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<p style="margin:0cm"><span style="color:#222222">Dear </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#222222">members of the SubPro IRT</span><span style="color:#222222">, </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm"><span style="color:#222222">First, we would like to thank you for your work and input during the three IRT meetings
</span><span lang="EN-US">in Hamburg</span><span style="color:#222222">. We feel that we have made
</span><span lang="EN-US">significant</span><span style="color:#222222"> progress and are looking forward to more productive discussions both remotely and in-person.
</span><span lang="EN-US">W</span><span style="color:#222222">e are also looking already towards ICANN79 and we have indicated to our GNSO support team colleagues a desire to hold multiple IRT sessions again in Puerto Rico</span><span lang="EN-US">.
<span style="color:#222222">W</span></span><span style="color:#222222">e will keep you informed on how the planning is progressing.
</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm"><span style="color:#222222">Elisa is on a well deserved holiday this week and so</span><span lang="EN-US">, due to my sub-par calendaring skills,
</span><span style="color:#222222">we will share an updated overview of upcoming meetings, including ASP and RSP sub-track meetings early next week. </span>
<span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US">On the upside</span><span style="color:#222222">, there are two documents</span><span lang="EN-US"> I
</span><span style="color:#222222">would like to share with you at this point:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Updated language on Topic 3 “<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ycEvRMTkvRBm1Pd-Tt7Ewf4DHw1dKvTXc7KxKesavGk/edit"><span style="color:#1155CC">Applications Assessed in Rounds</span></a>” -
you may recall we discussed this during ICANN78 and after some constructive feedback, we made some changes to the language. We will review the document during next weeks IRT call (21 November).
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:windowtext;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">A
</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">PDF </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:windowtext;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">is
</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">also attached</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> for those with difficulties accessing google docs.</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#222222;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">A document on ICANN org’s planning around the Continued Operations Instrument, following the Board’s non-adoption of recommendation 22.7 (see
</span><span style="color:windowtext;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/scorecard-subpro-pdp-board-action-10sep23-en.pdf"><span style="color:#1155CC">September 2023 Scorecard</span></a></span><span style="mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">,
p24) - see attached PDF.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:windowtext;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> We believe it will be valuable to share this document with the GNSO Small Team Plus, too, though will leave that decision to Anne and
others who patriciate in that group, too. </span><span style="mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
<p style="margin:0cm;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:#222222"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;vertical-align:baseline"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#222222">Please note, on 21 November we also plan to discuss ‘Application Comments’</span><span lang="EN-US"> (in addition to Applications in Rounds)<span style="color:#222222"> and
will circulate </span>updated<span style="color:#222222"> languages as soon as practical.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;vertical-align:baseline"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#222222"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;vertical-align:baseline"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#222222">Please
</span><span lang="EN-US">let<span style="color:#222222"> us know if you have any questions.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;vertical-align:baseline"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#222222">Very best. Lars<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;vertical-align:baseline"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#222222"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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