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<p>HI Laura,</p>
<p>Thanks for the informative write up and link to their
newsletter. Many interesting sessions.</p>
<p>See you all in Puerto Rico</p>
<p>Best,</p>
<p>Judith<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2/18/24 11:02 PM, Laura Margolis via
ALAC wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Dear All:
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<div>ccNSO Council meeting #202 was held on February 15th.</div>
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<div>Here is the full <a
href="https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/ALAC+Liaison+to+the+ccNSO+Reports?preview=/2262570/305299478/Agenda%20meeting%20202%2015%20February%202024%20v1.pdf"
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href="https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/ALAC+Liaison+to+the+ccNSO+Reports?preview=/2262570/305299478/Agenda%20meeting%20202%2015%20February%202024%20v1.pdf"
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<div>I would like to highlight some important updates regarding
ccPDP4:</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div><b>Updates on <a
href="https://ccnso.icann.org/en/workinggroups/idn-cctld-strings.htm"
moz-do-not-send="true">ccPDP4</a></b></div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span
style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">a.</span></b><b><span
style="font-size:7pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span></b><b><i><span
style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Progress
and expected
timeline ccNSO Decision making</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><i><span
style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><br>
</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
style="color:black;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">The
ccPDP4 WG expects to
complete its work by 20 February 2024, and the Issue
manager will submit
the report prior to ICANN79 for consideration and decision
making by the
Council. </span><b
style="color:black;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">The
Final report does include both policy recommendations</b><span
style="color:black;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span><b
style="color:black;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">and
advice to ccTLDs</b><span
style="color:black;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">. The
advice is on topics that were considered out of scope
of the PDP by the WG, and the decision-making process is
not defined through
Annex B of the Bylaws, but through the Internal rules of
the ccNSO. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 72pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span
style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Two
different tracks</span></b><span
style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">: </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">1)<span
style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> <b>Set
of policy
recommendations</b>.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
style="color:black;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">That was
the task of the
WG, to develop this policy and propose it.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">2)<span
style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> <b>Advice
to ccTLD managers</b>.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
style="color:black;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Submitting
IDN tables for
second level domains.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
style="color:black;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Secondly,
about </span><b
style="color:black;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">registering
IDN domain names and variants to the same entity</b><span
style="color:black;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
style="color:black;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><br>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
style="color:black;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">It will
have 2 sides: one
is for </span><b
style="color:black;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">policy
making</b><span
style="color:black;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">. As per
the ccPDP process. First council will be asked
to support the recommendations, and then the membership,
before being sent to
board.</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"
style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast"
style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">The
advice is governed by the internal rules of the ccNSO.
That will be a council decision, with the option to have a
veto by the members.
There is also a proposed timeline for the member's vote.
After the June’s
meeting, the recommendations can be submitted to the
board.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><u>Note: </u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">2 types
of decisions</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·<span
style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">One
within the context of
the PDP itself</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span
style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Second
one out of scope of
the PDP, and will be a regular resolution.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span
style="font-size:14pt;line-height:107%"> </span></b><b
style="font-size:11pt"><span
style="font-size:14pt;line-height:107%"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span
style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">b.</span></b><b><span
style="font-size:7pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span></b><b><i><span
style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Discussion
and views Draft
Recommendation 14 on participation of ccNSO in
developing IDN Guidelines.</span></i></b><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">The <b>IDNccPDP4
WG</b> was requested to provide feedback
on a draft recommendation by the Phase 2 GNSO IDN EPDP WG
on proposal to create
a formal process for convening a group that would <b>propose
amendments to IDN
Guidelines</b>. These Guidelines may affect (IDN &
ASCII)) ccTLDs, with IDN
second level domains under management and were developed
by a group of experts,
including members of the ccTLD community. According to
the proposal, the
ccNSO and GNSO Councils will have a role in developing the
charter for the
community group that will develop future versions of the
IDN Implementation
Guidelines.</span><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span
style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">EPDP
GNSO</span></b><span
style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> <b>has
a phase 2,</b> currently in drafting mode. One of
the recommendations (draft rec. 14 in the report) is about
<b>suggesting a more
predictable process on changing the IDN</b> <b>implementation
guidelines</b>.
Board development guideline on the format how to submit
tables to IANA. Board
initiated process. CcNSO appointed some members.
Suggestion is to make the
process more rigorous. Reason for raising it now: they
foresee a role for ccNSO
council</span><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span
style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Firstly,
to approve the process to be designed</span></b><span
style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">, every
time the board is
initiating the process</span><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span
style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Secondly,
to appoint members to this WG and monitor the
outcome for the community</span></b><b><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">This is
relevant for ccTLDS, <b>IDN tables need to have
a format</b>. Determined by the implementation
guideline. Therefore ccNSO will be involved in the
evolution of the IDN implementation
guideline. </span><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p>
</div>
<div>Also, please take a look at the <a
href="https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/ALAC+Liaison+to+the+ccNSO+Reports?preview=/2262570/305299473/ccNSO%20Newsletter%20%20February%202024.pdf#ccNSO--1198923559"
moz-do-not-send="true">February newsletter</a>.<br>
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<div>Thank you and have a nice week!<br>
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<div>ALAC Liaison to ccNSO</div>
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<div><a href="mailto:margolisl@gmail.com"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
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