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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="color:#1F497D">Dear All,
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="color:#1F497D">On behalf of Christopher Wilkinson, the appointed ALAC ‘Co-Lead’ for Work Track 5, please see his message and attached report on the topic of Work Track 5 Geographical Names in the
DNS. .<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="color:#1F497D">Please send your comments to this list and Christopher.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="color:#1F497D">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="color:#1F497D">ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="color:#1F497D">[Begin forwarded message]</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Dear Friends and Colleagues:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">As you may recall, ICANN is currently working on the policies relating to the eventual launch of a further round of applications for new generic top level domains (TLDs)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">As part of this process, the PDP has recently created a dedicated sub group (‘work track 5’) to address the question of geographical terms in the top level name space (DNS)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">This is my first briefing note to At Large, as the appointed ALAC ‘Co-Lead’ for Work Track 5, - as provided for in the WT5 ToR. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Note that the other three Co-Leads have been appointed by ccNSO, GAC and GNSO.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">The principal outcome to date is the agreed Terms of Reference approved by the WT5 conference call on 17 January 2018. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">The document is attached (.pdf).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">The principal features of this decision are as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">-<span class="apple-tab-span">
</span>the Terms of Reference of the work track on geographical terms follow closely the structure and organisation of the GNSO PDP Guidelines<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span>the option of working as a Cross Community Working Group, as was initially proposed, has been rejected in favour of the GNSO PDP policies and procedures<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span>no decision has been taken regarding the definition of geographical terms relevant to the DNS, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span>That has been deferred to the next phase of the discussion, which has already begun.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Accordingly, I would encourage At Large members to participate actively in this working group (WT5) because it has the potential to influence decisively the scope for individual Internet users, world-wide,
to exercise their rights and interests in their geographical terms of all kinds in the future.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt"> Further background information about this subject is available at:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__docs.google.com_document_d_1JnqiUKHd9-5FaTLFMFQ0Rmft8GRUL7JSvGF7qS2xj7CAw_edit&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=PF9VKOo4nYMGLTtWcHZZreauv03rE96xienOw4tThw4&m=P6Vz4WyvwJs1fLXtV2T1mxh_frKRnUt2xtt5C0OzBWE&s=XuDEO3HgEjDyIWpny6B_m6f7_IfF2Ru3lgZU9kINZt8&e=">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JnqiUKHd9_aTLFMFQ0Rmft8GRUL7JSvGF7qS2xj7CAw/edit[docs.google.com]</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">I would be glad to receive any comments and answer any questions on this matter.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Christopher Wilkinson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">ALAC Co-Lead<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">GNSO new gTLD PDP, WT5 (Geo-Names)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt"><a href="mailto:cw@christopherwilkinson.eu">cw@christopherwilkinson.eu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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