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--></style></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-GB link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>In preparation for this week&#8217;s UASG Face-to-Face meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Don<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>A Brief Report on UASG Activities<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>By Don Hollander<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>2017-04-11<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Administrative Processes: ICANN&#8217;s administrative processes are thorough and detailed.  They also require someone within ICANN administrative environment to monitor and manage the paperwork.  <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Automated Evaluation Tool: Zensar advised complete.  ICANN IT to provide hosting and evaluation.  Waiting: ICANN IT.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Case Studies: See report from Communications Subgroup<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>4.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Comms Editorial: See report from Communications Subgroup on UA101 distribution<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>5.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Comms Editorial: UA102 (EAI) pending Seattle meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>6.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Comms Generally:  See reports from Communications Subgroup<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>7.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Document Review: Other documents to be reviewed before end of financial year.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>8.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Document Review: UASG007 &#8211; Document reviewed and minor corrections applied. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>9.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Document Review: UASG014 &#8211; Quick Guide to EAI has been published &#8211; To be reviewed during EAI gathering in Seattle<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>10.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Document: Introduction to EAI.  <i>Still no contractor available.  Table of Contents to be developed during EAI Gathering in Seattle.</i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>11.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Documents: Internet Industry Blueprint for CIOs.  <i>Still waiting for document from I2 Coalition and Eco.</i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>12.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Documents: White Paper &#8211; Published with Fanfare April 11!  <i>NB: Financially significant costs involved in launch.</i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>13.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Elections: Completed<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>14.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Event Participation: EurID has invited UASG to participate in an event in Bulgaria.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>15.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Event Participation: Preliminary invitation to participate in Argentina SysArmy event again.  Tony not certain this will be material better than last year without more resources.   <i>NB: We STILL haven&#8217;t paid last year&#8217;s sponsorship, but this is now in the ICANN systems.</i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>16.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Event Participation: Tony Harris representing UASG in Argentina Event.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>17.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Event Support:  The UASG sponsored the Night.Talk at WHD 2017.   <i>Report from Christian pending, but reasonably positive initial reports.</i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>18.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Financials: Forecast to again be markedly underspent.   Key issue is finding suppliers and then the administrative process.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>19.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Local UA Initiatives.   <i>Several initiatives raised informally, but no requests for funding received.  </i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>20.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Outreach &#8211; New Zealand.  <i>Letters written to CIOs in top 100 IT operations in New Zealand incorporating the Quick Guide to UASG.  Little response.</i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>21.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Procurement: Michaela Quinzey has recently agreed to be our administrative shepherd through the ICANN procurement process.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>22.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Project: Browser Review.  New vendor selected.  Pending approval by UASG Chairs<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>23.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Project: EAI Documents &#8211; Still seeking a vendor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>24.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Project: EAI Evaluation Platform: <i>Still no contractor choices</i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>25.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Project: IDNA Review.  <i>Two Internet Drafts have been published for discussion.   Basically, this would shift responsibility for the conflict of identifiers to the registry and would NOT require regular coordination between IETF and Unicode.</i>  To be discussed in Seattle.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>26.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Project: Linkification Review.  Vendor identified.  Waiting for agreement on Statement of Work.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>27.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Project: Mitigation Model Review.  Final report from IDC expected April 11.   <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>28.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Project: Programming Evaluation Criteria: First version expected April 13.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>29.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Project: Programming Language Evaluation.  Pending completion of Criteria April 13.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>30.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Project: University Lectures.  <i>Pending ICANN administrative processes.</i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>31.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Project: Work with anti-abuse community to develop relevant education material.  <i>With Christian.</i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>32.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Research: IDNs and SEO.   Agreement in principle reached with TheDNA to perform this work.  Waiting on ICANN administration.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>33.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>UA Ambassadors:  <i>No progress.</i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p></div></body></html>