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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hello fellow NCSG members.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This month, your two representatives to the Transfer Policy Review Working Group (TPR WG), Mr. Juan Manuel Rojas and I, will begin the process of convening members to discuss, collect and draft our public comment on the Working Group’s initial report, which was issued last July 31.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br>As we prepare for the public comment process, we invite all interested members to participate in the ICANN Org engagement team’s two webinars, coming this week and next, which are designed to describe the main points contained in the TPR recommendations. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Each of the two webinars covers a different set of recommendations in the initial report. According to the description, the first webinar will cover the recommendations about transferring a domain from one registrar to another (Group 1A from the charter) and the second will cover recommendations about Change of Registrant and the Transfer Dispute Resolution Procedure (Group 1B & Group 2 from the charter). From the webinar description, “The webinar objective is to complement the information provided in the Initial Report published for public comment.”<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>The first of these webinars is Wednesday, September 4, 2024 @ 13:00 UTC. </b>Here is the link: <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/engagement-calendar/details/gnso-transfer-policy-review-working-group-webinar-1-2024-09-04">https://www.icann.org/en/engagement-calendar/details/gnso-transfer-policy-review-working-group-webinar-1-2024-09-04</a>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The second webinar will convene on Monday, September 9, 2024 @ 13:00 UTC. Here is the link: <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/engagement-calendar/details/gnso-transfer-policy-review-working-group-webinar-2-2024-09-09">https://www.icann.org/en/engagement-calendar/details/gnso-transfer-policy-review-working-group-webinar-2-2024-09-09</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>You can find more information about the TPR WG, including the initial report, here: <a href="https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=347734037">https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=347734037</a>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Later this month Juan and I will convene additional discussions that focus on any NCSG concerns that may arise, so stay tuned! <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We feel the above webinars are a good way to gain some familiarity with the issues and rationale behind the recommendations,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please let us know if you have any questions.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Best regards<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ken<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>