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<p class="MsoNormal">FYI<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2019-04-17-en">https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2019-04-17-en</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="color:#333333">LOS ANGELES – 17 April 2019 – The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is seeking participants for the Name Collision Analysis Project (NCAP) discussion group.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#333333">The NCAP discussion group, as defined by the Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) proposal and revised by ICANN's Office of the CTO, is an open and public group tasked with discussing issues pertaining to the work of
 the NCAP Study 1.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#333333">The NCAP Study 1 was authorized by the ICANN Board of Directors on 14 March 2019. The study will:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#333333"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        
</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="color:#333333">examine all prior work on the issue of name collisions and produce a summary report that brings forward important knowledge from prior work into this study, and which can act
 as a primer for those new to the subject.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#333333"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        
</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="color:#333333">create a list of data sets used in past studies, identify gaps, if any, and list additional data that would be required to successfully complete Studies 2 and 3.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#333333"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        
</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="color:#333333">decide if the project should proceed based on the results of the survey of prior work and the availability of data.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#333333">There are two ways to participate in the NCAP discussion group:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333">Individual participants</span></strong><span style="color:#333333"> – Participants are expected to actively contribute to mailing list
 conversations as well as meetings. Each potential participant will be required to provide a Statement of Interest (SOI) before gaining posting rights to the mailing list. It is anticipated that participants will provide essential input to the process.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333">Mailing list observers</span></strong><span style="color:#333333"> – The position of observer is for those only interested in monitoring
 the NCAP discussions. Observers are offered read-only access to the mailing list. At any point in time, a mailing list observer can join the NCAP discussion group as a participant simply by submitting a SOI.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#333333">To operate in a transparent manner, all mailing list exchanges are <a href="https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/ncap-discuss/"><span style="color:#0098D5">publicly archived</span></a>. All participants are responsible for abiding by <a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/expected-standards-2012-05-15-en"><span style="color:#0098D5">ICANN's
 Expected Standards for Behavior</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333">To join the Name Collision Analysis Project discussion group,</span></strong><span style="color:#333333"> please fill out the <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1PDlX6sMldP4vLn1LLuefxsup78mLM0iDb8ybWhlw2T4/edit"><span style="color:#0098D5">following
 questionnaire</span></a> by 6 May 2019.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#333333">Background<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="color:#333333">For more information on NCAP study 1, click <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/NCAP/NCAP+Working+Documents?preview=/79437474/105390062/NCAP%20Proposal%20for%20Board%20(revised%20by%20OCTO%20based%20on%20V2.5BTClean)%20REDACTED.pdf"><span style="color:#0098D5">here</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#333333">About ICANN<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="color:#333333">ICANN's mission is to help ensure a stable, secure, and unified global Internet. To reach another person on the Internet, you need to type an address – a name or a number – into your computer or other device. That address must be
 unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN helps coordinate and support these unique identifiers across the world. ICANN was formed in 1998 as a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with a community of participants from all over the world.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Nathalie Peregrine<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Manager, Operations Support (GNSO)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="PT-BR">Email: </span><a href="nathalie.peregrine@icann.org%20"><span lang="PT-BR" style="color:#0563C1">nathalie.peregrine@icann.org </span></a><span lang="PT-BR"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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