<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div>Although this theme wasn't in WT4 or SGB, I'll explicitly take my leadership hat off just in case. <div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">That said, I don't see the community being able to settle on a priority round. Even though Geos and Brands, the ones that asked for this so far, were perceived as the most interesting use cases of the 2012 round, and while I believe it's likely it will be the case again in the next procedure, there are so many potential clashes in the namespace that there will be always someone disgruntled by such priority. One hypothetical would be the association of apple farmers wanting .apple while Apple Computer also wanted .apple*; the AFRALO-AFRICANN letter is yet another example of this. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">We need to walk together in this case, and that means allowing every possible applicant or possible objector to have their opportunity in the upcoming procedure. While in product management it's typical to prioritise use cases in lieu</div><div class="">of others, and a geo/brand round looks pretty much like an MVP (Minimum Viable Product) to me, I don't see how we would bring everyone onboard on this. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Rubens</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">* Yes, I know only Apple Computer applied in 2012 and they now own .apple</div><div class=""><br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On 9 Apr 2019, at 01:42, Jeff Neuman <<a href="mailto:jeff.neuman@comlaude.com" class="">jeff.neuman@comlaude.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">All,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">We received the following correspondence today and wanted to make sure that the Working Group was made aware of the statement from AFRALO-AFRICANN.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">This is being provided for informational purposes and will be incorporated into our discussions as applicable.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">Best regards,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Jeff Neuman</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; 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Do not use, copy or disclose the information contained in this message or in any<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://attachment.com/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">attachment.Com</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Laude USA and Valideus are trading names of Consonum, Inc.</span><u class=""><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(5, 99, 193);" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></u></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div class=""><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-width: 1pt; border-top-color: rgb(225, 225, 225); padding: 3pt 0in 0in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Silvia Vivanco <<a href="mailto:silvia.vivanco@icann.org" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">silvia.vivanco@icann.org</a>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Monday, April 8, 2019 8:59 PM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Jeff Neuman <<a href="mailto:jeff.neuman@comlaude.com" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">jeff.neuman@comlaude.com</a>>; Jeff Neuman <<a href="mailto:jeff.neuman@valideus.com" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">jeff.neuman@valideus.com</a>>;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:langdonorr@gmail.com" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">langdonorr@gmail.com</a><br class=""><b class="">Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>ICANN At-Large Staff <<a href="mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">staff@atlarge.icann.org</a>>; Mohamed Bashir <<a href="mailto:mbashir@mbash.net" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">mbashir@mbash.net</a>>; Tijani BEN JEMAA <<a href="mailto:tijani.benjemaa@fmai.org.tn" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">tijani.benjemaa@fmai.org.tn</a>>; Sarah Kiden <<a href="mailto:skiden@gmail.com" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">skiden@gmail.com</a>>; Seun Ojedeji <<a href="mailto:seun.ojedeji@gmail.com" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">seun.ojedeji@gmail.com</a>>; Fatimata com> <<a href="mailto:fsylla@gmail.com" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">fsylla@gmail.com</a>><br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>AFRALO-AFRICANN statement - ICANN 64 Kobe, Japan<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: white;" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class="">Dear co-chairs of the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP WG,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: white;" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class="">On behalf of AFRALO’s Chair Mohamed El Bashir, kindly find attached the AFRALO/AFRICANN Statement “New gTLD Subsequent Procedure: Proposal of Neustar regarding the upcoming round of New gTLDs" which was discussed and approved at the ICANN 64 meeting in Kobe, Japan.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: white;" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class="">Please be so kind to find attached the statement for your consideration.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: white;" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: white;" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class="">Thank you!<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: white;" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: white;" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class="">Kind regards,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: white;" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: white;" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class="">Silvia Vivanco<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class="">Senior Manager, At Large Regional Affairs<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: white;" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class="">Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class="">Tel: + 51-997510935<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div></div><span id="cid:29AF535078F9654382858F7EF149E226@pexch112.icann.org"><Joint AFRALO-AfrICANN meeting Kobe, March 2019-final.pdf></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important;" class="">_______________________________________________</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; 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