Thank you for your request. I have confirmed that Margie can join our meeting on the 6th of February and I'm sure she'll be happy to answer your questions. I think your second question, however, is one being considered by the group ICANN has commissioned to evaluate available solutions for the submission and display of internationalized contact data. In particular, among other questions it is seeking the following information:

Document the submission practices of internationalized registration data at a representative set of gTLD and ccTLD registries and registrars.
Document the display practices of internationalized registration data at a representative set of gTLD and ccTLD registries and registrars.

I do not think that the EWG sought these data, since it was tasked to look only at the purpose of registration data, as opposed to the details concerning the submission and display of internationalized registration data. That is why ICANN has commissioned the study described above and here: https://community.icann.org/display/whoisird/Study+to+Evaluate+Available+Solutions+for+the+Submission+and+Display+of+Internationalized+Contact+Data.

I also can confirm that at my request my colleague Steve Sheng has asked the study group to join our call on the 6th. They would like input into a survey that they are developing and I am sure they will in particular appreciate input from Ching and Pitinan.

Thank you and and I hope you have a wonderful time at the festivities next week!

From: Justine Chew <justine.chew@gmail.com>
Date: Friday, January 24, 2014 12:12 AM
To: Julie Hedlund <julie.hedlund@icann.org>
Cc: "gnso-contactinfo-pdp-wg@icann.org" <gnso-contactinfo-pdp-wg@icann.org>
Subject: Re: [gnso-contactinfo-pdp-wg] CANCEL: 30 January Meeting

Dear Julie,

I am not objecting since I will be celebrating the festivities on 30 Jan but I would like to ask if your communication with Margie Milam (or Steve Sheng) could entail a request for the following information to be shared with this PDP WG (well) ahead of the next meeting especially if the 30 Jan meeting is to be cancelled:

1. As discussed in yesterday's Adobe Chat: an indication of when the EWG's final report will be issued and the EWG's workplan timeline; and

2. If this PDP WG could have access to the data obtained under the EWG's scope, whether or not it went into the EWG's Initial Report - I am particularly interested in an analysis of how registrars handle the collection and display of contact information in non-ASCII-driven territories (to have a wider perspectives on those shared by Ching (for China) and Pitinan (for Thailand)).

Many thanks,

Justine Chew
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On 23 January 2014 23:19, Julie Hedlund <julie.hedlund@icann.org> wrote:

Dear PDP WG members,

Due to various holidays it was suggested on today's call to cancel next week's meeting on 30 January. The work on various action items will continue on the list so that these can be completed in the absence of a meeting.

If you have any objections to canceling the meeting please submit them to the list by COB Friday (tomorrow) 24 January.

Best regards,

Julie

Julie Hedlund, Policy Director