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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hi Don, 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 initial shortlist for countries was done on the following factors:
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Geographical diversity,<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Potential for UA local initiatives, and<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Ability to get a list of websites across various domains (govt., media, etc.) from that country.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Based on these factors the initial list of 20 countries was developed, with intention to continue adding more countries in the future iterations of this work.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">ICANN’s GSE team and UASG leadership were consulted in the process.<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">Regards,<br>
Sarmad<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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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From: </span></b><span style="color:black">UA-discuss <ua-discuss-bounces@icann.org> on behalf of Don Hollander <don.hollander@gmail.com><br>
<b>Reply-To: </b>"don@I2.org.nz" <don@I2.org.nz><br>
<b>Date: </b>Saturday, June 27, 2020 at 12:44 AM<br>
<b>To: </b>Jane Sexton <jane.sexton@icann.org>, "ua-discuss@icann.org" <ua-discuss@icann.org><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [UA-discuss] New UA Resource: UASG027<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hi Jane, et al.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">How were the countries chosen?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Neither the USA nor Canada were included – and these would be very large communities.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Nothing in the Pacific – and New Zealand indigenous language, te reo Māori, makes use of macrons – and this was done by a New Zealand based firm!</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Was there coordination with the local ccTLDs?</span><o:p></o:p></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Don</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> UA-discuss <ua-discuss-bounces@icann.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Jane Sexton<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, 13 May 2020 5:34 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> ua-discuss@icann.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [UA-discuss] New UA Resource: UASG027</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hi All – </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The UASG has just published <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__uasg.tech_wp-2Dcontent_uploads_documents_UASG027-2Den-2Ddigital.pdf&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=KTETvEaGPwPcawI-QmNa-kiv-ZBvdgyyLm-mxd028M4&m=-Byw9bu_8-KLbt62LOdDnokxvwl_QJngSydPJMFcn9Q&s=f1DgavSt1ck05uO8yenGAiXUpsfu-IUt4F619jxiK-g&e=">
UASG027 [uasg.tech]</a> – Country-Based Evaluation of Websites for Acceptance of Email Addresses in 2020.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please help promote and share on your channels if possible. @UASGTech:
<span style="color:black;background:white"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com_UASGTech_status_1260258814017728514-3Fs-3D20&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=KTETvEaGPwPcawI-QmNa-kiv-ZBvdgyyLm-mxd028M4&m=-Byw9bu_8-KLbt62LOdDnokxvwl_QJngSydPJMFcn9Q&s=QaJ_BhagFRTdiD8MJdxBStntVCD46JKFNvfCYUy4r5c&e=">https://twitter.com/UASGTech/status/1260258814017728514?s=20
[twitter.com]</a></span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Best,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Jane</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">-- </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Jane Sexton</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Communications Coordinator, Global Domains Division</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Mobile:
<span style="background:white">+1 310 570 7293</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Slack: jane.sexton</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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