<div dir="ltr">Many thanks Ariel. <br>To Sebastien and Council Members,<div><br></div><div>I am trying to understand the part of the draft letter that states that resolution of this policy issue should not be a dependency for the next round. For example, if the next round proceeds, are we saying we expect .quebec to file a String Confusion objection to any third party application for <span style="color:rgb(31,31,31);font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:22px;font-variant-ligatures:no-contextual">québec</span> with accent grave over the first e? Or are we saying we think that string similarity review will disqualify any third party application? </div><div><br></div><div>There appear to be some similarities between these issues and the issue of singulars and plurals which the Sub Pro Final Report treated in detail. That Recommendation is one of the 38 pending issues being handled by the Sub Pro Small Team as to the possible path to a solution which can be adopted by the Board.</div><div><br></div><div>Would .quebec end up negotiating with a third party applicant for <span style="color:rgb(31,31,31);font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:22px;font-variant-ligatures:no-contextual">québec</span> in order to have priority when the PDP on this issue is complete? (No priority for .quebec if no exception is created.) Is there potential for gaming here if no policy is developed before the next round? </div><div><br></div><div>Alternatively, do we believe a policy process which begins after the idn Phase 2 report is delivered will likely be completed in time for the guidelines to appear in the Applicant Guidebook if an exception is created which is similar to the one created for .eu? </div><div><br></div><div>Apologies as I do not have direct experience with String Similarity Review and its interaction with Objection procedures. Just trying to understand what happens if no policy is adopted before the next round opens.</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you,</div><div>Anne</div><div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Anne Aikman-Scalese</div>GNSO Councilor<div>NomCom Non-Voting 2022-2024</div><div><a href="mailto:anneicanngnso@gmail.com" target="_blank">anneicanngnso@gmail.com</a></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Sep 6, 2023 at 10:52 AM Ariel Liang via council <<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org" target="_blank">council@gnso.icann.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Following the discussion during the <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Final+Proposed+Agenda+2023-08-24" target="_blank">
August meeting</a> regarding “.québec”, the GNSO Council leadership, in coordination with staff, developed a draft guidance statement based on the general agreement from the Council. This statement is in response to EPDP-IDNs Team’s request with regard to whether
the public comments related to “.québec” are within its scope to address. <u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please be so kind to review the statement attached. If no objection or concern is raised by any Councilor by
<b><u>EOB Wednesday, 13 September</u></b>, it will be sent to the EPDP-IDNs Team as a formal guidance.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you,<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Ariel Xinyue Liang</span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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