<html><head></head><body>This is a welcomed relief.<div class=""><br class=""/></div><div class="">But we do need to get a comment together and share a draft on the NCSG-Discuss list as soon as we can. I suggest that we give our members at least two weeks to comment on this issue, and the Policy Committee at least one week, given the complexity of this issue and the 300+ pages of material that need to be reviewed.</div><div class=""><br class=""/></div><div class="">Best wishes,</div><div class=""><br class=""/></div><div class="">Ayden<br class=""/><div class=""><div><br class=""/><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On 23 Aug 2018, at 18:46, Elsa S <<a href="mailto:elsa.saade@GMAIL.COM" class="">elsa.saade@GMAIL.COM</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"/><div class=""><div class=""><div class="">Super!!!! We could meet wednesday or thursday next week if you think a call would help. I can send a doodle poll if you are interested.</div></div><div dir="auto" class=""><br class=""/></div><div dir="auto" class="">E.</div><div dir="auto" class="">—</div><div class=""><br class=""/><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="">On Thu, Aug 23, 2018 at 12:31 PM farzaneh badii <<a href="mailto:farzaneh.badii@gmail.com" class="">farzaneh.badii@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br class=""/></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class=""><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">we got some time for this huge document to comment on. A big Phew.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br class=""/></div><div class=""><div class="m_-1116744779863009625gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div class=""><div class=""><font face="verdana, sans-serif" class="">Farzaneh </font></div></div></div></div><br class=""/><br class=""/><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br class=""/>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Emily Barabas</strong> <br class=""/></div><br class=""/><br class=""/>





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<div class="m_-1116744779863009625m_2047545855745330147WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" class="">Dear Farzaneh,<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" class=""><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" class="">We are writing to let you know that the
<a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/gtld-subsequent-procedures-initial-2018-07-03-en" target="_blank" class="">
public comment period</a> for the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP WG Initial Report has been extended. Public comments will now be accepted through
<b class="">26 September 2018</b>. Can you kindly assist in sharing this information with the relevant members of your group?<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" class=""><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></span></p><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;" class=""><span style="" class="">Best regards,</span><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;" class=""><span style="" class="">Cheryl Langdon-Orr and Jeff Neuman (WG Co-Chairs)</span><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" class=""><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" class=""><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></span></p>
<div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm" class=""><p class="MsoNormal"><b class=""><span style="" class="">From: </span></b><span style="" class="">Nathalie Peregrine <<a href="mailto:nathalie.peregrine@icann.org" target="_blank" class="">nathalie.peregrine@icann.org</a>><br class=""/>
<b class="">Date: </b>Wednesday, 4 July 2018 at 04:50<br class=""/>
<b class="">To: </b>farzaneh badii <<a href="mailto:farzaneh.badii@gmail.com" target="_blank" class="">farzaneh.badii@gmail.com</a>><br class=""/>
<b class="">Cc: </b>"<a href="mailto:jeff.neuman@comlaude.com" target="_blank" class="">jeff.neuman@comlaude.com</a>" <<a href="mailto:jeff.neuman@comlaude.com" target="_blank" class="">jeff.neuman@comlaude.com</a>>, Cheryl Langdon-Orr <<a href="mailto:langdonorr@gmail.com" target="_blank" class="">langdonorr@gmail.com</a>>, Steve Chan <<a href="mailto:steve.chan@icann.org" target="_blank" class="">steve.chan@icann.org</a>>, Julie Hedlund <<a href="mailto:julie.hedlund@icann.org" target="_blank" class="">julie.hedlund@icann.org</a>>, Emily Barabas <<a href="mailto:emily.barabas@icann.org" target="_blank" class="">emily.barabas@icann.org</a>>, Maryam Bakoshi <<a href="mailto:maryam.bakoshi@icann.org" target="_blank" class="">maryam.bakoshi@icann.org</a>>,
 "<a href="mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org" target="_blank" class="">gnso-secs@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org" target="_blank" class="">gnso-secs@icann.org</a>><br class=""/>
<b class="">Subject: </b>New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP WG Initial Report - Public Comment<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p>
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</div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;" class=""><span style="" class="">Dear</span> Farzaneh,
<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;" class=""> <u class=""></u><u class=""></u></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;" class=""><span style="" class="">We write to you as the Co-Chairs of the GNSO’s New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Working Group (WG), which is tasked with calling upon the community’s collective experiences from the 2012 New
 gTLD Program round to consider potential changes that may be needed to the existing 2007 Introduction of New Generic Top-Level Domains policy recommendations and implementation. We are pleased to share that the Working Group has reached an important milestone
 by publishing its <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_public-2Dcomments_gtld-2Dsubsequent-2Dprocedures-2Dinitial-2D2018-2D07-2D03-2Den&d=DwMGaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=PDd_FX3f4MVgkEIi9GHvVoUhbecsvLhgsyXrxgtbL10DTBs0i1jYiBM_uTSDzgqG&m=4gYyCwhtEI98RlWT6m_3FasU_W94CPJVbYvXvdaDxws&s=TwT7TfmDQ6Na2XFI7TKEFTn4pi5z-7JSXypjqAP6rRE&e=" target="_blank" class="">
Initial Report for Public Comment [icann.org]</a>. We would like to strongly encourage you to review this report and provide feedback through public comment on the draft preliminary recommendations, options, and questions for community feedback. Your input
 is essential to the success of this PDP.</span><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></div><p style="margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt" class="">
<b class=""><span style="" class="">1. <span class="m_-1116744779863009625m_2047545855745330147apple-tab-span">   </span>Background on the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP WG</span></b><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;" class=""><span style="" class="">The GNSO’s New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Working Group (WG), which was chartered by the GNSO Council to conduct a Policy Development Process (PDP), is seeking to determine what, if any,
 changes may need to be made to the existing</span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_issues_new-2Dgtlds_pdp-2Ddec05-2Dfr-2Dparta-2D08aug07.htm&d=DwMGaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=PDd_FX3f4MVgkEIi9GHvVoUhbecsvLhgsyXrxgtbL10DTBs0i1jYiBM_uTSDzgqG&m=4gYyCwhtEI98RlWT6m_3FasU_W94CPJVbYvXvdaDxws&s=fAYAOAlC7DqbvB0WyYMiIOXAkUC6kzqPgR62nsJhHCQ&e=" target="_blank" class=""><span style="" class="">
</span><i class=""><span style="color:#1155cc" class="">Introduction of New Generic Top-Level Domains</span></i> [gnso.icann.org]</a><i class=""><span style="" class="">
</span></i><span style="" class="">policy recommendations from 8 August 2007 as well as the final</span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__newgtlds.icann.org_en_applicants_agb&d=DwMGaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=PDd_FX3f4MVgkEIi9GHvVoUhbecsvLhgsyXrxgtbL10DTBs0i1jYiBM_uTSDzgqG&m=4gYyCwhtEI98RlWT6m_3FasU_W94CPJVbYvXvdaDxws&s=iK3CVAc8mCe_CJRGZTBv2B_bDcoekw7F1Tg2uNLpbsI&e=" target="_blank" class=""><span style="" class="">
</span><span style="color:#1155cc" class="">Applicant Guidebook</span> [newgtlds.icann.org]</a><span style="" class=""> dated June 2012. As the original policy recommendations as adopted by the GNSO Council and ICANN Board have “been designed to produce systemized
 and ongoing mechanisms for applicants to propose new top-level domains,” those policy recommendations remain in place for subsequent rounds of the New gTLD Program unless the GNSO Council would decide to modify those policy recommendations via a policy development
 process. The PDP WG created 5 Work Tracks that are responsible for considering the subjects within its charter. The PDP WG sought community input through two community comment periods. The Working Group has produced its Initial Report, which includes material
 from the full Working Group and Work Tracks 1-4. Work Track 5, focused on Geographic Names at the Top-Level, was established later than the other Work Tracks and will produce a separate Initial Report.</span><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p><p style="margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt" class="">
<b class=""><span style="" class="">2. <span class="m_-1116744779863009625m_2047545855745330147apple-tab-span">   </span>Information about the Initial Report and the Public Comment</span></b><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;" class=""><span style="" class="">The objective of this Initial Report is to document the Working Group’s deliberations on charter issues and preliminary recommendations, potential options for recommendations, as well as
 specific questions for which the Working Group is seeking input. Given the large number of issues, and the thousands of hours spent on addressing the 2012 New gTLD Program and improvements that can be made to the program moving forward, unlike other Initial
 Reports, this one does not contain a “Statement of level of consensus for the recommendations presented in the Initial Report.” The Co-Chairs not only believed that it was premature to measure the level of consensus of the Working Group members of dozens of
 recommendations contained within the Initial Report, but that doing so could have the unintended consequence of locking Working Group members into positions of support or opposition prior to soliciting public comment from the community on those recommendations.
 To form such definitive positions at this early of a stage could have the adverse effect of being less open to modifications to those positions as a result of community input.</span><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;" class=""><span style="" class="">In addition, though many of the preliminary recommendations were generally agreed to by members that participated in the different Work Tracks, support has not been assessed amongst the members
 of the overall Working Group. The Overall Working Group has not sought to form definitive positions on each of these issues at this stage. Therefore, any language in this report that suggests that the Working Group or any of its Work Tracks is making a recommendation
 should be read as merely a rough assessment by the Working Group Co-Chairs or Work Track leads.  </span><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;" class=""><span style="" class="">After a comprehensive review of public comments received on this report, the Working Group will deliberate further on the preliminary recommendations contained within the Initial Report.
 It is possible that as a result of the deliberations, there may be supplemental reports released by the Working Group seeking additional public comments. Once all of that is completed, the Co-Chairs will conduct any formal consensus call(s) at the plenary
 level, on all recommendations before the Working Group issues its Final Report. </span>
<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;" class=""><span style="" class=""> </span><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;" class=""><span style="" class="">Thank you for your consideration of this request. We look forward to any comments and any input that you and the organization you Chair are able to provide to our WG. While we of course welcome
 input on any area of the report, we would like to stress that given the extensive number of topics and preliminary outcomes, you should not feel compelled to respond to every single preliminary recommendation, option, and question. If possible, please submit
 your comments and input to us by 5 September 2018 so that we may fully consider it in our further deliberations.</span><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;" class=""><span style="" class=""> </span><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;" class=""><span style="" class="">Best regards,</span><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;" class=""><span style="" class="">Cheryl Langdon-Orr and Jeff Neuman (WG Co-Chairs)</span><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"> <u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" class=""> </span><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" class="">Nathalie Peregrine</span><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" class="">Manager, Operations Support (GNSO)</span><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" class="">Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) </span><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="PT-BR" style="font-size:11.0pt" class="">Email: </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt" class=""><a href="http://nathalie.peregrine@icann.org%20" target="_blank" class=""><span lang="PT-BR" class="">nathalie.peregrine@icann.org </span></a></span><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="PT-BR" style="font-size:11.0pt" class="">Skype: nathalie.peregrine.icann</span><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="PT-BR" style="font-size:11.0pt" class=""> </span><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" class="">Find out more about the GNSO by taking our i<a class="">nteractive courses</a> and visiting the <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__gnso.icann.org_sites_gnso.icann.org_files_gnso_presentations_policy-2Defforts.htm-23newcomers&d=DgMFAg&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=PDd_FX3f4MVgkEIi9GHvVoUhbecsvLhgsyXrxgtbL10DTBs0i1jYiBM_uTSDzgqG&m=-d9m4sr16OXloyLjz4TF6npbe51hgE0EHtoX1U6WUOA&s=Bw2Uzbh2Pu1X0lObLtbwtN5ZNEP3ECdPAfcqzVvIOYE&e=" target="_blank" class="">GNSO
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