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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Dear WG Members,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Please find below the</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">
<span style="color:black">proposed agenda for<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>the
</span>regular <span style="color:black">WG </span>meeting <span style="color:black">
on<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><b>Monday, 02 November<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="color:black">2020 at</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> 20:00 UTC for 90 minutes.</span></b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Note: For the schedule of the upcoming meeting topics, please see the Work Plan at:
<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ftMpOLkeLaJAHrUZ6dy1vTR6Ja_VGTKQ5KnPfMttbkE/edit?usp=sharing">
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ftMpOLkeLaJAHrUZ6dy1vTR6Ja_VGTKQ5KnPfMttbkE/edit?usp=sharing</a>.  WG members are requested to review scheduled topics and comments prior to the meetings.</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Proposed Agenda</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Review Agenda/Updates to Statements of Interest</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Review draft Final Report Public Comments – to prepare see the links to the Public Comment Review Tool on the wiki at:<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1x9vbkFUNEAb55oEPCFRsdrDlowh06zIUBiUZ_s_r8Og/edit?usp=sharing">
</a><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/NGSPP/h.+Published+Draft+reports">https://community.icann.org/display/NGSPP/h.+Published+Draft+reports</a> and review the following topics and comments:</span>
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<u><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jS1m66MxbJRWhhQQTZBpyZnIuWm4ncpJFkiWz5qmASc/edit#gid=1163822586" target="_blank">Topic 20: Application Change Requests</a><o:p></o:p></span></u></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#1155CC;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4">
<u><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YJJDm9mdmSssXav1P08Uhw6Ofyp0KtfTX8QSRChrVNI/edit#gid=1163822586" target="_blank">Topic 24: String Similarity Evaluations</a><o:p></o:p></span></u></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4"><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1155CC"><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kmZRLAsW6wlTyQ8LA3KhOQzU1UABL9zCPWw39Yc9lB8/edit#gid=1163822586" target="_blank">Topic
 35: Auctions</a></span></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">If you need a dial out or would like to submit an apology, please email </span><a href="mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org" title="mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">gnso-secs@icann.org</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Best,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Julie</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Julie Hedlund, Policy Director</span>
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