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REMINDER / Meeting invitation: At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG) Call on Wednesday, 28 January 2026 at 14:00 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff Jan. 30, 2026

Jan. 30, 2026

Dear All, The next At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG) Call has been scheduled for Wednesday, 28 January 2026 at 14:00 UTC for 90 mins. For other times: HERE<https://tinyurl.com/ywfwxsme> The agenda and call details can be found at: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AQC7Lg Zoom Room: https://icann.zoom.us/j/765717566?pwd=UTJCdWRSZVdJNEhOYW02OVBqQVQ1Zz09 / Passcode: #CPWG2345* Real time transcription (RTT) available at (subject to availability): https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=ICANN At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG) Wiki Space: https://community.icann.org/x/jYDpB Thank you. Kind regards, At-Large Staff ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org/>

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Call For Penholders | Latin Script Diacritics PDP Initial Report
by Ozan Sahin Jan. 29, 2026

Jan. 29, 2026

Dear CPWG members, During the CPWG meeting on 28 January 2026, the working group agreed to move forward with drafting an ALAC statement for the Latin Script Diacritics PDP Initial Report public comment: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AYCKLQ. This is the bullet points document presented to the CPWG today: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qkBR3xhdyXQq0qIHb9r0rGZ3_7Gr8TYOCCocC8w… If you are interested in volunteering to work with the small group of reviewers and be a penholder, please reach out to the CPWG co-chairs Avri Doria (avri(a)doria.org<mailto:avri@doria.org>) and Olivier Crepin-Leblond (ocl(a)gih.com<mailto:ocl@gih.com>), copying At-Large Staff (staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>), by Friday, 30 January 2026 at 15:00 UTC. For your reference, this is the suggested timeline for drafting the statement: • Penholder(s): First Draft Statement shared with the CPWG on 04 February 2026 • Community: Comment on Draft Statement – 04 February 2026 – 11 February 2026 • Penholder(s): Final Draft Statement presentation – CPWG call on 11 February 2026 • ALAC: Vote on Final Statement – 16 February 2026 – 19 February 2026 • Staff: Submission of ALAC Statement – 20 February 2026 Kind regards, At-Large Staff ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org>

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Meeting invitation: At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG) Call on Wednesday, 28 January 2026 at 14:00 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff Jan. 23, 2026

Jan. 23, 2026

Dear All, The next At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG) Call has been scheduled for Wednesday, 28 January 2026 at 14:00 UTC for 90 mins. For other times: <https://tinyurl.com/ynfbz3v5> <https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AQADK> <https://tinyurl.com/ywc3jd27> <https://tinyurl.com/29997727> <https://tinyurl.com/ywfwxsme> <https://tinyurl.com/ywfwxsme> HERE<https://tinyurl.com/ywfwxsme> The agenda (to be updated) and call details can be found at: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AQC7Lg Zoom Room: https://icann.zoom.us/j/765717566?pwd=UTJCdWRSZVdJNEhOYW02OVBqQVQ1Zz09 / Passcode: #CPWG2345* Real time transcription (RTT) available at (subject to availability): https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=ICANN At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG) Wiki Space: https://community.icann.org/x/jYDpB Thank you. Kind regards, At-Large Staff ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org/>

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Call for EOIs - PDP on DNS Abuse Mitigation - Associated Domain Name Checks - Deadline 30 January
by Heidi Ullrich Jan. 21, 2026

Jan. 21, 2026

Dear CPWG Members, The GNSO Council voted to initiate<https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions/2020-current#202512> a PDP on DNS Abuse Mitigation on 12 December 2025 and adopted<https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions/2020-current#202601> the charter<https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2026/draft/charter-dns-ab…> of PDP 1 on Associated Domain Name Checks on 15 January 2026. This notice is to issue a call to for At-Large participants for this new PDP. ALAC has been allocated two (2) Members, one (1) participant, and 1 Alternate. Observers, who are interested in these policy deliberations, will have the ability to enroll, but they will not be considered active participants of the PDP. Please review the charter<https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2026/draft/charter-dns-ab…> for full details. Interested At-Large members should send their Expression of Interest (EOI), and include how they might meet the membership criteria in Section IV of the charter, to At-Large staff<http://staff@atlarge.icann.org> by Friday, 30 January 2026. The deadline for the ALAC to identify their representatives is 9 February 2026. Please note that the recently adopted ROP Adjunct Document – Metrics and Remedial Actions for Appointees, dated 16 Dec 2025<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DMaU1yq7JZ71MqkgP37W86LSaO7iEa7zhVmSQZ0…> will be applied to ALAC appointees to this PDP and will provide a guide to the selection of the ALAC-selected DNS Abuse Mitigation PDP representatives. Kind regards, Heidi Heidi Ullrich, PhD VP, Policy Development & At-Large Relations Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Mobile: +1 310 437 3956 Fax: +1 310 823 8649 Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org/>

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Meeting invitation: At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG) Call on. Wednesday, 21 January 2026 at 19:00 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff Jan. 21, 2026

Jan. 21, 2026

Dear All, The next At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG) Call has been scheduled for Wednesday, 21 January 2026 at 19:00 UTC for 90 mins. For other times: <https://tinyurl.com/ynfbz3v5> <https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AQADK> <https://tinyurl.com/ywc3jd27> <https://tinyurl.com/29997727> <https://tinyurl.com/ywfwxsme> HERE<https://tinyurl.com/ywfwxsme> The agenda (to be updated) and call details can be found at: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AQCCLQ Zoom Room: https://icann.zoom.us/j/765717566?pwd=UTJCdWRSZVdJNEhOYW02OVBqQVQ1Zz09 / Passcode: #CPWG2345* Real time transcription (RTT) available at (subject to availability): https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=ICANN At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG) Wiki Space: https://community.icann.org/x/jYDpB Thank you. Kind regards, At-Large Staff ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org/>

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REMINDER / Meeting invitation: At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG) Call on Wednesday, 21 January 2026 at 19:00 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff Jan. 21, 2026

Jan. 21, 2026

Dear All, The next At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG) Call has been scheduled for Wednesday, 21 January 2026 at 19:00 UTC for 90 mins. For other times: HERE<https://tinyurl.com/ywfwxsme> The agenda and call details can be found at: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AQCCLQ Zoom Room: https://icann.zoom.us/j/765717566?pwd=UTJCdWRSZVdJNEhOYW02OVBqQVQ1Zz09 / Passcode: #CPWG2345* Real time transcription (RTT) available at : https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=ICANN At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG) Wiki Space: https://community.icann.org/x/jYDpB Thank you. Kind regards, At-Large Staff ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org/>

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The 2026 String Similarity Guidelines: Automating Mistakes of the Pass
by Carlton Samuels Jan. 21, 2026

Jan. 21, 2026

See the post from Sophia Bekele in CircleID this week. https://circleid.com/posts/2026-new-gtld-string-similarity-guidelines-autom… The overall matter she is highlighting provokes thought and is sufficient to cast the need for a clear understanding of what is coming. To my mind, this whole Latin diacritics matter adds some grist to the mill. Carlton ============================== *Carlton A Samuels* *Mobile: 876-818-1799Strategy, Process, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround* =============================

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At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG)
by ICANN Policy Calendar Jan. 18, 2026

Jan. 18, 2026

Dear All, The next At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG) Call has been scheduled for Wednesday, 21 January 2026 at 19:00 UTC for 90 mins. For other times: <https://tinyurl.com/ynfbz3v5> <https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AQADK> <https://tinyurl.com/ywc3jd27> <https://tinyurl.com/29997727> <https://tinyurl.com/ywfwxsme> HERE<https://tinyurl.com/ywfwxsme> The agenda (to be updated) and call details can be found at: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AQCCLQ Zoom Room: https://icann.zoom.us/j/765717566?pwd=UTJCdWRSZVdJNEhOYW02OVBqQVQ1Zz09 / Passcode: #CPWG2345* Real time transcription (RTT) available at (subject to availability): https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=ICANN At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG) Wiki Space: https://community.icann.org/x/jYDpB Thank you. Kind regards, At-Large Staff ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org/>

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Call for Volunteers - Latin Script Diacritics PDP Initial Report
by Ozan Sahin Jan. 16, 2026

Jan. 16, 2026

Dear CPWG Members, On behalf of the CPWG co-chairs, we are seeking At-Large Community volunteers to consider the Latin Script Diacritics PDP Initial Report<https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/latin-script-diacritics-…> Your insights and/or expertise on the subject matter for public comment would be helpful for: * Firstly, reviewing and identifying any need for the ALAC to submit a comment, and secondly, where such need arises, presenting issues - in the form of bullet points - for discussion at one or more Working Group calls. * If the Working Group subsequently reaches consensus on the need for an ALAC comment, volunteering as a penholder to craft a concise thoughtful response (i.e. an ALAC statement) to this public comment proceeding. As this public comment proceeding will close on 23 February 2026, the proposed schedule for the above-mentioned tasks is as follows: * Reviewer(s): Establish if an ALAC comment is needed. * Reviewer(s): Initial Bullet Point(s) presentation and rationale for discussion in order to establish working group consensus And if needed, * Penholder(s): First Draft Statement shared with the CPWG on 03 February 2026 * Community: Comment on Draft Statement – 04 February 2026 – 11 February 2026 * Penholder(s): Final Draft Statement presentation – CPWG call on 11 February 2026 * ALAC: Vote on Final Statement – 16 February 2026 – 19 February 2026 * Staff: Submission of ALAC Statement – 20 February 2026 If you are interested in volunteering to be a reviewer and/or penholder, please reach out to the CPWG co-chairs Avri Doria (avri(a)doria.org<mailto:avri@doria.org>) and Olivier Crepin-Leblond (ocl(a)gih.com<mailto:ocl@gih.com>), copying At-Large Staff (staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>), by Tuesday, 20 January 2026 at 16:00 UTC. Your participation is greatly appreciated, and we look forward to your contributions! Thank you. Kind regards, At-Large Staff ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org>

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IANA Intellectual Property Management Corporation topic
by Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond Jan. 14, 2026

Jan. 14, 2026

Dear Colleagues, on the last CPWG call, the question arose whether the IANA IPMC topic should be transferred to the Organisational, Finance and Budget Working Group (OFB-WG), now that the ALAC has sent its input to the IETF commenting process. The matter of whether the topic should be now transferred to the OFBWG - Operational Finance and Budget WG, is indeed topical. I would suggest that until we have an official public announcement that the IANA Intellectual Property Registration (IPR) has been successfully transferred to the IETF IPMC and the IETF IPMC running in a stable state, that is, has had its first post-transfer meeting and has announced officially that the transfer is complete, we keep an eye over this in the CPWG. Once this is done, it could be transferred over to the OFBWG as it is an IANA topic and that group is better suited to push for bylaw updates for the IETF IPMC than the Policy working group. Comments welcome. Kindest regards, Olivier

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