<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><div><div><div>Hello Mikey, James, and IRTP C IRT,</div></div></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><div><br></div><div>I attended the IRTP D session at ICANN48 remotely. As it was pretty early Los Angeles time, I wanted to touch base with you to make sure I understood the effect of various comments made during the session. I have attached the transcript for ease of reference.</div><div><br></div><div>On page 31 of the transcript, James asked if we could pause implementation efforts for IRTP C due to something that was uncovered in IRTP D discussions. I wanted to confirm what was meant by "pause implementation efforts". During our last IRTP C call, there was a discussion of a face-to-face meeting to finely tune the implementation plan on a whiteboard. I am happy to arrange that meeting; I just want to confirm that I should still move forward in light of the IRTP D discussions in Buenos Aires. </div><div><br></div><div>Additionally, in light of requested delays, Tim Cole asked how we should allay the community concern of repeated implementation delays, and Mikey asked if we could prepare some messaging regarding delays. I have included a few points below to consider:</div><div><span style="font-family: Calibri; "><br></span></div><div>Members of the registrar community expressed some concern about all of the new contractual and policy implementation efforts that were coming down the pipeline including but not limited to: </div></div></span><div><br></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><ul><li>the 2013 RAA;</li></ul></div></div></span><div><br></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><ul><li>the Expired Registration Recovery Policy (PEDNR/ERRP);</li></ul></div></div></span><div><br></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><ul><li>IRTP Part B Recommendations 8 and 9; and </li></ul></div></div></span><div><br></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><ul><li>IRTP Part C Recommendations 1, 2 and 3 </li></ul></div></div></span><div><br></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><div>To that end, ICANN plans to work with the registrar community on an implementation roll-out plan, designed to make policy implementation cycles more predictable and thereby more manageable for registrars to incorporate into their business models. </div></div></div></span><div><br></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><div>Some of the recommendations of IRTP D appear to conflict with recommendations of IRTP C, and until those conflicts are resolved, the team is recommending that implementation efforts for IRTP C be paused. It may also be beneficial to acknowledge that the members of the IRTP C Implementation Review Team have extensive overlap with the IRTP D Working Group.</div><div><br></div><div>Feel free to edit the above messaging as you see appropriate. Also, please let me know if you would like me to schedule an in-person meeting for January or February, depending on availability. I want to keep the ball rolling; I just want to be sure I correctly understood the instructions of the group.</div><div><br></div><div>Kind regards,</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family: Calibri; ">Caitlin Tubergen</span></div><div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">Registrar Relations and Contracts Manager</font></font></div><div>ICANN</div><div><br></div><div><div style="font-family: Consolas; font-size: medium; "><br></div></div></div></div></div></span></body></html>