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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,</span><span style='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'> </span><span style='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 23 February. <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>. </span><span style='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'> </span><span style='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 and excerpts from the chat room are included.</span><span style='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'> </span><span style='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,</span><span style='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'>Julie</span><span style='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'> </span><span style='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</span><span style='font-family:Calibri'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'> </span><span style='font-family:Calibri'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'> </span><span style='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 23 February</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. Full Work Update:</span></i><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'> Next meeting Monday, 27 February at 1500 UTC.<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. CC2 Questions:<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'>-- See: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iZBCVEAJPBYEDg7jLsMHKkNczR_b6-jH2Wl5eVH-WWM/edit?usp=sharing<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'>-- Discussion of questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'>-- Question 4.1 is accepted as written, from this call.<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. Universal Acceptance (See slides):<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'>-- UA in a Nutshell (Slide2)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'>-- Key Points (Slide 3)<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><u><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'>Q&A: Next Round of TLDs:<o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'>-- Question: In the AGB would be good to use a requirement for UA. Compliance with best practices.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'>-- Answer: Could be in the AGB. We are more in the banking, social media, e-commerce, to be UA ready. Could be a good practice, but not a requirement.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'>-- Question: Some people believe that ICANN should be warning people about gTLD issues (UA).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'>-- Answer: We get pretty high acceptance rate for names that are short, and as they get longer they get longer. Wouldn't say that people should be warned. We are getting more applications to be ready. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'>-- When you talk about UA I don't see how it applies to the next round. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'>-- Not sure how it would apply. Registries might want to know about it. This has been an issue since 2001.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'>-- Not just IDNs having IDN problems.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'>-- What can an applicant do? The contract is subject to the IDN guarantee and the language tables? A lot is out of applicants' hands. What can a registry operator do?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'>-- Make sure that non-IDN strings get picked up in Universal Acceptance.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'>-- Leaning more towards a light touch.<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><u><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'>From the chat room:<o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'>Rubens Kuhl: Currently, AGB states that "Applicants must further demonstrate that they have made reasonable efforts to ensure that the encoded IDN string does not cause any rendering or operational problems. " But the follow-up example is of a tone higher than UA, mentioning mixed scripts. But the follow-up example is of a tone higher than UA, mentioning mixed scripts. From registry agreement: "1.2 Technical Feasibility of String. While ICANN has encouraged and will continue to encourage universal acceptance of all top-level domain strings across the Internet, certain top-level domain strings may encounter difficulty in acceptance by ISPs and webhosters and/or validation by web applications. Registry Operator shall be responsible for ensuring to its satisfaction the technical feasibility of the TLD string prior to entering into this Agreement."<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. CC2 Questions:<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'>-- See: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iZBCVEAJPBYEDg7jLsMHKkNczR_b6-jH2Wl5eVH-WWM/edit?usp=sharing<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'>Application Evaluation: (4.3 Https://community.icann.org/x/YT2AAw)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'>-- Technical evaluation: 4.3.1: Is consolidation desirable?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'>-- 4.3.2: Financial evaluation (reading questions)<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'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>