should the group deem it necessary.
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><u>Signature line</u>: Review of previous discussions, including inputs shared on our 16 January call, indicate that the language in the signature block as currently articulated is
a compromise of ideas. No one has indicated an inability to sign. This group has worked incredibly hard on this document broadly, and my sincere hope is that we have agreement with the language as is.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Both of these items are in their final form. The deadline to indicate your refusal to agree to is
<b>20 January 2023 at 23:59 UTC on the mailing list. </b>No response will be interpreted as agreement to the document.
<u>We cannot start discussions on 26 January with these issues unresolved.</u><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Closed Generics Framework <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/docs.google.com/document/d/1VLFGyrpfOD2gPAks4d8B_Ez_2efqtt8BDXPY8Rq4OlM/edit__;!!PtGJab4!_QUyZUKU2QNClLu2bcNMtuJv-QnRfmxeK292iaFX0sFtjj0Na8J4WJK8cKTnTClebLa6C5errAUNFMhp8e5lqGbaE8id0yf3Ut-4MQ$">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VLFGyrpfOD2gPAks4d8B_Ez_2efqtt8BDXPY8Rq4OlM/edit
[docs.google.com]</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The high-level assumption agreements reach during our discussion of Asynchronous Work #5 are reflected in this document and have been incorporated into our next step – a building block framework for discussion that ensures all relevant
questions, and possible answers to those questions, can be addressed.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">In preparation for our meeting next week, I ask you review this framework and identify all questions that will need to be discussed within each block. I ask you then brainstorm answers
to the questions you’ve identified. Please come to the F2F prepared to share these inputs.</span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We will not be collaborating asynchronously in this document.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Meeting Agenda<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/docs.google.com/document/d/1TBvRQTxpc-jZKKwFdNv-Fpo-5uSUb-6ErUlpjPElrdk/edit__;!!PtGJab4!_QUyZUKU2QNClLu2bcNMtuJv-QnRfmxeK292iaFX0sFtjj0Na8J4WJK8cKTnTClebLa6C5errAUNFMhp8e5lqGbaE8id0yefmNNXyw$">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TBvRQTxpc-jZKKwFdNv-Fpo-5uSUb-6ErUlpjPElrdk/edit
[docs.google.com]</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This agenda tracks the framework and provides a roadmap to our anticipated discussions. We may need a bit of flexibility as discussions evolve. Accordingly, it is important that you contemplate your inputs for all three blocks. Please do
not collaborate asynchronously in this document.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you have questions or comments on any of this work, please feel free to use the mailing list.
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<p class="MsoNormal">I look forward to our discussions next week.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Melissa<o:p></o:p></p>
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