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Documents at Council's disposal
by Nathalie Peregrine 25 Nov '20

25 Nov '20

Dear all, Just a reminder that in addition to the Program Management documents<https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=150178769> (Action Items, Action Decision Radar, Program Management Tool), the following are also at Council’s disposal: * GNSO Council Active Small Teams: https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/GNSO+Council+Active… If you would like to join an active small team, please email gnso-secs(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org> * Anticipated topics for upcoming Council meetings: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FSNlAHTjbWAzKcfltI7SWwzXda1NtKxfQ2k-t0o… If you would like to add items of discussion for upcoming Council meetings, please add your comments. These will be taken into consideration by GNSO Council leadership when drafting the agendas for future Council meetings. If you have any questions or concerns, please email gnso-secs(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org>, Thank you! Nathalie

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Council call follow-up - selection process for the GNSO-nominated mentor & Selection Committee
by philippe.fouquart＠orange.com 24 Nov '20

24 Nov '20

Dear councilors, As noted during our Council call regarding the GNSO nominating a Fellowship Program Mentor and Selection Committee Member (See here https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2020-11-16-en), the Council leadership suggests assigning the selection process for the GNSO-nominated mentor to the SSC (as was done the previous two years) and having Heather Forrest remain on the Selection Committee for the coming year. If Councilors have any concerns or objections to this approach, please raise them on the list by Tuesday next week, December 1st. Thank you. Best regards, Philippe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Ce message et ses pieces jointes peuvent contenir des informations confidentielles ou privilegiees et ne doivent donc pas etre diffuses, exploites ou copies sans autorisation. Si vous avez recu ce message par erreur, veuillez le signaler a l'expediteur et le detruire ainsi que les pieces jointes. Les messages electroniques etant susceptibles d'alteration, Orange decline toute responsabilite si ce message a ete altere, deforme ou falsifie. Merci. This message and its attachments may contain confidential or privileged information that may be protected by law; they should not be distributed, used or copied without authorisation. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender and delete this message and its attachments. As emails may be altered, Orange is not liable for messages that have been modified, changed or falsified. Thank you.

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ODP Presentation Slides
by Kurt Pritz 23 Nov '20

23 Nov '20

Hello Everyone: I saw the action item list from our last Council meeting where I am to send the ODP presentation slides to this list. Here they are. The slides were first created for the small team to outline the contents of the proposed GNSO Council comment to the ODP Draft Design Concept Paper <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/gnso-odp-01oct20-en.pdf> After getting feedback from the Small Team, the proposed comment and the slides were amended and then presented to the Council at our last meeting. For convenience, I have attached the proposed GNSO Council comment as well. This is the same draft that had been set to you earlier. Let me know if you have questions. Best regards, Kurt

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Draft minutes of the GNSO Council meeting 19 November 2020
by Nathalie Peregrine 23 Nov '20

23 Nov '20

Dear Councilors, Attached, please find the draft minutes of the GNSO Council meeting held on Thursday 19 November 2020 for your review. If there are no comments, these minutes will be published on the website as approved, according to the GNSO Rules of Procedure <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_coun…> section 3.5 "If no objections are received within 10 days, the minutes will be deemed to have been approved for posting" on 3 December 2020. Thank you. Kind Regards, Nathalie

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Action Items: GNSO Council meeting 19 November 2020
by Nathalie Peregrine 23 Nov '20

23 Nov '20

Dear Councilors, Please find the action items, as stated during the meeting, below arising from the GNSO Council meeting held on Thursday, 24 November 2020. Please refer to the Action Item page<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Action+Items> for updates on item completion progress. Please take note of the action items coming out of the Council meeting and the proposed timing for delivering on these actions. Please ensure your wiki logins are up to date as all Action Items have been assigned to councilors and/or staff and posted on the Action Item wiki page here<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Action+Items>. If you are logged into the wiki when you go to that page, your name will be highlighted alongside the action item assigned to you. Please refer to this page for the recent status updates on the Action items. Please note that actions for all councilors are highlighted below. Item 3: Consent Agenda Action Items: * GNSO Support staff to send GDS a formal communciation regarding the approve delay for the request for the Policy Status Report (PSR) for the Expired Domain Deletion Policy and the Expired Registration Recovery Policy. For clarity, delay should be considered to mean that while the Council recognizes the importance of the PSR for these consensus policies, they do not need to be at the top of the queue. * GNSO Secretariat to communicate the following decision to the ICANN Secretary: Philippe Fouquart will represent the GNSO as the Decisional Participant on the Empowered Community Administration until the end of his term at ICANN72. Item 7: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Upcoming Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO3) Review Action Item: * GNSO Council leadership to discuss with leaders of the GNSO SGs and Cs regarding potentially delaying the upcoming GNSO3 Review until the ATRT3 recommendations are implemented. If such a view is agreed by SGs and Cs' leaders, GNSO Council to communicate this view to the ICANN Board in a timely manner; GNSO support staff to assist in conveying such a message. Item 8: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Continued Discussion on the Draft Motion to Affirm Intent of EPDP Phase 1 Recommendation 7 and Initiation of the Thick WHOIS Transition Policy EPDP Action Item: * GNSO Support Staff to launch another call for volunteers for the small team related to expediting the Thick WHOIS review as envisaged by the EPDP Phase 1 recommendation 27, noting that there is limited work left for the small team before it concludes its work prior to the December 2020 Council meeting. GNSO Support Staff to note that Olga Cavalli has volunteered to join the small team. Item 9: ANY OTHER BUSINESS 9.1 - Update from the small team reviewing the Operational Design Phase concept paper https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2020/presentation/ODP-GNS… Action Item: * Kurt Pritz to send the ODP presentation slides to the GNSO Council list asap; Councilors to provide comments by the SPS Wrap Up session on Tuesday, 24 November at 18:30 UTC. Thank you! Nathalie

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FW: [ICANN Community Leaders] 23 November 2020
by Julie Bisland 23 Nov '20

23 Nov '20

FYI: From: SO-AC-SG-CLeaders <so-ac-sg-cleaders-bounces(a)icann.org> on behalf of ICANN Community Leadership Digest <david.olive(a)icann.org> Reply-To: "policyinfo(a)icann.org" <policyinfo(a)icann.org> Date: Monday, November 23, 2020 at 9:17 AM To: "so-ac-sg-cleaders(a)icann.org" <so-ac-sg-cleaders(a)icann.org> Subject: [ICANN Community Leaders] 23 November 2020 [http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=b3dd323e-ce4a-4331-a697-79dfd1052aa8&a=1122025…] Monday, 23 November 2020 ICANN Community Leadership Digest [https://files.constantcontact.com/304b3fd3501/31f30ab5-1445-45c3-aef7-c0ea4…] The ICANN org Policy Development Support function publishes this twice-weekly digest to help ICANN community leaders track requests and follow updates. Table of Contents Information Sharing · CLOSES TODAY: Call for Expressions of Interest: Chair of Phase 2A GNSO EPDP on the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data · NEW: Teleconference for Community Leaders about the FY22 SO/AC Additional Budget Request Process · NEW: Call for SOs/ACs to Nominate Fellowship Program Mentors and Selection Committee Members · NEXT WEEK: Information Transparency Initiative Update: New Content Available on Preview for Your Feedback · REMINDER: Call to Register for the 2020 Chairing Skills Program Webinar · REMINDER: Call for Expressions of Interest: Chair of the Intergovernmental Organization (IGO) Work Track · REMINDER: Call for Expressions of Interest: Community Representatives Group to Select Independent Review Process (IRP) Standing Panel · REMINDER: Call for Volunteers: Intergovernmental Organization (IGO) Work Track · REMINDER: FY22 SO-AC Community Additional Budget Requests Due 29 January Public Comment · CLOSES TODAY: Recommendations for Early Warning for Root Zone Scaling · CLOSES IN ONE WEEK: DRAFT PTI and IANA FY22 Operating Plan and Budgets · CLOSES IN ONE WEEK: Preliminary Issue Report on a Policy Development Process to Review the Transfer Policy · CLOSES NEXT WEEK: IANA Naming Function Review (IFR) Initial Report · Recommendations for ICANN’s Root Name Service Strategy and Implementation Information Sharing CLOSES TODAY: Call for Expressions of Interest: Chair of Phase 2A GNSO EPDP on the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data From: David Olive, Senior Vice President, Policy Development Support The GNSO Council announced [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0011v5IXAZtiFuascV49…> that it is seeking a neutral chair for the remaining Phase 2A work of the Expedited Policy Development Process (EPDP) on the Temporary Specification for Generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) Registration Data. Candidates interested in serving this role should review the Expressions of Interest document [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0011v5IXAZtiFuascV49…>before submission. The document details the role description, required skills and experience, time commitment, and selection process. The deadline to submit Expressions of Interest has been extended to Monday, 23 November 2020 at 23:59 UTC. Expressions of Interest should be submitted to EOI-EPDPTeam-chair(a)icann.org<mailto:EOI-EPDPTeam-chair@icann.org>. By submitting your personal data, you agree that your personal data will be processed in accordance with the ICANN Privacy Policy [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0011v5IXAZtiFuascV49…>, and you agree to abide by the electronic Terms of Service [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0011v5IXAZtiFuascV49…>. NEW: Teleconference for Community Leaders about the FY22 SO/AC Additional Budget Request Process From: ICANN Policy Development Support - Strategy, Communications, Operations, Planning, and Engagement (SCOPE) Team As you may recall, the FY22 SO-AC Additional Budget Request (ABR) process [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0011v5IXAZtiFuascV49…> opened on Monday, 9 November 2020. Later this week, we will be reaching out to community leaders to schedule a teleconference to review the Additional Budget Request guidelines and to take any questions you may have about the process. Kindly complete the Doodle poll [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0011v5IXAZtiFuascV49…> by the end of business in your timezone on Monday, 30 November 2020. We will then announce the meeting date and time as well as the participation details. We look forward to working with you and answering your questions. NEW: Call for SOs/ACs to Nominate Fellowship Program Mentors and Selection Committee Members From: Sally Costerton, Senior Advisor to the President and Senior Vice President, Global Stakeholder Engagement ICANN has announced [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0011v5IXAZtiFuascV49…> a call for nominees to volunteer to serve as mentors to the Fellowship Program and as members to its Selection Committee. There will be a total of seven mentors and seven Selection Committee members, and each group is welcome to nominate one individual for each role. Interested Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees should select their respective Fellowship Program mentor and Selection Committee representative by Sunday, 31 January 2021 and notify fellowshipconsultation(a)icann.org<mailto:fellowshipconsultation@icann.org>. Individual self-nominations will not be considered. Criteria for mentors and Selection Committee members can be found here [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0011v5IXAZtiFuascV49…>. NEXT WEEK: Information Transparency Initiative Update: New Content Available for Your Feedback From: Sally Newell Cohen, Senior Vice President, Global Communications As ICANN org President and CEO Göran Marby announced in his May 2020 blog [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0011v5IXAZtiFuascV49…>, the Information Transparency Initiative (ITI) team is releasing new content to https://preview.icann.org [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0011v5IXAZtiFuascV49…>, and content on https://icann.org [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0011v5IXAZtiFuascV49…> has been improved with ITI’s enhanced search features. New and improved content includes: · Correspondence - New findability improvements include keyword(s) search allowing you to narrow your search within Correspondence files, an advanced year selector, a helpful sub-navigation menu, and an improved table layout to enhance accessibility and readability. · Board Meeting Materials - We’ve made upgrades to this content type since the May 2020 release. The keyword(s) search has been implemented and improved, and most Board Meeting files and pages from 1998-2019 are now available via filtered or keyword search. · Acronyms and Terms - Enhancements to the existing release include alignment with ITI’s new user experience, additional terms added in all six U.N. languages, and a new sub-navigation menu. We Need Your Feedback To support our current release, we invite the community to join us for two upcoming webinars. The team will demonstrate the enhancements to Correspondence, Board Materials, and Acronyms and Terms, and answer any questions. ITI Webinar 1 Tuesday, 1 December 2020, 15:00 UTC Register [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0011v5IXAZtiFuascV49…> ITI Webinar 2 Tuesday, 1 December 2020, 22:00 UTC Register [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0011v5IXAZtiFuascV49…> Learn more. [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0011v5IXAZtiFuascV49…> REMINDER: Call to Register for the 2020 Chairing Skills Program Webinar From 9-30 November 2020, ICANN has issued a call for registration for the 2020 Chairing Skills Program Webinar, scheduled for Monday, 7 December 2020 from 15:00-16:30 UTC. This invitation is open only to current and new ICANN community chairs. The Chairing Skills Program addresses the chairing skills challenges that ICANN community chairs can face when taking up the responsibility of leading a working group or stakeholder group. The target audience for the webinar is new/current ICANN community chairs that want to develop their chairing skills. Interested individuals should register here [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0011v5IXAZtiFuascV49…> by Monday, 30 November 2020 at 23:59 UTC. REMINDER: Call for Expressions of Interest: Chair of the Intergovernmental Organization (IGO) Work Track From: David Olive, Senior Vice President, Policy Development Support The GNSO is seeking expressions of interest to chair the Intergovernmental Organization (IGO) Work Track, a subteam within an ongoing Policy Development Process (PDP) that will review all trademark-related rights protection mechanisms at the second level of the domain name system. The deadline to submit Expressions of Interest is Monday, 30 November 2020, at 23:59 UTC. [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0011v5IXAZtiFuascV49…>Learn more about the work track and how to apply. [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0011v5IXAZtiFuascV49…> REMINDER: Call for Expressions of Interest: Community Representatives Group to Select Independent Review Process (IRP) Standing Panel From: David Olive, Senior Vice President, Policy Development Support In accordance with the ICANN Bylaws and Terms of Reference agreed to by ICANN's Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees (SO and ACs), a Community Representatives Group is being formed that will work with ICANN org to select a slate of nominees for a Standing Panel to hear disputes filed under ICANN's Independent Review Process (IRP). All applications to join the Community Representatives Group will be reviewed by the specific SO or AC whose endorsement is being sought. The closing date is Friday, 4 December 2020. Please review the announcement [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0011v5IXAZtiFuascV49…> and Terms of Reference for further details about the role of the Community Representatives Group and the skills sought for membership. The Bylaws require ICANN org to work with all SO and ACs to ensure that a Standing Panel is constituted for the IRP, an important accountability mechanism under the Bylaws. The requirements and process is documented via the wiki space: https://community.icann.org/display/ESPFIRP [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0011v5IXAZtiFuascV49…>. REMINDER: Call for Volunteers: Intergovernmental Organization (IGO) Work Track From: David Olive, Senior Vice President, Policy Development Support The GNSO Council is requesting that interested Supporting Organizations (SOs), Advisory Committees (ACs), and GNSO Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies consider appointing members to the Intergovernmental Organization (IGO) Work Track, a group to be formed within an ongoing Policy Development Process (PDP) reviewing all rights protection mechanisms in all gTLDs at the second level of the domain name system. The composition of the IGO Work Track is as follows: · The Registries Stakeholder Group: up to 2 members; · The Registrars Stakeholder Group: up to 2 members; · The Commercial Stakeholder Group: up to 3 members · The Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group: up to 3 members. · Each AC, other SOs and IGOs: · Up to 2 members per group. Please confirm your appointed members and alternates at the latest by Monday, 7 December 2020 by notifying the GNSO Secretariat at gnso-secs(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org>. Learn more about the work track and how to apply. [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0011v5IXAZtiFuascV49…> REMINDER: FY22 Additional Budget Requests Due on Friday, 29 January 2021 ICANN org has launched the FY22 Additional Budget Request process. This process pertains to a dedicated part of the overall ICANN annual budget that is set aside to fund specific requests from the community for activities that are not already included in the recurring ICANN budget. Submissions are due on Friday, 29 January 2021 at 23:59 UTC to planning(a)icann.org<mailto:planning@icann.org>. Learn more [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0011v5IXAZtiFuascV49…>. Public Comment CLOSES TODAY: Recommendations for Early Warning for Root Zone Scaling [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0011v5IXAZtiFuascV49…> Close Date: Monday, 23 November 2020 CLOSES IN ONE WEEK: DRAFT PTI and IANA FY22 Operating Plan and Budgets [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0011v5IXAZtiFuascV49…> Close Date: Monday, 30 November 2020 CLOSES IN ONE WEEK: Preliminary Issue Report on a Policy Development Process to Review the Transfer Policy [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0011v5IXAZtiFuascV49…> Close Date: Monday, 30 November 2020 CLOSES NEXT WEEK: IANA Naming Function Review (IFR) Initial Report [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0011v5IXAZtiFuascV49…> Close Date: Wednesday, 2 December 2020 Recommendations for ICANN’s Root Name Service Strategy and Implementation [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0011v5IXAZtiFuascV49…> Close Date: Tuesday, 8 December 2020 Volume 2, Issue 89 | Archive [r20.rs6.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0011v5IXAZtiFuascV49…> | Next Issue: Thursday, 26 November 2020

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Call for Volunteers: GNSO Council Small Team on CCWG-Accountability Workstream 2 Recommendation Prioritization
by Ariel Liang 23 Nov '20

23 Nov '20

(message sent on behalf of the GNSO Council leadership) Dear Councilors, This is a call for volunteers for the GNSO Council small team tasked with deliberating on the CCWG-Accountability Workstream 2 Implementation Assessment Report<https://community.icann.org/display/WEIA/Public+Documents?preview=/12081960…> and developing a prioritization document of the WS2 Recommendations<https://community.icann.org/display/WEIA/Public+Documents?preview=/12081960…> for consideration by the GNSO Council. As you may recall, this Council small team was established in September 2020 to facilitate the future implementation of WS2 recommendations. Specifically, the purpose of the prioritization exercise is for the Council small team to identify a subset of WS2 recommendations that: 1. The GNSO Council has the responsibility to implement; 2. The broader GNSO Community (i.e., GNSO Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies) has the responsibility to implement; and 3. The broad ICANN community, including the GNSO, has the responsibility to implement in a collaborative manner. The Council small team has also been tasked to propose the priority level (i.e., high, med, low) of completing the implementation of a specific recommendation. You may learn more about the small team’s preliminary work here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WwlFVOSCRGn86ZOwqJG6Ev7WMHLwN0cvERgQwA3… Since the Council transition in October 2020, some of the small team members have departed. Therefore, we are launching this call for volunteers, especially among the newly seated Councilors who may be interested in joining this small team effort. If you are interested in joining, please email gnso-secs(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org> by COB Thursday, 19 November. Current Councilors who have already been involved in the small team since September 2020 will maintain their membership by default. However, if you do not wish to continue your participation, please also email gnso-secs(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org> by COB Thursday, 19 November. Thank you for your interest and time! Best Regards, Philippe, Pam, Tatiana

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Reminder: Input required on ODP slides
by Nathalie Peregrine 23 Nov '20

23 Nov '20

Dear councilors, The Council small team’s report on the ODP has been posted on the wiki here<https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2020/presentation/ODP-GNS…>. As per an action item from the GNSO Council meeting held on 19 November 2020, please come prepared with feedback for the SPS Wrap Up session taking place Tuesday 24 November 2020 at 18:30 UTC. Thank you, Nathalie

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story of the Standing Committee on Improvements
by Maxim Alzoba 21 Nov '20

21 Nov '20

I think might be a good idea to sync on the Standing Committee on Improvements story. An initial set of questions: What happened to it and why? Is it possible to use it again? Do we really need it in that form or do we need to create something new (small standing group of Councillors?) P.s: or we could ask ICANN Staff to make initial research in the archives. Sincerely Yours, Maxim Alzoba Special projects manager, International Relations Department, FAITID Current UTC offset: +3.00 (.Moscow)

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Recordings, attendance & Zoom chat | GNSO Council meeting | Thursday, 19 November 2020 at 21:00 UTC.
by Terri Agnew 19 Nov '20

19 Nov '20

Dear all, Please find below the audio recording, zoom recording (audio, visual, rough transcript) and chat of the GNSO Council meeting held on Thursday, 19 November 2020 at 21:00 UTC. Audio only: https://icann.zoom.us/rec/play/Hx4Smql7m3n5aaRFcm7ltMMNepjmydyyPTiPv8PlzcVB… Zoom Recording (includes visual and rough transcript. To access the rough transcript, select the Audio Transcript tab): https://icann.zoom.us/rec/share/vM_fNXEXtBjHxw2JK3j9s6AnfgXlcAnSbvjIEDp5IPn… Zoom chat: https://icann.zoom.us/rec/sdownload/eys2zkscppM-b_b087sgm08llD2-BuPHM8FXXYT… The recordings and transcriptions of the calls are posted on the GNSO Master Calendar page: http://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/calendar<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_group…> With kind regards, Terri

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