Dear RDRS SC Members,
This message is to notify you of the closing of the Consensus Call process on the RDRS SC Findings Report.
* Please find attached the updated Consensus Designation based on the comments received by SC members during the Consensus Call. We have received one objection to RDRS SC recommendation #1 and leadership has updated the Consensus Designation for that recommendation only. The comments received will be uploaded to the RDRS Wiki <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spac…> and linked in the RDRS Findings Report accordingly with the Consensus Designations for all recommendations.
* If I may add a qualifier of my own: Between the two Consensus Calls the SC ran, in August and in November, I believe that Full Consensus was reached on recommendations 2, 3, 4 and 6. Consensus only was reached on recommendations 1 and 5. The divergence on both of these recommendations is not so much on the fact that further policy should or shouldn't be considered (rec 5) or that RDRS should or shouldn’t be turned off (rec 1), but on the fact that RDRS as is, is not a viable product, that the underlying policy will need to address key issues which themselves remain under debate. In my view these fundamental questions are legitimate and should be addressed as the SC agreed by a successor workgroup to be chartered by the GNSO Council after discussions with the Board. I feel that within the remit of our charter and on the letter of the recommendations we produced, we are very close to Full Consensus but accept the Consensus designation for the work overall.
Please find the final version of the Findings Report attached.
Thank you again for all of your hard work!
Kindly,
Sebastien Ducos
Sebastien Ducos
GoDaddy Registry | Senior Client Services Manager
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+49 172 690 8418
Germany
sebastien(a)registry.godaddy<mailto:sebastien@registry.godaddy>
Dear RDRS SC,
As discussed during our last meeting in Dublin this message is to notify you of the opening of the Consensus Call process on the RDRS SC Assignment 4 recommendations.
The RDRS SC leadership team has proposed a consensus designation for every recommendation that the SC has finalized. These consensus designations are contained in the attached document entitled, “RDRS SC Consensus Call - Leadership Proposed Consensus Designations.”
This Consensus Call process opens today, 10 November at 14:00 UTC and closing on 12 November at 14:00 UTC. In accordance with the GNSO Working Group Guidelines [gnso.icann.org]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/…>, SC members are required to indicate via reply to this message whether they accept, or do not accept, the leadership team’s proposed consensus designations. If no objection is raised by any member, the consensus designation is considered accepted by that SC member. If you do not respond before 12 November at 14:00 UTC, the leadership team will take this as acceptance of the consensus designations. If any objection is raised for any specific final recommendation, the leadership team is expected to reevaluate the consensus designation of such recommendation and publish an updated designation to be reviewed by the working group.
In the event there is no disagreement by the SC with the proposed consensus designations, Support Staff will incorporate the designations into the RDRS SC Report to GNSO Council.
As set out in the RDRS SC Charter, only Members appointed by their representative groups are expected to participate in the Consensus Call process. Participants and observers will not be able to participate.
For reference, please also see the attached document entitled “RDRS SC Recommendations to GNSO Council” that contains the 6 recommendations to be included in the Report.
For more information about the Consensus Call, you may review the GNSO Working Group Guidelines [gnso.icann.org]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/…> or the RDRS SC Charter (Section VI: Decision Making Methodologies).
Regards,
Sebastien Ducos
RDRS SC Chair
Sebastien Ducos
GoDaddy Registry | Senior Client Services Manager
[cid:image001.png@01D81E10.09821660]
+49 172 690 8418
Germany
sebastien(a)registry.godaddy<mailto:sebastien@registry.godaddy>
Dear RDRS SC,
hope you made it all back home after an intense week in Dublin.
Thank you all for the proposed updates and suggestions to the updated RDRS SC report.
Please find the latest version of the report here:
* Draft Report: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1K3SbhEInIGpY5idi_LWpzFR5tLova63A/edit?u… [docs.google.com]<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1K3SbhEInIGpY5idi_LWpzFR5tLova63A/edit?u…>
Please take a look at the changes (marked in green and suggestion mode) and let us know if any other amendments should be made by Friday 20:00 UTC.
Kind regards,
Feodora
From: Feodora Hamza <feodora.hamza(a)icann.org>
Date: Wednesday, 29 October 2025 at 13:58
To: "gnso-rdrs-sc(a)icann.org" <gnso-rdrs-sc(a)icann.org>
Subject: Cancelled: RDRS SC Session Wednesday 29 October
Dear RDRS SC,
we have been informed that some SC members will share some editorial feedback to the updated report.
Since no further concerns were raised on the updated SC report, we will cancel today`s RDRS session.
We will reach out shortly with the next steps.
Thank you,
Feodora
From: Feodora Hamza <feodora.hamza(a)icann.org>
Date: Wednesday, 29 October 2025 at 08:50
To: "gnso-rdrs-sc(a)icann.org" <gnso-rdrs-sc(a)icann.org>
Subject: Re: Kind reminder: For review: Updated draft RDRS SC report
Dear RDRS SC,
a kind reminder for the below.
Draft Report: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1K3SbhEInIGpY5idi_LWpzFR5tLova63A/edit?u… [docs.google.com]<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1K3SbhEInIGpY5idi_LWpzFR5tLova63A/edit?u…>.
Kind regards,
Feodora
From: Feodora Hamza <feodora.hamza(a)icann.org>
Date: Monday, 27 October 2025 at 13:30
To: "gnso-rdrs-sc(a)icann.org" <gnso-rdrs-sc(a)icann.org>
Subject: Kind reminder: For review: Updated draft RDRS SC report
Dear RDRS SC,
hope you are enjoying Dublin.
This is a kind reminder to review the updated RDRS report based on the RDRS discussions at ICANN84. Please review the document and suggest if anything has not been reflected properly or if we should amend any language by 29 October 16:00 IST. If there are any concerns raised by the deadline, we will keep the RDRS SC session on Wednesday to discuss those concerns. If there are no further substantial comments, we would cancel that session.
The SC agreed to include (highlighted in green)
* A brief intro how PC has been considered in the report
* A summary of the PC under each recommendation/rationale
* The additional rec item 3.4
* Additional rationale based on PC in the rec 5 table
* Updates to the rec 5 table on SSAD rec 10 and 17 in terms of how the rec should be treated
Draft Report: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1K3SbhEInIGpY5idi_LWpzFR5tLova63A/edit?u… [docs.google.com]<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1K3SbhEInIGpY5idi_LWpzFR5tLova63A/edit?u…>.
Kind regards,
Feodora
From: Feodora Hamza <feodora.hamza(a)icann.org>
Date: Saturday, 25 October 2025 at 20:10
To: "gnso-rdrs-sc(a)icann.org" <gnso-rdrs-sc(a)icann.org>
Subject: For review: Updated draft RDRS SC report
Dear RDRS SC,
Thank you for today`s sessions. As discussed, please find below the link the the updated RDRS SC report.
The SC agreed to include (highlighted in green)
* A brief intro how PC has been considered in the report
* A summary of the PC under each recommendation/rationale
* The additional rec item 3.4
* Additional rationale based on PC in the rec 5 table
* Updates to the rec 5 table on SSAD rec 10 and 17 in terms of how the rec should be treated
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1K3SbhEInIGpY5idi_LWpzFR5tLova63A/edit?u… [docs.google.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/docs.google.com/document/d/1K3SbhEInIGpY…>.
The sections have been updated based on today’s discussion.
Please review the document and suggest if anything has not been reflected properly or if we should amend any language by 29 October 16:00 IST
Thank you and enjoy ICANN84.
Kind regards,
Feodora and Caitlin
