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In February 2018, the SOAC chairs again communicated with the review team, presenting a status update and findings from additional communications and a survey of team members.<ref name="febletter">[https://community.icann.org/display/SSR/Correspondence?preview=/60489949/79434947/20180212%20SOAC%20Chair%20Message%20on%20Status%20of%20SSR2.pdf ICANN.org - SOAC Chairs Message on SSR2 Status], February 12, 2018</ref> The letter was not optimistic, stating that survey comments from team members led them to conclude that there was "insufficient alignment within the SSR2-RT on many issues ranging from mission/scope to process/leadership."<ref name="febletter" /> To address this misalignment, the SOAC chairs requested that the [[OEC]] provide a neutral facilitator to work with the group to identify common ground and re-orient the goals and expectations of the team.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/soac-chairs-to-koubaa-15feb18-en.pdf ICANN.org - SOAC letter to OEC], February 15, 2018</ref> The OEC agreed, and set about working with the SOAC chairs to identify the required skills and experience that the facilitator should have.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/koubaa-to-soac-chairs-03mar18-en.pdf Letter from Khaled Koubaa to SOAC Chairs], March 3, 2018</ref>  

In February 2018, the SOAC chairs again communicated with the review team, presenting a status update and findings from additional communications and a survey of team members.<ref name="febletter">[https://community.icann.org/display/SSR/Correspondence?preview=/60489949/79434947/20180212%20SOAC%20Chair%20Message%20on%20Status%20of%20SSR2.pdf ICANN.org - SOAC Chairs Message on SSR2 Status], February 12, 2018</ref> The letter was not optimistic, stating that survey comments from team members led them to conclude that there was "insufficient alignment within the SSR2-RT on many issues ranging from mission/scope to process/leadership."<ref name="febletter" /> To address this misalignment, the SOAC chairs requested that the [[OEC]] provide a neutral facilitator to work with the group to identify common ground and re-orient the goals and expectations of the team.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/soac-chairs-to-koubaa-15feb18-en.pdf ICANN.org - SOAC letter to OEC], February 15, 2018</ref> The OEC agreed, and set about working with the SOAC chairs to identify the required skills and experience that the facilitator should have.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/koubaa-to-soac-chairs-03mar18-en.pdf Letter from Khaled Koubaa to SOAC Chairs], March 3, 2018</ref>  

After an RFP process, [[Phil Khoury]] was engaged as facilitator in June 2018.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/gurnick-to-soac-chairs-05jun18-en.pdf ICANN.org - OEC letter to SOAC Chairs], June 5, 2018</ref> The review's relaunch was was announced shortly thereafter on June 7, 2018.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/second-security-stability-and-resiliency-of-the-dns-review-ssr2-restarts-7-6-2018-en ICANN.org - SSR2 Restarts], June 7, 2018</ref>  

After an RFP process, [[Phil Khoury]] was engaged as facilitator in June 2018.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/gurnick-to-soac-chairs-05jun18-en.pdf ICANN.org - OEC letter to SOAC Chairs], June 5, 2018</ref> The review's relaunch was was announced shortly thereafter on June 7, 2018.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/second-security-stability-and-resiliency-of-the-dns-review-ssr2-restarts-7-6-2018-en ICANN.org - SSR2 Restarts], June 7, 2018</ref> The culminatoin of Khoury's involvement came in August 2018, when the review team (with five additional appointed members) met in Washington DC and worked on drafting a new Terms of Reference.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/en/blogs/details/ssr2-review-team-re-starts-on-boards-new-members-updates-terms-of-reference-5-9-2018-en ICANN.org - SSR2 Review Team Restarts]</ref> The agenda and notes from the DC meeting indicate that this was the facilitated resolution of outstanding issues and concerns that the SOAC Chairs had requested.<ref>[https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=71603683 SSR2 Workspace - August 2018 Meeting Archive]</ref> Records of Khoury's work with the review team are available largely through the SSR2 listserv archive from his appointment in June 2018 to his sharing of his draft report following the DC meeting.<ref>[https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/ssr2-review/attachments/20180910/ca98b3e3/2018_0910ReportreSSR2toSOACChairs.pdf Draft Facilitator Report to SOAC Chairs - SSR2], September 10, 2018</ref>

 

The team presented a new Terms of Reference to the Board in September 2018.<ref>[https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/66061139/SSR2-Terms%20of%20Reference-Final%202018-Sep-1%5B2%5D.docx SSR2 Terms of Reference], September 4, 2018</ref>

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