Dear EPDP Team, During the meeting yesterday, the String Similarity Small Group presented its work on the string similarity review, and put forward a recommendation of the “hybrid model”. In order to facilitate the continued deliberation of this topic, the leadership requests members to consult with their appointing organizations on the proposed hybrid model for string similarity review. The EPDP Team is expected to have a follow-up discussion of the hybrid model during its meeting #49 (in about two weeks), so that members can share any input and feedback gathered from their groups. Resources: * Please find the slide deck from yesterday’s meeting attached. Slides 13-18 explain the hybrid model. * The zoom recording can be found here: https://icann.zoom.us/rec/play/yBjhi73sWh1yffDrmesASvWRkFoyUm6Pk7CgEC-DczoUV... (from 31 min 42 second and onward). * Please feel free to contact me (ariel.liang@icann.org<mailto:ariel.liang@icann.org>) if you have additional questions about the hybrid model. Thank you, Ariel Ariel Xinyue Liang Policy Sr. Specialist Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)