Dear all, The secretariat has not received any comment to date. We wil post the resolution on the decision page and start the call for volunteer process. Kind regards, Bart From: Bart Boswinkel <bart.boswinkel@icann.org<mailto:bart.boswinkel@icann.org>> Date: Friday 4 September 2015 15:54 To: "ccnso-council@icann.org<mailto:ccnso-council@icann.org>" <ccnso-council@icann.org<mailto:ccnso-council@icann.org>> Cc: Giovanni Seppia <Giovanni.Seppia@eurid.eu<mailto:Giovanni.Seppia@eurid.eu>> Subject: Draft Resolution and draft charter WG EPSRP Dear all, Please find included draft resolution and draft charter for the creation of the WG EPSRP. Background for the WG is the Board request of 25 June 2015 to provide further guidance to provide further guidance on and refinement of the methodology of second string similarity review process. As indicated on the last Council call (20 August), staff would prepare a draft and send it to Council for adoption by email. Please let me know if you have any comments, reservations please respond by 11 September, noon UTC. If no objections or abstentions by that time, staff will send out a call for volunteers on Friday 11 September 2015. Kind regards, Bart Resolution on establishing WG EPSRP Background and introduction At its meeting on 25 June 2015 the ICANN board of Directors requested "the ccNSO, in consultation with other stakeholders, including GAC and SSAC, to provide further guidance on and refinement of the methodology of second string similarity review process, including the interpretation of its split recommendations, to be applied to the relevant current and subsequent cases in the IDN ccTLD Fast Track process as well as to inform the proposed policy for the selection of the IDN ccTLD strings"[1] . As discussed at its meeting on 20 August staff and affected parties have drafted charter as requested. As part of that process Giovanni Seppia (.eu) has indicated his willingness to become chair of the WG. As the scope of the WG is very limited, membership will be limited. In order to meet request that in particular the GAC and SSAC will be consulted, it is suggested that the GAC and SSAC will become participating organisations and as such will, at a minimum, not-object to submitting the recommendations of the WG to the Board of directors. Draft Resolution The ccNSO Council adopts the proposed charter for the Working group to provide guidance on aspects string similarity review - (WG EPSRP) and request the secretariat to send out a call for volunteers, which should takes into account the requirements listed in the charter. The ccNSO Council appoints Giovanni Seppia (.eu) as chair of the WG. The ccNSO Council also request its chair to invite the GAC and SSAC as participation organization in the WG in order to meet the relevant request of the ICANN Board resolution of 25 June 2015 to involve GAC and SSAC and as envisioned in the charter. ________________________________ [1]https://features.icann.org/refinement-second-similarity-review-evaluation-id...