<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear members,</div><div><br></div><div>This morning, ICANN Org sent the attached thought paper on
<span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">Modifying Consensus Policie. I haven't had a chance to study the document myself but thought I should share it with the community for review as I believe Org will be seeking feedback on this in due course.</span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Theresa Swinehart <<a href="mailto:theresa.swinehart@icann.org" target="_blank">theresa.swinehart@icann.org</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, October 23, 2021 1:21 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> FOUQUART Philippe INNOV/NET <<a href="mailto:philippe.fouquart@orange.com" target="_blank">philippe.fouquart@orange.com</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Karen Lentz <<a href="mailto:karen.lentz@icann.org" target="_blank">karen.lentz@icann.org</a>>; Steve Chan <<a href="mailto:steve.chan@icann.org" target="_blank">steve.chan@icann.org</a>>; David Olive <<a href="mailto:david.olive@icann.org" target="_blank">david.olive@icann.org</a>>; Mary Wong <<a href="mailto:mary.wong@icann.org" target="_blank">mary.wong@icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Modifying consensus policies <u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">Dear Philippe,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">I would like to share with you and the GNSO Council a discussion draft of the attached paper, Modifying Consensus Policies. The ICANN organization has developed this paper as a thought exercise to
share with the community for information and input on existing processes. As mentioned in some of our previous interactions, this piece has been developed within the org, considering what procedures are in place for modifying consensus policies, and where
there may be gaps, ambiguities, or opportunities for additional collaboration. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">The Board has expressed interest in understanding these processes and discussing possible mechanisms to address where there are identified and agreed needs for greater clarity or elaboration. As the
GNSO’s processes are interwoven with those of the Board and org in the consensus policy lifecycle, the org is seeking input from GNSO stakeholders before taking this paper to the Board.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">To date for the org, this review of applicable procedures to modify policies has been helpful in identifying gaps that might benefit from further clarification or discussion, relating to how to modify
an existing policy in varying circumstances. Some possible gaps are further described in section 3 of this paper, to provide an opportunity for community discussions on identifying the source of gaps and confirming where they exist. In the spirit of sharing
ideas and observations, </span><span lang="EN-US">we hope you also find this useful, and
<span style="color:black">the org looks forward to hearing from GNSO stakeholders on these topics. <u></u><u></u></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">I appreciate that this comes at a busy time, and look forward to engaging on this in due course.</span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">And, wishing the best for a successful ICANN72 meeting.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Kind regards, <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Theresa<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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