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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Dear </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">all</span><span style="color:black">,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Please see the message below from Sarmad Hussain re: public comment of the
</span><span style="color:black">String Similarity Review Guidelines</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Best. Lars<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">As you may recall from our discussion on<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/18N3fmL8cJrx4h6yd7A-uFzS60tBSqeEGynxxVLwMHx0/edit#heading=h.jwegaqlh262l" title="https://docs.google.com/document/d/18N3fmL8cJrx4h6yd7A-uFzS60tBSqeEGynxxVLwMHx0/edit#heading=h.jwegaqlh262l"><span style="color:#0563C1">String
Similarity Review AGB module</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>(Section 1.3.3.) that IDN EPDP Phase 1 report recommends developing String Similarity Review Guidelines, which will be used by the String Similarity Review Panel.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">For preparing these guidelines, we are planning to publish a report for public comment on 7 Feb. 2023. This report provides details of relevant factors to consider for string similarity review and a two-step process to cater to potentially
a large number of comparisons in the string similarity review due to variant strings along with the applied-for strings.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">If the community agrees with this approach, we will conduct Phase 2 of this work, where we will finalize the guidelines, along with the data and tools being suggested at this time. We also intend to publish Phase 2 work for public
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<span style="color:black">As shared during our discussion, we are also organizing a session at ICANN79 where we intend to present the details of the report for community input. We look forward to your input on the proposed methodology.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Regards,<br>
Sarmad<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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