Dear Mary, Would it be Ok for you to kindly work with Edmon and others in GNSO and suggest the time(s) suitable for them. It is certainly a good idea to meet face to face here to move the work forward. Regards, Sarmad From: Edmon Chung [mailto:edmon@registry.asia] Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2015 3:24 PM To: Mary Wong; council@gnso.icann.org Cc: 'Ching Chiao'; 'Kurt Pritz'; 'Pam Little'; Sarmad Hussain Subject: RE: Follow up from IDN update session (re IDN Implementation Guidelines) Hi Mary, Thanks for resending. Apologize for perhaps not following closely, I was not sure what "list of concerns" is expected, and how such input should be developed/submitted/incorporated in the revision. Sarmad/Mary, Do you think trying to convene here in Singapore to quickly hash out what is expected would be useful? Edmon From: Mary Wong [mailto:mary.wong@icann.org] Sent: Saturday, February 7, 2015 5:47 PM To: council@gnso.icann.org <mailto:council@gnso.icann.org> Cc: 'Edmon Chung'; 'Ching Chiao'; Kurt Pritz; Pam Little; Sarmad Hussain Subject: Follow up from IDN update session (re IDN Implementation Guidelines) Dear Council members, At the 29 January 2015 GNSO Council meeting, the Council approved the formation of an informal community discussion group to develop a list of issues for consideration during the proposed upcoming review of the IDN Implementation Guidelines. This was in response to a 3 December 2014 letter request from Akram Atallah and ICANN's IDN Program staff, asking the GNSO Council and community to provide this feedback. Edmon (cc'd on this email) has already volunteered for this effort, and I believe that some SGs may be providing volunteers for this group as well. As noted previously, the Guidelines address second-level concerns with IDN implementation, including cyber squatting issues. Do note that this is not a formally chartered GNSO Working Group, the idea being that the specific task would be most effectively accomplished if the community self-identified the list of issues most of concern to them. That said, it would be very helpful if Sarmad (also cc'd on this email) and staff know who from the community will be collaborating with Edmon to develop the list. As such, please do let us know who in your respective groups and community will be involved, and if there is anything we can do to help advance the discussions. FYI, I am also cc'ing members of the community who had in previous meetings with the BVWG indicated interest in participating in community efforts relating to IDN implementation, in case they or their groups are also interested in contributing to the pending revision of the IDN Implementation Guidelines. Thanks and cheers Mary Mary Wong Senior Policy Director Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN) Telephone: +1 603 574 4892 Email: mary.wong@icann.org <mailto:mary.wong@icann.org>