Call for Volunteers - String Similarity Evaluation Data for New gTLD Program: Next Round
Dear CPWG Members, On behalf of the CPWG co-chairs, we are seeking At-Large Community volunteers to consider the String Similarity Evaluation Data for New gTLD Program: Next Round<https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/string-similarity-evaluat...> posted for public comment by ICANN org. 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 4 December 2025, 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 25 November 2025 * Community: Comment on Draft Statement – 26 November 2025 – 1 December 2025 * Penholder(s): Final Draft Statement presentation – CPWG call on 3 December 2025 * ALAC: Vote on Final Statement – 3 December 2025 – 4 December 2025 * Staff: Submission of ALAC Statement – 4 December 2025 If you are interested in volunteering to be a reviewer and/or penholder, please reach out to the CPWG co-chairs Avri Doria (avri@doria.org<mailto:avri@doria.org>) and Olivier Crepin-Leblond (ocl@gih.com<mailto:ocl@gih.com>), copying At-Large Staff (staff@atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>), by Wednesday, 19 November 2025 at 18:00 UTC. We thank Justine Chew who have already volunteered. 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>
Dear Ozan, I would like to be a reviewer as earlier indicated in a separate email. I will be sharing some bullet points. Kind regards Hadia مهندسة/ هادية المنياوى كبير خبراء - البنية التحتية والطيف الترددي الجهاز القومي لتنظيم الاتصالات القرية الذكية، طريق مصر اسكندرية الصحراوي تليفون: 20235344392 Eng. Hadia Elminiawi, M.Sc. Chief Expert - Infrastructure and Radio Spectrum Planning National Telecom Regulatory Authority of Egypt (NTRA) Tel: 202 3534-4392 Email: Hadia@tra.gov.eg<mailto:Hadia@tra.gov.eg> Smart Village, Cairo/Alex Desert Road, Giza, Egypt 12577 www.tra.gov.eg<http://www.tra.gov.eg/> AFRALO Chairwoman & SSAC member Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) From: Ozan Sahin via CPWG <cpwg@icann.org> Sent: 17 November 2025 15:58 To: cpwg@icann.org Subject: [External] [CPWG] Call for Volunteers - String Similarity Evaluation Data for New gTLD Program: Next Round Dear CPWG Members, On behalf of the CPWG co-chairs, we are seeking At-Large Community volunteers to consider the String Similarity Evaluation Data for New gTLD Program: Next Round<https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/string-similarity-evaluat...> posted for public comment by ICANN org. 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 4 December 2025, 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 25 November 2025 * Community: Comment on Draft Statement – 26 November 2025 – 1 December 2025 * Penholder(s): Final Draft Statement presentation – CPWG call on 3 December 2025 * ALAC: Vote on Final Statement – 3 December 2025 – 4 December 2025 * Staff: Submission of ALAC Statement – 4 December 2025 If you are interested in volunteering to be a reviewer and/or penholder, please reach out to the CPWG co-chairs Avri Doria (avri@doria.org<mailto:avri@doria.org>) and Olivier Crepin-Leblond (ocl@gih.com<mailto:ocl@gih.com>), copying At-Large Staff (staff@atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>), by Wednesday, 19 November 2025 at 18:00 UTC. We thank Justine Chew who have already volunteered. 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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Hadia Abdelsalam Mokhtar EL miniawi -
Ozan Sahin