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<FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>Dear all, the IDN variant project team appreciates your contribution. Based on the request, we will organize a webinar. <BR>
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Here is a draft agenda: <BR>
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1. An overview of existing TLD programs related to variants by ICANN staff [15 minutes]<BR>
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2. Experience of variant handling in ccTLDs [50 minutes]<BR>
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Five presentations, 7 mins each + 15 mins Q&A<BR>
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4: Overview of DNS mechanisms and status from IETF standards. [7 mins]<BR>
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5: Outline of RFC discussions about variant handling. [15 mins] <BR>
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6. 3 min wrap up.<BR>
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Before we close the queue, are there any others willing to share their experiences?<BR>
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We will also proceed to arrange a time that speakers can make and announce the dates shortly. Given the global nature of our audience, we may have to run two exact webinars. <BR>
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Warm regards, <BR>
IDN Variant Project Team<BR>
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On 7/4/11 2:46 PM, "Desiree Miloshevic" <<a href="dmiloshevic@afilias.info">dmiloshevic@afilias.info</a>> wrote:<BR>
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On 4 Jul 2011, at 11:04, Vladimir Shadrunov wrote:<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>Seems the idea has some support and we have a few people who are willing to share their knowledge and experience. Here's the list of those who responded on 1, 2 and 3. <BR>
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1. Existing ICANN TLD programs (Fast Track, Applicant Guidebook)<BR>
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<FONT COLOR="#5B1094">Oksana Prykhodko</FONT>, <FONT COLOR="#1F497D"><B>Fahd Batayneh</B></FONT>, <FONT COLOR="#CC0060">iftakhar shah<BR>
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2. IDN ccTLD registries - variants on the top level<BR>
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<B>Fahd Batayneh, </B><FONT COLOR="#CC0060">iftakhar shah<BR>
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3. TLD registries - variants on the second level, <BR>
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<FONT COLOR="#1F497D"><B>Fahd Batayneh</B></FONT>, <FONT COLOR="#00681C">Vladimir Shadrunov</FONT> , <FONT COLOR="#C88900">Behnam Esfahbod</FONT>, <FONT COLOR="#008391">Andrzej Bartosiewicz</FONT> <BR>
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Desiree<BR>
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If someone active in the IETF community would be willing to give a presentation on how existing DNS standards and related RFC handle string similarity that would also be great. Additionally some feedback from the IP lawyers would be appreciated as to whether the variant problem exists in the IP realm. <BR>
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May I defer it to the chair or to the moderator of this list to respond regarding how a group-wide webinar can be implemented.<BR>
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Thanks,<BR>
Vladimir Shadrunov<BR>
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On 3 July 2011 15:20, Andrzej Bartosiewicz <<a href="andrzej@yonita.com">andrzej@yonita.com</a>> wrote:<BR>
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On 6/30/2011 4:45 PM, Vladimir Shadrunov wrote: <BR>
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Happy to share my experience with variants on TLD level.<BR>
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Best,<BR>
Andrzej<BR>
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