Dear Councillors,

I am pleased to inform you that during today's joint ccNSO-GNSO coordination call to finalize approval of the initial CSC slate, consensus was reached on the full slate for the CSC.  The work of the ccNSO with respect to this matter is now complete, other than joining with the GNSO in informing ICANN, and the larger ICANN community, of the slate (this will occur on 10 August).  The GNSO is using a slightly different procedure than we used, so the final approval of the slate by them will have to be done via a simple majority vote of the GNSO Council by 9 August.

Whilst there were some concerns expressed by participants from both organizations regarding the diversity of the approved CSC slate (similar to those already raised by the Councillors), it was agreed that time constraints prevented further attempts in this area for this slate. 

Participants on today's call from both SOs agreed that for future rounds of CSC slate formations, sufficient time must be allowed to pursue greater diversity during the selection process. There’s an idea to share these concerns with the larger community in a joint ccNSO-GNSO statement. As the ccNSO Selection Committee is not mandated to issue such a statement on behalf of the Council, I will keep you informed when your support and approval will be needed.

Kind regards,

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