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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Councilors,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Reminder that Council leadership is seeking Councilors to serve on small team tasked to study and recommend a procedural path forward for IDN Variants. So far, we have only heard from Maxim and would certainly welcome additional volunteers.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Best,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Steve <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>council <council-bounces@gnso.icann.org> on behalf of Steve Chan <steve.chan@icann.org><br><b>Date: </b>Thursday, May 9, 2019 at 12:48 PM<br><b>To: </b>Maxim Alzoba <m.alzoba@gmail.com><br><b>Cc: </b>"Drazek, Keith via council" <council@gnso.icann.org><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [council] [Ext] Re: IDN TLD Variants Small Team - Call for Volunteers<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>Great, thanks Maxim. Noted.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Best,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Steve<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Maxim Alzoba <m.alzoba@gmail.com><br><b>Date: </b>Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at 4:12 PM<br><b>To: </b>Steve Chan <steve.chan@icann.org><br><b>Cc: </b>"Drazek, Keith via council" <council@gnso.icann.org><br><b>Subject: </b>[Ext] Re: [council] IDN TLD Variants Small Team - Call for Volunteers</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hello Steve, <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Please add me to the small group (IDNs).<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Maxim Alzoba <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Thu, May 9, 2019, 04:11 Steve Chan <<a href="mailto:steve.chan@icann.org">steve.chan@icann.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Dear Councilors,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>As an action item from the “Managing IDN Variants TLDs” agenda item, out of the 18 April 2019 Council meeting, it was decided:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'><i>Small group of Councilors</i> to convene and then coordinate with ICANN to get further understanding, and potentially propose next steps for IDN TLD Variants. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b>On behalf of Council leadership, staff is sending out a call for Council volunteers to consider the topic of IDNs and recommend the approach by the which the Council addresses the issue.</b> To be clear, the scope of this small team is <u>not</u> to develop solutions as it relates to IDNs, but merely to recommend to the Council the manner in which solutions should be developed (e.g., SubPro develops relevant policy, a new PDP/EPDP is convened, other). If you are interested in signing up for this small team, please let staff know by <b>13 May 2019</b>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Note, staff has prepared a draft background/options paper, intended to help facilitate the work of this small group. As you consider whether you would like to join this small group, it may help to review this document to familiarize yourself with the topic: <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__docs.google.com_document_d_1o-5F9bfnkKufrSxiJGxpNcOcfTK2VLWp5XYQvwe5qxJlc_edit-3Fusp-3Dsharing&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=UAy6fqdE7uFkRCc7uzN4yui8bwTtqofadZHiQEIO1vw&m=K3dV26pP_nwRWZ9MjZLkthlSYKhUVxUZtLpIGJ_OjgI&s=2inBucGE7XU-9Ous7J_fdm0aWnNFzEN38NSz_vNXy6Y&e=" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1o_9bfnkKufrSxiJGxpNcOcfTK2VLWp5XYQvwe5qxJlc/edit?usp=sharing [docs.google.com]</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Best,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Steve<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Steven Chan</span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Mincho"'>
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