Hi all, The attached notice, dated 2 July 2019, concerns the GNSO’s obligations as a decisional participant in the Empowered Community vis-à-vis approval of the FY21-25 Strategic Plan. This notice triggered the bylaw-mandated 21-day period for decisional participants to consider initiating a Rejection Action Process (RAP). Here’s the relevant language from the letter: “This Board Notice triggers the Empowered Community Rejection Action Process as set out at Annex D, Section 2 of the ICANN Bylaws. The timeline for the Empowered Community’s exercise of this Rejection Action Process will be tracked, including the associated deadlines, at https://www.icann.org/ec. The first deadline is a 21-day period for Decisional Participants to each consider if it will raise a petition.” As such, we have until 24 July 2019 to take action if needed. (NOTE: This original email was sent by ICANN the day I went on vacation and I only got to it upon my return. Procedurally, we are working to address this situation to avoid single-threaded communications on such important matters, and/or to ensure Staff have a standing action to forward such communications to the full Council list. I apologize for the delay in forwarding this.) We can discuss further on the Council call this week. Best, Keith From: Drazek, Keith Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2019 11:27 AM To: gnso-chairs@icann.org; gnso-secs@icann.org Subject: FW: Secretary's Notice to Empowered Community of Board Approval of Five-Year Strategic Plan for FY21-25 Just catching up on email. This may have already been forwarded, but this is formal notice concerning the GNSO’s obligations w/r/t the RAP and a deadline of 23 July. Keith From: Peg Rettino <peg.rettino@icann.org<mailto:peg.rettino@icann.org>> Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2019 10:27 PM To: ecadmin@icann.org<mailto:ecadmin@icann.org>; chair@nro.net<mailto:chair@nro.net>; Maureen Hilyard <maureen.hilyard@gmail.com<mailto:maureen.hilyard@gmail.com>>; katrina@nic.lv<mailto:katrina@nic.lv>; Drazek, Keith <kdrazek@verisign.com<mailto:kdrazek@verisign.com>>; Manal Ismail <manal@tra.gov.eg<mailto:manal@tra.gov.eg>> Cc: Goran Marby <goran.marby@icann.org<mailto:goran.marby@icann.org>>; Cherine Chalaby <cherine.chalaby@board.icann.org<mailto:cherine.chalaby@board.icann.org>> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Secretary's Notice to Empowered Community of Board Approval of Five-Year Strategic Plan for FY21-25 Greetings, Attached please find the Secretary’s Notice to Empowered Community of Board Approval of Five-Year Strategic Plan for FY21-25 sent on behalf of John Jeffrey. Best, Peg -- Peg Rettino Project Specialist & Executive Assistant to John Jeffrey General Counsel and Secretary ICANN 12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300 Los Angeles, CA 90094 peg.rettino@icann.org<mailto:peg.rettino@icann.org> Skype: peg.rettino Direct: 310-301-3868