Dear Maureen,

On behalf of the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council, we are writing to provide you with an update and seek you, ALAC, feedback on the proposed implementation documents for PDP 3.0, a GNSO Council initiative aimed to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of GNSO policy development processes. The GNSO Council response to the “Next Steps to Improve the Effectiveness of ICANN’s Multistakeholder Model” public comment contains background of the PDP 3.0 initiative and details of our implementation process.  

As of today, the GNSO Council has received the implementation documents for ten (10) out of the fourteen (14) PDP 3.0 improvements. We expect to receive the proposed implementation for the remaining four (4) improvements sometime before the GNSO Council Strategic Planning Session in January 2020. You are welcome to check this wiki page for details and future updates. 

As the GNSO Council is in the process of reviewing these proposed implementation documents, we invite your members to provide feedback and input for the selected improvements in the table attached. We believe these improvements may affect the participation of members in the wider ICANN community in GNSO PDP working groups, while the other improvements are internal to the procedure within the GNSO.  

The GNSO Council appreciate comments from the ALAC and will take them into consideration when finalizing the proposed implementation. At-Large members are encouraged to send their comments to their ALAC Liaison to the GNSO for GNSO transmission to the GNSO Council. If possible, please forward your comments and input to the GNSO Council by 22 November 2019 so that we may fully consider them in our further deliberation. 

Yours sincerely, 

Keith Drazek                           Rafik Dammak                                                Pam Little

GNSO Chair                           GNSO Council Vice Chair                              GNSO Council Vice Chair

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