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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Dear BC Members,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Please find below a call for volunteers for the GNSO Policy Translation and Transliteration PDP Working Group.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Kind Regards,</span><span lang=IT style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Benedetta Rossi<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>BC Secretariat<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="bc-secretariat@icann.org">bc-secretariat@icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="www.bizconst.org">www.bizconst.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Call for Volunteers GNSO Policy Translation and Transliteration PDP Working Group<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>In Brief<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council is seeking volunteers to serve on the PDP Working Group (WG) on Translation and Transliteration of Contact Information.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>This WG is expected to make recommendations to the GNSO Council on whether it is desirable to translate or transliterate contact information. In this context, <b>translation</b> is the process of conveying the meaning of text from on language into another; <b>transliteration</b> is the process of representing the characters of one alphabetical or syllabic system of writing by the characters of another, conversion alphabet.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Introductory Webinar<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>To provide potential volunteers with an idea of the PDP Process including Working Group procedures and also some background information on the WG&#8217;s substantive issues, an Introductory Webinar will be held at the following times:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Tuesday 10 December 2013, 12.00-13.00UTC &#8211; local times: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/m2suev5"><span style='color:#0000E9'>http://tinyurl.com/m2suev5</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Wednesday 11 December 2013, 18.00-19.00UTC &#8211; local times <a href="http://tinyurl.com/kyk5lej"><span style='color:#0000E9'>http://tinyurl.com/kyk5lej</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>To join the webinar please RVSP to <a href="mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org">gnso-secs@icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>First meeting<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>If you are interested in joining the Working Group, please contact <a href="mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org">gnso-secs@icann.org</a>. The <b>first meeting</b> of the Working Group is currently foreseen to take place in the week of 16 December &#8211; a doodle poll will be send out the week prior to determine a convenient meeting time. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Background<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>&#8226;<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Following the Recommendations of the <a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/ird/final-report-ird-wg-07may12-en.pdf">Final Report</a> of the Internationalized Registration Data Working Group, a <a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/gtlds/transliteration-contact-final-21mar13-en.pdf">Final Issue Report</a> on Translation and Transliteration of Contact Information was submitted to the GNSO Council on 21 March 2013<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>&#8226;<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>GNSO Council&#8217;s <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+13+June+2013">initiated</a> a Policy Development Process (PDP) on the translation and transliteration of contact information on 13 June 2013; Drafting Team was formed and <a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/transliteration-contact-charter-06nov13-en.pdf">Charter</a> submitted to GNSO Council and <a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/calendar#nov">approved</a> on 20 November 2013.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>&#8226;<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>As part of its deliberations on this issue, Charter stipulates several questions for the PDP WG to consider, including (but not limited to):<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:90.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;mso-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span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Final Report of the Internationalized Registration Data Working Group (<span style='color:black'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/ird/final-report-ird-wg-07may12-en.pdf">http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/ird/final-report-ird-wg-07may12-en.pdf</a>)</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo6;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>&#8226;<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>GNSO Working Group Guidelines, including charter guidelines (<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/council/annex-1-gnso-wg-guidelines-08apr11-en.pdf"><span style='text-decoration:none'>http://gnso.icann.org/council/annex-1-gnso-wg-guidelines-08apr11-en.pdf</span></a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>&nbsp;</span></i><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p></div></body></html>