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SSC Call on Monday, July 15 - Chairing duties
by Karen Day July 10, 2024

July 10, 2024

Hello Segunfunmi, I hope this note finds you well. I'm writing to give you advance notice that I am going to have to recuse myself from chairing the SSC call next week and to ask that you step in to take my place. With the only 2 candidates for the role both coming from my stakeholder group (RySG), it would not be appropriate for me to chair this call. The RySG has submitted both of these candidates with full faith that either would be terrific in the role and will support whatever candidate SSC puts forward for a consensus call. You needn't have any worries about how to chair the call, as our brilliant staff will lead you through the process. I would simply suggest joining the zoom meeting 5-10 minutes early to confer with the Julies and Saewon. If you are able to confirm to that you can take the lead next week, I would greatly appreciate it. Let me know if you have any questions or concerns. I'm happy to help however I can. All the best, Karen Karen L. Day, CLAS ACP Principal Legal Specialist ● Legal Division Tel: + 1 919 531 6026 ● karen.day(a)sas.com<mailto:karen.day@sas.com> Worldwide Headquarters ● Cary, NC [SAS Viya Faster, more productive AI and analytics]<https://www.sas.com/en_us/software/viya.html>

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REMINDER - CONSENSUS CALL - Deadline Thursday, 11 July 1200 UTC - Pilot Holistic Review Team GNSO Nominees
by Julie Hedlund July 10, 2024

July 10, 2024

This is a reminder. Please see below. Kind regards, Saewon & Julie From: Julie Hedlund via Gnso-ssc <gnso-ssc(a)icann.org> Reply-To: Julie Hedlund <julie.hedlund(a)icann.org> Date: Tuesday, July 9, 2024 at 7:09 AM To: "gnso-ssc(a)icann.org" <gnso-ssc(a)icann.org> Subject: [Gnso-ssc] CONSENSUS CALL - Deadline Thursday, 11 July 1200 UTC - Pilot Holistic Review Team GNSO Nominees Dear SSC members, As a follow-up to the SSC call on Monday, 08 July 2024 at 1800 UTC, the SSC has reached preliminary agreement to recommend the following list of candidates as the 7 GNSO nominees for the Pilot Holistic Review Team (in alphabetical order). See the candidate materials on the wiki at: https://community.icann.org/display/GSSC/Pilot+Holistic+Review+-+2024. 1. Akinmoyeje Benjamin (AF) 2. Julf (Johan) Helsingius (EU) 3. Sophie Hey (EU) 4. Tony Holmes (EU) 5. Anil Jain (AP) 6. Caleb Ogundele (NA) 7. Marie Pattullo (EU) Note that the GNSO Council will be requested to notify staff supporting the PHR that in case one of the above nominees cannot serve on the PHR Team, Hector Ariel Manoff is an alternate PHR Team nominee for the GNSO. 48-HOUR CONSENSUS CALL: If you object to this recommendation, please respond on the mailing list no later than Thursday, 11 July at 1200 UTC. If no objections are received, the SSC will consider this to be a Full Consensus recommendation and submit it to the GNSO Council with an amended motion for confirmation at its meeting on 18 July. Kind regards, Saewon & Julie

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UPDATES Re: Notes and Action Items | SSC - Pilot Holistic Review candidates evaluation call #2 | Monday, 08 July 2024
by Julie Hedlund July 9, 2024

July 9, 2024

Dear SSC members, Please see the updates in red below concerning the action items. Kind regards, Saewon & Julie 1. GNSO Support Staff will generate the consensus call email with the list of candidates in alphabetical order, as opposed to the ranking order, with Hector Ariel Manoff submitted as the alternate. [COMPLETE: The 48-hour Consensus Call was initiated on the SSC list today with a deadline of Thursday, 11 July at 1200 UTC.] 2. GNSO Support Staff to send a meeting invitation for the GAC Liaison selection process [COMPLETE] and a google spreadsheet to review the candidates. [IN PROGRESS: As of the deadline there were two sponsored applications received from the RySG. (See the wiki.<https://community.icann.org/display/GSSC/GAC+Liaison+-+2024>) Staff is currently verifying whether any further applications are forthcoming. Once confirmed, staff will distribute a survey and spreadsheet to assist in the candidate evaluation at the meeting on 15 July.] From: Saewon Lee <saewon.lee(a)icann.org> Date: Monday, July 8, 2024 at 4:37 PM To: Julie Hedlund <julie.hedlund(a)icann.org>, "gnso-ssc(a)icann.org" <gnso-ssc(a)icann.org> Cc: GNSO-Secs <gnso-secs(a)icann.org> Subject: Notes and Action Items | SSC - Pilot Holistic Review candidates evaluation call #2 | Monday, 08 July 2024 Dear SSC Members, Please see the following actions and notes for the SSC meeting on Monday, 08 July 2024, at 18:00 UTC. Kind regards, Julie H. and Saewon. Action Items and Notes Pilot Holistic Review candidates evaluation #2 on Monday, 08 July 2024, 1800 UTC [Action Items] 1. GNSO Support Staff will generate the consensus call email with the list of candidates in alphabetical order, as opposed to the ranking order, with Hector Ariel Manoff submitted as the alternate. 2. GNSO Support Staff to send a meeting invitation for the GAC Liaison selection process [COMPLETE] and a google spreadsheet to review the candidates. [Notes] 1. Welcome and SOI Updates - N/A 2. Pilot Holistic Review GNSO Nominees a. Review New Ranking Tool – see attached results (2 attachments in pdf: Bar Graph with Ranking and Summarized Results) from the Survey Monkey Review Tool - Only 3 responses were submitted by the SSC members. - The responses presented the following list in ranking order: 1 - Anil Jain (AP) 1- Sophie Hey (EU) 3 – Tony Holmes (EU) 4 – Akinmoyeje Benjamin (AF) 5 – Julf (Johan) Helsingius (EU) 6 – Caleb Ogundele (NA) 7 – Marie Pattullo (EU) - Following a consensus call for 48 hours after this meeting and upon Full Consensus, the SSC will submit its recommendation to the GNSO Council in the form of a motion (placeholder first without names). - Discussions points: - A member from IPC suggested that the lack of responses (3 only) may not be useful for this call/decision. - Meanwhile, many members on the call agreed to the above result/list, but the geographic consideration/diversity balance were brought up again by the members. - The Chair/Support Staff urged that everyone on the call speak up to ensure the consensus by non-objection. - The survey results #1 and #2 were compared to, and though the diversity factor seemed to have progressed, this new list, yet again, did not represent all regions, this time excluding any representation from the LAC region. - The IPC member suggested that in order to consider the LAC representation, Hector Ariel Manoff be a replacement for Julf Helsingius, Caleb Ogundele, or Akinmoyeje Benjamin, also when considering the SG/C representation (BC•IPC). However, the Support Staff reminded the members that the SG/C representation does not have to be considered in this case, but that the candidates are nominated and considered as individuals/skills-based. - An NCSG Rep. and a BC Rep. agreed to the above outcome and thought this was a wider representation, while the Chair and an RrSG Rep. suggested maybe replacing no.’s 5 (Julf Helsingius) and 6 (Caleb Ogundele) for Hector Ariel Manoff. - 2 Votes were taken place during the call: - Vote #1 (If to replace, who should be replaced): 1 – Keep original list above as it is a good geographical representation: 1 vote 2 – Replace Julf Helsingius (#5, EU) with Hector Ariel Manoff: 3 votes 3 – Replace Caleb Ogundele (#6, NA) with Hector Ariel Manoff: 1 vote (also, when considering the less experienced factor) - Vote #2 (Determining Julf Helsingius to be replaced, should the original list just remain, or the replacement should proceed): 1 – Replacement to proceed: 1 vote 2 – Original list to remain: 4 votes b. FINAL Suggested List of PHR Nominees - Discussion points: - Procedurally, if 7 nominees do not reach a Full Consensus (even 1 objection) within the 48-hour consensus call, the PHR selection process has to start from the beginning. - A suggestion to put Hector Ariel Manoff forward as an alternate (#8 or just in case someone withdraws, etc.) was raised, and even though no alternates are put forward to the Council during the process (or not even an option as at the end, the Council simply confirms the final 7 nominees), the members supported Hector Ariel Manoff to be the alternate candidate, if a need for 1 candidate/slot were to arise (e.g., duplicated GAC Liaison candidate) - The members agreed that there were many qualified candidates and that is why it was difficult to reach a decision. - The final list agreed to is as follows: 1 - Anil Jain (AP) 1- Sophie Hey (EU) 3 – Tony Holmes (EU) 4 – Akinmoyeje Benjamin (AF) 5 – Julf (Johan) Helsingius (EU) 6 – Caleb Ogundele (NA) 7 – Marie Pattullo (EU) *Hector Ariel Manoff as alternate, if the need were to arise c. Timing of Consensus Call & GNSO Council Confirmation - The GNSO Support Staff shared with the members that a 48-hour consensus call would take place, with an email sent to the members including the above list of nominees (7 in total) presented in alphabetical order, as opposed to the ranking order. - As agreed to in the discussion, Hector Ariel Manoff will be submitted as an alternate to the GNSO Council. [Action Item] GNSO Support Staff will generate the consensus call email with the list of candidates in alphabetical order, as opposed to the ranking order, with Hector Ariel Manoff submitted as the alternate. 3. AOB - The GAC Liaison selection process meeting invitation and google spreadsheet to review the candidates will be sent out soon. [Action Item] GNSO Support Staff to send a meeting invitation for the GAC Liaison selection process [COMPLETE] and a google spreadsheet to review the candidates.

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CONSENSUS CALL - Deadline Thursday, 11 July 1200 UTC - Pilot Holistic Review Team GNSO Nominees
by Julie Hedlund July 9, 2024

July 9, 2024

Dear SSC members, As a follow-up to the SSC call on Monday, 08 July 2024 at 1800 UTC, the SSC has reached preliminary agreement to recommend the following list of candidates as the 7 GNSO nominees for the Pilot Holistic Review Team (in alphabetical order). See the candidate materials on the wiki at: https://community.icann.org/display/GSSC/Pilot+Holistic+Review+-+2024. 1. Akinmoyeje Benjamin (AF) 2. Julf (Johan) Helsingius (EU) 3. Sophie Hey (EU) 4. Tony Holmes (EU) 5. Anil Jain (AP) 6. Caleb Ogundele (NA) 7. Marie Pattullo (EU) Note that the GNSO Council will be requested to notify staff supporting the PHR that in case one of the above nominees cannot serve on the PHR Team, Hector Ariel Manoff is an alternate PHR Team nominee for the GNSO. 48-HOUR CONSENSUS CALL: If you object to this recommendation, please respond on the mailing list no later than Thursday, 11 July at 1200 UTC. If no objections are received, the SSC will consider this to be a Full Consensus recommendation and submit it to the GNSO Council with an amended motion for confirmation at its meeting on 18 July. Kind regards, Saewon & Julie

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Notes and Action Items | SSC - Pilot Holistic Review candidates evaluation call #2 | Monday, 08 July 2024
by Saewon Lee July 8, 2024

July 8, 2024

Dear SSC Members, Please see the following actions and notes for the SSC meeting on Monday, 08 July 2024, at 18:00 UTC. Kind regards, Julie H. and Saewon. Action Items and Notes Pilot Holistic Review candidates evaluation #2 on Monday, 08 July 2024, 1800 UTC [Action Items] 1. GNSO Support Staff will generate the consensus call email with the list of candidates in alphabetical order, as opposed to the ranking order, with Hector Ariel Manoff submitted as the alternate. 2. GNSO Support Staff to send a meeting invitation for the GAC Liaison selection process [COMPLETE] and a google spreadsheet to review the candidates. [Notes] 1. Welcome and SOI Updates - N/A 2. Pilot Holistic Review GNSO Nominees a. Review New Ranking Tool – see attached results (2 attachments in pdf: Bar Graph with Ranking and Summarized Results) from the Survey Monkey Review Tool - Only 3 responses were submitted by the SSC members. - The responses presented the following list in ranking order: 1 - Anil Jain (AP) 1- Sophie Hey (EU) 3 – Tony Holmes (EU) 4 – Akinmoyeje Benjamin (AF) 5 – Julf (Johan) Helsingius (EU) 6 – Caleb Ogundele (NA) 7 – Marie Pattullo (EU) - Following a consensus call for 48 hours after this meeting and upon Full Consensus, the SSC will submit its recommendation to the GNSO Council in the form of a motion (placeholder first without names). - Discussions points: - A member from IPC suggested that the lack of responses (3 only) may not be useful for this call/decision. - Meanwhile, many members on the call agreed to the above result/list, but the geographic consideration/diversity balance were brought up again by the members. - The Chair/Support Staff urged that everyone on the call speak up to ensure the consensus by non-objection. - The survey results #1 and #2 were compared to, and though the diversity factor seemed to have progressed, this new list, yet again, did not represent all regions, this time excluding any representation from the LAC region. - The IPC member suggested that in order to consider the LAC representation, Hector Ariel Manoff be a replacement for Julf Helsingius, Caleb Ogundele, or Akinmoyeje Benjamin, also when considering the SG/C representation (BC•IPC). However, the Support Staff reminded the members that the SG/C representation does not have to be considered in this case, but that the candidates are nominated and considered as individuals/skills-based. - An NCSG Rep. and a BC Rep. agreed to the above outcome and thought this was a wider representation, while the Chair and an RrSG Rep. suggested maybe replacing no.’s 5 (Julf Helsingius) and 6 (Caleb Ogundele) for Hector Ariel Manoff. - 2 Votes were taken place during the call: - Vote #1 (If to replace, who should be replaced): 1 – Keep original list above as it is a good geographical representation: 1 vote 2 – Replace Julf Helsingius (#5, EU) with Hector Ariel Manoff: 3 votes 3 – Replace Caleb Ogundele (#6, NA) with Hector Ariel Manoff: 1 vote (also, when considering the less experienced factor) - Vote #2 (Determining Julf Helsingius to be replaced, should the original list just remain, or the replacement should proceed): 1 – Replacement to proceed: 1 vote 2 – Original list to remain: 4 votes b. FINAL Suggested List of PHR Nominees - Discussion points: - Procedurally, if 7 nominees do not reach a Full Consensus (even 1 objection) within the 48-hour consensus call, the PHR selection process has to start from the beginning. - A suggestion to put Hector Ariel Manoff forward as an alternate (#8 or just in case someone withdraws, etc.) was raised, and even though no alternates are put forward to the Council during the process (or not even an option as at the end, the Council simply confirms the final 7 nominees), the members supported Hector Ariel Manoff to be the alternate candidate, if a need for 1 candidate/slot were to arise (e.g., duplicated GAC Liaison candidate) - The members agreed that there were many qualified candidates and that is why it was difficult to reach a decision. - The final list agreed to is as follows: 1 - Anil Jain (AP) 1- Sophie Hey (EU) 3 – Tony Holmes (EU) 4 – Akinmoyeje Benjamin (AF) 5 – Julf (Johan) Helsingius (EU) 6 – Caleb Ogundele (NA) 7 – Marie Pattullo (EU) *Hector Ariel Manoff as alternate, if the need were to arise c. Timing of Consensus Call & GNSO Council Confirmation - The GNSO Support Staff shared with the members that a 48-hour consensus call would take place, with an email sent to the members including the above list of nominees (7 in total) presented in alphabetical order, as opposed to the ranking order. - As agreed to in the discussion, Hector Ariel Manoff will be submitted as an alternate to the GNSO Council. [Action Item] GNSO Support Staff will generate the consensus call email with the list of candidates in alphabetical order, as opposed to the ranking order, with Hector Ariel Manoff submitted as the alternate. 3. AOB - The GAC Liaison selection process meeting invitation and google spreadsheet to review the candidates will be sent out soon. [Action Item] GNSO Support Staff to send a meeting invitation for the GAC Liaison selection process [COMPLETE] and a google spreadsheet to review the candidates.

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Post Call | GNSO Standing Selection Committee meeting | Monday, 08 July 2024
by Julie Bisland July 8, 2024

July 8, 2024

Dear all, All recordings for the GNSO Standing Selection Committee call held on Monday, 08 July 2024 at 18:00 UTC can be found on the agenda wiki page <https://community.icann.org/x/RgASFQ> (attendance included) and the GNSO Master Calendar<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/calen…>. These include: * Attendance (please let me know if your name has been left off the attendance list) * Audio recording * Zoom recording (including audio, visual, rough transcript & chat) * Transcript * Agenda & Notes/Action Items (if applicable) Thank you! Kind regards, Julie Policy Team Supporting the GNSO

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SURVEY TOOL CLOSED: URGENT-EXTENSION Re: Pilot Holistic Review Candidates Evaluation Tool
by Saewon Lee July 8, 2024

July 8, 2024

Dear SSC Members, The Survey Monkey Tool for the ranking of GNSO nominated PHR candidates is now CLOSED. Staff will share the results later today for discussion at our meeting at 18:00 UTC. Kind regards, Julie and Saewon. From: Julie Hedlund via Gnso-ssc <gnso-ssc(a)icann.org> Reply-To: Julie Hedlund <julie.hedlund(a)icann.org> Date: Monday, July 8, 2024 at 11:41 PM To: "gnso-ssc(a)icann.org" <gnso-ssc(a)icann.org> Subject: [Gnso-ssc] URGENT-EXTENSION Re: Pilot Holistic Review Candidates Evaluation Tool Dear all, We are extending access to the ranking tool for today because there have been only two responses thus far. Please provide your response to the tool by 16:30 UTC TODAY-Monday, 08 July so we may compile results by the time of the meeting. See: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9K6SPPG [surveymonkey.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.surveymonkey.com/r/9K6SPPG__;!!PtGJa…> and the list of candidates and skills on the wiki at: https://community.icann.org/display/GSSC/Pilot+Holistic+Review+-+2024. Best regards, Saewon & Julie From: Julie Hedlund via Gnso-ssc <gnso-ssc(a)icann.org> Reply-To: Julie Hedlund <julie.hedlund(a)icann.org> Date: Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at 3:59 PM To: "gnso-ssc(a)icann.org" <gnso-ssc(a)icann.org> Subject: [Gnso-ssc] URGENT RESPONSE REQUESTED Re: Pilot Holistic Review Candidates Evaluation Tool Dear all, A NEW Survey Monkey ranking tool is now open for SSC members to use to help facilitate discussion on the 19 GNSO candidates at our meeting on Monday, 08 July at 1800 UTC. Please provide your response to the tool by 14:00 UTC on Monday, 08 July so we may compile results by the time of the meeting. See: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9K6SPPG [surveymonkey.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.surveymonkey.com/r/9K6SPPG__;!!PtGJa…> and the list of candidates and skills on the wiki at: https://community.icann.org/display/GSSC/Pilot+Holistic+Review+-+2024. NOTE: This tool not a consensus call or a vote. Please let us know if you need any assistance. Kind regards, Saewon & Julie

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URGENT-EXTENSION Re: Pilot Holistic Review Candidates Evaluation Tool
by Julie Hedlund July 8, 2024

July 8, 2024

Dear all, We are extending access to the ranking tool for today because there have been only two responses thus far. Please provide your response to the tool by 16:30 UTC TODAY-Monday, 08 July so we may compile results by the time of the meeting. See: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9K6SPPG [surveymonkey.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.surveymonkey.com/r/9K6SPPG__;!!PtGJa…> and the list of candidates and skills on the wiki at: https://community.icann.org/display/GSSC/Pilot+Holistic+Review+-+2024. Best regards, Saewon & Julie From: Julie Hedlund via Gnso-ssc <gnso-ssc(a)icann.org> Reply-To: Julie Hedlund <julie.hedlund(a)icann.org> Date: Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at 3:59 PM To: "gnso-ssc(a)icann.org" <gnso-ssc(a)icann.org> Subject: [Gnso-ssc] URGENT RESPONSE REQUESTED Re: Pilot Holistic Review Candidates Evaluation Tool Dear all, A NEW Survey Monkey ranking tool is now open for SSC members to use to help facilitate discussion on the 19 GNSO candidates at our meeting on Monday, 08 July at 1800 UTC. Please provide your response to the tool by 14:00 UTC on Monday, 08 July so we may compile results by the time of the meeting. See: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9K6SPPG [surveymonkey.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.surveymonkey.com/r/9K6SPPG__;!!PtGJa…> and the list of candidates and skills on the wiki at: https://community.icann.org/display/GSSC/Pilot+Holistic+Review+-+2024. NOTE: This tool not a consensus call or a vote. Please let us know if you need any assistance. Kind regards, Saewon & Julie

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REMINDER-RESPONSE REQUESTED & Proposed Agenda | SSC - Pilot Holistic Review candidates evaluation call #2 | Monday, 08 July 2024
by Julie Hedlund July 8, 2024

July 8, 2024

Dear SSC members, REMINDER-RESPONSE REQUESTED: In preparation for our second call to select the GNSO nominees for the Pilot Holistic Review Team, please provide your response to the new ranking tool by 14:00 UTC on Monday, 08 July so we may compile results by the time of the meeting. See: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9K6SPPG [surveymonkey.com]<https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9K6SPPG%20%5bsurveymonkey.com%5d> and the list of candidates and skills on the wiki at:https://community.icann.org/display/GSSC/Pilot+Holistic+Review+-+2024. **Note that the SSC needs to agree by Full Consensus on 7 GNSO nominees before the GNSO Council meeting on 18 July so the participation of all SSC members is crucial. If the SSC reaches agreement next Monday 8th July, the meeting will be followed by a 48-hour Consensus Call held on the SSC list. Please see below the proposed agenda for the meeting. Kind regards, Saewon & Julie Proposed Agenda Pilot Holistic Review candidates evaluation on Monday, 08 July 2024, 1800 UTC 1. Welcome & SOIs 2. Pilot Holistic Review GNSO Nominees a. Review New Ranking Tool b. FINAL Suggested List of PHR Nominees c. Timing of Consensus Call & GNSO Council Confirmation 3. AOB

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URGENT RESPONSE REQUESTED Re: Pilot Holistic Review Candidates Evaluation Tool
by Julie Hedlund July 2, 2024

July 2, 2024

Dear all, A NEW Survey Monkey ranking tool is now open for SSC members to use to help facilitate discussion on the 19 GNSO candidates at our meeting on Monday, 08 July at 1800 UTC. Please provide your response to the tool by 14:00 UTC on Monday, 08 July so we may compile results by the time of the meeting. See: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9K6SPPG and the list of candidates and skills on the wiki at: https://community.icann.org/display/GSSC/Pilot+Holistic+Review+-+2024. NOTE: This tool not a consensus call or a vote. Please let us know if you need any assistance. Kind regards, Saewon & Julie

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