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--></style></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'>Dear Sub Team Members,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'>Please see below the action items and discussion notes captured by staff from the meeting on 14 December. <i>These high-level notes are designed to help Work Track Sub Team members navigate through the content of the call and are not meant to be a substitute for the recording.</i> Please also see the recording on the meetings page at: <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/NGSPP/Work+Track+4+Meetings">https://community.icann.org/display/NGSPP/Work+Track+4+Meetings</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'>Note also that the referenced slides for today’s meeting are attached.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'>Julie<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'>Julie Hedlund, Policy Director<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'>Action Items/Discussion Notes 14 December</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'>1. Hyderabad recap [slide 5 of the slide deck]<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'>-- Support for IDN 1-character was pictogram (Japanese or Korean), but opposition was not to Latin and Cyrillic, but use a more generic term.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'>-- Probably would be good to use generic terms for all of them.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'>-- Only those that represent 1 word.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'>-- On support for IDN Variant TLDS -- Staff have had preliminary discussions with Sarmad Hussain on staff. He could provide background or a status update on the program.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'>From the Chat:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'>avri doria</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'>: idoegraphic cs. non ideographic<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'>2. Consensus call 1: Technical capability to be assessed at contract signing time [slide 7 in the slide deck]<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'>Possible language: "Applicants must be able to demonstrate their technical capability to run a registry operation for the purpose that the applicant sets out, but will only be required to do so at contract-signing time, after passing other criteria and/or approvals and prevailing in contention set(s), [if any]."<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'>-- If we do a consensus call over email should have the full story documented and presented to be taken into account.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'>-- Today's discussion is just a temperature taking, not a consensus call.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'>-- Explaining why the change is being made is important. Good to lay out those conditions, which will help this make sense.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'>-- The financial model and testing the technical model are two different things.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'>From the chat:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'>avri doria</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'>: might want to consider adding ", if any" at the end of the stmt.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'>Cheryl Langdon-Orr (CLO):</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'> good point Avri <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'>avri doria:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'> i think we need two reading, both on calls to close a consensus call.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'>Cheryl Langdon-Orr (CLO):</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'> yes the rationale is important on this proposed recommendation <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'>Phil Buckingham:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'> this is a catch 22 , since the technical costs/ so contractual relationship with the backend provider will need be incurred and the costs put in the financial model for evaluation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'>Cheryl Langdon-Orr (CLO):</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'> thx Avri<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'>3. Discussion: Technical evaluation of applications to be performed as aggregated as feasible [slide 9 from the slide deck]<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'>-- During the evaluation process there wasn't a realization of how the market would evolve with respect to backend providers .<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'>-- It was thought at the outset that individual applications needed to be evaluated in the absense of knowing that the backend marketplace would be established. Things didn't work out as predicted.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'>From the Chat:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'>Steve Chan:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'> If I recall, part of why every application was considered indivudually overall was related to principles of fairness? Kurt would probably be able to fact check that statement.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'>Phil Buckingham:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'> Totally agree Kurt. and nobody knew who was going to apply , how many portfolio players would submit multiple applications using the same model <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'>4. Discussion: Timing and method for Financial Evaluation [slide 10 from the slide deck]<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'>-- Could have speculative applications. The financial models are going to vary even more if the price goes down.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'>-- Look at the program implementation report that staff produced. There were inefficiencies from treating every application individually.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'>From the chat:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'>Phil Buckingham:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'> the financial model was templated / standardised . It wont work for Round 2 . Each applicant's financial model needs to treat separately , evaluated , due diligence accordingly Agreed Alan . Alot more .<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'>Steve Chan:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'> @Rubens, I tried to note that the report acknowledges those challenges to some degree, but apparently i made that point ineffectively. So not just about inefficiency...<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>