Dear Councilors, Thank you to those who have added comments to the draft SSAD letter to the Board<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YjR-YsjqRSTnU0a_bbG3zXUwpeJ7g6cO1kIRudrYDqQ/edit?ts=60524b5e>. During today’s Public Board Meeting, the Board passed a motion directing ICANN org to initiate the ODP for the SSAD and provided additional information on the SSAD ODP and what it will entail. Please find a link to the session, which will include the recording as soon as available: https://70.schedule.icann.org/meetings/stTLvWoo7CtGti8du#/?limit=10&sortByFields[0]=isPinned&sortByFields[1]=lastActivityAt&sortByOrders[0]=-1&sortByOrders[1]=-1&uid=E6umHFHPvcfTAnSNE. If you were unable to attend the session, it may be worth reviewing the recording to determine if the letter/talking points require any editing in light of the Board’s comments. Thank you. Best regards, Caitlin From: Caitlin Tubergen <caitlin.tubergen@icann.org> Date: Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at 6:20 PM To: "council@gnso.icann.org" <council@gnso.icann.org> Subject: For your review: Council SSAD Small Team draft letter Dear Councilors, Further to the discussion from today’s meeting, please provide feedback to the draft SSAD letter to the Board by COB Friday, 26 March: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YjR-YsjqRSTnU0a_bbG3zXUwpeJ7g6cO1kIRudrY.... Thank you. Best regards, Caitlin From: Caitlin Tubergen <caitlin.tubergen@icann.org> Date: Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at 3:36 PM To: "council@gnso.icann.org" <council@gnso.icann.org> Subject: Council SSAD Small Team draft letter Dear Councilors: Following the Council's recent engagement with the Board regarding the SSAD consultation, the SSAD Small Team worked together to draft a letter<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YjR-YsjqRSTnU0a_bbG3zXUwpeJ7g6cO1kIRudrYDqQ/edit?ts=60524b5e>, confirming the outcomes of the meeting and posing additional questions for the Board's consideration. The letter still has several comments and proposed edits, which have been left in for the sake of transparency (since all commenters may not have had an opportunity to review the most recent edits). For ease of readability, you may wish to review the draft in "viewing" mode to avoid the array of colors. This letter is on the agenda for tomorrow's meeting, and Council leadership will go over it in greater detail tomorrow. We request that you do not make any additional changes to the Google Doc at this time; instead, please express concerns or provide additional comments via the mailing list. Thank you. Best regards, Caitlin