<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%">Dear All:</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">After
67 meetings, last February 20^th., the ccPDP on the (de-)selection of
IDN ccTLD Working Group issued its Final Report, as required under Annex B
section 9.c of the ICANN Bylaws. </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">The
Final Report as included will also be posted on the ccPDP4 Webpage and
announced to the community.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%">The Council
will be asked to:</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></p><ol><li><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%">Vote on the
recommendation in Part A of the Report</span></li><li><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%">Adopt the
advises to the ccTLD Managers in part B of the Report</span></li></ol><p></p>



<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">All issues identified in
the Report have been addressed, as well as the request by the Board to
coordinate the development efforts with the GNSO EPDP WG and the
Council’s request includes recommendations with respect to the
relevancy of the ccTLD review mechanism and the exclusion of claims etc.
relating to the selection of IDN ccTLDs strings from ICANN’s IRP and
Reconsideration processes.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">Report is attached.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">Thank you.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">Best regards, </span></p><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="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>