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Letter to GNSO council
by Rafik Dammak Nov. 20, 2018

Nov. 20, 2018

hi all, I am relaying the letter from EPDP leadership team to GNSO Council giving a quick update regarding the publication of the initial report. I will be happy to answer questions and will keep the council updated on the EPDP team progress. Best Regards, Rafik ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Kurt Pritz <kurt(a)kjpritz.com> Date: mar. 20 nov. 2018 à 12:31 Subject: Letter to council and others To: Keith Drazek Cc: GNSO EPDP , Rafik Dammak Dear Keith: Rafik and I are writing to let you know that the EPDP Team studying the processing of registration data will not release its initial report today, 19 November. This date had been previously identified as a likely date for publication, mostly based upon the timeline and process requirements for getting to the finish line on 25 May 2019 . However, the Team has made considerable progress and we anticipate publishing the report as early as Wednesday, 21 November and are making plans to hit that date. In the event that certain issues remain unresolved, publication might be delayed (partially due to the US holiday) until early the following week. These issues include complex topics regarding whether ICANN and contracted parties are “joint controllers” where new information has become available only in the past few days and we need team agreement to move forward. We are striving to meet the 21 November date so that the comment period does not end in the midst of the year-end holiday week. In the case of either scenario, careful planning can still ensure closure by 25 May. While this is an apparent “delay,” I would not characterize the current schedule as that. It is important to understand that the delivery schedule for the Initial Report was set by the time left after all other “required” processes such as comment period, GNSO and Board consideration periods and other steps were taken into account. Also remember that the EPDP Team is dealing with a myriad of complex policy and legal issues that have flummoxed attempts at progress on this topic for 20 years. It is difficult to schedule an effort that is simultaneously addressing report objectives to: review the Temporary Specification, create new policy, and answer 50+ charter questions. Concessions, compromises and thoughtful solutions are in many instances developed by the hour. As late as this past weekend, the Team reviewed drafts and raised substantive issues that required difficult and contentious discussion, but they have got through most of them with suitable language. The full Team met for multi-hour meetings on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday last week and has set the same schedule for Monday and Tuesday this week. We’ve had 28 teleconferences and 40+ hours of face-to-face meeting time in 3 ½ months When published, the Initial Report will not reflect agreement on all issues but there has been apparent unanimity on many important issues and the report describes areas of difference in sufficient detail so that the public can adequately understand and opine on them. The report will be overly wordy in spots and provide much detail as it seeks to adequately describe a significant level of complexity to its audience. Remember that this report started with a blank sheet of paper, the EPDP Team, and not much time. We will also be launching a new type of comment forum, designed to: clearly link comments to specific sections of the Initial Report, encourage commenters to provide reasoning or rationale for their opinions, enable the sorting of comments so that the EPDP Team can more easily read all the comments on any one topic. We look forward to more communication on this topic to you in the near future. Sincerely, Kurt and Rafik

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For your review: Updated Project List
by Nathalie Peregrine Nov. 20, 2018

Nov. 20, 2018

Dear Councilors, Attached please find the updated Project List in both red-line and clean version for your review before the Council meeting. If there are no comments, the list will be posted on the website on page: http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/project<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_counc…> and be directly viewed at :http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/projects-list.pdf<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__gnso.icann.org_meetings…> Thanks so much, Kind regards, Nathalie

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Motion - GNSO Council Review of the Barcelona GAC Communiqué
by Pam Little Nov. 19, 2018

Nov. 19, 2018

Dear Councilors, Please find attached a motion regarding the GNSO Council Review of the Barcelona GAC Communiqué for the November 2018 Council meeting agenda. Respectfully submitted, Pam Little

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SSC selection of GNSO candidates for the ATRT3
by Rafik Dammak Nov. 19, 2018

Nov. 19, 2018

Hi all, I am submitting on behalf of SSC the motion regarding the selection of GNSO candidates for ATRT3(as shared already by the note from Susan to the list) Best Regards, Rafik

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Motion - Confirmation of GNSO Representative to the Empowered Community Administration
by Pam Little Nov. 19, 2018

Nov. 19, 2018

Dear Councilors, Please find attached a motion regarding the confirmation of GNSO Representative to the Empowered Community Administration for the November 2018 Council meeting agenda. Respectfully submitted, Pam Little

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Deadline today: Document and Motion deadline Monday 19 November 2018 at 23:59 UTC for the GNSO Council Meeting 29 October 2018 at 12:00 UTC
by Nathalie Peregrine Nov. 19, 2018

Nov. 19, 2018

Dear all, Reports, motions and documents for consideration are due no later than (NLT) 10 days in advance (i.e. Monday 19 November 2018 at 23:59 UTC) of the GNSO Council Meeting on Thursday 29 November 2018 at 12:00 UTC. Motions should be sent to the Council mailing list by a councilor and will then be posted on the Wiki at: https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+29+November… Thank you very much. With kind regards, Nathalie

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FW: SSAC Review – Webinar for IE Draft Final Report
by Marika Konings Nov. 15, 2018

Nov. 15, 2018

For your information. Best regards, Marika From: Angie Graves <angie.graves(a)icann.org> Date: Thursday, November 15, 2018 at 2:11 PM To: "'“Mr. Keith Drazek”'" <Kdrazek(a)verisign.com> Cc: "gnso-secs(a)icann.org" <gnso-secs(a)icann.org>, Marika Konings <marika.konings(a)icann.org>, Lars HOFFMANN <lars.hoffmann(a)icann.org>, "SSAC2-review(a)icann.org" <SSAC2-review(a)icann.org> Subject: SSAC Review – Webinar for IE Draft Final Report Dear Keith, I would like to make sure that the GNSO is aware of the latest progress of the SSAC organizational review: the draft final report<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/ssac-independent-review-draft-f…> has been published for public comment<https://www.icann.org/public-comments/ssac-review-final-2018-10-15-en>, closing on 3 December 2018. The report is also attached. To provide greater details on the draft final report<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/ssac-independent-review-draft-f…>, and to allow the GNSO, as well as to allow the wider ICANN community to provide on-the-spot feedback or ask questions, the independent examiner, Analysis Group, will hold a webinar on Tuesday, 20 November 2018, at 21:00 UTC [local time<https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=SSAC+Review%3A+dr…>] ; please see the SSAC review wiki<https://community.icann.org/x/TAXVBQ> for more information. If you or any members of the GNSO would like to attend the webinar, please, contact mssi-secretariat(a)icann.org<mailto:mssi-secretariat@icann.org> to receive an invitation with all relevant details, or, find the dial-in details on the SSAC review wiki<https://community.icann.org/x/TAXVBQ>. Please, feel free to share this information with the GNSO at your earliest convenience. Please, do not hesitate to reach out to me, angie.graves(a)icann.org<mailto:angie.graves@icann.org>, or my colleague, Lars Hoffmann, lars.hoffmann(a)icann.org<mailto:lars.hoffmann@icann.org>, should you have any questions or concerns about the SSAC review process. Many thanks and best wishes. Angie Graves

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Fwd: [CORRESPONDENCE] Letter from Cherine Chalaby to Keith Drazek
by Drazek, Keith Nov. 14, 2018

Nov. 14, 2018

Hello fellow GNSO Councilors, Please see the attached letter from Cherine seeking an update on the EPDP and, also, the GNSO Council’s consideration of possible contingency plans in the event the EPDP misses its May 2019 deadline. We will need to discuss this letter and our potential response in the near future. Thanks and regards, Keith Begin forwarded message: From: Wendy Profit <wendy.profit(a)icann.org<mailto:wendy.profit@icann.org>> Date: November 14, 2018 at 5:29:26 PM GMT+1 To: Keith Drazek <kdrazek(a)verisign.com<mailto:kdrazek@verisign.com>>, "gnso-chairs(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-chairs@icann.org>" <gnso-chairs(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-chairs@icann.org>>, "gnso-secs(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org>" <gnso-secs(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org>> Cc: Cherine Chalaby <cherine.chalaby(a)board.icann.org<mailto:cherine.chalaby@board.icann.org>>, Correspondence <Correspondence(a)icann.org<mailto:Correspondence@icann.org>>, Secretary <secretary(a)icann.org<mailto:secretary@icann.org>>, Board Ops Team <board-ops-team(a)icann.org<mailto:board-ops-team@icann.org>> Subject: [EXTERNAL] [CORRESPONDENCE] Letter from Cherine Chalaby to Keith Drazek Dear Keith Drazek, Please find the attached letter from Cherine Chalaby regarding the status of the Expedited Policy Development Process for gTLD Registration Data. You may expect the letter to be posted shortly to the ICANN Correspondence page: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/correspondence. Thank you and kind regards, Wendy Profit ICANN – Senior Manager, Board Operations 12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300 Los Angeles, CA 90094

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GNSO Review Requested: IRTP Policy Status Report
by Brian Aitchison Nov. 14, 2018

Nov. 14, 2018

Dear GNSO Council, Please find the Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (IRTP) Policy Status Report (PSR) attached, which has been posted for public comment here<https://www.icann.org/public-comments/irtp-status-2018-11-14-en>. ICANN Org’s Global Domains Division produced this report with the assistance of its Policy Team, Contractual Compliance, Technical Services, and Global Support Center. The mandate for the IRTP PSR stems from two sources: 1. IRTP-D Working Group Final Report<https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/filefield_46639/irtp-d-final-25s…>, Recommendation 17: “The WG recommends that, once all IRTP recommendations are implemented (incl. IRTP-D, and remaining elements from IRTP-C), the GNSO Council, together with ICANN staff, should convene a panel to collect, discuss, and analyze relevant data to determine whether these enhancements have improved the IRTP process and dispute mechanisms, and identify possible remaining shortcomings.” 2. Consensus Policy Implementation Framework<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/gdd-consensus-policy-implementa…>, Stage 5 “Support and Review: Policy Status Report”: “Compliance and GNSO Policy Staff should provide a report to the GNSO Council when there is sufficient data and there has been adequate time to highlight the impact of the policy recommendations, which could serve as the basis for further review and/or revisions to the policy recommendations if deemed appropriate.” In light of these mandates, ICANN Org requests that GNSO Council members review the report and provide feedback on the data and analysis included. This feedback may be provided via public comment and/or via a survey, which can be completed at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FLQRD3K. Once public comments and survey input have been received, ICANN Org will update the Policy Status Report to include relevant information from these feedback mechanisms. The updated report will then be returned to the GNSO Council, who may then consider whether the report provides sufficient information as a standalone report for assessment of the policy, or if further review of the IRTP should be undertaken. ICANN Org encourages the Council to share the report and survey with its registrar and registrant colleagues throughout the ICANN Community. Note the public comment proceeding and survey will close at 11:59 UTC on 24 December 2018. For any questions, please email me at brian.aitchison(a)icann.org<mailto:brian.aitchison@icann.org>. Also please feel free to engage on the topic with our Policy Team colleagues in-person during your meetings or via email. On behalf of ICANN Org, we thank the Council and its members in advance for reviewing and providing input on the IRTP Policy Status Report. Sincerely, Brian Aitchison -- Brian Aitchison, PhD Lead Researcher Global Domains Division, Operations and Policy Research Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Los Angeles, CA p. 424 353 9041 e. brian.aitchison(a)icann.org<mailto:brian.aitchison@icann.org> Sk. brian.aitchison.icann

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SSC selection of GNSO candidates for the ATRT3
by Emily Barabas Nov. 13, 2018

Nov. 13, 2018

Dear Councilors, Please see the below message from SSC Chair Susan Kawaguchi regarding the ATRT3 selection process. A motion will follow shortly from Rafik. Kind regards, Emily From: Susan Kawaguchi <susankpolicy(a)gmail.com> Date: Tuesday, 13 November 2018 at 22:54 To: Emily Barabas <emily.barabas(a)icann.org> Subject: [Ext] GNSO Council The Standing Selection Committee reviewed all the candidates, those that applied over a year ago and those that applied in the most recent applications period, and recommends the following three primary candidates, in no particular order: Wolfgang Kleinwächter, (NCSG) [existing nomination], Patrick Kane (RySG) [replacement nomination], and Osvaldo Novoa (ISPCP) [replacement nomination]. Furthermore, the SSC nominates, in no particular order: Michael Karanicolas (NCSG) [existing nomination], Adetola Sogbesan (BC) [existing nomination], Erica Varlese (RySG) [existing nomination], and Jacques Blanc (RrSG) [replacement nomination] The above four candidates should be considered for inclusion in the ATRT3 by the SO-AC Chairs should additional places be available that need to be filled. Best regards, Susan Kawaguchi Chair - Standing Selection Committee

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