Dear EPDP-IDNs Team, Please find below the email from Sarmad withdrawing the request associated with Recommendation 6 in response to Charter Question C5. Kind regards, EPDP-IDNs Support Staff on behalf of EPDP-IDNs Leadership Team From: Saewon Lee <saewon.lee@icann.org> Date: Thursday, August 29, 2024 at 11:55 AM To: "DonnaAustin605@hotmail.com" <DonnaAustin605@hotmail.com>, "farell@benin2point0.org" <farell@benin2point0.org>, Manju Chen <manju@nii.org.tw> Cc: Steve Chan <steve.chan@icann.org>, Daniel Gluck <daniel.gluck@icann.org> Subject: FW: Request for IDN EPDP Leadership Team Dear EPDP-IDNs Leadership Team, Please see the message below from ICANN org (Sarmad and team), as requested. Kind regards, Steve, Dan, and Saewon. From: Sarmad Hussain <sarmad.hussain@icann.org> Date: Thursday, August 29, 2024 at 11:42 AM To: Steve Chan <steve.chan@icann.org>, Saewon Lee <saewon.lee@icann.org> Cc: Pitinan Kooarmornpatana <pitinan.koo@icann.org>, Michael Karakash <michael.karakash@icann.org> Subject: Request for IDN EPDP Leadership Team Dear Steve and Saewon, Following IDN EPDP and our discussions, may I request you to pass on the following message to the IDN EPDP Leadership Team. Regards, Sarmad ===== Dear IDN EPDP Leadership Team, Thank you for considering our request on stabilizing the IDN Table harmonization related recommendations in IDN EPDP Phase 2, and exploring ways to expedite the process. The preparatory work for these recommendations would have served as an input for ICANN org for the RSP Evaluation Program. However, we also recognize the concerns that derive from the fact that the corresponding policy recommendations are not yet considered by the GNSO and the ICANN Board. Therefore, we are writing to withdraw the request and will find a solution which works within the existing framework. Once again, we greatly appreciate your kind consideration of this matter and look forward to the final IDN EPDP Phase 2 recommendations. Sincerely, Sarmad