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GNSO Council confirmation of SSC leadership
by Emily Barabas Dec. 12, 2025

Dec. 12, 2025

Hi all, During today’s GNSO Council meeting, the Council approved Carlton as SSC Chair and Sophie as Vice Chair. You can find the Council meeting agenda here: https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Final+Proposed+GNSO… Kind regards, Emily Emily Barabas Policy Manager, GNSO Policy Development Support Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Phone: +31 (0)6 84507976 www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org/>

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Reminder: Deadline 1 February - Review draft report to SG/C Chairs
by Emily Barabas Feb. 1, 2021

Feb. 1, 2021

Dear SSC members, Gentle reminder – please share any comments on the draft report no later than Monday 1 February at 23:59 UTC: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Gp2YCdj4HLuGKTRghIUv4IgtdM5QePrCaCpJlJp… Kind regards, Emily From: Emily Barabas <emily.barabas(a)icann.org> Date: Monday, 25 January 2021 at 08:56 To: "gnso-ssc(a)icann.org" <gnso-ssc(a)icann.org> Subject: Deadline 1 February - Review draft report to SG/C Chairs Dear SSC members, As agreed on the last SSC call, staff has produced a first draft of the SSC’s report to SG/C Chairs reflecting on the process of selecting a GNSO representative to the CRG and suggesting future improvements to the process: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Gp2YCdj4HLuGKTRghIUv4IgtdM5QePrCaCpJlJp… Please review this draft and let us know if you have any input. You may either add comments directly to the Google doc or share them by email to the list. Please provide your input no later than Monday 1 February at 23:59 UTC. Kind regards, Emily Emily Barabas Policy Manager, GNSO Policy Development Support Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Phone: +31 (0)6 84507976 www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org/>

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Re: [Gnso-ssc] [Ext] RE: Potential Draft Letter on second EOI for CRG
by Emily Barabas Jan. 27, 2021

Jan. 27, 2021

Hi Sophie, The TOR (https://community.icann.org/display/ESPFIRP/Relevant+Documents?preview=/950…) and call for Expressions of Interest (https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2020-11-18-en) both use the term "Community Representatives Group" so it is my understanding that that is the correct term to use. Kind regards, Emily On 25/01/2021, 15:11, "Sophie Hey" <sophie.hey(a)comlaude.com> wrote: Hi all, Thanks to everyone for their comments and feedback. Last point to address, Craig, I changed the G to P and Group to Panel to reflect the language in the draft Report. Emily, would you please mind confirming whether it is the Community Representatives Group or Panel? Once that is sorted, could we please send the letter to SG/C Leaders? Thanks, Sophie Sophie Hey Policy Advisor Com Laude | Valideus D: +44 7535530404 E: sophie.hey(a)comlaude.com -----Original Message----- From: Novoa, Osvaldo <onovoa(a)Antel.com.uy> Sent: 25 January 2021 01:49 To: Craig Schwartz <craig(a)ftld.com> Cc: Sophie Hey <sophie.hey(a)comlaude.com>; gnso-ssc(a)icann.org Subject: Re: [Gnso-ssc] Potential Draft Letter on second EOI for CRG ________________________________ El presente correo y cualquier posible archivo adjunto está dirigido únicamente al destinatario del mensaje y contiene información que puede ser confidencial. Si Ud. no es el destinatario correcto por favor notifique al remitente respondiendo anexando este mensaje y elimine inmediatamente el e-mail y los posibles archivos adjuntos al mismo de su sistema. Está prohibida cualquier utilización, difusión o copia de este e-mail por cualquier persona o entidad que no sean las específicas destinatarias del mensaje. ANTEL no acepta ninguna responsabilidad con respecto a cualquier comunicación que haya sido emitida incumpliendo nuestra Política de Seguridad de la Información This e-mail and any attachment is confidential and is intended solely for the addressee(s). If you are not intended recipient please inform the sender immediately, answering this e-mail and delete it as well as the attached files. Any use, circulation or copy of this e-mail by any person or entity that is not the specific addressee(s) is prohibited. ANTEL is not responsible for any communication emitted without respecting our Information Security Policy. ________________________________ 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 15 William Street, South West Lane, Edinburgh, EH3 7LL Scotland;Consonum, Inc. dba Com Laude USA and Valideus USA, headquartered at Suite 332, Securities Building, 1904 Third Ave, Seattle, WA 98101; 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 https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.comlaude.com__;!!PtGJab4!tQhMMijGO2u… <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://comlaude.com__;!!PtGJab4!tQhMMijGO2uS1D… >

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Potential Draft Letter on second EOI for CRG
by Sophie Hey Jan. 25, 2021

Jan. 25, 2021

Dear all, As you may recall from the SSC meeting on 14 January, at the end of the meeting there was a discussion on whether the SSC should send the GNSO SG/C Leaders comments on whether there should be a second call for EOIs for the Community Representatives Group. I promised that I would send a draft letter to the list for further consideration today. Please find attached a draft letter for your consideration. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to make changes or amendments to the draft letter and share their views with the list on whether: 1. The SSC should send a letter with our comments on a second EOI; and 2. If there should be a second call for EOIs on the CRG. It would be greatly appreciated if you could please provide your input to the list by the end of this week (23:59 UTC, Friday 22 January). Kind regards, Sophie Sophie Hey Policy Advisor Com Laude | Valideus 28-30 Little Russell Street London WC1A 2HN United Kingdom D: +44 7535530404 E: sophie.hey(a)comlaude.com<mailto:sophie.hey@comlaude.com> www.comlaude.com<http://www.comlaude.com/> | www.valideus.com<http://www.valideus.com/> [cid:image002.jpg@01D6EDC2.F14AAE50] ________________________________ 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 15 William Street, South West Lane, Edinburgh, EH3 7LL Scotland;Consonum, Inc. dba Com Laude USA and Valideus USA, headquartered at Suite 332, Securities Building, 1904 Third Ave, Seattle, WA 98101; 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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Deadline 1 February - Review draft report to SG/C Chairs
by Emily Barabas Jan. 25, 2021

Jan. 25, 2021

Dear SSC members, As agreed on the last SSC call, staff has produced a first draft of the SSC’s report to SG/C Chairs reflecting on the process of selecting a GNSO representative to the CRG and suggesting future improvements to the process: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Gp2YCdj4HLuGKTRghIUv4IgtdM5QePrCaCpJlJp… Please review this draft and let us know if you have any input. You may either add comments directly to the Google doc or share them by email to the list. Please provide your input no later than Monday 1 February at 23:59 UTC. Kind regards, Emily Emily Barabas Policy Manager, GNSO Policy Development Support Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Phone: +31 (0)6 84507976 www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org/>

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FW: [council] GNSO Council resolutions 21 January 2021
by Emily Barabas Jan. 22, 2021

Jan. 22, 2021

Dear all, During the GNSO Council meeting held on Thursday 21 January 2021, councilors voted in support of the following SSC recommendations: * GNSO Non-Registry Liaison to the Customer Standing Committee (CSC) - Milton Mueller * 2021 GNSO Appointed Mentor to the ICANN Fellowship Program - Farell Folly * GNSO Representative to the Community Representatives Group that will nominate the Independent Review Process (IRP) Standing Panel - Heather Forrest Congratulations on the successful completion of these selection processes! Kind regards, Emily From: council <council-bounces(a)gnso.icann.org> on behalf of Nathalie Peregrine <nathalie.peregrine(a)icann.org> Date: Thursday, 21 January 2021 at 23:14 To: "council(a)gnso.icann.org" <council(a)gnso.icann.org> Cc: "gnso-secs(a)icann.org" <gnso-secs(a)icann.org> Subject: [council] GNSO Council resolutions 21 January 2021 Dear all, Please find below the resolutions from the GNSO Council meeting on Thursday 21 January 2021 which will be posted shortly on the GNSO resolutions<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_coun…> page. CONSENT AGENDA Motion - Appointment of a GNSO Non-Registry Liaison to the Customer Standing Committee Submitted by: Carlton Samuels Seconded by: Tatiana Tropina Whereas, 1. The existing GNSO Non-Registry Liaison to the Customer Standing Committee James Gannon was nominated to serve a two-year term beginning 1 October 2019. 2. The Liaison stepped down from the role as of ICANN69 due to his appointment to the PTI Board. 3. On 9 November 2020, the GNSO launched an Expression of Interest (EOI) process via email to the GNSO Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies to solicit volunteers to serve in the Liaison role for the remainder of the current term. 4. The GNSO Council tasked the GNSO Standing Selection Committee (SSC) with reviewing applications and recommending one individual for the GNSO to appoint. 5. The SSC reviewed the one application received, taking into account the criteria outlined in the EOI announcement. 6. The SSC submitted its full consensus recommendation to the GNSO Council on 11 January 2021, by way of submission of the relevant motion. 7. The GNSO Council considered the recommendations of the SSC. Resolved, 1. The GNSO appoints Milton Mueller to serve as GNSO Non-Registry Liaison to the Customer Standing Committee. 2. The GNSO Council instructs the GNSO Secretariat to communicate resolved #1 to staff supporting the Customer Standing Committee. 3. The GNSO Council instructs the GNSO Secretariat to inform the appointed candidate that he has been selected. Vote results<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/en/meetings/gnso-council-…> Motion - Nomination of a Mentor for the ICANN Fellowship Program Submitted by: Carlton Samuels Seconded by: Tatiana Tropina Whereas, 1. On 16 November 2020, the ICANN Fellowship Program invited ICANN's Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees to nominate one individual each (total of 7) to serve in the capacity of Fellowship Program mentor for three consecutive ICANN meetings, beginning with ICANN72 (see https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2020-11-16-en [icann.org]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.icann.org/news/announcement-2020-11-…>) 2. On 3 December 2020, the GNSO launched an Expression of Interest (EOI) process to solicit volunteers for the GNSO-nominated mentor position (seehttps://gnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-03dec20-en.htm [gnso.icann.org]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announce…>). 3. The GNSO Council tasked the GNSO Standing Selection Committee (SSC) with reviewing applications and recommending one individual for the GNSO to nominate. 4. The SSC reviewed the applications received, taking into account the criteria outlined in the EOI announcement. 5. The SSC submitted its full consensus recommendation to the GNSO Council on 11 January 2021, by way of submission of the relevant motion. 6. The GNSO Council considered the recommendations of the SSC. Resolved, 1. The GNSO nominates Farell Folly to serve as a ICANN Fellowship Program mentor for three consecutive ICANN meetings, beginning with ICANN72. 2. The GNSO Council instructs the GNSO Secretariat to communicate resolved #1 to staff supporting the ICANN Fellowship Program. 3. The GNSO Council instructs the GNSO Secretariat to inform the nominated candidate that he or she has been selected. 4. The GNSO Council requests the GNSO Secretariat to send a response to those applicants who were not nominated, thanking them for their interest and encouraging them to apply for future opportunities as they arise. . Vote results<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/en/meetings/gnso-council-…> Motion - Appointment of a GNSO Representative to the Community Representatives Group that will nominate the Independent Review Process (IRP) Standing Panel. Submitted by: Carlton Samuels Seconded by: Tatiana Tropina Whereas, 1. The SO/AC Chairs have agreed to the formation of a Community Representatives Group to select nominees for the Bylaws-mandated Independent Review Process (IRP) Standing Panel. 2. On 18 November 2020, ICANN, in consultation with the SO/ACs, opened an Expression of Interest process to solicit volunteers for the Community Representatives Group (https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2020-11-18-en [icann.org]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.icann.org/news/announcement-2020-11-…>) with the understanding that Expressions of Interest would be reviewed by the specific SO/ACwhose endorsement was requested by the applicant. 3. The GNSO SG/C Chairs and GNSO Council Leadership agreed that the SSC should be deployed to select the GNSO’s Representative(s) to the Community Representatives Group. 4. The SG/C Chairs provided written guidance for the SSC to support the selection process. 5. The SSC reviewed the application received, taking into account the guidance provided by the SG/C Chairs. 6. The SSC submitted its full consensus recommendation to the GNSO Council on 11 January 2021, by way of submission of the relevant motion. 7. The GNSO Council considered the recommendations of the SSC. Resolved, 1. The GNSO appoints Heather Forrest to serve as a GNSO Representative to the Community Representatives Group that will nominate the Independent Review Process (IRP) Standing Panel. 2. The GNSO Council instructs the GNSO Secretariat to communicate resolved #1 to the SO/AC Chairs and ICANN. 3. The GNSO Council instructs the GNSO Secretariat to inform the nominated candidate of the Council’s decision. Vote results<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/en/meetings/gnso-council-…> Motion - GNSO Council Input on Recommendation 7 of the Expedited Policy Development Process (EPDP) on the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data Phase 1 Final Report and Thick Whois Transition Policy (Deferred from the 17 December 2020 Meeting) Submitted by: Pam Little Seconded by: John McElwaine WHEREAS 1. The Thick RDDS (Whois) Transition Policy for .COM, .NET and .JOBS [icann.org]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.icann.org/resources/pages/thick-whoi…> (Thick Whois Transition Policy) is an ICANN consensus policy resulting from the implementation of the policy recommendations in the Final Report on the Thick WHOIS Policy Development Process [gnso.icann.org]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/filef…>(“Thick Whois PDP”). 2. Section 16 of ANNEX 2: Policy Development Process Manual [gnso.icann.org]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/en/council/annex-2-pdp-ma…> to the GNSO Operating Procedures v3.5 [gnso.icann.org]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-…> provides: “Approved GNSO Council policies that have been adopted by the ICANN Board and have been implemented by ICANN Staff may only be amended by the initiation of a new PDP on the issue.” 3. On 17 May 2018, the ICANN Board adopted the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data (“Temporary Specification”). 4. On 19 July 2018, the GNSO Council initiated an Expedited Policy Development Process (“EPDP”) and chartered the EPDP on the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data Team to determine if the Temporary Specification should become an ICANN consensus policy as is, or with modifications (emphasis added). 5. Recommendation #7 in the EPDP Phase 1 Final Report [gnso.icann.org]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/…> (“Final Report”) makes transfer of registrant contact information optional, depending on whether the registry operator in question has an appropriate legal basis to require the data and a data processing agreement is in place. 6. To the extent the Thick Whois Transition Policy is modified by Recommendation #7, the EPDP Team recommends the Thick Whois Transition Policy and other impacted consensus policies be updated to ensure consistency (see Recommendation #27 of the Final Report). 7. Recommendation #7 was developed in response to the questions in Section C of the EPDP Charter, with a consensus designation of “Full Consensus / Consensus” (see Annex E of the Final Report). 8. On 4 March 2019, the GNSO Council adopted [gnso.icann.org]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions*20…> all the policy recommendations in the Final Report, including Recommendation #7, with the required GNSO Supermajority. 9. On 15 May 2019, the ICANN Board passed a resolution [features.icann.org]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/features.icann.org/consideration-gnso-ep…> adopting most of the policy recommendations contained in the Final Report, including Recommendation #7 and noting Recommendation #7 does not repeal or overturn the Thick WHOIS Policy [sic] and directed “ICANN org to work with the Implementation Review Team to examine and transparently report on the extent to which these Recommendations require modification of existing Consensus Policies, including the Thick WHOIS Transition Policy”. 10. Section 7 of Annex A-1 to the ICANN Bylaws [icann.org]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance…> provides: “Upon a final decision of the Board adopting the EPDP recommendations, the Board shall, as appropriate, give authorization or direction to ICANN staff to implement the EPDP Recommendations. If deemed necessary, the Board shall direct ICANN staff to work with the GNSO Council to create a guidance implementation plan, based upon the guidance recommendations identified in the Final EPDP Recommendation(s) Report.” 11. Section III. A of the Consensus Policy Implementation Framework [icann.org]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.icann.org/policy/implementation__;!!…> provides: The GNSO Council may continue to provide input on the implementation of a policy, for example, if the GNSO Council believes that the implementation is inconsistent with the policy [recommendation]”. RESOLVED 1. The GNSO Council confirms that the EPDP had the mandate to modify the Thick Whois Transition Policy under the EPDP 2. The GNSO Council determines that in light of the EPDP being chartered by the GNSO Council, among other things, to address the questions in Part 2(c) under “Mission and Scope” to specifically address the transfer of data from registrar to registry, the resulting recommendation #7 appropriately fulfills this purpose. Furthermore, the requirement of Section 16 of the PDP Manual is deemed satisfied for the purpose of amending the Thick Whois Transition Policy. 3. The GNSO Council determines, notwithstanding the absence of a clear statement, the intent of EPDP Phase 1 Recommendation #7 to modify the Thick Whois Transition Policy is implied, taking into account the history, background, context and purpose of the EPDP, the specific language of Recommendation #7 and the EPDP Phase 1 Final Report in its entirety. 4. The GNSO Council determines that the Recommendation #7 language, “must be transferred from registrar to registry provided an appropriate legal basis exists and data processing agreement is in place” should be included in the Registration Data Policy in order to conform with the intent of the EPDP Phase 1 Team’s policy recommendation and the subsequent GNSO Council adoption (“GNSO Council Input”). 5. The GNSO Council instructs the Council’s Liaison to communicate the GNSO Council Input to the Registration Data Policy Implementation Review Team pursuant to Section III.A of the Consensus Policy Implementation Framework [icann.org]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.icann.org/policy/implementation__;!!…>. 6. The GNSO Council shall communicate the GNSO Council Input to the ICANN Board of Directors. RATIONALE The Thick Whois PDP Final Report anticipated that its recommendations might be affected by evolving privacy regulation. In particular, Recommendation 3 states, “As part of the implementation process a legal review of law applicable to the transition of data from a thin to thick model … due consideration is given to potential privacy issues that may arise from the discussions on the transition from thin to thick Whois … Should any privacy issues emerge from these transition discussions that were not anticipated by the WG and which would require additional policy consideration, the Implementation Review Team is expected to notify the GNSO Council of these so that appropriate action can be taken.” In addition, the implementation advice (“Other Observations”) mentions in part, “...the increasing number of data protection and privacy laws and regulations around the world, as well as specific Whois-related concerns raised by the public. While recognizing that this exceeds the scope of our remit, we suggest that, as part of the development of the registration data directory system model currently in process, ICANN ensure that the ramifications of data protection and privacy laws and regulations with respect to Whois requirements be examined thoroughly.” In effect, the Temporary Specification and the EPDP accomplished the legal review of the ramifications of data protection laws required by Recommendation 3 of the Thick Whois PDP Final Report . The requirements set out in the Temporary Specification supersede and replace the contractual requirements in the Registrar Accreditation Agreement and the Registry Agreements, which incorporate by reference all ICANN consensus policies. There is a conflict between the data processing principles under the Temporary Specification and the requirements under existing gTLD Registry Agreements as well as the Thick Whois Transition Policy. In other words, the Thick Whois Transition Policy was modified by the Temporary Specification and further modified by Recommendation #7 in the EPDP Phase 1 Final Report, as the EPDP Team was mandated to do. While there is no explicit reference to the Thick Whois Transition Policy, this consensus policy and others that are affected by the GDPR and other relevant data privacy laws fell squarely within the scope of the Temporary Specification and hence they are also within the scope of the EPDP. The EPDP Charter states: “Mission and Scope This EPDP Team is being chartered to determine if the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data should become an ICANN Consensus Policy, as is or with modifications, while complying with the GDPR and other relevant privacy and data protection law. As part of this determination, the EPDP Team is, at a minimum, expected to consider the following elements of the Temporary Specification and answer the following charter questions. The EPDP Team shall consider what subsidiary recommendations it might make for future work by the GNSO which might be necessary to ensure relevant Consensus Policies, including those related to registration data, are reassessed to become consistent with applicable law.” Specifically, Section C of the EPDP Charter contains a set of questions regarding “transfer of data from registrar to registry”: c1) What data should registrars be required to transfer to the registry? c2) What data is required to fulfill the purpose of a registry registering and resolving a domain name? c3) What data is transferred to the registry because it is necessary to deliver the service of fulfilling a domain registration versus other legitimate purposes as outlined in part (a) above? c4) Is there a legal reason why registrars should not be required to transfer data to the registries, in accordance with previous consensus policy on this point? c5) Should registries have the option to require contact data or not? c6) Is there a valid purpose for the registrant contact data to be transferred to the registry, or should it continue to reside at the registrar? While the Final Report does not contain express language that the policy recommendations are intended to supersede the requirements in the existing ICANN consensus policies, in this case, the Thick Whois Transition Policy, such intent is implied (i.e., it goes without saying in light of the history, background, context and purpose of the EPDP). The EPDP was conducted in an open and transparent manner with representatives from all GNSO Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies, as well as some ICANN Advisory Committees. As such, Recommendation #7 cannot be considered to be a “shadow repeal” of the Thick Whois Transition Policy. The recommendations contained in the Thick WHOIS PDP Final Report anticipated that the implementation of those recommendations might be affected by new privacy regulations and the GNSO should address such an occurrence. Therefore, while there is no “clear statement in new consensus policy recommendations that the new policy is intended to supersede (in whole or part) requirements in existing consensus policies,” claiming otherwise ignores the history, background, context, purpose of the EPDP as well as the Thick Whois PDP Final Report itself. The intent and meaning of Recommendation #7 is clear. It is the role of the Implementation Review Team (IRT) to ensure that the implementation of Recommendation #7 conforms to the intent of the policy recommendation. The IRT is not a forum for opening or revisiting policy discussions (see III.A and III.B, Implementation Review Team (IRT) Principles and Guidelines https://www.icann.org/resources/files/1201611-2016-08-23-en [icann.org]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.icann.org/resources/files/1201611-20…>). The Policy Development Process Manual makes clear that “Approved GNSO Council policies that have been adopted by the ICANN Board and have been implemented by ICANN Staff may only be amended by the initiation of a new PDP on the issue.” It can therefore be concluded that where there is a conflict between an existing consensus policy and subsequent policy recommendation(s) on the same subject matter, the newer policy recommendation prevails. While the EPDP was scoped differently and under different circumstances than the Thick Whois PDP, it is undeniable that the two policy development processes overlapped in covering the same issue of transfer of Registration Data from registrar to registry, and therefore, the IRT should implement Recommendation #7 as written and intended. Vote results<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/en/meetings/gnso-council-…> Motion - Approve the Recommendations from the Phase 1 Final Report of the GNSO Policy Development Process (PDP) on the Review of All Rights Protection Mechanisms (RPMs) in All gTLDs, covering RPMs applicable to gTLDs launched under the 2012 New gTLD Program. Submitted by: John McElwaine Seconded by: Maxim Alzoba WHEREAS: 1. On 18 February 2016, the GNSO Council resolved [gnso.icann.org]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions*20…> to initiate a two-phased Policy Development Process (PDP), to review all existing rights protection mechanisms (RPMs in all gTLDs. 2. On 9 March 2016, the GNSO Council approved [gnso.icann.org]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions*20…> the PDP Charter, thereby initiating Phase One of the PDP that focused on the RPMs developed for the 2012 New gTLD Program. 3. The PDP Working Group has followed all the necessary steps and processes required by the ICANN Bylaws, the GNSO PDP Manual and the GNSO Working Group Guidelines, including the publication of an Initial Report for public comment (on 18 March 2020) and consideration of the public comments received thereto. 4. On 24 November 2020, the PDP Working Group submitted its Final Report to the GNSO Council for its review and action. 5. The PDP Working Group has reached Full Consensus for thirty-four (34) out of the thirty-five (35) final recommendations documented in the Final Report, and Consensus for the remaining one (1) final recommendation (concerning Final Recommendation #1 for the Trademark Clearinghouse). RESOLVED: 1. The GNSO Council approves, and recommends that the ICANN Board adopt, all thirty-five (35) final PDP recommendations as documented in the PDP Working Group’s Final Report. 2. Should the PDP recommendations be adopted by the ICANN Board, the GNSO Council requests that ICANN org convene an RPM Implementation Review Team, to assist ICANN org in developing the implementation details for the PDP recommendations and ensure that the resultant implementation conforms to the intent of the approved recommendations. The Implementation Review Team shall operate in accordance with the Implementation Review Team Principles and Guidance approved by the GNSO Council in June 2015. 3. The GNSO Council thanks all the various Co-Chairs and members of the PDP Working Group for their commitment and hard work in completing Phase One of this PDP. Vote results<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/en/meetings/gnso-council-…> Thank you. Kind regards, Nathalie

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GNSO Representative to the Community Representative Group for IRP Appointment
by Carlton Samuels Jan. 19, 2021

Jan. 19, 2021

Dear Councillors: Further the placeholder motion on the Appointment of a GNSO Representative to the Community Representatives Group that will nominate the Independent Review Process (IRP) Standing Panel <http://appointment%20of%20a%20gnso%20representative%20to%20the%20community%…>, the SSC recommends Heather Forrest by full consensus. Kind regards, Carlton Samuels ============================== *Carlton A Samuels* *Mobile: 876-818-1799Strategy, Process, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround* =============================

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Consensus call closed - GNSO Rep to the Community Representative Group
by Emily Barabas Jan. 19, 2021

Jan. 19, 2021

Dear all, The consensus call is now closed. Seeing no objections to putting forward Heather Forrest’s name for the GNSO rep role, this will be considered a recommendation by full consensus for the Council’s consideration during its 21 January meeting. Kind regards, Emily From: Emily Barabas <emily.barabas(a)icann.org> Date: Thursday, 14 January 2021 at 15:06 To: "gnso-ssc(a)icann.org" <gnso-ssc(a)icann.org> Subject: Consensus call - Deadline Monday, 18 January at 23:59 UTC - GNSO Rep to the Community Representative Group Dear SSC members, As a follow-up to today’s call, the SSC has reached preliminary agreement to recommend Heather Forrest as a GNSO Representative to the Community Representatives Group that will nominate the Independent Review Process (IRP) Standing Panel. If you object to this recommendation, please respond on the mailing list no later than Monday, 18 January at 23:59 UTC. If no objections are received, the SSC will consider this to be a full consensus recommendation and submit it to the GNSO Council. Kind regards, Emily Emily Barabas Policy Manager, GNSO Policy Development Support Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Phone: +31 (0)6 84507976 www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org/>

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Post Call | Standing Selection Committee meeting | Thursday, 14 January 2021 at 13:00 UTC
by Nathalie Peregrine Jan. 14, 2021

Jan. 14, 2021

Dear all, All recordings for the GNSO Standing Selection Committee held on Thursday, 14 January 2021 at 13:00 UTC can be found on the agenda wiki page <https://community.icann.org/display/GSSC/2021-01-14+GNSO+Standing+Selection…> (attendance included) and the GNSO Master calendar <https://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/calendar/2021> . 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 Thank you! Kind Regards, Nathalie

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SSC Call this Morning
by Carlton Samuels Jan. 14, 2021

Jan. 14, 2021

Dear All: My abject apologies for meeting this morning. My trouble this morning was with Internet access. Access restored only an hour or so ago. Best, Carlton ============================== *Carlton A Samuels* *Mobile: 876-818-1799Strategy, Process, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround* =============================

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Notes and Action Items - SSC meeting - 14 January 2021
by Julie Hedlund Jan. 14, 2021

Jan. 14, 2021

Dear SSC members, Please find below notes and action items from today’s call on Thursday, 14 January 2021 at 13:00 UTC. These also are posted to the wiki at: https://community.icann.org/display/GSSC/2021-01-14+GNSO+Standing+Selection…. Kind regards, Julie Julie Hedlund, Policy Director Action Items: 1. Discussion of poll results and candidate EOI – Community Representatives Group (CRG) to select Independent Review Process (IRP) Standing Panel ACTION ITEM: Staff to put to the list the proposal for Heather as the candidate to put forward to the GNSO Council with a request for SSC members to respond by 23:59 UTC on Monday, 18 January. 2. Content of Report to S/Cs on the CRG Rep selection process ACTION ITEM: Staff to collate the suggestions from this meeting and send them to Leadership, who will review and then send to the SSC members. 3. Discussion – Should the SSC comment on whether to open a new EOI process for CRG candidates? ACTION ITEM: Sophie Hey to draft a letter and send it to the SSC list for review and SSC members can decide whether to sign on in their individual capacities. Notes: 1. SOI Updates: None provided. 2. Discussion of poll results and candidate EOI – Community Representatives Group (CRG) to select Independent Review Process (IRP) Standing Panel (additional information here<https://community.icann.org/display/GSSC/CRG+-+IRP+Standing+Panel> and here<https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?spaceKey=GSSCMO&title=CRG…>, poll results will be sent once the poll is closed) Summary of Poll Results: -- 7 responses to the poll. -- Overwhelming support for Heather as a qualified candidate. -- Additional response from Peter outside the poll supported Heather. -- Scores on the questions were high all around (8s, 9s, and 10s). -- Addition comments were all very positive. Discussion: -- In future evaluations the EOI needs to be much more specific so that respondents can speak specifically to those items. -- Question: Is it necessary to ask Heather for more information? Answer: This is focused on going forward. Heather is well known. -- Heather was the only candidate, but based on the poll we are supporting putting Heather forward as the candidate. ACTION ITEM: Staff to put to the list the proposal for Heather as the candidate to put forward to the GNSO Council with a request for SSC members to respond by 23:59 UTC on Monday, 18 January. 3. Content of Report to S/Cs on the CRG Rep selection process (see attached slide and below): Questions for the SSC to discuss: • Should additional materials be requested from candidates as part of future EOI processes (for example, an EOI form with specific questions about candidate qualifications)? • Are the SSC’s standard process and practice (e.g. reliance on written materials only) scalable and sufficient for this type of appointment? Should additional mechanisms be considered in the future (interviews, reference, etc.)? If additional mechanisms are recommended, is the SSC in a position to conduct such activities? • Is any additional guidance needed from SG/Cs to support future selection processes? Discussion/Content: -- If bullet number 1 is done more thoroughly then an additional mechanism may not be necessary. -- Need a thorough EOI. If the EOI mirrors the areas of expertise in the Terms of Reference then we probably don’t need additional questions. -- There is the case where a call goes out and there is only one or no candidates – can we make suggestions to improve the process to encourage volunteers? That could be helpful include. -- High perks or benefits and also make qualification criteria clearer. -- Suggest that EOI reflects something around case scenarios as regards role for consideration, likely standard / general questions, and then specifically curated questions that are for purpose on specific roles. -- Pandemic has really eliminated one of the elements of attraction for volunteer positions, which is where there would have been travel support. -- Keep the issue of incentivizing volunteers separate from this particular task (report on this selection process). Might be a separate communication to the Council. Travel support is just one incentive. -- Summary of suggestions: 1) have a more detailed EOI form with a breakdown of questions related to the Terms of Reference as well as some standard/general questions; 2) more detailed called for volunteers – expectations (such as travel support), expected time commitment, qualification criteria; 3) what to do if there aren’t sufficient candidates. -- On bullet number 2: Is the SSC’s process sufficient? What kind of scenarios would help inform the SSC’s decision? Ask for examples to demonstrate qualifications for selection criteria. Like a case study assignment. -- On bullet number 3: Need for additional guidance? With respect to these roles it may not be needed, but with others more role-directed questions would be helpful. -- Could be helpful to include information on the timing of the SSC’s work – something that says that it is necessary for the SSC to have sufficient time to review the candidates and complete its process; more time would be required if interviews are included, for example. ACTION ITEM: Staff to collate the suggestions from this meeting and send them to Leadership, who will review and then send to the SSC members. 4. Discussion – Should the SSC comment on whether to open a new EOI process for CRG candidates? -- Should the content of the SSC’s report apply to reopening the EOI process? -- How many applications were received across the SO/ACs – good to know where we are. Staff answer: 2 for ALAC, 2 GAC and 1 each ccNSO and GNSO meaning 2 nominations; in prior discussions the community leaders agreed that number and representativeness is less important than actually getting qualified reps in the group; timeline is unclear as to whether there could be an impact on the work of the CRG. -- Seems that there is support for the SSC to provide comments on whether to open a new EOI process. Seems to be support for a second EOI among some, but not all, SSC members. At least one member does not think a second EOI is needed. -- There were a lot of questions about this in the Registrar SG – questions about what the CRG is; confused about what the CRG will do; think that there should be better representation from the GNSO. -- GNSO has the option of selecting another member of the CRG but not sure that this additional process would impact any of the GNSO’s other work. If there is no impact then that argues for going with a second call. -- SG/C leadership is the group to decide on whether to initiate another EOI. ACTION ITEM: Sophie Hey to draft a letter and send it to the SSC list for review and SSC members can decide whether to sign on in their individual capacities.

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Consensus call - Deadline Monday, 18 January at 23:59 UTC - GNSO Rep to the Community Representative Group
by Emily Barabas Jan. 14, 2021

Jan. 14, 2021

Dear SSC members, As a follow-up to today’s call, the SSC has reached preliminary agreement to recommend Heather Forrest as a GNSO Representative to the Community Representatives Group that will nominate the Independent Review Process (IRP) Standing Panel. If you object to this recommendation, please respond on the mailing list no later than Monday, 18 January at 23:59 UTC. If no objections are received, the SSC will consider this to be a full consensus recommendation and submit it to the GNSO Council. Kind regards, Emily Emily Barabas Policy Manager, GNSO Policy Development Support Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Phone: +31 (0)6 84507976 www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org/>

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Poll results - SSC meeting - Thursday 14 January at 13:00 UTC
by Emily Barabas Jan. 14, 2021

Jan. 14, 2021

Dear all, Please find attached the poll results to support discussion on agenda item 2. Kind regards, Emily From: Emily Barabas <emily.barabas(a)icann.org> Date: Wednesday, 13 January 2021 at 14:04 To: "gnso-ssc(a)icann.org" <gnso-ssc(a)icann.org> Subject: Proposed agenda - SSC meeting - Thursday 14 January at 13:00 UTC Dear all, Please find below the draft agenda for the SSC meeting scheduled for tomorrow, Thursday 14 January at 13:00 UTC: 1. Welcome/Agenda Review/SOI Updates 2. Discussion of poll results and candidate EOI – Community Representatives Group (CRG) to select Independent Review Process (IRP) Standing Panel (additional information here<https://community.icann.org/display/GSSC/CRG+-+IRP+Standing+Panel> and here<https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?spaceKey=GSSCMO&title=CRG…>, poll results will be sent once the poll is closed) 1. Content of Report to S/Cs on the CRG Rep selection process 1. Discussion – Should the SSC comment on whether to open a new EOI process for CRG candidates? 2. AOB Kind regards, Emily Emily Barabas Policy Manager, GNSO Policy Development Support Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Phone: +31 (0)6 84507976 www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org/>

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Proposed agenda - SSC meeting - Thursday 14 January at 13:00 UTC
by Emily Barabas Jan. 13, 2021

Jan. 13, 2021

Dear all, Please find below the draft agenda for the SSC meeting scheduled for tomorrow, Thursday 14 January at 13:00 UTC: 1. Welcome/Agenda Review/SOI Updates 2. Discussion of poll results and candidate EOI – Community Representatives Group (CRG) to select Independent Review Process (IRP) Standing Panel (additional information here<https://community.icann.org/display/GSSC/CRG+-+IRP+Standing+Panel> and here<https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?spaceKey=GSSCMO&title=CRG…>, poll results will be sent once the poll is closed) 1. Content of Report to S/Cs on the CRG Rep selection process 1. Discussion – Should the SSC comment on whether to open a new EOI process for CRG candidates? 2. AOB Kind regards, Emily Emily Barabas Policy Manager, GNSO Policy Development Support Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Phone: +31 (0)6 84507976 www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org/>

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Poll reminder with extended deadline: Please complete by 23:59 UTC TODAY (Wednesday 13 January)
by Emily Barabas Jan. 13, 2021

Jan. 13, 2021

Dear all, Only three members have responded to the IRP CRG poll so far, so the deadline has been extended to 23:59 UTC today, Wednesday 13 January. Please take a few minutes to complete this poll: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PBXJ2QR. Kind regards, Emily From: Emily Barabas <emily.barabas(a)icann.org> Date: Monday, 11 January 2021 at 08:53 To: "gnso-ssc(a)icann.org" <gnso-ssc(a)icann.org> Subject: Poll Open - Deadline Wednesday 13 January at 13:00 UTC - IRP CRG Dear all, Thanks to everyone who provided input on the poll format. Staff has updated the format following this feedback. The poll is now open and available here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PBXJ2QR. The deadline to complete the poll is Wednesday 13 January at 13:00 UTC (24 hours before the next SSC meeting). Kind regards, Emily From: Carlton Samuels <carlton.samuels(a)gmail.com> Date: Sunday, 10 January 2021 at 19:56 To: Emily Barabas <emily.barabas(a)icann.org> Cc: Sophie Hey <sophie.hey(a)comlaude.com>, "gnso-ssc(a)icann.org" <gnso-ssc(a)icann.org> Subject: Re: [Gnso-ssc] [Ext] RE: Draft SSC Poll - GNSO Representative to the CRP that will nominate the IRP Standing Panel I agree breaking out these - overall and then specific requirements - in the poll questions may offer greater clarity for participants as well as concentrate the mind on the actual SG/C criteria. All good. Carlton ============================== Carlton A Samuels Mobile: 876-818-1799 Strategy, Process, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround ============================= On Thu, Jan 7, 2021 at 1:54 PM Emily Barabas <emily.barabas(a)icann.org<mailto:emily.barabas@icann.org>> wrote: Hi Sophie, We can certainly make this adjustment if others agree that it would be helpful. We will hold on making edits for the moment until others have had a chance to weigh in. Kind regards, Emily From: Sophie Hey <sophie.hey(a)comlaude.com<mailto:sophie.hey@comlaude.com>> Date: Thursday, 7 January 2021 at 19:45 To: Emily Barabas <emily.barabas(a)icann.org<mailto:emily.barabas@icann.org>>, "gnso-ssc(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-ssc@icann.org>" <gnso-ssc(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-ssc@icann.org>> Subject: [Ext] RE: Draft SSC Poll - GNSO Representative to the CRP that will nominate the IRP Standing Panel Hi Emily, Thanks for sending this through. I wonder whether we want to break out the criteria the SG/C Leaders have identified as particularly important for GNSO appointees? So the existing question evaluating the overall suitability of the candidate(s) for the role remains, but the specific criteria that have been identified as critical to the GNSO are also assessed separately. #3 (“understanding of the IRP and its role as an ICANN accountability mechanism”); and #4 (“relevant organizational and process experience, i.e. ability to understand and evaluate the standing panelist criteria and responses, which includes legal and arbitration experience”) I’m not saying we have to do this, but just floating the idea. Thanks, Sophie Sophie Hey Policy Advisor Com Laude | Valideus D: +44 7535530404 E: sophie.hey(a)comlaude.com<mailto:sophie.hey@comlaude.com> From: Gnso-ssc <gnso-ssc-bounces(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-ssc-bounces@icann.org>> On Behalf Of Emily Barabas Sent: 07 January 2021 14:38 To: gnso-ssc(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-ssc@icann.org> Subject: [Gnso-ssc] Draft SSC Poll - GNSO Representative to the CRP that will nominate the IRP Standing Panel Dear all, Please find below a draft poll to support your individual evaluations of the candidate to serve as the GNSO Representative to the Community Representatives Group that will nominate the Independent Review Process (IRP) Standing Panel. The draft poll is available here in “preview” mode: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Preview/?sm=pzivfiRKbvQU1QYS4Q2UtbUETYBdsHJR… [surveymonkey.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.surveymonkey.com/r/Preview/?sm=pzivf…>. 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Re: [Gnso-ssc] [council] Motions from Standing Selection Committee for January 2021 GNSO Council Meeting
by Carlton Samuels Jan. 12, 2021

Jan. 12, 2021

Hi Olga: The poll results reported Farrel Folly as the favoured candidate by majority. However, at least one member remarked all candidates were unsuitable for the role. That member was not on the call. All SSC members on the call agreed Farrel was indeed selected by the majority. However it was agreed that a "last call" for consensus be extended via email and the member given an opportunity - until 23.59 UTC today - to clarify his position. In the meanwhile we would submit a placeholder motion to meet motion deadline. I can now safely say having myself not seen any new comments, Farrel's name will be read into the record as the selectee. The recordings and the email with the notes and action items from the SSC call will give the details. Best Carlton On Mon, 11 Jan 2021, 8:25 pm Olga Cavalli, <olgacavalli(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Carlton , > > Many thanks for the information. > > I have a question about the motion "2. Nomination of a Mentor for the > ICANN Fellowship Program;". > > Reviewing the text of the motion, there is no name specified in it. > > Question: is this name for this role already defined or it is open for > volunteers? > > Your comments are welcome, best regards > Olga > > El lun, 11 ene 2021 a las 20:15, Carlton Samuels (< > carlton.samuels(a)gmail.com>) escribió: > >> Dear Councilors: >> I am submitting three motions to be considered in the 21 January 2021 >> meeting: >> >> 1. Appointment of a GNSO Non-Registry Liaison to the Customer Standing >> Committee; 2. Nomination of a Mentor for the ICANN Fellowship Program; >> 3. Appointment of a GNSO Representative to the Community >> Representatives Group that will nominate the Independent Review >> Process (IRP) Standing Panel. >> >> Kind regards, >> Carlton Samuels >> >> ============================== >> *Carlton A Samuels* >> >> *Mobile: 876-818-1799Strategy, Process, Governance, Assessment & >> Turnaround* >> ============================= >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> council mailing list >> council(a)gnso.icann.org >> https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/council >> >> _______________________________________________ >> By submitting your personal data, you consent to the processing of your >> personal data for purposes of subscribing to this mailing list accordance >> with the ICANN Privacy Policy (https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy) and >> the website Terms of Service (https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos) You >> can visit the Mailman link above to change your membership status or >> configuration, including unsubscribing, setting digest-style delivery or >> disabling delivery altogether (e.g., for a vacation), and so on. > >

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Consensus call closed - GNSO-Nominated Mentor to the ICANN Fellowship Program
by Emily Barabas Jan. 12, 2021

Jan. 12, 2021

Dear all, The consensus call is now closed. Seeing no objections to putting forward Farell Folly’s name for the Mentor role, this will be considered a recommendation by full consensus for the Council’s consideration during its 21 January meeting. Attached you will find the three motions that Carlton submitted to Council yesterday for the upcoming meeting. Farell’s name will be filled in on the relevant motion. Kind regards, Emily From: Emily Barabas <emily.barabas(a)icann.org> Date: Thursday, 7 January 2021 at 15:02 To: "gnso-ssc(a)icann.org" <gnso-ssc(a)icann.org> Subject: Consensus call - Deadline Monday, 11 January at 23:59 UTC - GNSO-Nominated Mentor to the ICANN Fellowship Program Dear SSC members, As a follow-up to today’s call, the SSC has reached preliminary agreement to recommend Farell Folly as the GNSO-Nominated Mentor to the ICANN Fellowship Program. If you object to this recommendation, please respond on the mailing list no later than Monday, 11 January at 23:59 UTC. If no objections are received, the SSC will consider this to be a full consensus recommendation and submit it to the GNSO Council. In today’s SSC discussion, members noted the following comment included in the poll to evaluate candidates: “Overall, none of the candidate appears to have a matching skills that is required for the fellowship mentoring program.” None of the SSC members present on the call appear to have submitted the comment. If possible, SSC members request that the individual making this comment provide additional explanation. Kind regards, Emily Emily Barabas Policy Manager, GNSO Policy Development Support Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Phone: +31 (0)6 84507976 www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org/>

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Motions from Standing Selection Committee for January 2021 GNSO Council Meeting
by Carlton Samuels Jan. 11, 2021

Jan. 11, 2021

Dear Councilors: I am submitting three motions to be considered in the 21 January 2021 meeting: 1. Appointment of a GNSO Non-Registry Liaison to the Customer Standing Committee; 2. Nomination of a Mentor for the ICANN Fellowship Program; 3. Appointment of a GNSO Representative to the Community Representatives Group that will nominate the Independent Review Process (IRP) Standing Panel. Kind regards, Carlton Samuels ============================== *Carlton A Samuels* *Mobile: 876-818-1799Strategy, Process, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround* =============================

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Poll open - deadline 6 December at 14:00 UTC - GNSO Nominated Mentor for the ICANN Fellowship Program
by Emily Barabas Jan. 11, 2021

Jan. 11, 2021

Dear all, The Expression of Interest application window is now closed for the GNSO Nominated Mentor for the ICANN Fellowship Program role. Four applications were submitted. Please review the applications on the wiki (available here: https://community.icann.org/x/8oEmCQ) and fill out this poll to organize your thoughts on the candidates: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/8KW6VGS. The poll will close on Wednesday 6 January at 14:00 UTC, 24 hours before our next call. Please note that you will receive an invite today for the next SSC call, which will take place on Thursday 7 January at 14:00 UTC. Kind regards, Emily Emily Barabas Policy Manager, GNSO Policy Development Support Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Phone: +31 (0)6 84507976 www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org/>

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Poll Open - Deadline Wednesday 13 January at 13:00 UTC - IRP CRG
by Emily Barabas Jan. 11, 2021

Jan. 11, 2021

Dear all, Thanks to everyone who provided input on the poll format. Staff has updated the format following this feedback. The poll is now open and available here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PBXJ2QR. The deadline to complete the poll is Wednesday 13 January at 13:00 UTC (24 hours before the next SSC meeting). Kind regards, Emily From: Carlton Samuels <carlton.samuels(a)gmail.com> Date: Sunday, 10 January 2021 at 19:56 To: Emily Barabas <emily.barabas(a)icann.org> Cc: Sophie Hey <sophie.hey(a)comlaude.com>, "gnso-ssc(a)icann.org" <gnso-ssc(a)icann.org> Subject: Re: [Gnso-ssc] [Ext] RE: Draft SSC Poll - GNSO Representative to the CRP that will nominate the IRP Standing Panel I agree breaking out these - overall and then specific requirements - in the poll questions may offer greater clarity for participants as well as concentrate the mind on the actual SG/C criteria. All good. Carlton ============================== Carlton A Samuels Mobile: 876-818-1799 Strategy, Process, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround ============================= On Thu, Jan 7, 2021 at 1:54 PM Emily Barabas <emily.barabas(a)icann.org<mailto:emily.barabas@icann.org>> wrote: Hi Sophie, We can certainly make this adjustment if others agree that it would be helpful. We will hold on making edits for the moment until others have had a chance to weigh in. Kind regards, Emily From: Sophie Hey <sophie.hey(a)comlaude.com<mailto:sophie.hey@comlaude.com>> Date: Thursday, 7 January 2021 at 19:45 To: Emily Barabas <emily.barabas(a)icann.org<mailto:emily.barabas@icann.org>>, "gnso-ssc(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-ssc@icann.org>" <gnso-ssc(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-ssc@icann.org>> Subject: [Ext] RE: Draft SSC Poll - GNSO Representative to the CRP that will nominate the IRP Standing Panel Hi Emily, Thanks for sending this through. I wonder whether we want to break out the criteria the SG/C Leaders have identified as particularly important for GNSO appointees? So the existing question evaluating the overall suitability of the candidate(s) for the role remains, but the specific criteria that have been identified as critical to the GNSO are also assessed separately. #3 (“understanding of the IRP and its role as an ICANN accountability mechanism”); and #4 (“relevant organizational and process experience, i.e. ability to understand and evaluate the standing panelist criteria and responses, which includes legal and arbitration experience”) I’m not saying we have to do this, but just floating the idea. Thanks, Sophie Sophie Hey Policy Advisor Com Laude | Valideus D: +44 7535530404 E: sophie.hey(a)comlaude.com<mailto:sophie.hey@comlaude.com> From: Gnso-ssc <gnso-ssc-bounces(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-ssc-bounces@icann.org>> On Behalf Of Emily Barabas Sent: 07 January 2021 14:38 To: gnso-ssc(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-ssc@icann.org> Subject: [Gnso-ssc] Draft SSC Poll - GNSO Representative to the CRP that will nominate the IRP Standing Panel Dear all, Please find below a draft poll to support your individual evaluations of the candidate to serve as the GNSO Representative to the Community Representatives Group that will nominate the Independent Review Process (IRP) Standing Panel. The draft poll is available here in “preview” mode: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Preview/?sm=pzivfiRKbvQU1QYS4Q2UtbUETYBdsHJR… [surveymonkey.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.surveymonkey.com/r/Preview/?sm=pzivf…>. 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Re: [Gnso-ssc] [Ext] RE: Draft SSC Poll - GNSO Representative to the CRP that will nominate the IRP Standing Panel
by Emily Barabas Jan. 10, 2021

Jan. 10, 2021

Hi Sophie, We can certainly make this adjustment if others agree that it would be helpful. We will hold on making edits for the moment until others have had a chance to weigh in. Kind regards, Emily From: Sophie Hey <sophie.hey(a)comlaude.com> Date: Thursday, 7 January 2021 at 19:45 To: Emily Barabas <emily.barabas(a)icann.org>, "gnso-ssc(a)icann.org" <gnso-ssc(a)icann.org> Subject: [Ext] RE: Draft SSC Poll - GNSO Representative to the CRP that will nominate the IRP Standing Panel Hi Emily, Thanks for sending this through. I wonder whether we want to break out the criteria the SG/C Leaders have identified as particularly important for GNSO appointees? So the existing question evaluating the overall suitability of the candidate(s) for the role remains, but the specific criteria that have been identified as critical to the GNSO are also assessed separately. #3 (“understanding of the IRP and its role as an ICANN accountability mechanism”); and #4 (“relevant organizational and process experience, i.e. ability to understand and evaluate the standing panelist criteria and responses, which includes legal and arbitration experience”) I’m not saying we have to do this, but just floating the idea. Thanks, Sophie Sophie Hey Policy Advisor Com Laude | Valideus D: +44 7535530404 E: sophie.hey(a)comlaude.com<mailto:sophie.hey@comlaude.com> From: Gnso-ssc <gnso-ssc-bounces(a)icann.org> On Behalf Of Emily Barabas Sent: 07 January 2021 14:38 To: gnso-ssc(a)icann.org Subject: [Gnso-ssc] Draft SSC Poll - GNSO Representative to the CRP that will nominate the IRP Standing Panel Dear all, Please find below a draft poll to support your individual evaluations of the candidate to serve as the GNSO Representative to the Community Representatives Group that will nominate the Independent Review Process (IRP) Standing Panel. The draft poll is available here in “preview” mode: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Preview/?sm=pzivfiRKbvQU1QYS4Q2UtbUETYBdsHJR… [surveymonkey.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.surveymonkey.com/r/Preview/?sm=pzivf…>. If you have any feedback about the poll format, please share it on the mailing list no later than tomorrow, Friday 8 December at 23:59 UTC. The poll will be opened on Monday. Kind regards, Emily Emily Barabas Policy Manager, GNSO Policy Development Support Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Phone: +31 (0)6 84507976 www.icann.org [icann.org]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/www.icann.org/__;!!PtGJab4!r5PXviGljff-ej…> ________________________________ 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 15 William Street, South West Lane, Edinburgh, EH3 7LL Scotland;Consonum, Inc. dba Com Laude USA and Valideus USA, headquartered at Suite 332, Securities Building, 1904 Third Ave, Seattle, WA 98101; 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 [comlaude.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/comlaude.com__;!!PtGJab4!r5PXviGljff-ejV…>

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Draft SSC Poll - GNSO Representative to the CRP that will nominate the IRP Standing Panel
by Emily Barabas Jan. 8, 2021

Jan. 8, 2021

Dear all, Please find below a draft poll to support your individual evaluations of the candidate to serve as the GNSO Representative to the Community Representatives Group that will nominate the Independent Review Process (IRP) Standing Panel. The draft poll is available here in “preview” mode: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Preview/?sm=pzivfiRKbvQU1QYS4Q2UtbUETYBdsHJR…. If you have any feedback about the poll format, please share it on the mailing list no later than tomorrow, Friday 8 December at 23:59 UTC. The poll will be opened on Monday. Kind regards, Emily Emily Barabas Policy Manager, GNSO Policy Development Support Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Phone: +31 (0)6 84507976 www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org/>

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Post Call | Standing Selection Committee meeting | Thursday, 07 January 2021 at 13:00 UTC
by Andrea Glandon Jan. 7, 2021

Jan. 7, 2021

Dear all, All recordings for the GNSO Standing Selection Committee held on Thursday, 07 January 2021 at 13:00 UTC can be found on the agenda wiki page <https://community.icann.org/x/BYkmCQ> (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 Thank you! Kind Regards, Andrea

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Notes and Action Items - SSC meeting - 07 January 2021
by Julie Hedlund Jan. 7, 2021

Jan. 7, 2021

Dear SSC members, Please find below notes and action items from today’s call on Thursday, 07 January 2021 at 13:00 UTC. These also are posted to the wiki at: https://community.icann.org/display/GSSC/2021-01-07+GNSO+Standing+Selection…. Kind regards, Julie Julie Hedlund, Policy Director Action Items: Discussion of poll results and candidates – GNSO-Nominated Mentor for the ICANN Fellowship Program ACTION ITEMS: Staff to ask on the list if there are any objections to putting forward Farrel Folly as the candidate and also whether the person commenting on Question 13 that none of the candidates were qualified is willing to elaborate on the list. Ask the SSC members to respond by Monday, 11 January. ACTION ITEM: Staff to draft a placeholder motion (without the name) for the GNSO Council meeting on 21 January. Next steps – GNSO’s Representative(s) to the Community Representatives Group that will nominate the Independent Review Process (IRP) Standing Panel ACTION ITEMS: Staff to circulate a draft poll for review, open the poll, and SSC members will be asked to take the poll. Staff will schedule a placeholder meeting for next week for SSC discussion of the results of the poll with a 24-hour objection period to follow. Staff also will draft a placeholder motion in case the decision is taken in time for the January Council meeting. Notes: 1. SOI Updates: None provided. 2. Discussion of poll results and candidates – GNSO-Nominated Mentor for the ICANN Fellowship Program (additional information here<https://community.icann.org/display/GSSC/2021+GNSO+Appointed+Mentor+-+ICANN…>) Poll Results: -- 8 responses and Marie sent her responses separately. -- 4 candidates. -- Summaries: Question 3 – all respondents thought that Farrel Folly was the most qualified. About equal for Vivek and Desara. Less support for Hago. -- Question 13: One comment that no candidates were fully qualified. No further comments were made on this when asked in the meeting. Note that Naveed and Jothan are not on this call. It is possible that one of them provided the comment that none of the candidates are qualified. -- Seems that Farrel Folly was the most qualified of the candidates. Are there any objections or any holes in the skills for the candidate? ACTION ITEM: Staff to ask on the list if there are any objections to putting forward Farrel Folly as the candidate and also whether the person commenting on Question 13 that none of the candidates were qualified is willing to elaborate on the list. Ask the SSC members to respond by Monday, 11 January. ACTION ITEM: Staff to draft a placeholder motion (without the name) for the GNSO Council meeting on 21 January. 3. Next steps – GNSO’s Representative(s) to the Community Representatives Group that will nominate the Independent Review Process (IRP) Standing Panel (additional information here<https://community.icann.org/display/GSSC/CRG+-+IRP+Standing+Panel> and here<https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?spaceKey=GSSCMO&title=CRG…>) -- Originally planned for the end of January, but this has been extended to the 18 February Council meeting. -- Talk about the next steps to make a decision. -- Staff provided a guide to make a decision. From that guide there may be criteria for a more in-depth review of the candidate in the form of questions, and that a CV also would be helpful. There may also be a role for an interview, particularly if there was more than one candidate. (In this case there is just one candidate.) -- The EOI has closed. -- You can also find general information about the assignment and useful background on the public wiki: https://community.icann.org/x/X4omCQ. -- The EOI did not request a lot of detailed information from the candidate. -- Does the SSC feel it can conduct a rigorous analysis in accordance with the guidance document given the information in the EOI and your experience with the candidate? See attached slides with questions for consideration and below. -- Recognize that this is the first time that the SSC is using this process so it will set precedent. So, consider the questions below for future processes or for a second call for EOIs. -- For future it might be helpful to ask for the full CV, even if not in this case. -- An additional possibility is that the SSC recommends putting forward Heather for the role and writes in its report that additional information should be requested for future EOI processes. -- The SSC charter foresees for the SSC process whereby the SSC members make an individual evaluation. Some members may not have gone through the guidance document. It might be helpful to run a short poll just asking if you think the candidate is qualified. Schedule a meeting next week (at least as a placeholder) to discuss the results and the report with a 24-hour follow up to ensure that there is full consensus on the decision. -- With regard to the report, the idea is that we will outline what the process was this time and making recommendations for revisions to the process for future candidates. -- What is the update on a possible second call for EOIs? SG/C leaders have been asked whether there could be a second call for EOIs because the GNSO has two slots. This is a separate question from considering Heather. The status is that the SGs/Cs are still considering the request, but this should not have an impact on the SSC’s current evaluation of Heather. ACTION ITEMS: Staff to circulate a draft poll for review, open the poll, and SSC members will be asked to take the poll. Staff will schedule a placeholder meeting for next week for SSC discussion of the results of the poll with a 24-hour objection period to follow. Staff also will draft a placeholder motion in case the decision is taken in time for the January Council meeting. Slide 1 (attached): * Question for the SSC: Does the EOI provide enough information for the SSC to determine whether to recommend the candidate according to criteria in the Guidance Document from SG/Cs? * If not, what additional information would enable the SSC to make this decision? * CV/Resume from the candidate? * CV/Resume + more detailed written responses from the candidate regarding qualifications? Slide 2 (attached): Possible Questions for the Candidates: * If the SSC determines that it needs additional written responses from the candidate, the following questions may be appropriate to ask, based on the Guidance document from SG/Cs: Please provide additional detail to assist the SSC in evaluating your EOI with respect to the following criteria: * Understands the IRP and its role as an ICANN accountability mechanism * Possesses relevant organizational and process experience, i.e. ability to understand and evaluate the standing panelist criteria and responses, which includes legal and arbitration experience * Is aware of the GNSO’s diversity of interests and conscious of the need to represent the GNSO as a whole (i.e. must not represent just their SG/C’s interests)

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Consensus call - Deadline Monday, 11 December at 23:59 UTC - GNSO-Nominated Mentor to the ICANN Fellowship Program
by Emily Barabas Jan. 7, 2021

Jan. 7, 2021

Dear SSC members, As a follow-up to today’s call, the SSC has reached preliminary agreement to recommend Farell Folly as the GNSO-Nominated Mentor to the ICANN Fellowship Program. If you object to this recommendation, please respond on the mailing list no later than Monday, 11 December at 23:59 UTC. If no objections are received, the SSC will consider this to be a full consensus recommendation and submit it to the GNSO Council. In today’s SSC discussion, members noted the following comment included in the poll to evaluate candidates: “Overall, none of the candidate appears to have a matching skills that is required for the fellowship mentoring program.” None of the SSC members present on the call appear to have submitted the comment. If possible, SSC members request that the individual making this comment provide additional explanation. Kind regards, Emily Emily Barabas Policy Manager, GNSO Policy Development Support Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Phone: +31 (0)6 84507976 www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org/>

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