<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body><div><b original_font_attr="-1" original_line_height_attr="" style="font-size: 11.211pt; ">Hi members,</b></div><div><b original_font_attr="-1" original_line_height_attr="" style="font-size: 11.211pt; "><br></b></div><div><b original_font_attr="-1" original_line_height_attr="" style="font-size: 11.211pt; ">The proposed way forward regarding ABR (please
provide comments by 15pm UTC):</b>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; font-size: 11.211pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; " original_font_attr="11pt" original_line_height_attr=""><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; font-size: 11.211pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; " original_font_attr="11pt" original_line_height_attr="">Purpose: to create a light weight ABR process in order to
simplify and analyse the submission process, namely:</p><div original_font_attr="-1" original_line_height_attr="" style="font-size: 11.211pt; "><span original_font_attr="-1" original_line_height_attr="" style="font-size: 11.211pt; "> -<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";">
</span></span>Development of an online form where community members
can submit their suggestions, ideas and recommendations regarding ABRs, in line
with ABR principles<br></div><div original_font_attr="-1" original_line_height_attr="" style="font-size: 11.211pt; "><span original_font_attr="-1" original_line_height_attr="" style="font-size: 11.211pt; "> -<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";">
</span></span>Design of this online form to also serve as a
mini survey in order to understand the need, priorities and interest of members
and <u><b original_font_attr="-1" original_line_height_attr="" style="font-size: 11.211pt; ">please provide advise accordingly</b></u> (by 10 Jan)</div><div original_font_attr="-1" original_line_height_attr="" style="font-size: 11.211pt; "><span original_font_attr="-1" original_line_height_attr="" style="font-size: 11.211pt; "> -<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";">
</span></span>Circulation via NCSG and NCUC mailing list, the
call for participation in the ABR fact-finding survey<span original_font_attr="-1" original_line_height_attr="" style="font-size: 11.211pt; "> (by 11 Jan)<br></span></div><div original_font_attr="-1" original_line_height_attr="" style="font-size: 11.211pt; "><span original_font_attr="-1" original_line_height_attr="" style="font-size: 11.211pt; "> -<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";">
</span></span>Engagement of committees, NCSG and constituency ECs
regarding finding and results</div><span original_font_attr="-1" original_line_height_attr="" style="font-size: 11.211pt; "> -<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";">
</span></span>Submission of ABRs after review of applications (by 15 December)
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; font-size: 11.211pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; " original_font_attr="11pt" original_line_height_attr="">Please also note that the FC still need volunteers as
it currently has few members who can priorities on its activities. The ABR
submission is pretty urgent, thus a prompt responses would be very helpful at
this stage to ensure we submit before the deadline.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; font-size: 11.211pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; " original_font_attr="11pt" original_line_height_attr="">This also presents an opportunity for NCSG and NCUC to work more
closely in this ABR process to ensure that activities of the stakeholder group
and constituency and fairly supported.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; font-size: 11.211pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; " original_font_attr="11pt" original_line_height_attr=""><a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/88573516/NCSG%20FC%20Draft%20action%20plan%20and%20ABR%20summaries%20%282018%20%26%202019%20FY%29.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1532609549000&api=v2" original_font_attr="-1" original_line_height_attr="" style="font-size: 11.211pt; ">Link to ABR analyses</a> that was created in during 2018, to
help with some background on historical submissions.</p>
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