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<span style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">In this blog, I share some of the more significant discussions from the <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">ICANN</abbr> Board
 workshop, which was held earlier this month in Istanbul, Turkey, as well as a summary of the key resolutions passed during the public Board meeting in Istanbul. I will also update you on three Board actions we have taken since the workshop.</span></p>
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<span style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><strong style="box-sizing:border-box">Istanbul Workshop</strong><br style="box-sizing:border-box">
We followed the agenda which was detailed in my <a href="https://www.icann.org/news/blog/chair-s-blog-a-preview-of-the-istanbul-board-workshop" style="box-sizing:border-box;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">preview blog</a>, with one exception. </span></p>
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<span style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">The open Board session regarding approval of the IDN v4 Guidelines that was planned for 2 May 2019 was postponed so that the Board can review and consider a <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/drazek-to-chalaby-30apr19-en.pdf" style="box-sizing:border-box;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">request
 received by the <abbr title="Generic Names Supporting Organization" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">GNSO</abbr> Council</a> on
 30 April 2019 to review the policy implications prior to a decision being made. A new date and time for the IDN v4 Guidelines discussion will be announced. </span></p>
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<span style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><em style="box-sizing:border-box">Community Reception</em><br style="box-sizing:border-box">
While in Istanbul, we also had the pleasure of attending a reception with more than 40 community members. </span></p>
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<span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><em style="box-sizing:border-box">RSSAC37 & RSSAC38</em></span><br style="box-sizing:border-box">
<span style="box-sizing:border-box">During the Istanbul workshop, the Board continued our discussions on the Root Server System <abbr title="Advisory Committee" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">Advisory
 Committee</abbr>'s proposal for a <abbr title="Domain Name System" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">DNS</abbr> Root
 Server System <span style="box-sizing:border-box">(</span><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/rssac-037-15jun18-en.pdf" style="box-sizing:border-box;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">RSSAC037</a><span style="box-sizing:border-box">) </span>governance
 model and recommendations for next steps on the Proposed Governance Model for the Root Server System <span style="box-sizing:border-box">(</span><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/rssac-038-15jun18-en.pdf" style="box-sizing:border-box;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">RSSAC038</a><span style="box-sizing:border-box">). </span>As
 part of the <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">ICANN</abbr> Board’s
 consideration of RSSAC037 and RSSAC038, <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">ICANN</abbr> org,
 working with the Board Technical Committee, prepared a “Concept Paper on a Community-Driven Process to Develop a Final Model Based on RSSAC037” that outlines a community-driven process to finalize a cooperation and governance model for the Root Server System,
 based on the recommendations in RSSAC037. This effort will be led by the Root Server System Governance Working Group (GWG), to be composed of nine invited representatives, including two from the Registry Stakeholder Group. As a next step in this evolution
 process, the Board directed <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">ICANN</abbr> org
 to publish RSSAC037, the Concept Paper, draft charter and draft GWG documents for Public Comment.</span></span></p>
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<span style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><em style="box-sizing:border-box">FY20 Operating Plan & Budget</em><br style="box-sizing:border-box">
The Board adopted the FY20 Operating Plan & Budget after conducting a final review of the public comments.</span></p>
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<span style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><em style="box-sizing:border-box">FY21 – FY25 Operating and Financial Plan </em><br style="box-sizing:border-box">
The Board reviewed the framework document for the Operating and Financial Plan for Fiscal Years 2021-2025. This document will be posted for Public Comment at the beginning of June, and following this, the framework will be developed into a comprehensive draft
 plan that will be posted for a second Public Comment period by December 2019. A detailed Operating Plan & Budget for the first year of the plan (i.e. Fiscal Year 2021) will also be posted for Public Comment in December 2019 so that the community can review
 the two documents together, and within the context of the Strategic Plan.</span></p>
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<span style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><em style="box-sizing:border-box">Strengthening <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">ICANN</abbr>'s
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The Board received an update on the progress made in developing a Governance Plan to improve both the efficiency and effectiveness of our multistakeholder model. We appreciate the participation of the <abbr title="Supporting Organization" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">SO</abbr>/<abbr title="Advisory Committee; or Administrative Contact (of a domain registration)" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">AC</abbr> leadership
 thus far, and want to encourage everyone to participate in the <a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/evolving-multistakeholder-model-2019-04-25-en" style="box-sizing:border-box;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">open public comment</a> on this topic, which
 closes 4 June 2019. </span></p>
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<span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><em style="box-sizing:border-box">B</em><em style="box-sizing:border-box">oard Resolutions</em><br style="box-sizing:border-box">
<span style="box-sizing:border-box">On 3 May 2019, we held a public Board meeting and <a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/2019-board-meetings" style="box-sizing:border-box;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">passed several resolutions</a>, including:</span></span></p>
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<a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2019-05-03-en#1.b" style="box-sizing:border-box;text-decoration:none;clear:both" target="_blank"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><font color="#000000">March
 2021 <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">ICANN</abbr> Meeting
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<a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2019-05-03-en#1.c" style="box-sizing:border-box;text-decoration:none;clear:both" target="_blank"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><font color="#000000">June
 2021 <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">ICANN</abbr> Meeting
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<a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2019-05-03-en#1.h" style="box-sizing:border-box;text-decoration:none;clear:both" target="_blank"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><font color="#000000">Appointment
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<a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2019-05-03-en#2.a" style="box-sizing:border-box;text-decoration:none;clear:both" target="_blank"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><font color="#000000">Transfer
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<a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2019-05-03-en#2.b" style="box-sizing:border-box;text-decoration:none;clear:both" target="_blank"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><font color="#000000">Acceptance
 of the Second Organizational Review of the <abbr title="Root Server System Advisory Committee" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">RSSAC</abbr> –
 Final Report and Feasibility Assessment and Initial Implementation Plan</font></span></a></li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;height:inherit;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px;line-height:1.4rem">
<a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2019-05-03-en#2.c" style="box-sizing:border-box;text-decoration:none;clear:both" target="_blank"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><font color="#000000">FY20
 Operating Plan and Budget and the <abbr title="Five-Year Operating Plan" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">Five-Year
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<a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2019-05-03-en#2.d" style="box-sizing:border-box;text-decoration:none;clear:both" target="_blank"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><font color="#000000">Public
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On 15 May, we held a Board meeting and passed the following three resolutions: </span></p>
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<span style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><em style="box-sizing:border-box">1- Expedited Policy Development Process (EPDP) on the Temporary Specification for <abbr title="generic Top Level Domain" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">gTLD</abbr> Registration
 Data</em><br style="box-sizing:border-box">
During the Istanbul workshop, the Board had an extensive discussion of the recommendations presented by the EPDP team. On 15 May, following the workshop, the <a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2019-05-15-en#1.b" style="box-sizing:border-box;text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">ICANN</abbr> Board
 adopted all the recommendations</a>, apart from portions of two recommendations. </span></p>
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<span style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">The Board action is in the best interests of <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">ICANN</abbr> and
 the community and will serve the global public interest by allowing <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">ICANN</abbr> and <abbr title="generic Top Level Domain" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">gTLD</abbr> registry
 operators and registrars to continue to comply with existing <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">ICANN</abbr>contractual
 requirements and community-developed policies concerning <abbr title="generic Top Level Domain" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">gTLD</abbr>registration
 data (including <abbr title="WHOIS (pronounced "who is"; not an acronym)" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">WHOIS</abbr>)
 in light of the GDPR. More detail is available in the Board Resolution and the accompanying Rationale and scorecard. The Board has adopted twenty-seven of the twenty-nine recommendations in the Final Report. The Board did not adopt two of the recommendations
 in full, where the Board has identified that portions of those recommendations are not in the best interests of the <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">ICANN</abbr> Community
 or <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">ICANN</abbr> and
 is initiating the consultation process between the Board and the <abbr title="Generic Names Supporting Organization" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">GNSO</abbr> Council.
 This concerns recommendation #1, purpose 2 and recommendation #12, deletion of data in the Organization field. </span></p>
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<span style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">The Board is grateful for the efforts of the EPDP Team and the <abbr title="Generic Names Supporting Organization" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">GNSO</abbr> Council.
 We are aware that significant work still remains, both in the context of the implementation of these recommendations as well as phase 2, and look forward to a successful conclusion. </span></p>
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<span style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><em style="box-sizing:border-box">2- .AMAZON</em><br style="box-sizing:border-box">
In Istanbul, the Board reviewed the history of the .AMAZON applications, from the development of the Applicant Guidebook to the present state of discussions with ACTO member states and the Amazon corporation. The Board had a discussion about whether it needed
 any additional inputs or information prior to taking a decision on the .AMAZON applications in line with the 10 March 2019 resolution, and agreed that it would be ready to move forward to a decision on the .AMAZON applications in light of the Amazon corporation’s
 17 April 2019 proposal. </span></p>
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<span style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">On 15 May 2019, <a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2019-05-15-en#1.c" style="box-sizing:border-box;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">the <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">ICANN</abbr> Board
 took action</a> in accordance with the process established in the <a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2019-03-10-en#1.a" style="box-sizing:border-box;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">resolution adopted on 10 March 2019</a> and in recognition
 of all input received, directing <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">ICANN</abbr> org
 to continue processing the .AMAZON applications toward delegation.</span></p>
<p style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem">
<span style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">The Board has taken this action in accordance with the process established in the resolution adopted on 10 March 2019, and in recognition of all input received relating to the applications.
 The Board recognizes the need to balance the concerns of all those involved, and to act fairly and transparently. </span></p>
<p style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem">
<span style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">The Board is also cognizant that seven years has passed since the .AMAZON applications were originally submitted. And, since the Amazon corporation prevailed in its Independent
 Review Process against <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">ICANN</abbr>in
 July 2017, the <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">ICANN</abbr> Board
 and org have engaged with the Governmental <abbr title="Advisory Committee" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">Advisory
 Committee</abbr> (<abbr title="Governmental Advisory Committee" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">GAC</abbr>),
 the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO), and the Amazon corporation to find a mutually acceptable solution, as evidenced by the many meetings, proposals, and letters received on the topic over the past few years. </span></p>
<p style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem">
<span style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">The Board believed that its March 2019 resolution, allowing a further short period of time before the Board made a final decision about whether to move toward delegation of the
 .AMAZON applications, was appropriate and in line with requests by ACTO member states. The Board remained hopeful that additional time could lead to a mutually acceptable solution regarding those applications. However, the ACTO and the Amazon corporation were
 unable to come to a mutually acceptable solution or agree on an extension of time for continued discussions. </span></p>
<p style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem">
<span style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">The next step in the process is to publish the Public Interest Commitments (PICs), as proposed by the Amazon corporation, for a 30-day public comment period, per the established
 procedures of the New <abbr title="generic Top Level Domain" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">gTLD</abbr>program. </span></p>
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<span style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><em style="box-sizing:border-box">3- </em><em style="box-sizing:border-box">Consideration of <abbr title="Governmental Advisory Committee" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">GAC</abbr> Advice:
 Kobe Communiqué</em><br style="box-sizing:border-box">
The Board <a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2019-05-15-en#1.a" style="box-sizing:border-box;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">passed a resolution</a> approving a scorecard that includes the Board’s response to the <abbr title="Governmental Advisory Committee" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">GAC</abbr> advice
 contained in the Kobe <abbr title="Governmental Advisory Committee" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">GAC</abbr>Communiqué.
 The Board took action on all items in the Kobe Communiqué, including the items related to <abbr title="WHOIS (pronounced "who is"; not an acronym)" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">WHOIS</abbr> and
 data protection legislation and the <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">ICANN</abbr> Board’s
 Consideration of the <abbr title="Competition, Consumer Choice & Consumer Trust" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">CCT</abbr> Review
 Recommendations. The Board also took action on one item from the San Juan Communiqué which was previously deferred.</span></p>
<p style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem">
<span style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">For more details about the Board Meetings and a complete list of resolutions passed, please see the <a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/2019-board-meetings" style="box-sizing:border-box;text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="box-sizing:border-box">Board
 Page</span></a><span style="box-sizing:border-box">. </span>Preliminary Reports and Minutes of all <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">ICANN</abbr> Board
 Meetings are available here.</span></p>
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<span style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">The Board will hold its next workshop from June 21-23, in Marrakech, Morocco, ahead of <a href="https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech65" style="box-sizing:border-box;text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="box-sizing:border-box">ICANN65</span></a>.</span></p>
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