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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear NCAP discussion group, <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> Please see below ALAC’s comments on the proposed definition of name collisions and scope of inquiry for the name collisions analysis project.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Best<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Steve<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From: </span></b><span style="color:black">ICANN At-Large Staff <staff@atlarge.icann.org><br>
<b>Date: </b>Monday, August 12, 2019 at 3:24 PM<br>
<b>To: </b>"comments-proposed-definition-name-collisions-02jul19@icann.org" <comments-proposed-definition-name-collisions-02jul19@icann.org><br>
<b>Cc: </b>Steve Sheng <steve.sheng@icann.org>, Justine Chew <justine.chew@gmail.com>, Maureen Hilyard <maureen.hilyard@gmail.com>, Evin Erdogdu <evin.erdogdu@icann.org>, ICANN At-Large Staff <staff@atlarge.icann.org><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Pending Ratification: ALAC Statement on Proposed Definition of Name Collisions and Scope of Inquiry for the Name Collisions Analysis Project<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Dear All,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Please find attached the ALAC statement regarding<span class="apple-converted-space">
<a href="https://community.icann.org/x/7KSjBg">Proposed Definition of Name Collisions and Scope of Inquiry for the Name Collisions Analysis Project</a>.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">In the interest of time, the ALAC Chair requested that the statement be transmitted to the ICANN public comment process with a note that the statement is pending ALAC ratification.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121">Kind Regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Website: <a href="https://atlarge.icann.org/">atlarge.icann.org</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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