Dear Councilors, 

Following the approval of the Initiation Request and the Charter for the EPDP on Internationalized Domain Names on 20 May, and as directed in the resolved clauses of the motion, we need to appoint a GNSO Council liaison to the EPDP Team. 

The GNSO Council Liaison must be a current Councilor, and should be able to serve during the life of this EPDP as a Councilor. 

The complete description of role & responsibilities for GNSO Council Liaison is described in the GNSO Council Liaison Supplemental Guidance. In short, the GNSO Council Liaison is expected to: 

• Fulfill liaison role in a neutral manner
  • Importantly, the liaison is expected to fulfil his/her role in a neutral manner. This means that everything the liaison does during his/her tenure, including but not limited to participating in EPDP Team calls, reporting status, conveying information, and escalating issues, should be done in that neutral manner.
• Serve as an interim EPDP Team Chair until a Chair is named 
• Be a regular participant of EPDP Team meetings 
• Participate in regular meetings with EPDP Team leadership 
• Report to Council on the EPDP progress 
• Convey to Council on EPDP communications, questions, concerns 
• Inform EPDP Team leadership about Council activities impacting the EPDP Team 
• Refer to Council questions related to EPDP Charter 
• Assist or engage when EPDP Team faces challenges 
• Assist in case of abuse of ICANN’s Expected Standards of Behavior and Community Anti-Harassment Policy 
• Assist with knowledge of EPDP processes and practices 
• Facilitate when there is disagreement regarding consensus designation
• Facilitate when a Section 3.7 Complaint Process is invoked 
• Initiate the EPDP Team leadership review in response to circumstances indicating that a review is necessary

For more information, please review the “GNSO Council Liaison” section under Section IV Formation, Staffing, and Organization of the Charter (pp.28-29). 

If you would like to volunteer to become a liaison to this EPDP Team, please indicate your interest via the Council mailing list no later than EOB Friday, 4 June 2021. Thank you in advance for your time and contribution. 

Best Regards,

Ariel

Ariel Xinyue Liang

Policy Sr. Specialist

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)