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<p class=MsoPlainText>Please note that the public comment period has been
extended to 22 February 2008 for input to the Issues Report IDN ccPDP <a
href="http://ccnso.icann.org/announcements/announcement-22jan08.htm">http://ccnso.icann.org/announcements/announcement-22jan08.htm</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Dear all,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>At its meeting on 2 October 2007 the ccNSO Council
requested the creation of an Issue Report as a first step in launching a ccPDP.
To identify matters that are potentially relevant to the Issues Report, a
comment period was opened on 19 December 2007 and would remain open until 25
January 2008.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>In the Issue Report the following needs to be considered:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>1. Whether Article IX of the ICANN bylaws applies to
IDN ccTLDs<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>associated with the ISO 3166-1 two letter codes, and if
it does not then to establish if Article IX should apply.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>2. Whether the ccNSO should launch a PDP to develop
the policy for the<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>selection and delegation of IDN ccTLDs associated with
the ISO 3166-1 two-letter codes.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>As you may have noted both the GNSO Council and ccNSO
Council have send a letter to the ICANN Board relating to core elements of the
IDN ccPDP.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>It is anticipated the ccNSO and GNSO Council will meet
during the ICANN meeting in New Delhi to explain and discuss the background of
the views expressed in the letters. It is my view as Issue Manager of the ccPDP
that the outcome of such a meeting, if it will be convened, is significant as
input for the Issues Report. Therefore the period to provide input into the
Issues Report is extended from 25 January until<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>22 February 2008.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>According to the ICANN by laws the creation of the Issue
Report is the second step in launching the IDN ccPDP. The first step was the
request of the ccNSO Council on 2 October 2007 to create an Issue Report. The
final step is the decision of the ccNSO Council to initiate the ccPDP (see
ICANN by laws Annex B, section 2).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Bart Boswinkel<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Issue Manager IDN ccPDP<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>[from the gNSO Secretariat]<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Mark McFadden<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Secretariat, ISPCP Constituency<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>mcfadden@ispcp.info<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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