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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Hi,<br><br>I would also like to participate in the group 1: Categories.<br><br>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Alexander Schubert<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> gnso-newgtld-wg-bounces@icann.org [mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg-bounces@icann.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Carlos Ra?l Gutiérrez G.<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 09, 2017 4:07 PM<br><b>To:</b> Steve Chan <steve.chan@icann.org><br><b>Cc:</b> gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Gnso-newgtld-wg] - Drafting Teams Call for Volunteers<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Dear Steve,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>hope all is well on your side. I put my name down in the first group, categories.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>cheers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez<br>+506 8837 7176<br>Skype: carlos.raulg<br>Current UTC offset: -6.00 (Costa Rica)<br>On 8 Feb 2017, at 19:33, Steve Chan wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #777777 1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 4.0pt;margin-left:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:3.75pt'><div id=9202B51F-8D5E-4FDA-BE71-9D20CBFBE236><div><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'>Dear WG Members,</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'>During recent full WG calls, it was agreed that in order to drive progress, drafting teams should be established for a handful of the overarching issues. The expectation is that these drafting teams will be able to develop proposals that can then be considered by the full WG. Please review the three calls for volunteers below and follow the instructions to participate in any or all where you are interested.</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'>Please indicate your interest by 15 February so that these teams can initiate their work in a timely manner.</span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'>If you have any questions, please let WG leadership or staff know.</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'>Best,</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'>Steve</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'>Call for Volunteers – Subsequent Procedure Drafting Teams</span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:20.25pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'>1.</span></i></b><b><i><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#777777'> </span></i></b><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'>Charter Topic: Different TLD Types (<a href="https://community.icann.org/x/Nz2AAw">https://community.icann.org/x/Nz2AAw</a>)</span></i></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'>What This Team Will Do:</span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'> The WG is seeking to define the characteristics of the preliminary set of categories identified by the WG, then determine what changes could be needed. This drafting team will prepare a set of draft outputs that will be considered by the full WG. The anticipated deliverables include:</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#777777'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#777777'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'>A matrix that pinpoints the specific characteristics of the categories</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#777777'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#777777'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'>At least at a high level, the related changes to the application process, evaluation criteria, and contractual requirements that would likely be necessary and perhaps unique to certain categories/characteristics.</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#777777'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#777777'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'>Any enforcement mechanisms that may be needed as a result of establishing different paths to obtaining a new gTLD.</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#777777'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#777777'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'>A recommendation as to whether the creation of applicable categories is necessary or whether the unique aspects of those categories can be handled through the existing processes.</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'>Documentation of deliberations to date can be found here: <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/16Sd6mpO5MqHl7BHOl9HBENDgUvcqQ04QumbVNfVu-FM/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/document/d/16Sd6mpO5MqHl7BHOl9HBENDgUvcqQ04QumbVNfVu-FM/edit?usp=sharing</a></span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'>How This Team Will Work:</span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'> This drafting team may employ a variety of mechanisms to address its work. It is anticipated that the drafting team will complete its work primarily over email, collaborating via Google Docs, and occasional meetings. Meetings will be recorded, the email list archived, and the group will utilize public workspaces (i.e., Google Docs, Wiki).</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'>How to Participate:</span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'> Simply add your name to the sign-up document here (<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1g-OoBec_Q6nnBofBvcTnfAotFh7yq07HUM7kxh62SYo/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1g-OoBec_Q6nnBofBvcTnfAotFh7yq07HUM7kxh62SYo/edit?usp=sharing</a>). The only requirement to participate is that you are a member of the WG. If you have any issues accessing the Google Doc, you can send an email to staff instead and we can add your name on your behalf.</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:20.25pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'>2.</span></i></b><b><i><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#777777'> </span></i></b><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'>Charter Topic: Predictability/Community Engagement (<a href="https://community.icann.org/x/Nz2AAw">https://community.icann.org/x/Nz2AAw</a> and <a href="https://community.icann.org/x/IT2AAw">https://community.icann.org/x/IT2AAw</a>)</span></i></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'>What This Team Will Do:</span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'> Preliminarily, the WG has determined that a framework for predictability and change control may help mitigate the destabilizing effect from unforeseen issues encountered after policy implementation and/or program launch. Some elements of the framework could include determining what factors should be predictable (e.g., outcomes, timeframes, input from the community, etc.), expectations for what could cause change and the scope of an acceptable level of change, how fundamental changes are dealt with, etc. This drafting team will prepare a set of draft outputs that will considered by the full WG.</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'>Documentation of deliberations to date can be found here: <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/16Sd6mpO5MqHl7BHOl9HBENDgUvcqQ04QumbVNfVu-FM/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/document/d/16Sd6mpO5MqHl7BHOl9HBENDgUvcqQ04QumbVNfVu-FM/edit?usp=sharing</a></span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'>How This Team Will Work: </span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'>This drafting team may employ a variety of mechanisms to address its work. It is anticipated that the drafting team will complete its work primarily over email, collaborating via Google Docs, and occasional meetings. Meetings will be recorded, the email list archived, and the group will utilize public workspaces (i.e., Google Docs, Wiki).</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'>How to Participate:</span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'> Simply add your name to the sign-up document here (<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1g-OoBec_Q6nnBofBvcTnfAotFh7yq07HUM7kxh62SYo/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1g-OoBec_Q6nnBofBvcTnfAotFh7yq07HUM7kxh62SYo/edit?usp=sharing</a>). The only requirement to participate is that you are a member of the WG. If you have any issues accessing the Google Doc, you can send an email to staff instead and we can add your name on your behalf.</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:20.25pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'>3.</span></i></b><b><i><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#777777'> </span></i></b><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'>Charter Topic: Applications Assessed in Rounds (<a href="https://community.icann.org/x/Jz2AAw">https://community.icann.org/x/Jz2AAw</a>)</span></i></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'>What This Team Will Do:</span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'> The WG agreed that there should be an ongoing process that is clearly defined and provides clear guidance on how and when applications will be accepted in the future, however, it has yet to establish specific details to promote these features. The WG has agreed that a drafting team should document the issue, identify requirements, and propose a solution or solutions for consideration by the full WG. The WG has already considered several options detailed below, but the drafting team would not be limited to just these ideas:</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#777777'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#777777'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'>A fixed set of rounds (or perhaps defined by certain criteria to determine the “extent of demand”), followed by some form of steady state.</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:72.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#777777'>o</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#777777'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'>The steady state could be first come, first served, though issues have been identified with this approach (e.g., may favor ICANN insiders, may cause a strain on ICANN systems, may promote hastily prepared applications, etc.)</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:72.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#777777'>o</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#777777'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'>The steady state could be annual windows, or something similar (e.g., three months of application acceptance, remaining 9 months to complete evaluation, repeat on a yearly basis).</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#777777'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#777777'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'>Immediately settling into a steady state.</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'>Documentation of deliberations to date can be found here: <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/16Sd6mpO5MqHl7BHOl9HBENDgUvcqQ04QumbVNfVu-FM/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/document/d/16Sd6mpO5MqHl7BHOl9HBENDgUvcqQ04QumbVNfVu-FM/edit?usp=sharing</a></span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'>How This Team Will Work: </span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'>This drafting team may employ a variety of mechanisms to address its work. It is anticipated that the drafting team will complete its work primarily over email, collaborating via Google Docs, and occasional meetings. Meetings will be recorded, the email list archived, and the group will utilize public workspaces (i.e., Google Docs, Wiki<i>).</i></span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'>How to Participate:</span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'> Simply add your name to the sign-up document here (<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1g-OoBec_Q6nnBofBvcTnfAotFh7yq07HUM7kxh62SYo/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1g-OoBec_Q6nnBofBvcTnfAotFh7yq07HUM7kxh62SYo/edit?usp=sharing</a>). The only requirement to participate is that you are a member of the WG. If you have any issues accessing the Google Doc, you can send an email to staff instead and we can add your name on your behalf.</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#777777'>Steven Chan</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Mincho";color:#777777'>
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