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--></style></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link="#000000" vlink="#000000"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>Dear WG Members,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>Attached, please find a PDF version of the current Google Document on Different TLD Types: <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mA_hTUhLhJSsfcmoQwREtUqxykZ5KfJffzJAAhEvNlA/edit#gid=1186181551" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mA_hTUhLhJSsfcmoQwREtUqxykZ5KfJffzJAAhEvNlA/edit#gid=1186181551</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>Steve<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:Calibri;color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='font-family:Calibri;color:black'><gnso-newgtld-wg-bounces@icann.org> on behalf of Jamie Baxter <jamie@dotgay.com><br><b>Date: </b>Monday, May 15, 2017 at 7:49 AM<br><b>To: </b>Michele Neylon - Blacknight <michele@blacknight.com>, Martin Sutton <martin@brandregistrygroup.org>, Jeff Neuman <jeff.neuman@comlaude.com><br><b>Cc: </b>"gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org" <gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [Gnso-newgtld-wg] Proposed Agenda: New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Working Group, 15 May 2017 at 15:00 UTC<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:black'>I agree with Michele. What also needs to be included in the discussion is ways to improve implementation and transparency, since it appears to be at the root of many issues related to community applications.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:black'>Jamie<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:black'>Jamie Baxter<br>VP of Marketing<br>dotgay LLC<br>307 Seventh Avenue, Suite 1807<br>New York, NY 10001<br>212-235-5154<br><a href="mailto:jamie@dotgay.com"><span style='color:windowtext'>jamie@dotgay.com</span></a><br><a href="http://www.dotgay.com"><span style='color:windowtext'>www.dotgay.com</span></a><br><br>Please join us on Facebook at <a href="http://www.facebook.dotgay.com"><span style='color:windowtext'>www.facebook.dotgay.com</span></a><br>and follow us at <a href="http://www.twitter.com/dotgay"><span style='color:windowtext'>www.twitter.com/dotgay</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:6.0pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt' id=replyBlockquote><div id=wmQuoteWrapper><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>-------- Original Message --------<br>Subject: Re: [Gnso-newgtld-wg] Proposed Agenda: New gTLD Subsequent<br>Procedures Working Group, 15 May 2017 at 15:00 UTC<br>From: Michele Neylon - Blacknight <<a href="mailto:michele@blacknight.com"><span style='color:windowtext'>michele@blacknight.com</span></a>><br>Date: Mon, May 15, 2017 9:30 am<br>To: Martin Sutton <<a href="mailto:martin@brandregistrygroup.org"><span style='color:windowtext'>martin@brandregistrygroup.org</span></a>>, Jeff Neuman<br><<a href="mailto:jeff.neuman@comlaude.com"><span style='color:windowtext'>jeff.neuman@comlaude.com</span></a>><br>Cc: "<a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org"><span style='color:windowtext'>gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org</span></a>" <<a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org"><span style='color:windowtext'>gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org</span></a>><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>Martin</span><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>100% agree</span><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>I never understood why the concept of categories was rejected. Saying it’s “hard” does not mean it’s “impossible” or that it shouldn’t be explored.</span><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>After the lack of categories we (the community) had to then deal with a complicated patchwork of exemptions and other funky manipulations to get around the quite meaningless limitations that were being imposed.</span><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>For example, this weekend in Madrid ICANN shared some stats about SLA breaches from new TLD registries. Some people would argue that a “.brand” should not have to meet the same SLA targets as a “.generic”. While I can understand the logic of that argument the current lack of categories does not allow for that kind of differentiation. </span><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>Regards</span><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'><br>Michele</span><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'> 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style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>Ireland Company No.: 370845</span><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:Calibri;color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='font-family:Calibri;color:black'><<a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg-bounces@icann.org"><u><span style='color:blue'>gnso-newgtld-wg-bounces@icann.org</span></u></a>> on behalf of Martin Sutton <<a href="mailto:martin@brandregistrygroup.org"><u><span style='color:blue'>martin@brandregistrygroup.org</span></u></a>><br><b>Date: </b>Monday 15 May 2017 at 15:25<br><b>To: </b>Jeff Neuman <<a href="mailto:jeff.neuman@comlaude.com"><u><span style='color:blue'>jeff.neuman@comlaude.com</span></u></a>><br><b>Cc: </b>"<a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org"><u><span style='color:blue'>gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org</span></u></a>" <<a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org"><u><span style='color:blue'>gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org</span></u></a>><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [Gnso-newgtld-wg] Proposed Agenda: New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Working Group, 15 May 2017 at 15:00 UTC</span><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'>That would be helpful. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'>I have difficulties reconciling the notion of ignoring categories, as it caused no end of problems after applications were submitted and created unnecessary delays. Where there are well-defined categories and a proven demand, categories can be created and processes refined for that particular category, especially where the operating model is very different to the traditional selling /distribution to third parties.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Martin<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black'>Martin Sutton</span></b><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black'>Executive Director</span><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black'>Brand Registry Group</span><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black'><a href="mailto:martin@brandregistrygroup.org" target="_blank"><u><span style='color:blue'>martin@brandregistrygroup.org</span></u></a></span><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'>On 15 May 2017, at 15:17, Jeff Neuman <<a href="mailto:jeff.neuman@comlaude.com" target="_blank"><u><span style='color:blue'>jeff.neuman@comlaude.com</span></u></a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>Thanks Kurt. 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style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>From:</span></b><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'><a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg-bounces@icann.org" target="_blank"><u><span style='color:purple'>gnso-newgtld-wg-bounces@icann.org</span></u></a><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>[<a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg-bounces@icann.org" target="_blank"><u><span style='color:purple'>mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg-bounces@icann.org</span></u></a>]<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><b>On Behalf Of<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></b>Kurt Pritz<br><b>Sent:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>Monday, May 15, 2017 6:35 AM<br><b>To:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>Steve Chan <<a href="mailto:steve.chan@icann.org" target="_blank"><u><span style='color:purple'>steve.chan@icann.org</span></u></a>>;<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org" target="_blank"><u><span style='color:purple'>gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org</span></u></a><br><b>Subject:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>Re: [Gnso-newgtld-wg] Proposed Agenda: New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Working Group, 15 May 2017 at 15:00 UTC</span><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Hi Everyone:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'>In reading the agenda for today’s meeting, I read the spreadsheet describing the different TLD types. (See, <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mA_hTUhLhJSsfcmoQwREtUqxykZ5KfJffzJAAhEvNlA/edit#gid=1186181551" target="_blank"><u><span style='color:purple'>https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mA_hTUhLhJSsfcmoQwREtUqxykZ5KfJffzJAAhEvNlA/edit#gid=1186181551</span></u></a>).<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'>It looks remarkably similar to a chart presented to the ICANN Board in 2010 or 2011 as the main argument for<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><i>not<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></i>adding to the categories of TLDs in the last round because they would be problematic (read, “impossible”) to implement. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Even in this spreadsheet, I can argue whether most of the tick marks in the cells apply in all cases. This means that each of the many tick marks presents a significant barrier to: (1) getting through the policy discussion in a timely manner, and (2) a clean implementation. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Categories of TLDs have always been problematic. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'>The single most important lesson from the 2003-04 sponsored TLD round was to avoid a system where delegation of domain name registries was predicated upon satisfying criteria associated with categories. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'>In the last round, the Guidebook provided for two category types: community and geographic. In my opinion, the implementation of both was problematic: look at the variances in CPE results and the difficulty with .AFRICA. This wasn’t just a process failure, the task itself was extremely difficult. Just how does an evaluation panel adjudge a government approval of a TLD application if one ministry says, ‘yes’ and the other ’no’? This sort of issue is simple compared to evaluating community applications. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'>The introduction of a number of new gTLD categories with a number of different accommodations will lead to a complex and difficult application and evaluation process (and an expensive, complicated contractual compliance environment). It is inevitable that the future will include ongoing attempts to create policy for new categories as they are conceived.<br> <br>For those who want a smoothly running, fair, predictable gTLD program, the creation of categories should be avoided. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Instead, the outcome of our policy discussion could be a process that remains flexible and can adapt to new business models as they are developed. An exemption process to certain contractual conditions can be created to encourage innovation while ensuring all policy goals embodied in the RA are met. Fair and flexible agreements can be written without the need, time and complexity of the creation of additional categories or separate agreements. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'>While an exemption process sounds complex, it is not compared to the nightmare that the new gTLD process will become: never adequately administering to an ever-increasing number of categories.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'>I wrote in more depth about this ~ 6 months ago - and would be happy to flesh out my thoughts on this again.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Kurt<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Helvetica;color:black'>________________</span><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Helvetica;color:black'>Kurt Pritz</span><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Helvetica;color:black'><a href="mailto:kurt@kjpritz.com" target="_blank"><u><span style='color:purple'>kurt@kjpritz.com</span></u></a></span><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Helvetica;color:black'>+1.310.400.4184</span><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Helvetica;color:black'>Skype: kjpritz</span><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Helvetica;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Helvetica;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Helvetica;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'>On May 15, 2017, at 3:43 AM, Steve Chan <<a href="mailto:steve.chan@icann.org" target="_blank"><u><span style='color:purple'>steve.chan@icann.org</span></u></a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>Dear WG Members,</span><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>Apologies for the late delivery. Below, please find the proposed agenda for the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures WG meeting scheduled for Monday, 15 May 2017 at 15:00 UTC for 90 minutes.</span><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div style='margin-left:.5in'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:-.25in;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>1)</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'> <span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>Welcome/SOIs<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div style='margin-left:.5in'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:-.25in;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>2)</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'> <span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>Work Track Updates<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div style='margin-left:.5in'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:-.25in;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>3)</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'> <span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>GDD Summit Recap<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div style='margin-left:.5in'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:-.25in;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>4)</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'> <span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>Drafting Team Update – Different TLD Types (<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mA_hTUhLhJSsfcmoQwREtUqxykZ5KfJffzJAAhEvNlA/edit#gid=1186181551" target="_blank"><u><span style='color:#954F72'>https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mA_hTUhLhJSsfcmoQwREtUqxykZ5KfJffzJAAhEvNlA/edit#gid=1186181551</span></u></a>)</span><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div style='margin-left:.5in'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:-.25in;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>5)</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'> <span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>Community Comment 2 (CC2) Update – Public Comment available here:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/cc2-new-gtld-subsequent-procedures-2017-03-22-en" target="_blank"><u><span style='color:#954F72'>https://www.icann.org/public-comments/cc2-new-gtld-subsequent-procedures-2017-03-22-en</span></u></a></span><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div style='margin-left:.5in'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:-.25in;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>6)</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'> <span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>ICANN59 Planning<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><span 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