<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi Lars and all IRT Team Members,</div><div><br></div><div>Further to our discussion this past Tuesday, I am pasting below the language from Council's Response to the ICANN Staff Sub Pro ODP team in relation to the effect of Implementation Guidance. This is from the GNSO Council Response to Question Set #6 (not #4 as I had thought.) Hopefully this Response from Council is helpful generally on the topic of variation from Implementation Guidance.</div><div><br></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255)">"In short, implementation guidance remains a strong recommendation as opposed to a<br>requirement. As referenced in the Preamble to the Sub Pro Final Report, ICANN should<br>specify any “circumstances where there may be valid reasons not to take such guidance exactly<br>as described…” In such circumstances, Council believes that consultation with the IRT, the<br>Guidance Process Team, or the Council itself (e.g. via a request for GNSO Input) is in order<br>prior to the adoption of alternatives to the specified Implementation Guidance. In all cases, the<br>implementation should be accomplished in a manner that achieves the objectives laid out in the<br>implementation guidance even if the mechanism of implementation differs slightly from that<br>contained in the final report."</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255)"><br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Thank you,</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Anne<br></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(0,0,255)"></span></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Anne Aikman-Scalese</div>GNSO Councilor<div>NomCom Non-Voting 2022-2024</div><div><a href="mailto:anneicanngnso@gmail.com" target="_blank">anneicanngnso@gmail.com</a></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Jan 24, 2024 at 7:15 AM Next Round Policy Implementation <<a href="mailto:NextRound_PolicyImplementation@icann.org">NextRound_PolicyImplementation@icann.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg4268253947299239722">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Dear All, <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">The</span><span class="m_4268253947299239722apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="color:black">recordings for<span class="m_4268253947299239722apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">Meeting
#25</span><span class="m_4268253947299239722apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="color:black">of the SubPro IRT held on<span class="m_4268253947299239722apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">Tuesday, 23 January 2024</span><span style="color:black">
at<span class="m_4268253947299239722apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">13:00-14:00</span><span class="m_4268253947299239722apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="color:black">UTC<span class="m_4268253947299239722apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">are
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<span style="color:black">For additional information, you may consult the<span class="m_4268253947299239722apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/subpro-irt/" title="https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/subpro-irt/" target="_blank">mailing list archives</a><span class="m_4268253947299239722apple-converted-space"> </span>and
the<span class="m_4268253947299239722apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://community.icann.org/x/pQM5Dg" title="https://community.icann.org/x/pQM5Dg" target="_blank">main wiki page</a>.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Best regards,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Elisa<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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