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Apologies and Notes from Listening to call (Long Note)
by Jeff Neuman July 2, 2020

July 2, 2020

I want to first apologize for missing the call last night. My dog "Angel" had a run in with my younger daughter's home baked chocolate cake. And our "Angel" used her paw to knock the cake plate, cover, cake and all on to the floor to help herself to a tasty dessert. For those of you that know what chocolate cake does to dogs, its not pretty. Needless to say, without a phone (but luckily with a mask), I hopped in the car with the dog and got to Animal Hospital. All is good now, but dog has a nasty "hangover" today. I listened to the call this morning: (Huge Thanks to Cheryl and Steve for covering my absence) Dissenting Views / Minority Reports On the concept of Dissenting Views, I think ultimately you all got to the answer which is that for the Draft Final Report, we are including the concepts in the deliberation/rationale section though not official statements or minority reports from the dissenters. For example, we may state in the rationale "A few Working Group members did not agree with A, B and C because of {List general reasons}." But there will not be actual Minority Statements issued by those that disagree with the Working Group. Those Minority Reports will ONLY be including in the FINAL REPORT after a Consensus Call. This is why we have been asking everyone to review not just Section (a) of each sub-part ( recommendations/implementation guidance sections), but also section (b) (rationale) for each Sub-part. As Steve mentioned during the call: 1. The issues in the "Cant Live With" comments from Justine and the 2 other At-Large Members were already considered by Work Track 5 in their deliberations. This is why we do not need to summarize these new comments in either the Work Track 5 section or elsewhere in our report. If Justine and the 2 other at large members wish to submit this as a public comment to the Draft Final Report, they are free to do so and/or if they want to include it in a Minority Report AFTER the consensus call IN THE FNAL REPORT (later this year), they may elect to do so. 2. Other issues raised by Working Group members previously in other sections have already been included in deliberations/rationale sections. The reason they are is because they were based on new issues thoroughly discussed by the Working Group. Private Resolution of Contention Sets: Thanks Jim and Paul for submitting your proposals and summarizing them on the call. And thanks to Cheryl for "tabling" the topic (In the non-American way). We will discuss these both (as well as the responses) next week. Predictability Framework A couple of points: 1. Council Role in Situation B * The GNSO Council always maintains supervisory authority over the SPIRT. * That said, for Non-Minor Operational Changes are not intended to go to the GNSO Council for their approval. The GNSO Council would have a right to object to the solution, but it was not intended to require GNSO Council approval. As Steve mentioned during the call, if they are true Operational Issues, the GNSO Council technically has no jurisdiction over the issue. More importantly, the GNSO Council does not have the expertise that is required to solve the Operational Issues. And of course this would bring the program to a halt. i. The purpose of all of the Predictability Framework is to have a predictable process to resolve issues that arise after the publication of the Guidebook and to ensure that ICANN staff gets some advice from the SPIRT on Operational changes. ii. The SPIRT Team is intended to be a representative body of experts on operational issues. iii. The GNSO Council does not have that expertise nor do they represent the interests of New gTLD Applicants iv. And remember, if there is a policy impact, then it is no longer in Category B, but rather Category C. 1. Change Log: This came up initially to address the fact that Categories A and B do not go to the GNSO Council for approval. Again, we can talk about whether the GNSO Council could object, but it should not have any sort of approval right of the Operational Changes. 1. Examples * ICANN appoints a new provider of Pre-Delegation Testing. The new provider's system requires the use of certain authentication mechanisms that are proprietary in nature and therefore could require back-end operators to incur some development in configuring their systems to build this one off solution. This type of change could cause both development time and money for back-end service providers and therefore is a non-minor change. i. ICANN Org presents this change to the SPIRT to collaborate on a solution. ii. Together the SPIRT and ICANN Org develop a solution that requires the new provider to develop an open-source API that is easily accessible by back-end providers and saves significant time and money. iii. The SPIRT Team recommends sending out notice to all applicants to inform them of the change and to see if there are objections from any of the applicants. * After all applications are submitted, ICANN changes its Naming Services Portal to have the ability to add Applicants and Applications into its work flow. ICANN now wants to require that ALL communications with applicants now go through this new portal. Because of the switchover to this new portal, it turns out that the portal requires manual re-entry of all application sections by applicants. In addition, the cutover will require a hiatus of 4 weeks to the program. i. ICANN Org presents this change to the SPIRT to collaborate on a solution. ii. Together the SPIRT and ICANN figure out a mechanism that would enable a smooth migration of applications to the new system, but perhaps without some of the normal NSP functionality to start with. This would save both time and money and only cause a 1 week stop to the program/ iii. Together the SPIRT and ICANN Org create a document to send out to all applicants describing the changes, the impact and asking for additional feedback. As you can see from these examples, they are not policy but are truly operational. In 2012, this would have been done by ICANN alone without any consultation of members of the community and applicants were forced to accept the changes and absorb all of the costs and delays. A SPIRT team of operational experts could add significant value. But the GNSO Council generally would not. The GNSO Council would be informed through the Change Log of what was happening. It would receive information on all of the "decisions". And perhaps we can create a right to object. But putting the recommendations for Category B to the Council does not make sense. The Council has no expertise in these matters. Its akin to asking a Lawyer to fix an issue with your toilet or sink. Sure there may be a couple lawyers that could do it, but I would venture to say most of them are likely not as skilled Plumbers and requiring a set of lawyers to approve a plumbers solution would not make sense. I hope this helps. Jeff Neuman JJN Solutions, LLC Founder & CEO +1.202.549.5079 Vienna, VA 22180 Jeff(a)JJNSolutions.com http://jjnsolutions.com<http://jjnsolutions.com/>

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Switching Roles
by Jeff Neuman July 2, 2020

July 2, 2020

All, I just wanted to let everyone know that today is my last day of full time employment with Com Laude / Valideus. I am launching my own consulting company called "JJN Solutions, LLC". Though I am leaving Com Laude officially, they will be my first client and I will be helping them with some of their clients and on some policy-related services. I will be filing a Statement of Interest change shortly, but I wanted to let everyone know. My new e-mail address is Jeff(a)JJNSolutions.com<mailto:Jeff@JJNSolutions.com> although for a transition period I will still have some access to my comlaude.com e-mail as well. I would love to continue on as one of the Co-Chairs of this group until its conclusion if there are no objections to my continuing to do so. I will let the GNSO Council know as well in case they have any concerns. Sincerely, Jeffrey J. Neuman Founder & CEO JJN Solutions, LLC Jeff(a)JJNSolutions.com<mailto:Jeff@JJNSolutions.com> +1.202.549.5079 P.S. - I tried sending this with the jjnsolutions.com domain name and for some reason it was not able to go through. So, I am sending it from my Com Laude address until my JJNSOlutions one is recognized. ________________________________ The contents of this email and any attachments are confidential to the intended recipient. They may not be disclosed, used by or copied in any way by anyone other than the intended recipient. If you have received this message in error, please return it to the sender (deleting the body of the email and attachments in your reply) and immediately and permanently delete it. Please note that the Com Laude Group does not accept any responsibility for viruses and it is your responsibility to scan or otherwise check this email and any attachments. The Com Laude Group does not accept liability for statements which are clearly the sender's own and not made on behalf of the group or one of its member entities. The Com Laude Group includes Nom-IQ Limited t/a Com Laude, a company registered in England and Wales with company number 5047655 and registered office at 28-30 Little Russell Street, London, WC1A 2HN England; Valideus Limited, a company registered in England and Wales with company number 06181291 and registered office at 28-30 Little Russell Street, London, WC1A 2HN England; Demys Limited, a company registered in Scotland with company number SC197176, having its registered office at 33 Melville Street, Edinburgh, Lothian, EH3 7JF Scotland; Consonum, Inc. dba Com Laude USA and Valideus USA, headquartered at 1751 Pinnacle Drive, Suite 600, McLean, VA 22102, USA; Com Laude (Japan) Corporation, a company registered in Japan having its registered office at Suite 319,1-3-21 Shinkawa, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0033, Japan. For further information see www.comlaude.com<https://comlaude.com>

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Post Call | New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Working Group | Thursday, 02 July 2020 at 03:00 UTC
by Julie Bisland July 2, 2020

July 2, 2020

Dear all, All recordings for the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Working Group call held on Thursday, 02 July 2020 at 03:00 UTC can be found on the agenda wiki page <https://community.icann.org/x/jwBcC> (attendance included) and the GNSO Master calendar <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_group…> . These include: * Attendance (please let me know if your name has been left off the attendance list) * Audio recording * Zoom chat archive * Zoom recording (including audio, visual, rough transcript) * Transcript As a reminder only members can join the call, observers can listen to the recordings and read the transcript afterwards. Please email gnso-secs(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org> if you would like to change your status from observer to member. For additional information, you may consult the mailing list archives <http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/gnso-newgtld-wg/> and the main wiki page<https://community.icann.org/x/RgV1Aw>. Thank you. Kind regards Julie

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Compromise proposal on Auctions
by Jim Prendergast July 2, 2020

July 2, 2020

In the interest of compromise and in hopes of not reverting to the 2012 rules and thereby ignoring the Board’s request that we make a recommendation on this issue, please consider this proposal to allow contention resolution via creative means as well as auctions, with guardrails and tweaks made to the well-received hybrid proposal. It is a blend of many of the compromise solutions proposed. It also accommodates those who do not want ICANN to end up with all auction proceeds but at the same time minimizes the entire pool of money committed, thereby not disadvantaging single applicants. Objective: Increase transparency and accountability in contention resolution to improve the perception of ICANN and the new gTLD program. Proposed process: * String Similarity evaluation completed * On Reveal Day, all contention sets are announced (number and entities are revealed) * A 90-day Resolution Period begins * Members of a contention set may * Form a JV * Withdraw * Find a creative private resolution * Fail to resolve * Members of a contention set may NOT * Participate in a private auction or auction like mechanism. * No later than the close of the 90-day Resolution Period, remaining contention sets will be required to provide ICANN with their decision on how to resolve the contention. They will have decided to: * Agree to create a partnership or other form of joint venture that would allow two or more applicants within a contention set to jointly run and/or operate the applied for string. Application Change Request requirements will apply, including public comment period. * Agree to participate in a sealed bid “3rd Party Auction” which is overseen by ICANN. Proceeds are distributed amongst the losing applicants in the contention set. * Agree to participate in an ICANN Auction of Last Resort using the sealed bids. Proceeds go to ICANN Auctions Proceeds fund. * Auctions of Last Resort and 3rd Party Auctions will take place immediately after the 90 day Private Resolution Period * For 3rd Party Auctions * All auctions are conducted as sealed bids by the same auction provider ICANN chooses for Last Resort auctions. The applicant that submitted the highest sealed bid amount pays the second-highest bid amount. The auction provider must attest that the participants fully disclosed all information and followed the rules before the funds are released to the losers. * All bids for all unresolved contention sets are due on the same date, no more than 30 days after reveal of contention sets/into the resolution period. Auctions for contention sets involving objections, CPE or other outstanding accountability challenges may be delayed but bids are still due no more than 30 days after reveal of contention sets/into the resolution period. * All auctions are to be conducted in an identical fashion using publicly available procedures. * All auctions should be finalized as quickly as possible after the 90 day deadline. * All results are disclosed on a similar timeline as ICANN auctions of last resort from 2012 round, which was usually 72 hours. All parties partaking in the auction as well as winning bidder and amount paid are disclosed. * Auctions of Last Resort * All bids for all unresolved contention sets are due on the same date, no more than 30 days after reveal of contention sets/into the resolution period. Auctions for contention sets involving objections, CPE or other outstanding accountability challenges may be delayed but bids are still due no more than 30 days after reveal of contention sets/into the resolution period. * On the auction date, the applicant that submitted the highest sealed bid amount pays the second-highest bid amount. * Once payment is received, the applicant may proceed to evaluation and eventually the Transition to Delegation. * In the unlikely event that a winning bidder in either auction format does not pass evaluation (none failed in 2012), the next highest bidder is selected for evaluation. Requirements: * Add T&Cs warning applicants that they may not participate in any of the following activities (Prohibited Application Activities): * They shall not submit applications largely for the purpose of financially benefiting from the resolution of contention sets * During the 90-day Resolution Period, they will not participate in the resolution of contention sets where non-winning applicants receive financial benefit to withdraw. * The Registry Agreement must include a mandatory Public Interest Commitment stating that the registry: * has not submitted applications for the purpose of financially benefiting from the resolution of contention sets. * has not participated in an auction or auction like mechanisms outside of the ICANN 3rd party and ICANN Auction of Last Resort. * agrees to punitive measures for violations listed above, which may include the potential loss of the registry as well as a bar on participation in any future rounds (both for the individuals as well as the entities (and their affiliates) involved. * The auction provider must agree to fully disclose all information about the auctions * The auction provider must assert that all rules were followed before releasing auction funds * All contention set resolutions including creative resolutions, 3rd Party Auction and ICANN Auctions of last resort must be submitted by ICANN to relevant competition authorities for review. Benefits: Full transparency, ICANN oversight and competition authority review mitigate community concerns about nefarious activity. Unlike the 2012 round, access to data from this point forward can inform future policy making efforts in the program. Private auctions are eliminated but applicants can still receive proceeds from a 3rd Party Auction if all applicants in a contention set agree. Sealed bids tend to result in lower auction prices so decreased auctions proceeds to ICANN fund. Speeds up the process allowing more applicants to withdraw applications prior to evaluations resulting in greater refund amounts and faster processing of remaining applications. Jim Prendergast The Galway Strategy Group +1 202-285-3699 From: Gnso-newgtld-wg <gnso-newgtld-wg-bounces(a)icann.org> On Behalf Of Steve Chan Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2020 8:44 PM To: gnso-newgtld-wg(a)icann.org Subject: [Gnso-newgtld-wg] Proposed Agenda - New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP WG - Thursday, 02 July at 03:00 UTC for 90 Minutes Dear WG Members, Please find below the proposed agenda for the WG meeting on Thursday, 02 July 2020 at 03:00 UTC for 90 minutes. Proposed Agenda: 1. Review Agenda/Updates to Statements of Interest 2. Complete review of "Can't Live With" comments on Work Track 5 – see attached document. 3. Continue to review Private Resolutions: Hybrid Proposal 2+ and Proposal 4: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1X8F8zHkgMzQg2WqGHpuoEP78rhpDkFOjD2qKrZZ… 4. Review the updated Predictability Framework, see: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vBckhFQCCQ-zyvfGGcDB3NWQhodVsffdqbyb6kT…. Also attached, please find the updated concerns/mitigation document and process flow. 5. AOB If you need a dial out or would like to submit an apology, please email gnso-secs(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org>. Best, Steve Steven Chan  Policy Director, GNSO Support Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) 12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300 Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536  Email: steve.chan(a)icann.org<mailto:steve.chan@icann.org> Skype: steve.chan55 Mobile: +1.310.339.4410 Find out more about the GNSO by visiting: https://learn.icann.org/<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__learn.icann.org_&d=DwM…> Follow @GNSO on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ICANN_GNSO<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com_ICANN-5FGN…> Transcripts and recordings of GNSO Working Group and Council events are located on the GNSO Master Calendar <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_grou…>

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Deadline 30 June - Comments on Revised Draft Recommendations - Package 6
by Emily Barabas July 1, 2020

July 1, 2020

Dear all, The leadership team is releasing the sixth set of revised draft recommendations for your review. 1. There are 6 topics in package 6 here, beginning on page 117: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Hh8Wj3IwXvi91Am1k4Zoooct2zmPOmVe1pLmjQL… [docs.google.com]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__docs.google.com_docume…> · 2.2.4 Different TLD Types (last discussed on 23 Apr<https://community.icann.org/display/NGSPP/2020-04-23+New+gTLD+Subsequent+Pr…>) · 2.2.8 Conflicts of Interest (this is new section, but the recommendation contained in it was discussed on 9 Apr<https://community.icann.org/display/NGSPP/2020-04-09+New+gTLD+Subsequent+Pr…> under topic Objections) · 2.6.1 Application Queuing (last discussed on 8 Jun<https://community.icann.org/display/NGSPP/2020-06-08+New+gTLD+Subsequent+Pr…>) · 2.7.3 Closed Generics (last discussed on 14 May<https://community.icann.org/display/NGSPP/2020-05-14+New+gTLD+Subsequent+Pr…>) · 2.8.1 Objections (last discussed on 9 Apr<https://community.icann.org/display/NGSPP/2020-04-09+New+gTLD+Subsequent+Pr…>) · 2.9.1 Community Applications (last discussed on 8 Jun<https://community.icann.org/display/NGSPP/2020-06-08+New+gTLD+Subsequent+Pr…>) 1. Please limit comments to items in the revised sections that you absolutely “cannot live with.” If there is text that you cannot accept, please fill out the attached form and send it to the WG by email. Please do not provide your input in any other format. 1. Deadline for comments is Tuesday 30 June at 23:59 UTC 1. Comments will be tracked here: https://community.icann.org/x/JDKJBw. Kind regards, Emily

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Re: [Gnso-newgtld-wg] Switching Roles
by Martin Sutton July 1, 2020

July 1, 2020

Thank you Jeff for wanting to see this through, I fully support. And good luck with your new venture. Best wishes, Martin Sent from my iPhone On 1 Jul 2020, at 07:23, Annebeth Lange <lange.annebeth(a)gmail.com> wrote: Dear Jeff I cannot imagine anyone doing the job in SubPro together with Cheryl as good as you. I do hope that you continue to the end of this marathon. It is a pleasure working with you. I wish you luck in your new career! All the best Annebeth 30. jun. 2020 kl. 23:53 skrev Marc Trachtenberg via Gnso-newgtld-wg <gnso-newgtld-wg(a)icann.org>: I support as well. Marc H. Trachtenberg Shareholder Greenberg Traurig, LLP | 77 West Wacker Drive | Suite 3100 | Chicago, IL 60601 Tel 312.456.1020 Mobile 773.677.3305 trac(a)gtlaw.com<mailto:trac@gtlaw.com> | www.gtlaw.com<http://www.gtlaw.com/> <image001.jpg> From: Gnso-newgtld-wg [mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg-bounces@icann.org] On Behalf Of McGrady, Paul D. Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2020 4:46 PM To: Jeff Neuman <jeff.neuman(a)comlaude.com>; gnso-newgtld-wg(a)icann.org Subject: Re: [Gnso-newgtld-wg] Switching Roles *EXTERNAL TO GT* I support Jeff staying on as co-chair. I hope everyone else will too. Best, Paul To receive regular COVID-19 updates from Taft, subscribe here<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.taftlaw.com/general/subscribe__;!!DU…>. For additional resources, visit Taft's COVID-19 Resource Toolkit<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.taftlaw.com/general/coronavirus-covi…>. This message may contain information that is attorney-client privileged, attorney work product or otherwise confidential. If you are not an intended recipient, use and disclosure of this message are prohibited. If you received this transmission in error, please notify the sender by reply e-mail and delete the message and any attachments. From: Gnso-newgtld-wg <gnso-newgtld-wg-bounces(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg-bounces@icann.org>> On Behalf Of Jeff Neuman Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2020 4:38 PM To: gnso-newgtld-wg(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org> Subject: [Gnso-newgtld-wg] Switching Roles All, I just wanted to let everyone know that today is my last day of full time employment with Com Laude / Valideus. I am launching my own consulting company called “JJN Solutions, LLC”. Though I am leaving Com Laude officially, they will be my first client and I will be helping them with some of their clients and on some policy-related services. I will be filing a Statement of Interest change shortly, but I wanted to let everyone know. My new e-mail address is Jeff(a)JJNSolutions.com<mailto:Jeff@JJNSolutions.com> although for a transition period I will still have some access to my comlaude.com e-mail as well. I would love to continue on as one of the Co-Chairs of this group until its conclusion if there are no objections to my continuing to do so. I will let the GNSO Council know as well in case they have any concerns. Sincerely, Jeffrey J. Neuman Founder & CEO JJN Solutions, LLC Jeff(a)JJNSolutions.com<mailto:Jeff@JJNSolutions.com> +1.202.549.5079 P.S. – I tried sending this with the jjnsolutions.com domain name and for some reason it was not able to go through. So, I am sending it from my Com Laude address until my JJNSOlutions one is recognized. ________________________________ The contents of this email and any attachments are confidential to the intended recipient. They may not be disclosed, used by or copied in any way by anyone other than the intended recipient. If you have received this message in error, please return it to the sender (deleting the body of the email and attachments in your reply) and immediately and permanently delete it. 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Change of Roles
by Jeff Neuman July 1, 2020

July 1, 2020

All, I just wanted to let everyone know that today is my last day of full time employment with Com Laude / Valideus. I am launching my own consulting company called "JJN Solutions, LLC". Though I am leaving Com Laude officially, they will be my first client and I will be helping them with some of their clients and on some policy-related services. I will be filing a Statement of Interest change shortly, but I wanted to let everyone know. My new e-mail address is Jeff(a)JJNSolutions.com<mailto:Jeff@JJNSolutions.com> although for a transition period I will still have some access to my comlaude.com e-mail as well. I would love to continue on as one of the Co-Chairs of this group until its conclusion if there are no objections to my continuing to do so. I will let the GNSO Council know as well in case they have any concerns. Sincerely, Jeffrey J. Neuman Founder & CEO JJN Solutions, LLC Jeff(a)JJNSolutions.com<mailto:Jeff@JJNSolutions.com> +1.202.549.5079

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Jeff & Cheryl- an urgent reply would be appreciated / RE: Package 6
by McGrady, Paul D. July 1, 2020

July 1, 2020

Hi Jeff and Cheryl, Your urgent reply on this question would be appreciated. How are we supposed to do this “can’t live with exercise” when this is a live topic? To the extent that you do not remove so-called “closed generics” from Package 6, please take this as my notice that I cannot live with that section as written. And, I believe I am not alone. Can you please respond and let us know if you are leaving it in Package 6? The clock you guys wound up is ticking. Thanks! Best, Paul From: McGrady, Paul D. <PMcGrady(a)taftlaw.com> Sent: Monday, June 29, 2020 4:41 PM To: Jeff Neuman <jeff.neuman(a)comlaude.com>; Cheryl Langdon-Orr <langdonorr(a)gmail.com> Cc: gnso-newgtld-wg(a)icann.org Subject: Package 6 Hi Jeff & Cheryl, I was under the impression that we were going to discuss Closed Generics again, but I see it is Package 6. Is Closed Generics not on the agenda for upcoming calls? If it is, how can we be doing the so-called “Can’t live with” exercise when the topic isn’t closed on the calls? Also, I see that the text indicates that the WG agrees the Board instituted a ban on them in the last round. That is not what the Board resolution says – and in fact there was much discussion on the calls and chat about how “ban” does not apply. There were three options: (1) make a change to non-exclusive access, (2) maintain & defer to the next round, or (3) withdraw. Is there a way to make that section reflect the actual facts before we have to undertake the so-called “can’t live with” exercise? The way it is written now essentially takes the starting position of the part of the WG that wants to censor closed generics and implies everyone agrees with it. That isn’t the case. Best, Paul Taft / Paul D. McGrady / Partner Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP 111 E. Wacker Drive, Suite 2800 Chicago, Illinois 60601-3713 Tel: 312.527.4000 • Fax: 312.754.2354 Direct: 312.836.4094 • Cell: 312.882.5020 www.taftlaw.com<http://www.taftlaw.com> / PMcGrady(a)taftlaw.com<mailto:PMcGrady@taftlaw.com> [https://dg01.redatatech.com/onprem_image_fetch?cid=1016&ep=747d8606d89086fa…] Taft Bio<http://www.taftlaw.com/bio/PMcGrady@taftlaw.com> [V-Card Icon] Taft vCard<http://www.taftlaw.com/vcard/PMcGrady@taftlaw.com> Subscribe to our law updates<http://taftlaw.com/news/subscribe> To receive regular COVID-19 updates from Taft, subscribe here<https://www.taftlaw.com/general/subscribe>. For additional resources, visit Taft's COVID-19 Resource Toolkit<https://www.taftlaw.com/general/coronavirus-covid-19-resource-toolkit>. This message may contain information that is attorney-client privileged, attorney work product or otherwise confidential. If you are not an intended recipient, use and disclosure of this message are prohibited. If you received this transmission in error, please notify the sender by reply e-mail and delete the message and any attachments.

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Proposed Agenda - New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP WG - Thursday, 02 July at 03:00 UTC for 90 Minutes
by Steve Chan July 1, 2020

July 1, 2020

Dear WG Members, Please find below the proposed agenda for the WG meeting on Thursday, 02 July 2020 at 03:00 UTC for 90 minutes. Proposed Agenda: Review Agenda/Updates to Statements of Interest Complete review of "Can't Live With" comments on Work Track 5 – see attached document. Continue to review Private Resolutions: Hybrid Proposal 2+ and Proposal 4: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1X8F8zHkgMzQg2WqGHpuoEP78rhpDkFOjD2qKrZZ… Review the updated Predictability Framework, see: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vBckhFQCCQ-zyvfGGcDB3NWQhodVsffdqbyb6kT…. Also attached, please find the updated concerns/mitigation document and process flow. AOB If you need a dial out or would like to submit an apology, please email gnso-secs(a)icann.org. Best, Steve Steven Chan  Policy Director, GNSO Support Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) 12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300 Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536  Email: steve.chan(a)icann.org Skype: steve.chan55 Mobile: +1.310.339.4410 Find out more about the GNSO by visiting: https://learn.icann.org/ Follow @GNSO on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ICANN_GNSO Transcripts and recordings of GNSO Working Group and Council events are located on the GNSO Master Calendar

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Re: [Gnso-newgtld-wg] Switching Roles
by Vanda Scartezini June 30, 2020

June 30, 2020

Well Jeff, I wish you lots of success that I am sure will follow your path within the new company!!! Lots of kisses Vanda Scartezini Polo Consultores Associados Av. Paulista 1159, cj 1004 01311-200- Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil Land Line: +55 11 3266.6253 Mobile: + 55 11 98181.1464 Sorry for any typos. From: Gnso-newgtld-wg <gnso-newgtld-wg-bounces(a)icann.org> on behalf of Jeff Neuman <jeff.neuman(a)comlaude.com> Date: Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at 18:38 To: Gnso-newgtld-wg <gnso-newgtld-wg(a)icann.org> Subject: [Gnso-newgtld-wg] Switching Roles All, I just wanted to let everyone know that today is my last day of full time employment with Com Laude / Valideus. I am launching my own consulting company called “JJN Solutions, LLC”. Though I am leaving Com Laude officially, they will be my first client and I will be helping them with some of their clients and on some policy-related services. I will be filing a Statement of Interest change shortly, but I wanted to let everyone know. My new e-mail address is Jeff(a)JJNSolutions.com<mailto:Jeff@JJNSolutions.com> although for a transition period I will still have some access to my comlaude.com e-mail as well. I would love to continue on as one of the Co-Chairs of this group until its conclusion if there are no objections to my continuing to do so. I will let the GNSO Council know as well in case they have any concerns. Sincerely, Jeffrey J. Neuman Founder & CEO JJN Solutions, LLC Jeff(a)JJNSolutions.com<mailto:Jeff@JJNSolutions.com> +1.202.549.5079 P.S. – I tried sending this with the jjnsolutions.com domain name and for some reason it was not able to go through. So, I am sending it from my Com Laude address until my JJNSOlutions one is recognized. ________________________________ The contents of this email and any attachments are confidential to the intended recipient. They may not be disclosed, used by or copied in any way by anyone other than the intended recipient. If you have received this message in error, please return it to the sender (deleting the body of the email and attachments in your reply) and immediately and permanently delete it. Please note that the Com Laude Group does not accept any responsibility for viruses and it is your responsibility to scan or otherwise check this email and any attachments. The Com Laude Group does not accept liability for statements which are clearly the sender's own and not made on behalf of the group or one of its member entities. The Com Laude Group includes Nom-IQ Limited t/a Com Laude, a company registered in England and Wales with company number 5047655 and registered office at 28-30 Little Russell Street, London, WC1A 2HN England; Valideus Limited, a company registered in England and Wales with company number 06181291 and registered office at 28-30 Little Russell Street, London, WC1A 2HN England; Demys Limited, a company registered in Scotland with company number SC197176, having its registered office at 33 Melville Street, Edinburgh, Lothian, EH3 7JF Scotland; Consonum, Inc. dba Com Laude USA and Valideus USA, headquartered at 1751 Pinnacle Drive, Suite 600, McLean, VA 22102, USA; Com Laude (Japan) Corporation, a company registered in Japan having its registered office at Suite 319,1-3-21 Shinkawa, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0033, Japan. For further information see www.comlaude.com<https://comlaude.com>

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