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    Further information on the CCT endorsement process, apologies for
    cross posting.  Note that the deadline for GNSO endorsements is now
    December 17.<br>
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      Stephanie Perrin<br>
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            <td>[council] FW: [Soac-infoalert] CCT Review Team
              Endorsement Process - DUE 17 DECEMBER</td>
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            <th align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE">Date: </th>
            <td>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 02:22:12 +0000</td>
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            <th align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE">From: </th>
            <td>Marika Konings <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:marika.konings@icann.org"><marika.konings@icann.org></a></td>
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            <th align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE">To: </th>
            <td>Council <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org"><council@gnso.icann.org></a></td>
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      <div>For your information. </div>
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          <span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span><<a
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          on behalf of Charla Shambley <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
            href="mailto:charla.shambley@icann.org">charla.shambley@icann.org</a>><br>
          <span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span>Monday 23
          November 2015 20:01<br>
          <span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span>"<a
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          <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
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          <span style="font-weight:bold">Cc: </span>Eleeza Agopian <<a
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          Margie Milam <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
            href="mailto:Margie.Milam@icann.org">Margie.Milam@icann.org</a>><br>
          <span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span>[Soac-infoalert]
          CCT Review Team Endorsement Process - DUE 17 DECEMBER<br>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Dear
                  SO/AC leaders,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">We are
                  pleased to report that we received 72 applications
                  from individuals interested in serving on the next
                  review team under the Affirmation of Commitments (AoC)
                  that will examine the impact of new gTLDS in the areas
                  of competition, consumer trust and consumer choice
                  (CCT).  Before final selection of the CCT Review Team
                  is completed by the ICANN CEO and the GAC Chair,  we
                  are seeking endorsements from any SO/AC for those <a
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                    href="https://www.icann.org/resources/reviews/aoc/cct/applications">applicants</a>
                  who have expressed an interest to serve as their
                  representatives.  <o:p></o:p></span></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">If you
                  choose to endorse an applicant, please send your
                  endorsements by email to
                  <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                    href="mailto:reviews@icann.org">reviews@icann.org</a>
                  by  the updated deadline of 17 December at 23:59 UTC. 
                     <o:p></o:p></span></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">In order
                  to help with the endorsement process, below are
                  answers to some frequently asked questions:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Is
                    there a set allocation for SO/AC representatives? 
                  </span></b><span style="color:#1F497D">Under the AoC,
                  there is no set allocation per SO/AC or per
                  stakeholder group, nor is there a maximum for total
                  size of the review team.  
                  <o:p></o:p></span></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">How
                    Many Members Will be on the Review Team?</span></b><span
                  style="color:#1F497D">  There is no set number of
                  volunteers for the Review Team.  However, keep in mind
                  that the review team should be comprised of members
                  that collectively have  expertise covering the wide
                  range of topics that are within the mandate of this
                  review team.   Past AoC review teams were comprised of
                  approximately 16 members.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">What
                    Were the Criteria for Applicants? 
                  </span></b><span style="color:#1F497D">The <a
                    moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/call-volunteers-cct-rt-2015-10-01-en">call
                    for volunteers</a> lists the criteria that we were
                  looking for.  The composition should be based on
                  several factors, including:<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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                    style="color:#1F497D">Subject matter expertise</span></b><span
                  style="color:#1F497D"> –
                  <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                  style="color:#1F497D">New gTLD application
                  process/objections<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                  style="color:#1F497D">Intellectual Property
                  <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                      normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">  
                    </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
                  style="color:#1F497D">Security & Malicious Abuse
                  of the DNS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                  New";color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span
                      style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;
                      font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height:
                      normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">  
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                  style="color:#1F497D">Competition Issues<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                  style="color:#1F497D">Consumer Protection<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                  style="color:#1F497D">Public Policy Concerns
                  <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                      normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">  
                    </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
                  style="color:#1F497D">Trust in the DNS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
                  style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><span
                    style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font-style:
                      normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal;
                      font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family:
                      'Times New Roman';">        
                    </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span
                    style="color:#1F497D">Representation across the
                    interested SO/ACs</span></b><span
                  style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
                  style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><span
                    style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font-style:
                      normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal;
                      font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family:
                      'Times New Roman';">        
                    </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span
                    style="color:#1F497D">Diversity</span></b><span
                  style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
                  style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><span
                    style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font-style:
                      normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal;
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                      'Times New Roman';">        
                    </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span
                    style="color:#1F497D">Regional representation<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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                  style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">For more
                  information, please see: 
                  <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                    href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-11-16-en">https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-11-16-en</a>.
                  <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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