Dear Councilors, Attached are slides prepared for the October 9 Extraordinary Meeting regarding the Reserved Names issue currently before the Council. These are provided now to assist you in discussing the issue presented with your Cs and SGs. Please be aware that there is also a possible third alternative under discussion which has not yet been accepted on the Council list. The current draft of a third alternative is shown below and may also be helpful for discussion purposes in your Cs and SGs. If a third alternative is seconded and finalized on the Council list, it will be forwarded promptly. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Anne *3. OR [The GNSO Council confirms that both Options 1 and 2 offered by ICANN Staff are consistent with policy. While the Council reserves its right to instruct an IRT on the proper implementation of Council and Board-adopted PDP Recommendations, the Council has determined, based on correspondence from the Board and in light of pressing time deadlines, that the IRT should refer adoption of Option 1 or Option 2 to a determination to be made by the ICANN Board in the exercise of its fiduciary duty. By this action, the Council does not waive its procedures relating to resolution of issues in implementation at the Council level when raised by the IRT, the Council liaison(s), or ICANN Implementation Staff.] * Anne Aikman-Scalese GNSO Councilor NomCom Non-Voting 2022-2026 anneicanngnso@gmail.com