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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello Zuan, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you so much for taking the time and conducting a thorough review of the report!
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please see my respond to the points you noted below. Welcome Donna, Justine, and others to chime in as well.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">Page 34 – the typo has been fixed. Thank you.
<o:p></o:p></li></ol>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">Page 35 – The proposed revision to the sentence is as follows: “<i>Except for Arabic, the language communities of the other six scripts
<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">have already limited</span> the number of allocatable variant labels that can be applied for as gTLDs (i.e., one to four variant labels of the primary label are allocatable)</i>.” Similar revision has been
applied on page 77, the first bullet point under rationale for rec 8.1, as well as page 98, analysis for difference no.2.
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">Page 32 – Rec 3.11-3.14
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">In summary, staff understood that the agreed points are as follows: <o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">Discounted base application fee MUST apply when variant labels, no matter how many, are applied for separately from the primary label
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">ONE-TIME WAIVER for base application fee applies to existing ROs from 2012 round when up to 4 variant labels are applied for in the NEXT ROUND
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">Additional fees MAY apply when more than 4 variant labels are applied for in an application, whether together with the primary string or separately<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">As such, staff is proposing the following refinement of <b>Rec 3.11-3.14</b> (revised portion highlighted in
<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">yellow</span>) <o:p></o:p></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b>Rec 3.11</b> (text unchanged)<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><i>A future IDN gTLD applicant applying for a primary IDN gTLD string and up to four (4) of that string’s allocatable variant labels during an application round must incur the same base application fee as any gTLD applicant who does
not apply for variant labels in that round.<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b>Rec 3.12-3.13,
<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">order switched</span> <o:p></o:p></b></li></ul>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b>Rec 3.12</b> (text unchanged):
<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><i>A future registry operator applying only for allocatable variant label(s) of its delegated primary IDN gTLD must incur a discounted base application fee that ICANN org considers to be proportional to any costs associated with
evaluating the application and consistent with the cost recovery principle.<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b>Rec 3.13</b>:
<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><i><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">An application for more than four (4) of a primary IDN gTLD string’s allocatable variant labels</span> may incur additional fees that ICANN org considers to be proportional
to any additional costs associated with evaluating the application and consistent with the cost recovery principle.
<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo3">Note: previously the rec started with “A future IDN gTLD applicant applying for a primary IDN gTLD string and more than four (4) of that string’s allocatable variant labels in an application…”;
this revision attempts to make it clear that when more than four variant labels are applied for in an application, whether together with the primary string or separately, may incur additional fees.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.5in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b>Rec 3.14:
</b>first paragraph text unchanged; second and third paragraphs have switched order to align with Rec 3.12 and Rec 3.13
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<p class="MsoListParagraph"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><i>As a one-time exception for the immediate next application round, the base application fee for up to four (4) allocatable variant labels of an existing IDN gTLD applied for by its existing registry operator from the 2012 round
will be waived. <o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><i>If an existing registry operator from the 2012 round applies for allocatable variant labels of its existing IDN gTLD in any application round subsequent to the immediate next application round, that application
<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">must incur</span> a discounted base application fee as any other future registry operators who apply only for allocatable variant labels, as set out in
<u><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Preliminary Recommendation 3.12</span></u>.<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><i>If an existing registry operator from the 2012 round applies for more than four (4) allocatable variant labels of its existing IDN gTLD
<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">in an application during any round</span>, that application may incur additional fees as set out in
<u><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Preliminary Recommendation 3.13</span></u>.<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo3">Note: The second paragraph previously included the phrase “may incur” with regard to discounted base application fee; it has been updated to “must incur”. The third paragraph previously
included the phrase “in the immediate next application round”; it has been updated to “in an application during any round”.
<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Ariel <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Zhang Zuan <zuanzhangpetergreen@hotmail.com><br>
<b>Date: </b>Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at 7:48 AM<br>
<b>To: </b>Ariel Liang <ariel.liang@icann.org>, "gnso-epdp-idn-team@icann.org" <gnso-epdp-idn-team@icann.org><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[Ext] </span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"MS Gothic";color:black">回复</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">: [Gnso-epdp-idn-team] REMINDER: Phase 1 Initial Report for Approval - by EOB Tuesday, 11 April<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Dear all, </span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:DengXian;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:DengXian;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Thanks to Donna, Justine and staff, without your leadership and support work, the Phase
1 Initial Report would not be done. </span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:DengXian;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:DengXian;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">After reviewed the whole Initial Report, I have the following observations: </span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:DengXian;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:DengXian;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">1.Page 34, the last paragraph </span></b></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:DengXian;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:DengXian;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">“<i>since the delegation of gTLD variant labels will be a new and……….</i>”, is it a
typo? If it is, should it be revised as “will be new”? </span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:DengXian;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:DengXian;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">2. Page 35, Rationale for Preliminary Recommendation 3.11-3.14 </span></b></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:DengXian;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:DengXian;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">It is mentioned that “<i>[s]ince the EPDP Team decided not to impose a ceiling value
for the delegated top-level variant labels</i>”, while in the next paragraph, it is mentioned that “<i>[e]xcept for Arabic, the language communities of the other six scripts have already put a ceiling value (i.e., one to four variant labels of the primary
label are allocatable) to limit the number of allocatable variant labels that can be applied for as gTLDs”</i>. </span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:DengXian;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:DengXian;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">It might be confusing by first mentioning “<b>not to impose a ceiling value”
</b>and later “<b>already put a ceiling value</b>”. As a matter of fact, the language communities of the other six scripts proposed a threshold number of variants, which was the threshold number for deciding whether to charge base application fee or not. </span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:DengXian;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:DengXian;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">So it might be revised as “the language communities of the other six scripts have already
proposed a threshold number (i.e., one to four variant labels of the primary label are allocatable) to limit excessive number of allocatable variant labels that can be applied for as gTLDs”, just to be aligned with (Page 36, the second paragraph) “<i>[t]he
EPDP Team recommends this threshold number based on the known upper bound for allocatable variant labels permitted by the RZ-LGR for the scripts that have allocatable variant labels (with the exception of Arabic)</i>”. </span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:DengXian;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">3.Page 32 </span></b></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:DengXian;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">{Preliminary Recommendation 3.13: A future registry operator applying only for allocatable
variant label(s) of its delegated primary IDN gTLD must incur a discounted base application fee that ICANN org considers to be proportional to any costs associated with evaluating the application and consistent with the cost recovery principle. </span></i></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:DengXian;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span></i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:DengXian;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Preliminary Recommendation 3.14: If an existing registry operator from the 2012 round
applies for allocatable variant labels of its existing IDN gTLD in any application round subsequent to the immediate next application round, that application may incur a discounted base application fee as any other future registry operators who apply only
for allocatable variant labels, as set out in Preliminary Recommendation 3.13. }</span></i></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:DengXian;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:DengXian;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">When I read the above recommendations, I find some ambiguities regarding the discounted
base application fee. </span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:DengXian;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:DengXian;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Does the discounted base application fee apply to all of the variants applied separately
by both future applicants and existing registry operators in a separate round rather than the round in which they applied for primary gTLDs? If it applies, in this scenario, is there any number limit of applied-for variants? In other words, is it the scenario
that no matter how many variants are applied for, future applicants and existing registry operators might only pay a discounted base application fee? </span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:DengXian;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:DengXian;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">If there is no number limit of variants in the above scenario, there are no ambiguities
of the recommendations. </span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:DengXian;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:DengXian;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">But in order to be aligned with the spirit of the proposed threshold number (4) of variants
for one gTLD, I would suggest proposing the same number limit (i.e. 4 variants) in the above scenario to avoid excessive applications of variants for one gTLD. </span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:DengXian;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:DengXian;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">My two cents. </span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:DengXian;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Congratulations to all for achieving this milestone. </span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:DengXian;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Best Regards </span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:DengXian;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Zuan </span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:DengXian;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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2023</span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family:"MS Gothic";color:black">年</span><span style="color:black">4</span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family:"MS Gothic";color:black">月</span><span style="color:black">11</span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family:"MS Gothic";color:black">日</span><span style="color:black">
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REMINDER: Phase 1 Initial Report for Approval - by EOB Tuesday, 11 April</span> <o:p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Dear All, <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">This is a friendly reminder to review the draft Phase 1 Initial Report by
<b><u>EOB Tuesday, 11 April</u></b>. As per instruction from the leadership team, please share on list if you come across any typos or minor issues that must be fixed.
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<p class="xmsonormal">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal">Ariel <o:p></o:p></p>
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</b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Ariel Liang <ariel.liang@icann.org><br>
<b>Date: </b>Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at 12:12 PM<br>
<b>To: </b>"gnso-epdp-idn-team@icann.org" <gnso-epdp-idn-team@icann.org><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Phase 1 Initial Report for Approval - by EOB Tuesday, 11 April </span>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Dear All, <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">On behalf of the EPDP Team leadership, we are sending the draft Phase 1 Initial Report for your approval by
<b><u>EOB Tuesday, 11 April</u></b>. Please see the message from Donna and Justine below. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Dear Team</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Congratulations! We did it!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Attached is the Initial Report for Phase 1 that we intend to post for public comment by the end of the month. If you have time to review please do and let us know if you come
across any typos or minor issue. However, please note that at this stage of the process the Leadership Team has agreed that it is too late for substantive changes. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">We intend to publish the report for the minimum comment period of 42 days. However, if we receive requests to extend the duration we will certainly consider it.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">On behalf of the Leadership Team, I want to thank everyone in the Team for your respective contributions and dedication that got us to this point. I appreciate these efforts
can become tedious and at times hard to maintain interest so sincere thanks for sticking with us. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">I know we still have work to do, quite a bit as it turns out, but we now have a good chunk of it behind us. Buy yourself a drink, or chocolate or ice cream to celebrate
</span><span style="font-family:"Apple Color Emoji";color:black">🎉</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">We’re going to take a mini-break and when we come back on 20 April we’ll start what will largely be an administrative discussion about how to tackle Phase 2. And also just a
heads up that I have requested 4 sessions at ICANN77 and I hope to have some news to share in that regard.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Big thanks to our support team of Ariel, Emily and Steve. Where would we be without Ariel’s presentations
</span><span style="font-family:"Apple Color Emoji";color:black">😀</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">. And thanks to Sarmad and Pitinan for your expertise and analysis of data that has been so helpful to our consideration of
the charter questions. Special mention to our Board Liaisons Edmon and Alan as well for their contributions; and Michael Karakash for joining the calls. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Have a great weekend. We’ll see you in a couple of weeks.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Donna and Justine</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">As an additional note, policy staff are in process compiling content for Annex E (EPDP Team membership and attendance), and it will be ready before the report is submitted to ICANN org for processing. We will also discuss with the leadership
team regarding any new input received on the D1b draft text circulated yesterday. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">From the staff team, a BIG THANKS to Donna and Justine for their diligence, kindness, and leadership. And congratulations to everyone for the great work done! It has been an amazing journey and we have come a long way together! <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Best Regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal">Ariel, Emily, Steve<o:p></o:p></p>
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