All, Please see below for the ICANN Board’s communication to the GNSO Council regarding the Board’s 15 May action on the EPDP Phase 1 recommendations. The Board approved 27 of the 29 recommendations in full, and did not adopt *parts* of the remaining two recommendations. They deferred adopting Recommendation 1, Purpose 2 to further consideration in EPDP Phase 2, and did not adopt the portion of Recommendation 12 that permitted deletion of registrant/organization field data. Everything else was adopted. There are also some important questions/comments for IRT consideration on nine recommendations highlighted in the attached. In not fully accepting the GNSO recommendations, we now have a bylaws-mandated consultation period in effect. My understanding is there is no deadline for concluding those consultations, but we should take some time to consider next steps during our 16 May Council call and over the coming weeks. All in all, this is very good news and a step forward, but it also highlights the importance of the IRT for Phase 1, the unfinished Phase 2 policy work, and the continuing engagement with the European Commission and relevant data protection authorities. I look forward to speaking with you all in just a few hours. I have copied Janis on this message as the EPDP Team has its next working call shortly after the GNSO Council call. Best, Keith Begin forwarded message: From: Wendy Profit <wendy.profit@icann.org<mailto:wendy.profit@icann.org>> Date: May 16, 2019 at 12:14:27 AM EDT To: Keith Drazek <kdrazek@verisign.com<mailto:kdrazek@verisign.com>>, Chris Disspain <chris.disspain@board.icann.org<mailto:chris.disspain@board.icann.org>>, "leon.sanchez@board.icann.org<mailto:leon.sanchez@board.icann.org>" <leon.sanchez@board.icann.org<mailto:leon.sanchez@board.icann.org>> Cc: Cherine Chalaby <cherine.chalaby@board.icann.org<mailto:cherine.chalaby@board.icann.org>>, "karklinsj@gmail.com<mailto:karklinsj@gmail.com>" <karklinsj@gmail.com<mailto:karklinsj@gmail.com>>, "gnso-secs@icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org>" <gnso-secs@icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org>>, "David Olive" <david.olive@icann.org<mailto:david.olive@icann.org>>, Secretary <secretary@icann.org<mailto:secretary@icann.org>>, Correspondence <Correspondence@icann.org<mailto:Correspondence@icann.org>>, Board Ops Team <board-ops-team@icann.org<mailto:board-ops-team@icann.org>> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [CORRESPONDENCE] Cherine Chalaby to Keith Drazek EPDP Phase I Board Action (preview version) Resending with Chris Disspain and León Sánchez (EPDP Liaisons from the Board) in copy. From: Wendy Profit <wendy.profit@icann.org<mailto:wendy.profit@icann.org>> Date: Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at 9:10 PM To: Keith Drazek <kdrazek@verisign.com<mailto:kdrazek@verisign.com>> Cc: Cherine Chalaby <cherine.chalaby@board.icann.org<mailto:cherine.chalaby@board.icann.org>>, "karklinsj@gmail.com<mailto:karklinsj@gmail.com>" <karklinsj@gmail.com<mailto:karklinsj@gmail.com>>, "gnso-secs@icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org>" <gnso-secs@icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org>>, David Olive <david.olive@icann.org<mailto:david.olive@icann.org>>, Secretary <secretary@icann.org<mailto:secretary@icann.org>>, Correspondence <Correspondence@icann.org<mailto:Correspondence@icann.org>>, ICANN Board Ops <board-ops-team@icann.org<mailto:board-ops-team@icann.org>> Subject: [CORRESPONDENCE] Cherine Chalaby to Keith Drazek EPDP Phase I Board Action (preview version) Dear Keith Drazek, Please find the attached letter from Cherine Chalaby regarding the ICANN Board action related to the GNSO’s EPDP on the Temp Spec for gTLD Registration Data policy recommendations. Please note the attached letter is the “preview version”; whereas the version which will be published on the ICANN Correspondence page will include URLs for the Board Resolutions once they are published (see highlights on pages 7 & 8 of the attached annexes). We will re-send the final version of the attached letter after the Board Resolutions are published. Thank you and best regards, Wendy Profit Senior Manager, Board Operations ICANN