Dear Councillors, The letter has been posted on page: http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/correspondence<http://mailer.samanage.com/wf/click?upn=KTB340yHI8DoUtMP4BGJnral-2F6hkupRgT5qivhStIqpYc9ooSSrDMzEeq-2Fiww6R68D9Jo9rkUR8S6u0weY6PIg-3D-3D_r-2BdYbSjRm9r0i9vSiPZtW-2BX-2BAwnBbxYJcYft8cAni3iLz7nHdH1TO6yId4yJ1X5bCjn7UQ8ekPGWrKZXzU-2FB1vqqq7KS-2BMznRij3m3ZEI87WW3StxS8dTPOoQSB9krb-2FFJK2QHBzOYchxlxB81-2FrQgEKCZwhIWmFeV3hThjRR7ogCkshuA-2FPie9e6zmA6P8LwPpmb60FqMpMldST2IkZIl5JCPxIK2hE3h3PIu1BK1WP8zy9O4IpnLxMXXSZbzCgHGvDjdgksR-2Bg8OhusZrsvOrnPtYvqv3Y2TxhUYB0s4FMzwYrKPblz64l7dhnhwLHNEd9m9wsmBueSt-2BKHSyiPHIjJnDyxCKSyVMZw4v2wcORlZ0Ileb1IidO7qziF62nX8A9Apahi4a0Q3DIedic4vkHYZDjgNY85TgJTZGiTLOCs3gog5xoyDalwqTrmXCxxyEvlXr-2FIU0DDgcoAmS7q5gnPjj-2B09wJ7xS8Ka3ntxw-3D> and can be directly viewed at: http://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/crocker-to-zuck-et-al-21mar16-en.pdf<http://mailer.samanage.com/wf/click?upn=KTB340yHI8DoUtMP4BGJnral-2F6hkupRgT5qivhStIqp3ma-2Fm6-2BicHmoyksF8-2Fjj-2B00nFva8VyBI26TX97ISg94CKi1S9q-2BSB2nokU4E5cyWp1T2gLFZNXVB7O3XEpAu7_r-2BdYbSjRm9r0i9vSiPZtW-2BX-2BAwnBbxYJcYft8cAni3iLz7nHdH1TO6yId4yJ1X5bCjn7UQ8ekPGWrKZXzU-2FB1vqqq7KS-2BMznRij3m3ZEI87WW3StxS8dTPOoQSB9krb-2FFJK2QHBzOYchxlxB81-2FrQgEKCZwhIWmFeV3hThjRR7ogCkshuA-2FPie9e6zmA6P8LwPpmb60FqMpMldST2IkZIl5JCPxIK2hE3h3PIu1BK1WP8zy9O4IpnLxMXXSZbzCgHGvDjdgksR-2Bg8OhusZrsvOrnPtYvqv3Y2TxhUYB0s4HYxLiLTR02qryfgV8xda1SZyWjUEYGZ9L1vHdtEzjMqag80KtGsyqbp-2FU-2BONVBJmC5gv4fARh0benN0PWqHrR7DstjyoEZjLRDY6I1jWBMblElj5w6OEbSdt-2B148n8bh0Iyz4U2ROs5rsuLLLKTrhI-2BhALhBoqyDpE5GPcn0svCQ75Md2a28AlAGDqbt7aIhU-3D> Thank you very much. Kind regards, Glen From: owner-council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org> [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of James M. Bladel Sent: Tuesday, 22 March 2016 11:51 AM To: GNSO Council List <council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>> Subject: [council] FW: [Correspondence from Steve Crocker] PICs and Category 1, Safeguard 1-8 TLDs Importance: High Council Colleagues - For your review, please see the attached letter from Steve Crocker to the chairs of the Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice Review Team (CCT-RT), and the PDP WG on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures. Thank you, J. From: Wendy Profit Date: Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at 13:47 Subject: [Correspondence from Steve Crocker] PICs and Category 1, Safeguard 1-8 TLDs Dear Jonathan, Avri, Stephen, and Jeff, Please find the attached letter from Steve Crocker on behalf of the ICANN Board regarding concerns raised by the ALAC and GAC around the effectiveness of the contracted PICs for the GAC Category 1, Safeguard 1-8 TLDs ("Safeguard PICs"). With warm regards, Wendy Profit ICANN Board Operations Specialist 12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300 Los Angeles, CA 90094