<div dir="ltr">Thank you for this report, Laura. <br><br>I'm sure Satish, Hadia and AK will also bring us up to speed with GNSO EPDP on IDNs Phase 2 preliminary recommendations and the proposed approach for the updating the IDN Implementation Guidelines from the gTLD perspective to complement your update.<br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><br><font color="#000000">Kind regards,</font><br><font color="#000000">Justine</font><br><b><br></b></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, 19 Feb 2024 at 12:03, Laura Margolis via ALAC <<a href="mailto:alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org">alac@atlarge-lists.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 dir="ltr">Dear All:<div><br></div><div>ccNSO Council meeting #202 was held on February 15th.</div><div><br></div><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" target="_blank">agenda</a> and <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" target="_blank">notes</a>.</div><div><br></div><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" target="_blank">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-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-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 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 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-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-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" target="_blank">February newsletter</a>.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Thank you and have a nice week!<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><b><font color="#073763">Laura Margolis</font></b></div><div>ALAC Liaison to ccNSO</div><div><br></div><div><a href="mailto:margolisl@gmail.com" target="_blank">margolisl@gmail.com</a></div><div>+59899690992</div><div>skype: lauri.margolis</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/ALAC+Liaison+to+the+ccNSO+Reports#ccNSO-696341623" target="_blank"><font color="#0b5394">ccNSO Liaison Workspace</font></a></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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