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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">We have constituted two sub-teams so far, on trademark claims and sunrise registrations. They both have one hour calls scheduled on Friday 4/14.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">There will soon be a third sub-team on private protections (extended claims notice from TMCH’ and DPML services offered by carious registry operators). Co-Chairs and staff are currently refining
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">The sub-teams will definitely consolidate questions and identify data sources and needs. They will then likely go on to frame policy choices, handing things back to the full WG at some point
 –- co-chairs are currently working out the exact scope of sub-team duties.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">There is no perfect formula for balancing the efficiencies on preliminary workup offered by sub-teams and the need to leave final resolution to the full membership of the WG. The co-chairs are
 even more up to their ears in calls and preparation than other WG members and fully understand the burden of the time commitment made by WG members, but also are charged with assuring that we address all Charter questions and maintain fidelity to the time
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Best weekend regards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"> gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org [mailto:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Paul McGrady<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, April 08, 2017 11:39 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Mary Wong'; gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [gnso-rpm-wg] Action Items, Slides and Notes from the Working Group call held earlier today<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Thanks Mary.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Kathy, Phil &amp; j Scott - How many of these Subteams are there right now?&nbsp; I’m losing track and the thought of actively participating in them as they seem to proliferate all the time is daunting.&nbsp;
 I really question whether or not they are speeding anything up, or just forcing more of the work of the larger group into smaller groups that leave out those of us that are already up to our ears in ICANN calls.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Paul<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">
<a href="mailto:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org">gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org</a> [<a href="mailto:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org">mailto:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Mary Wong<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 05, 2017 4:29 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org">gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [gnso-rpm-wg] Action Items, Slides and Notes from the Working Group call held earlier today<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The following Action Items were noted by staff during the Working Group call held earlier today. Below them you will find some additional questions that several Working Group members typed into the Adobe Connect
 chat room for your further discussion as to whether or not to forward them to the Analysis Group or otherwise consider. You will also find attached to this email the slides that Greg Rafert and Stacey Chan used for the discussion that took place today.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">ACTION ITEMS:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">1.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Working Group members to consider volunteering for either the Sunrise Charter Questions or Private Protections Sub Team (<u>please let staff know if you are interested in joining either/both</u>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">2.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Staff to review Work Plan, and to begin planning Sunrise and Claims Sub Team calls starting next week<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">3.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Co-Chairs to continue working with staff to develop draft questions and proposed scope of work for the Private Protections Sub Team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">4.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Co-Chairs and staff to coordinate with the Analysis Group for a second call with them (question for all:
<u>when do you think this will be most useful? Do you have comments or questions based on the attached slides that you think the Analysis Group and/or the Working Group should address?</u>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">5.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Co-Chairs and staff to review results of Doodle poll and propose call duration times up to ICANN59 and an appropriate weekday for the fourth (APAC timezone-friendly) rotating Working Group call at 0300 UTC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">REMINDER - Working Group members to review TMCH Charter Categories 1 &amp; 2 (see attached TMCH Next Steps table) and
<u>send a note to this mailing list if they have any additional suggestions or follow up on those two categories</u>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Here are the ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS from the Adobe Connect chat room from today;
<u>please send any comments you may have or suggestions for follow up to this mailing list</u>:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Phil Marano: The revised report indicates in several areas that conclusions could not be reached because various parties failed to respond to requests from Analysis Group for additional data. &nbsp;It would be great to receive
 additional context from Analysis Group on the specific requests it made, to whom, and any reasons given for failure to respond or provide the requested data.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Michael Graham: If the registration application was abandoned AG could not see the DOMAIN applied for, so there's no way of tracing duplicate pings, etc.?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Kristine Dorrain: Do we know if a user who got a Claims Notice and abandoned their attempt to register then subsequently decided later to go back and register the domain despite the Claims Notice?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Griffin Barnett: Is there data on abandonment of registrations where there is no Claims Notice (e.g. legacy TLDs)? Do we have any data on abandonment during the same periods for those starting the registration process but
 not receiving a Claims Notice?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Finally, I also attach the Notes that were taken by staff in the Adobe Connect notes pod during the Working Group call held earlier today – please note that these have been prepared solely to assist the Working
 Group with recalling and progressing its work, and are <u>not</u> intended to replace or supersede the call recording or meeting transcript, which are the official records of the meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thanks and cheers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Mary<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">No virus found in this message.<br>
Checked by AVG - <a href="http://www.avg.com/email-signature">www.avg.com</a><br>
Version: 2016.0.8012 / Virus Database: 4769/14262 - Release Date: 04/07/17<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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