Dear Alejandra,

I am writing you in my capacity as Issue Manager of the ccPDP on the (de-)selection of IDNccTLD strings to submit the Working Groups Final Report as required under Annex B section 9.c of the ICANN Bylaws. After 67 meetings the Working Group has concluded its work last Tuesday 20 February 2024: the working group members present on the call supported the Report unanimously.   The Final Report as included will also be posted on the ccPDP4 Webpage and announced to the community.

As you will note:

• The Council and Membership will be asked to vote on the recommendations in Part A of the Report
• The Council will be asked to adopt the advice to the ccTLD Managers in part B of the Report

Finally, I am pleased to inform you that all issues identified in issue Report have bene addressed, as well as the request by the Board to coordinate the development efforts with the GNSO EPDP working group 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 IDNccTLDs strings from ICANN’s IRP and Reconsideration processes.

Kind regards,

Bart Boswinkel

Issue Manager ccPDP4