<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Nick:<div><br></div><div>Your wording seems good as the word "treatment" is not necessary. 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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red">Work Track 5 will focus on developing
<s>proposed</s> recommendations regarding <s>the treatment of</s> geographic names at the top level (both in ASCII and IDN form), including an analysis of the Review Procedure for Geographic Names contained in the 2012 Guidebook, evaluation criteria and potential
grounds for objection.</span></i><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Nick Wenban-Smith<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5 [<a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5-bounces@icann.org">mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5-bounces@icann.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Carlos Raul Gutierrez<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 30 November 2017 17:44<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5@icann.org">gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5@icann.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5] Comment on Paragraph 1 of the Scope of Terms of Reference<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Is there no way to avoid "treatment"????<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">On November 30, 2017 9:24:22 AM CST, Jeff Neuman <<a href="mailto:jeff.neuman@comlaude.com">jeff.neuman@comlaude.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Jorge,<o:p></o:p></span></a></p>
<p><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"><span lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">In an attempt to combine your proposal and mine, how about the following?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"><span lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red">Work Track 5 will focus on developing proposed recommendations regarding the treatment of geographic names
at the top level (both in ASCII and IDN form), including an analysis of the Review Procedure for Geographic Names contained in the 2012 Guidebook, evaluation criteria and potential grounds for objection.</span></i></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">We can add a footnote to that Review Procedure.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b><a href="mailto:Jorge.Cancio@bakom.admin.ch">Jorge.Cancio@bakom.admin.ch</a><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 30, 2017 10:11 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5@icann.org">gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5@icann.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5] Comment on Paragraph 1 of the Scope of Terms of Reference<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE-CH" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Hello all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">I apologize for not being able to follow this work track as closely as I would like to, but other commitments are limiting the time I have for specific
ICANN policy work…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Without prejudice to coming back later with more detailed comments, I am a bit unsure about the direction we would be giving to the scope of our
work if we put into question in abstract “whether” the non-objection rule should apply – in fact this apparently lays the focus on putting into question the applicability of that non-objection rule instead of asking how that rule works – its pros and cons
etc.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">In fact, in Abu Dhabi there were many speakers at the F2F meeting (me included) who (1) expressly supported that rule as something that had worked
pretty well in the 2012 round, (2) that supported a fact-based approach to analyzing what the shortcomings (if any) were with this rule, and (3) who advised against re-inventing that wheel.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Hence, I feel we should formulate that section in the a more neutral manner as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">“</span><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red">Work Track 5 will focus on developing proposed recommendations
regarding the treatment of geographic names at the top level (both in ASCII and IDN form), in particular on evaluation criteria and potential grounds for objection as well as analyzing the functioning of the non-objection requirement by affected governmental
authorities provided for in the 2012 round.”</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79">I hope that this more neutral approach to the question may be acceptable to all as a working basis.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Kind regards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Jorge
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">On Nov 30, 2017, at 18:50, Jeff Neuman <<a href="mailto:jeff.neuman@comlaude.com">jeff.neuman@comlaude.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">With respect to the Scope of the Terms of Reference, please keep in mind that this section refers only to what will be discussed. It is intended to make sure
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Therefore, may I suggest a slight rewording of that first paragraph to the following:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red">Work Track 5 will focus on developing proposed recommendations regarding the treatment of geographic names at the top level (both in ASCII and IDN form),
including whether such names require consent or non-objection from applicable governmental authorities, evaluation criteria and potential grounds for objection.</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">This shorter rewording moves the consent or non-objection part up in the paragraph from where it is now. The new wording does not preclude any discussions on
“approvals” nor does it implicitly endorse an approval-based model. It (hopefully) is neutral and by virtue of having the word “consent” in the paragraph will naturally lead to discussions on how one obtains consent or non-objection if required. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">In addition, the term consent is already in the Applicant Guidebook, so it is a term that we are all familiar with. And finally, according to<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.thesaurus.com/browse/consent"><span style="color:#954F72">http://www.thesaurus.com/browse/consent</span></a>,
the term “Consent” is synonymous with, “approval, assent, authorization, permission, allowance, acquiescence”, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">This is being provided as a suggestion only to move forward the conversation. It is not being provided in any official capacity.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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