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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></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",sans-serif'>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",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Please see below the action items and discussion notes captured by staff from the meeting on 17 August. <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: </span><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/NGSPP/Work+Track+4+Meetings"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>https://community.icann.org/display/NGSPP/Work+Track+4+Meetings</span></a><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Note also that the referenced document and slides for today’s meeting are attached and excerpts from the chat room are included below.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Julie<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Julie Hedlund, Policy Director<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",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Action Items/Discussion Notes 17 August</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Action: Match the notes/transcript/recording with slides 9. Start with side 9 at next meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>1. Plenary:<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Topics that were discussed:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>-- Rounds<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>-- Predictability Framework<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>-- Geographic Names and the Top Level<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>2. Application Evaluation:<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Slide 5: Where we are</span></u><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>-- Concluded on some principles.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>-- Re: financial aggregation to be done by RO not to put an applicant over another applicant in the pool. Question: What was the consensus in the order of applications? Response: Not in scope for Work Track 4. Being discussed in other work tracks. discuss how is should be done. Could be subject to evaluation in Work Track 1. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>-- Need to note that is subject to consideration by the plenary. Not only the plenary, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>-- Overhaul of the financial questions: Think about developing a strawpersons considering the CC2 comments. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>-- Root scaling has to be considered.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>-- Asked ICANN staff for answers to the classification question. Still need to provide questions and answers.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Slide 6: Non-Scored Questions</span></u><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>-- Question: Are we asking whether an applicant can change the purpose of a TLD? Is it within the scope of Work Track 4? Or is it a question on merits? Response: We can say what it shouldn't be. The topic of the representation of applicants. It is captured under contractual compliance in Work Track 2 -- seems to make sense to forward it.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>RSP Program</span></u><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>-- Strawperson couldn't specify.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>-- How to streamline the process but not get in the way of innovation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Slide 8: Registry Services</span></u><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>-- Does such planned evaluation need to be evaluated?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>-- What if a registry wants to offer a service of a registry of famous marks? Someone may want to mount an objection to that.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>-- What prevents someone from doing what you fear? Adding this as a new registry service?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>-- Proposal strawman language that applications wouldn't be allowed to specify registry services.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From the chat room:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Steve Chan: @Anne, the order of evaluation is being discussed in WT1<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Anne Aikman-Scalese (IPC): @Staff re notes - Cheryl just noted the addition of "subject to considerations of order of evaluation being addressed in Work Track 1" as fine.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Julie Hedlund: @Anne: Noted in the chat as the notes are not comprehensive. We have the recording for that.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Steve Chan: There are some thoughts from GDD staff in the Program Implementation Review, starting on page 82 here: https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/program-review-29jan16-en.pdf<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Steve Chan: Regarding the Financial Evaluation and the possible benefit of alternative approaches<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Cheryl Langdon-Orr (CLO): yes 18<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Cheryl Langdon-Orr (CLO): it is of course in scope of other WT's though so we could shift it from us<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Cheryl Langdon-Orr (CLO): :-) all yours as to why Steve :-)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Cheryl Langdon-Orr (CLO): Yep where it belongs IMO WT2<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Cheryl Langdon-Orr (CLO): as I said above (personal opinion of course) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Cheryl Langdon-Orr (CLO): Fob it off YES please :-)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Rubens Kuhl: I don't remember. I should, but I don't. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Steve Chan: You can see in section 4.3.4.4 here about the Q18 integration into the RA: https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/58735939/Section%204.3.4.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1460741391000&api=v2<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Cheryl Langdon-Orr (CLO): That can be a LT call then Anne WT2 or 2/3 but not ours ;-)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Steve Chan: And Objectiosn are indeed in WT3 :)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Anne Aikman-Scalese (IPC): Thanks Steve. I agree re Work Track 2 being the best fit.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Steve Chan: The feedback from GDD has re: changes to the technical evaluation, as well as the response about the CQs, have been added to the Wiki here: https://community.icann.org/x/YT2AAw<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Cheryl Langdon-Orr (CLO): Thx Steve and we will need to focus on these in the WT in the near future<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Cheryl Langdon-Orr (CLO): slide 7<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Cheryl Langdon-Orr (CLO): 8<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Cheryl Langdon-Orr (CLO): hmmm I have a delay in my AC chat turning up... Sorry <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Cheryl Langdon-Orr (CLO): Slide 9 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Quoc Pham: is there a typo on point 4? GPML = DPML?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Quoc Pham: I would also want to point out that if point 4 is supposed to be DPML, the DPML is a Dounuts product which is not a universal/generic product or service (e.g. offering IDNs), we should avoid pointing out Registry specific products perhaps?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Rubens Kuhl: DPML is a registry-specific product. GPML is a general term for PMLs. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Quoc Pham: ah ok<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Quoc Pham: sorry<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Cheryl Langdon-Orr (CLO): Time check 15 mins eft on this call<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Cheryl Langdon-Orr (CLO): I tend to agree Anne In my personal capacity but does such innovation *need* to be evaluated at application is the key as Rubens is pointin out now<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Anne Aikman-Scalese (IPC): re straw-person on registry services - strongly disagree re limiting services described in application. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>