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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> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The latest table of questions and answers is attached and posted to the
<a href="https://community.icann.org/x/girwAw">wiki.</a> Note this doc replaces the Google sheet.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">*There are some questions that require clarification. I have identified the person who asked the question below and ask that they please provide some clarification*<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Recommendation 4: ICANN should document and clearly define the nature of the SSR relationships it has within the ICANN Community in order to provide a single focal point for understanding the interdependencies
between organizations. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Question: What accounts for the inconsistencies between the different documents on the ICANN website that describe the nature of the SSR relationships it has within the ICANN community?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Asked by: <span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">
Denise</span>, via <a href="https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/ssr2-review/2017-August/000564.html">
email</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Clarification requested: Could you please provide some concrete examples of discrepancies?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Recommendation 11: ICANN should finalize and implement measures of success for new gTLDs and IDN fast track that expressly relate to its SSR-related program objectives, including measurements for the effectiveness
of mechanisms to mitigate domain name abuse. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Question: Within the area of recommendation 11 & 12 activities for which ICANN can be a facilitator or convener – is there more information on the steps that ICANN took over the past five years to facilitate
activities that involve other entities that had primary ownership or responsibility on related activities?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Asked by: <span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">
Denise</span> during <a href="https://community.icann.org/x/jXHwAw">briefing</a> <o:p>
</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Clarification requested: We’re not clear on what the question is asking.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Recommendation 21: ICANN should establish a more structured internal process for showing how organization and budget decisions relate to the SSR Framework, including the underlying cost-benefit analysis <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Question: Where is the budgetary information as it pertains to the SSR? And where is the cost benefit analysis for making these decisions?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Asked by <span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">
Denise</span> via <a href="https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/ssr2-review/2017-October/000683.html">
email</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Clarification requested: Which decisions are referred to in the second part of this question?
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Ops & Finance briefing<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Question: There are many challenges in IDN WHOIS lookups. How do we get an accurate IDN WHOIS database for the Incident Handling process?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Asked by: <span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">
Noorul</span> as follow-up to <a href="https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=64949767&preview=/64949767/66085067/SSR1%20Ops%20%252B%20Finance%20Briefing%20June%202017%20v4.0.pdf">
briefing</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Clarification requested: Can you please: * Clarify what is meant by "IDN WHOIS database" and by "Incident Handling process”? * Clarify the context in which this question pertains to SSR?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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