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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear IDNGWG members,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Here is an initial draft response to the comments.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I have included a summary of comments received.&nbsp; You are requested to review the summary and suggest any edits.&nbsp;
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In addition, we would need to do the analysis of each of these points made by the community.&nbsp; Based on our discussions, I will update the analysis section as we proceed, for eventual publication on behalf of IDNGWG.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Regards,<br>
Sarmad<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-SG">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-SG"> idngwg-bounces@icann.org [mailto:idngwg-bounces@icann.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Sarmad Hussain<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 04, 2017 12:25 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> idngwg@icann.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Idngwg] Public Comment on IDN Guideliens<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Dear IDN Guidelines WG members,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Kindly note that the public comment period on the IDN Guidelines has now ended. &nbsp;There are five comments, accessible from
<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_public-2Dcomments_idn-2Dguidelines-2D2017-2D03-2D03-2Den&amp;d=DwMFAg&amp;c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&amp;r=KTETvEaGPwPcawI-QmNa-kiv-ZBvdgyyLm-mxd028M4&amp;m=K-8Po_KcCNqnHFUm1rIjya8h8bWqVuKo0lHy0I9p0m0&amp;s=s910i_BbDuj5FiR1BMyzZVvR7pTuC3Pn0ae2DX-JlCU&amp;e=">
https://www.icann.org/public-comments/idn-guidelines-2017-03-03-en[icann.org]</a>, by the following entities:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span>NIC Chile<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span>Open-Xchange<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span>Govt. of India<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span>Internet Architecture Board (IAB)<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span>Registries Stakeholder Group (RySG)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">As next steps, IDNGWG needs to review these comments, develop IDNGWG response (for posting by 9 June) and finalize the Guidelines for publication.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Regards,<br>
Sarmad<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-SG">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-SG">
<a href="mailto:idngwg-bounces@icann.org">idngwg-bounces@icann.org</a> [<a href="mailto:idngwg-bounces@icann.org">mailto:idngwg-bounces@icann.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Sarmad Hussain<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 12, 2017 9:38 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:idngwg@icann.org">idngwg@icann.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Idngwg] Extending the Public Comment deadline<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Dear IDN Guidelines WG members,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">We have recently received a request from Registries Stakeholder Group (RySG) to extend the deadline for public comments for two weeks.&nbsp; After consulting with Edmon and Mats, we are now proceeding to extend the PC date
 as requested by RySG.&nbsp; This is FYI and for any feedback.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Regards,<br>
Sarmad<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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