May 2022 - Gnso-epdp-idn-team

Reminder: Call for Volunteers - String Similarity Review Small Group
by Ariel Liang May 5, 2022

May 5, 2022

Dear All, As a friendly reminder, if you are interested in volunteering for the String Similarity Review Small Group, please be so kind to please email gnso-secs(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org> by EOB Friday, 6 May. Many thanks to those who have already volunteered! Best Regards, Ariel From: Ariel Liang <ariel.liang(a)icann.org> Date: Monday, May 2, 2022 at 9:48 AM To: "gnso-epdp-idn-team(a)icann.org" <gnso-epdp-idn-team(a)icann.org>, "gnso-secs(a)icann.org" <gnso-secs(a)icann.org> Subject: Call for Volunteers - String Similarity Review Small Group Dear EPDP Team, During our meeting on 28 April 2022, there was support for forming a small group to develop examples to assist the EPDP Team’s deliberation on charter questions E3, E1, and E3a. These questions are related to whether/how the string similarity review should be adjusted due to the implementation of variants. Specifically, the small team is expected to develop concrete examples of strings and variants that are visually confusable, and demonstrate how they would be compared against each other based on the three levels of string similarity review<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/192217199/EPDP%20Team%20Me…>. The goal of this exercise is to help transform a largely academic discussion of abstract concepts into a more comprehensible discussion with practical examples. This may help the Team better analyze the three levels’ impact on string similarity review, as well as their potential consequences. Anyone on the EPDP Team is welcome to volunteer to be part of the small team. Participation of members with familiarity or expertise in languages / scripts that have variants would be highly appreciated. As a refresher, the languages/scripts that have both allocatable and blocked variants according to the RZ-LGR are: * Arabic * Bengali * Chinese * Greek * Latin (German and Turkish have allocatable variants) * Myanmar * Tamil The languages/scripts that only have blocked variants are: * Armenian * Cyrillic * Devanagari * Ethiopic * Gurmukhi * Hebrew * Japanese * Kannada * Khmer * Korean * Malayalam * Oriya * Sinhala * Telugu If you are interested in being part of this small group, please email gnso-secs(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org> by EOB Friday, 6 May. Thank you, Steve, Emily, Ariel

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Post Call | IDNs EPDP Team call | Thursday, 05 May 2022
by Devan Reed May 5, 2022

May 5, 2022

Dear all, All recordings for the IDNs EPDP Team call held on Thursday, 05 May 2022 can be found on the agenda wiki page <https://community.icann.org/x/cQB1Cw> (attendance included) and the GNSO Master Calendar. <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/calen…> These include: * Attendance (please let me know if your name has been left off the attendance list) * Audio recording * Zoom chat archive * Zoom recording (including audio, visual, rough transcript) * Transcript For additional information, you may consult the mailing list archives <https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/gnso-epdp-idn-team/> and the main wiki page<https://community.icann.org/x/uAPpCQ>. Thank you! Kind Regards, Devan

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Meeting Invitation | IDNs EPDP Team | Thursday, 12 May 2022 at 13:30 UTC
by Devan Reed May 5, 2022

May 5, 2022

Dear all, The IDNs EPDP Team meeting is scheduled on Thursday, 12 May 2022 at 13:30 UTC for 90 minutes. Please click link to join the webinar: https://icann.zoom.us/j/94276275950?pwd=dG5hanFzMlpsYmh0NnFjTEQwOUV1dz09 <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/icann.zoom.us/j/94276275950?pwd=dG5hanFz…> Passcode: !!0tV0Wh&K For Audio only: One tap mobile : US: +13017158592,,94276275950#,,,,*5259149775# or +13126266799,,94276275950#,,,,*5259149775# Webinar ID: 942 7627 5950 Passcode: 5259149775 International numbers available: https://icann.zoom.us/u/adP1jJ0gRH <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/icann.zoom.us/u/adP1jJ0gRH__;!!PtGJab4!v…> If this is your first time with Zoom, please take a look here: Welcome to Zoom <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/polic…> Members, participants, and observers all have different access and participation directions, please read below! ALL: Before joining the call * Please send dial out requests to gnso-secs(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org> only * Please be sure you have read the ICANN Expected Standards of Behavior <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.icann.org/resources/pages/expected-s…> * Visit the Wiki agenda page: https://community.icann.org/x/dgB1Cw * Check your time zone: https://tinyurl.com/37z7vymj ONLY for Members and Participants * Please join via the above Main Zoom Webinar link and staff will promote you to panelist. * Please select Everyone, when posting to the chat in order for everyone to see and to be captured afterwards. Only for Observers: * Observers will have ability to view member chat and information shared in the zoom webinar room. * Observers will not be able to use chat or raise hands. Thank you. Kind regards, Devan

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15 MINUTES **REMINDER** Meeting Invitation | IDNs EPDP Team | Thursday, 05 May 2022 at 13:30 UTC
by Devan Reed May 5, 2022

May 5, 2022

Dear all, The IDNs EPDP Team meeting is scheduled on Thursday, 05 May 2022 at 13:30 UTC for 90 minutes. Please click link to join the webinar: https://icann.zoom.us/j/94276275950?pwd=dG5hanFzMlpsYmh0NnFjTEQwOUV1dz09 <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/icann.zoom.us/j/94276275950?pwd=dG5hanFz…> Passcode: !!0tV0Wh&K For Audio only: One tap mobile : US: +13017158592,,94276275950#,,,,*5259149775# or +13126266799,,94276275950#,,,,*5259149775# Webinar ID: 942 7627 5950 Passcode: 5259149775 International numbers available: https://icann.zoom.us/u/adP1jJ0gRH <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/icann.zoom.us/u/adP1jJ0gRH__;!!PtGJab4!v…> If this is your first time with Zoom, please take a look here: Welcome to Zoom <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/polic…> Members, participants, and observers all have different access and participation directions, please read below! ALL: Before joining the call * Please send dial out requests to gnso-secs(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org> only * Please be sure you have read the ICANN Expected Standards of Behavior <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.icann.org/resources/pages/expected-s…> * Visit the Wiki agenda page: https://community.icann.org/x/cQB1Cw * Check your time zone: https://tinyurl.com/2sm83j3n [tinyurl.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/tinyurl.com/2sm83j3n__;!!PtGJab4!tygIP63…> ONLY for Members and Participants * Please join via the above Main Zoom Webinar link and staff will promote you to panelist. * Please select Everyone, when posting to the chat in order for everyone to see and to be captured afterwards. Only for Observers: * Observers will have ability to view member chat and information shared in the zoom webinar room. * Observers will not be able to use chat or raise hands. Thank you. Kind regards, Devan

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**REMINDER** Meeting Invitation | IDNs EPDP Team | Thursday, 05 May 2022 at 13:30 UTC
by Julie Bisland May 4, 2022

May 4, 2022

Dear all, The IDNs EPDP Team meeting is scheduled on Thursday, 05 May 2022 at 13:30 UTC for 90 minutes. Please click link to join the webinar: https://icann.zoom.us/j/94276275950?pwd=dG5hanFzMlpsYmh0NnFjTEQwOUV1dz09 <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/icann.zoom.us/j/94276275950?pwd=dG5hanFz…> Passcode: !!0tV0Wh&K For Audio only: One tap mobile : US: +13017158592,,94276275950#,,,,*5259149775# or +13126266799,,94276275950#,,,,*5259149775# Webinar ID: 942 7627 5950 Passcode: 5259149775 International numbers available: https://icann.zoom.us/u/adP1jJ0gRH <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/icann.zoom.us/u/adP1jJ0gRH__;!!PtGJab4!v…> If this is your first time with Zoom, please take a look here: Welcome to Zoom <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/polic…> Members, participants, and observers all have different access and participation directions, please read below! ALL: Before joining the call * Please send dial out requests to gnso-secs(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org> only * Please be sure you have read the ICANN Expected Standards of Behavior <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.icann.org/resources/pages/expected-s…> * Visit the Wiki agenda page: https://community.icann.org/x/cQB1Cw * Check your time zone: https://tinyurl.com/2sm83j3n [tinyurl.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/tinyurl.com/2sm83j3n__;!!PtGJab4!tygIP63…> ONLY for Members and Participants * Please join via the above Main Zoom Webinar link and staff will promote you to panelist. * Please select Everyone, when posting to the chat in order for everyone to see and to be captured afterwards. Only for Observers: * Observers will have ability to view member chat and information shared in the zoom webinar room. * Observers will not be able to use chat or raise hands. Thank you. Kind regards, Devan

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Call for Volunteers - String Similarity Review Small Grou
by Ariel Liang May 3, 2022

May 3, 2022

Dear EPDP Team, During our meeting on 28 April 2022, there was support for forming a small group to develop examples to assist the EPDP Team’s deliberation on charter questions E3, E1, and E3a. These questions are related to whether/how the string similarity review should be adjusted due to the implementation of variants. Specifically, the small team is expected to develop concrete examples of strings and variants that are visually confusable, and demonstrate how they would be compared against each other based on the three levels of string similarity review<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/192217199/EPDP%20Team%20Me…>. The goal of this exercise is to help transform a largely academic discussion of abstract concepts into a more comprehensible discussion with practical examples. This may help the Team better analyze the three levels’ impact on string similarity review, as well as their potential consequences. Anyone on the EPDP Team is welcome to volunteer to be part of the small team. Participation of members with familiarity or expertise in languages / scripts that have variants would be highly appreciated. As a refresher, the languages/scripts that have both allocatable and blocked variants according to the RZ-LGR are: * Arabic * Bengali * Chinese * Greek * Latin (German and Turkish have allocatable variants) * Myanmar * Tamil The languages/scripts that only have blocked variants are: * Armenian * Cyrillic * Devanagari * Ethiopic * Gurmukhi * Hebrew * Japanese * Kannada * Khmer * Korean * Malayalam * Oriya * Sinhala * Telugu If you are interested in being part of this small group, please email gnso-secs(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org> by EOB Friday, 6 May. Thank you, Steve, Emily, Ariel

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Re: [Gnso-epdp-idn-team] Call for Volunteers - String Similarity Review Small Group
by Ariel Liang May 3, 2022

May 3, 2022

Dear all, Due to some technical issues with the gnso-secs(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org> mailing list yesterday, email sent to that mailing address was not received during the time it was down. If you emailed the gnso-secs(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org> yesterday to volunteer for the small group (but haven’t received response from the GNSO Secretariat team), we would appreciate that you re-send your email. Thank you! Ariel From: Ariel Liang <ariel.liang(a)icann.org> Date: Monday, May 2, 2022 at 9:48 AM To: "gnso-epdp-idn-team(a)icann.org" <gnso-epdp-idn-team(a)icann.org>, "gnso-secs(a)icann.org" <gnso-secs(a)icann.org> Subject: Call for Volunteers - String Similarity Review Small Group Dear EPDP Team, During our meeting on 28 April 2022, there was support for forming a small group to develop examples to assist the EPDP Team’s deliberation on charter questions E3, E1, and E3a. These questions are related to whether/how the string similarity review should be adjusted due to the implementation of variants. Specifically, the small team is expected to develop concrete examples of strings and variants that are visually confusable, and demonstrate how they would be compared against each other based on the three levels of string similarity review<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/192217199/EPDP%20Team%20Me…>. The goal of this exercise is to help transform a largely academic discussion of abstract concepts into a more comprehensible discussion with practical examples. This may help the Team better analyze the three levels’ impact on string similarity review, as well as their potential consequences. Anyone on the EPDP Team is welcome to volunteer to be part of the small team. Participation of members with familiarity or expertise in languages / scripts that have variants would be highly appreciated. As a refresher, the languages/scripts that have both allocatable and blocked variants according to the RZ-LGR are: * Arabic * Bengali * Chinese * Greek * Latin (German and Turkish have allocatable variants) * Myanmar * Tamil The languages/scripts that only have blocked variants are: * Armenian * Cyrillic * Devanagari * Ethiopic * Gurmukhi * Hebrew * Japanese * Kannada * Khmer * Korean * Malayalam * Oriya * Sinhala * Telugu If you are interested in being part of this small group, please email gnso-secs(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org> by EOB Friday, 6 May. Thank you, Steve, Emily, Ariel

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SAC120: SSAC Input to GNSO IDN EPDP on Internationalized Domain Name Variants
by Ariel Liang May 3, 2022

May 3, 2022

Dear EPDP Team, The SSAC recently published SAC120: SSAC Input to GNSO IDN EPDP on Internationalized Domain Name Variants<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/sac-120-en.pdf>. Please find the report attached (and you may also download it via the link above). The report mainly serves as a recap of discussion between SSAC members and the EPDP Team during the 13 January 2022 meeting<https://community.icann.org/x/iYH3Cg>. The report also re-emphasizes and expands on some of the key input from the SSAC members. SSAC Chair Rod Rasmussen’s cover note for the report is included below. Thank you for your review. Best Regards, Ariel == Dear Donna, The SSAC recently published SAC120: SSAC Input to GNSO IDN EPDP on Internationalized Domain Name Variants: https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/sac-120-en.pdf In this report, you will find the SSAC’s overall summary on its inputs regarding IDN variants as well as the responses we’ve already provided to the EPDP-IDN formally documented as an SSAC report. This report includes an excerpt of relevant IDNs EPDP charter questions, questions asked by the EPDP team in our last interaction, and the SSAC’s response. From the SSAC’s perspective, a variant management mechanism serves two purposes: to enhance security and stability of IDNs that have variants, and to promote an acceptable experience that meets the user expectations for those IDNs. To ensure security and stability of IDNs with variants, an IDN and its variants must be treated as a single package from a domain provisioning and life cycle management perspective. To promote an acceptable experience that meets the user expectations for those IDNs that have variants, variants of an IDN that are in actual use can be delegated. The SSAC advises a stringent approach in the beginning to ensure conservatism, and which may be relaxed over time, as the community gains experience with IDN variant TLD delegation and associated usability and manageability challenges. Please note, SAC120 does not contain any recommendations to the ICANN Board. This report documents our previous responses to the EPDP and records our views and considerations for the rest of the ICANN community. Cheers, Rod Rasmussen Chair, ICANN Security and Stability Advisory Committee

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Proposed Agenda - IDN EPDP Meeting #34 - Thursday 5 May 2022 at 13:30 UTC for 90 minutes
by Emily Barabas May 3, 2022

May 3, 2022

Dear all, Please find below the proposed agenda for our meeting on Thursday 5 May 2022 at 13:30 UTC. Kind regards, Ariel, Steve, and Emily IDN EPDP Meeting #34 Proposed Agenda 1. Roll Call & SOI (2 minutes) 2. Welcome & Chair Updates (5 mins) 3. Continue discussion of charter question e5, including review of data collected by ICANN org (50 minutes) 4. Begin review of charter questions e2 and e1, part 2 (30 mins) 5. Introduction to charter question e4 (time permitting) 6. AOB (3 mins)

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