<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Hello all, <div>My ''feeling’'</div><div>Arnaud</div><div> <br><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>Le 24 avr. 2023 à 07:02, Alan Greenberg <alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca> a écrit :</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div><meta charset="UTF-8"><div class="elementToProof" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Melissa said that she will start Monday's meeting with a feeling of the room on the new staff proposal. Since I will not likely have a voice, I will put my comments on the record here.</div><div class="elementToProof" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br></div><div class="elementToProof" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">First, it was a challenge to FIND the new cooments. I<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>think</b> I found it (reproduced here in<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b><span style="color: rgb(43, 73, 240);">BLU</span><span style="color: rgb(43, 73, 240);">E</span></b>).</div><div class="elementToProof" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br></div><div class="elementToProof" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">My reaction is that I was somewhat overwhelmed by it. I have no doubt that I could<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><u>interpret</u><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>it as providing all of the protection that I might want. I can also see that it would be virtually impossible to ensure that others interpret it the same way, and to enforce.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></div><div class="elementToProof" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br></div><div class="elementToProof" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Although I am sure that this wasn't the intent, sadly, the expression that came to mind was "Baffle them with B...."<br></div><div class="elementToProof" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br></div><div class="elementToProof" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br></div><div class="elementToProof ContentPasted0" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b><span style="color: rgb(43, 73, 240);">2. For “non anti-competitive behavior”, an applicant must commit that its use of this closed generic gTLD will be consistent with principles of competitive neutrality, non-discrimination and transparency. This commitment must be reflected in the registry operator’s contract with ICANN, which may be in the form of a Code of Conduct or as part of a specification to the extent that one is developed to govern a registry operator’s use of a closed generic gTLD.</span></b></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>>> It is an operating commitment that needs to be followed up afterwards on terms that the applicant must define </div><div><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div class="elementToProof ContentPasted0" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div><b><br class="ContentPasted0"></b></div><div class="ContentPasted0"><b><span style="color: rgb(43, 73, 240);">Explanatory Note:</span></b></div><div class="ContentPasted0"><b><span style="color: rgb(43, 73, 240);">o This criterion builds on the requirements that applicants of closed generic gTLDs must state their public interest goal(s) and intended purpose for the gTLD, and the intended purpose(s) must not be to solely exclude other parties from using the gTLD or to serve the applicant’s own commercial interests.</span></b></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>+1</div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div><div class="elementToProof ContentPasted0" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div><b><br class="ContentPasted0"></b></div><div class="ContentPasted0"><b><span style="color: rgb(43, 73, 240);">o In addition, the group recognizes that the nature of a closed generic gTLD involves exclusive registry access to second-level domains under that gTLD string. The group affirms that this criterion is intended to ensure that an applicant does not misuse its control of a closed generic gTLD to undermine the public interest.</span></b></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Don’t understand.</div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div><div class="elementToProof ContentPasted0" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div><b><br class="ContentPasted0"></b></div><div class="ContentPasted0"><b><span style="color: rgb(43, 73, 240);">o The group also affirms that exclusive registry access and single entity control of a closed generic gTLD does not, in and of itself, violate the principles of competitive neutrality, non-discrimination or transparency.</span></b></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Why ? </div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div><div class="elementToProof ContentPasted0" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div><b><br class="ContentPasted0"></b></div><div class="ContentPasted0"><b><span style="color: rgb(43, 73, 240);">o In light of the above:</span></b></div><div><b><br class="ContentPasted0"></b></div><div class="ContentPasted0"><b><span style="color: rgb(43, 73, 240);">o “Competitive neutrality” in this regard means that the applicant will not use its control of the closed generic gTLD to gain an advantage in the market or segment of the public toward which its use of the gTLD is directed, to the detriment of its competitors and other entities also operating in that market or sector.</span></b></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>+1</div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div><div class="elementToProof ContentPasted0" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div><b><br class="ContentPasted0"></b></div><div class="ContentPasted0"><b><span style="color: rgb(43, 73, 240);">o “Non-discrimination” in this regard means that the applicant will act fairly in respect of all third parties that also provide the same goods, information or services to the same target market or segment of the public, and will not exclude access to its goods, information or services on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, or other attribute generally recognized as protected categories or classes of people.</span></b></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>+1</div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div><div class="elementToProof ContentPasted0" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div><b><br class="ContentPasted0"></b></div><b><span style="color: rgb(43, 73, 240);">o “Transparency” in this regard means that the applicant will operate its closed generic gTLD in a manner consistent with these principles by establishing, publishing, and adhering to policies governing its provision of goods, services or information through the gTLD.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><br></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>+1</div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div><div id="appendonsend" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; 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text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important;"></span><div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>From:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>gnso-gac-closed-generics <gnso-gac-closed-generics-bounces@icann.org> on behalf of Melissa Peters Allgood <melissa.allgood@icann.org><br><b>Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Friday, April 21, 2023 4:01 PM<br><b>To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>gnso-gac-closed-generics@icann.org <gnso-gac-closed-generics@icann.org><br><b>Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[gnso-gac-closed-generics] Closed Generics Updates - Preparation for 24 April Call</font><div> </div></div><div lang="EN-US" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="x_WordSection1"><div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Hi all,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Thank you for your understanding of my need to leave our last call and for Emily’s willingness to step in. I appreciate it. Building on the work you accomplished on 19 April, I’d like to propose the following:</span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></b></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b><u><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Approach to Synthesized Language</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></u></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Staff shared updated language that attempts to synthesize your discussions of 19 April. This has been shared on the mailing list and has been dropped into comments in the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wtLVcyWhyrCaYl1iqlAncaIyrqpS--0aPCTjpwMue7I/edit" data-auth="NotApplicable" id="OWAbe4bc074-bdfb-9538-50aa-b083ac9cea7d" class="OWAAutoLink">Discussion Draft v2</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>document. I ask you to review this language and ask any clarifying questions on the mailing list before our next call, Monday, 24 April at 12:30 UTC. At the top of this call, I will ask for the temperature of the room on the synthesized language. We will then move onto the modified approach to the Discussion Draft v2 document, discussed below. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b><u><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Modified Approach to the Discussion Draft v2 Document</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></u></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">For the remaining issues and elements under discussion, It is clear that we need to move through the remaining sections of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wtLVcyWhyrCaYl1iqlAncaIyrqpS--0aPCTjpwMue7I/edit" data-auth="NotApplicable" id="OWA196c1867-14f5-f16e-e749-875271c73c5c" class="OWAAutoLink">Discussion Draft v2</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>in a focused manner. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><u><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The goal of our next call is to pinpoint where we have the strongest red lines</span></u><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">. I anticipate that most, if not all, of this call will focus on working through the document to pinpoint these areas.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">To do this, we will continue moving line by line through the document, but will modify the questions asked. Once we get through the entire document and the red lines have been clearly identified, we will return to those points for focused discussion and exchange. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">When examining specific text,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b><i>“red line” means the framework issue to which the text refers is of the utmost importance to you. This can mean the issue MUST be included in the framework, or that this issue MUST NOT be included in the framework</i></b>. If you indicate a red line, you are communicating that this is a topic that will directly impact your ability to support the final framework. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">For each point under discussion, I will ask the group the following questions in this order:</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p><ol type="1" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><li class="x_MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Is the text under discussion duplicative of previous areas of broad agreement? </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></li></ol><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">If yes, we will move onto the next item in Discussion Draft v2.</span></li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">If not, we will move onto question 2.</span></li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Please note, most inquiries will not begin with this question. It will only be asked if the text has been flagged by staff as possibly duplicative. </span></li></ul><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p><ol type="1" start="2" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><li class="x_MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Does the text under discussion encapsulate an issue that MUST be included in the framework in order for you to agree with the final framework product?</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>All who agree with this statement will raise their hand. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></li></ol><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Raised hands will be captured by staff in a table document that will remain open for 48 hours for you to detail the specifics of your red line.</span></li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">We will not open the queue to discuss the specifics of your red line at this time.</span></li></ul><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p><ol type="1" start="3" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><li class="x_MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Does the text under discussion encapsulate an issue that MUST NOT be included in the framework in order for you to agree with the final framework product?</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>All who agree with this statement will raise their hand. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></li></ol><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Raised hands will be captured by staff in a table document that will remain open for 48 hours for you to detail the specifics of your red line. </span></li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">We will not open the queue to discuss the specifics of your red line at this time.</span></li></ul><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p><ol type="1" start="4" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><li class="x_MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Does the text cause you concern about any of the following: implementability, the issue is covered by SubPro, the issue is in the wrong section of the framework, or specific concerns with the text (but not the issue itself).</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>All who agree with this statement will raise their hand. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></li></ol><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Raised hands will be captured by staff in a table document that will remain open for 48 hours for you to detail the specifics of your concern.</span></li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">We will not open the queue to discuss the specifics of your concern at this time.</span></li></ul><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><u><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Under this approach, areas with broad silence indicate broad agreement</span></u><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">We will continue, line by line, through the remaining portions of sections III, IV, V and definitions to gain greater clarity around where we need to focus call time versus those areas that may need language tweaks that can be handled asynchronously. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I will capture the questions detailed above in a separate document for those who’d like to see the questions as we go through each point. Again, I will also ask each question the same way, in the same order, for every section of text under discussion.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></p><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Big picture, my hope is that this shift in how we navigate Discussion Draft v2 meets our need to get through the whole document, while focusing our energy on red line issues, in a manner that allows your communities sufficient time to review any agreed framework.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></p><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b><u><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Proposed Schedule and Next Steps</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></u></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">As of right now, we have two calls remaining before our 28 April goal date to share a framework (assuming one results). This is a significant lift. As such, I’d like to propose adding at least one additional call the first week of May, recognizing 1 May is a holiday for many of you.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></p><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">24 April:</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> Move through the entire Discussion Document, identifying red lines and broad agreement, as detailed above.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></p><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">26 April:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> Red line discussions.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></p><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">3 May:</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> Red line discussions continued (if necessary).</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></p><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">On or before 4 May:</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> Final agreed framework + any areas of divergence (to the extent they exist) found in<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1u0Nb9_CJ-6R_ZF4bt9wbkzxLhMKu64aKY_vzS3QixgQ/edit" data-auth="NotApplicable" id="OWA45d6be14-5eb9-8152-c12e-90468ce291bf" class="OWAAutoLink">Closed Generics Framework v3.</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>You will have a number of days for asynchronous reflection and review.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></p><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">On or before 8 May:</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> Meet via zoom to take temperature of the group on the final framework document.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b><u><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Transparency </span></u></b><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></u></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The high-level notes of your work in this group will be published in conjunction with your decision on a final framework. Your community groups can expect those by mid-May. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">We will discuss other transparency issues in the coming days.</span></div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">You have all worked every hard to find a path forward and we are in the final days. Thank you for your continued efforts!</span></div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Wishing you all a lovely weekend,</span></div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Melissa</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; 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