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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Dear All,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>A few action items on my side from today’s call:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Further to the emails by
Julie below, please find attached latest versions of the surveys for registrars
and registries. Your feedback is very welcome. For the registrar survey,
the list of organizations for circulation is still being finalized, so your
input on this survey may still be incorporated if we get it soon. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Regarding when the
interim information will be available from the Transformation study, we have requested
Julie and Lars to fit in an update from the study group to this IRD PDP WG in
Singapore, so that we can share with you what we already have sooner than
April. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Regards,<br>
Sarmad<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>
owner-gnso-contactinfo-pdp-wg@icann.org
[mailto:owner-gnso-contactinfo-pdp-wg@icann.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Julie
Hedlund<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 20, 2014 7:42 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> gnso-contactinfo-pdp-wg@icann.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [gnso-contactinfo-pdp-wg] Purpose of the Study and the
Survey<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>Dear PDP WG members,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>More on this point, Sarmad has confirmed in today's meeting that
the survey has gone out but that input is still welcome.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>Julie<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>Julie Hedlund <<a href="mailto:julie.hedlund@icann.org">julie.hedlund@icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Date: </b>Thursday, February 20, 2014 9:38 AM<br>
<b>To: </b>"<a href="mailto:gnso-contactinfo-pdp-wg@icann.org">gnso-contactinfo-pdp-wg@icann.org</a>"
<<a href="mailto:gnso-contactinfo-pdp-wg@icann.org">gnso-contactinfo-pdp-wg@icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[gnso-contactinfo-pdp-wg] Purpose of the Study and the Survey<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>Dear PDP WG members,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>As a reminder please see the information below provided by Steve
Sheng several weeks ago. I think they may have completed the survey since
they requested feedback by 12 February. I will check with Steve.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>Julie<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>Julie Hedlund, Policy Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>----------- Forwarded from Steve Sheng on 2/3/14
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>5. Update from Steve Sheng on Study Group to Evaluate
Available Solutions for the Submission and Display of Internationalized Contact
Data.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>Thanks Julie and Chris, the study team (copied here) is happy to
be on the call to provide an update and answer questions. Please find below is
a written summary and a request for feedback on a registrar and registry
survey. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>The purpose of the study is to: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Document the submission and display practices of
internationalized registration data at a representative set of gTLD and
ccTLD registries and registrars. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Investigate and document how other
e-merchants or web sites manage internationalized contact data.</span><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Consider and assess the cost and functionality of
commercial, open source, or other known but as yet not widely implemented
solutions for 1) transliterating internationalized contact information to
US-ASCII, 2) translating internationalized contact information to English,
3) transcribing internationalized contact information to US-ASCII,
or 4) a mixture of translation, transliteration and transcription.
<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Consider and assess the accuracy implications for
transliteration and translation of the internationalized contact data<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Based on practices documented in 1 and
understanding the issues raised in 3 and 4 and best practices by
other e-merchants in 2, summarize some common best practices
registry/registrar could do to minimize these variations, if translation and/or
transliteration is deemed necessary. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> The study team is currently on the
first task, and has prepared a registry and registrar survey to complete. Since
this group is closely working in this area, we appreciate very much if you have
any feedback on these survey questions. Such feedback will help us to make sure
we ask the right questions. </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Your feedback by 12 February is much appreciated. More
information about the study can be found here: </span><span
style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'><a
href="https://community.icann.org/display/whoisird/Study+to+Evaluate+Available+Solutions+for+the+Submission+and+Display+of+Internationalized+Contact+Data"><span
style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>https://community.icann.org/display/whoisird/Study+to+Evaluate+Available+Solutions+for+the+Submission+and+Display+of+Internationalized+Contact+Data</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Kind
regards, </span><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Steve</span><span
style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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