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SubPro IRT Meeting #33 | 19 March 2024, 20:00-21:00 UTC
by Next Round Policy Implementation Feb. 12, 2024

Feb. 12, 2024

Dear All, Meeting #33 of the SubPro IRT will be held on 19 March 2024 at 20:00-21:00 UTC [local time<https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=SubPro+IRT+Meetin…>]. The agenda can be consulted here<https://community.icann.org/x/HQAeEg>. Before the meeting, please be sure you have read the ICANN Expected Standards of Behavior<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/expected-standards-2016-06-28-en>. We would like to remind participants that to ensure transparency of participation in ICANN's multistakeholder model, we ask that you sign in to Zoom sessions using your full name. For example, First Name and Last Name or Surname. You may be removed from the session if you do not sign in using your full name. Zoom information: Join the Zoom Webinar directly (recommended): https://icann.zoom.us/j/98960123523?pwd=SjU0cEtieS9Kc2NZRUNPNGdraGQ0QT09 Meeting ID: 989 6012 3523 Passcode: z6sLS^44@y Zoom Audio only: One tap mobile +13462487799,,98960123523#,,,,*8399371478# US (Houston) +16699006833,,98960123523#,,,,*8399371478# US (San Jose) Dial in directly with your local number: https://icann.zoom.us/u/aIO87mfSF Meeting ID: 989 6012 3523 Passcode: 8399371478 Should you be unable to attend the meeting, please let us know in advance. A recording will be made available. Please do not hesitate to contact us should you have any questions. Best regards, Elisa

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Post call | SubPro IRT Meeting #27 | 8 February 2024
by Next Round Policy Implementation Feb. 9, 2024

Feb. 9, 2024

Dear All, The recordings for Meeting #27 of the SubPro IRT held on Tuesday, 8 February 2024 at 14:00-15:00 UTC are published on the meeting wiki page<https://community.icann.org/x/Z4PxDg>. These include: * Attendance * Audio recording * Zoom recording (including audio, visual, rough transcript, chat) As a reminder, the draft RSP Handbook can be consulted here<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kJqv4sBvQtYgQmmh6CGmc8YbhrtCXaDa-xeqNSD…>. For additional information, you may consult the mailing list archives<https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/subpro-irt/> and the main wiki page<https://community.icann.org/x/pQM5Dg>. Best regards, Elisa

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Review of RSP Handbook
by Next Round Policy Implementation Feb. 8, 2024

Feb. 8, 2024

Dear All, We are pleased to share the draft of the RSP Handbook<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kJqv4sBvQtYgQmmh6CGmc8YbhrtCXaDa-xeqNSD…>, which will be presented to the IRT on 8 February 2024, at 14:00-15-00 UTC. Included in the RSP Handbook are the RSP, IDN and Registry Service questions that were previously reviewed by the IRT RSP sub-track. In addition to the RSP Handbook, we are also sharing the Terms of Use for the RSP Portal and Registry System Testing (RST) 2.0<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1X9Twh5BulrMH0Yapm0IksAwUlDWxlGCi9GagKX5…>. A PDF version of both documents can be found on the meeting Wiki page<https://community.icann.org/x/Z4PxDg>. The recordings of the IRT RSP sub-track meetings are posted here<https://community.icann.org/x/V4BME>. We appreciate it if you can provide your comments directly in the Google Docs version of the RSP Handbook draft in the link above. Best regards, Elisa

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REMINDER | SubPro IRT Meeting #27 | 8 February 2024, 14:00-15:00 UTC
by Next Round Policy Implementation Feb. 8, 2024

Feb. 8, 2024

Dear All, Meeting #27 of the SubPro IRT will be held in one hour on 8 February 2024 at 14:00-15:00 UTC [local time<https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=SubPro+IRT+Meetin…>]. The agenda can be consulted here<https://community.icann.org/x/Z4PxDg>. Before the meeting, please be sure you have read the ICANN Expected Standards of Behavior<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/expected-standards-2016-06-28-en>. Please note that the meeting was rescheduled. We would like to remind participants that to ensure transparency of participation in ICANN's multistakeholder model, we ask that you sign in to Zoom sessions using your full name. For example, First Name and Last Name or Surname. You may be removed from the session if you do not sign in using your full name. Zoom information: Join the Zoom Webinar directly (recommended): https://icann.zoom.us/j/98960123523?pwd=SjU0cEtieS9Kc2NZRUNPNGdraGQ0QT09 Meeting ID: 989 6012 3523 Passcode: z6sLS^44@y Zoom Audio only: One tap mobile +13462487799,,98960123523#,,,,*8399371478# US (Houston) +16699006833,,98960123523#,,,,*8399371478# US (San Jose) Dial in directly with your local number: https://icann.zoom.us/u/aIO87mfSF Meeting ID: 989 6012 3523 Passcode: 8399371478 Should you be unable to attend the meeting, please let us know in advance. A recording will be made available. Please do not hesitate to contact us should you have any questions. Best regards, Elisa

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REMINDER / TIME CHANGE | SubPro IRT Meeting #28 | 13 February 2024, 14:00-15:00 UTC
by Next Round Policy Implementation Feb. 8, 2024

Feb. 8, 2024

Dear All, Meeting #28 of the SubPro IRT will be held on 13 February 2024 at 14:00-15:00 UTC [local time<https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=SubPro+IRT+Meetin…>]. The agenda can be consulted here<https://community.icann.org/x/boPxDg>. Before the meeting, please be sure you have read the ICANN Expected Standards of Behavior<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/expected-standards-2016-06-28-en>. Please note that the meeting was rescheduled. We would like to remind participants that to ensure transparency of participation in ICANN's multistakeholder model, we ask that you sign in to Zoom sessions using your full name. For example, First Name and Last Name or Surname. You may be removed from the session if you do not sign in using your full name. Zoom information: Join the Zoom Webinar directly (recommended): https://icann.zoom.us/j/98960123523?pwd=SjU0cEtieS9Kc2NZRUNPNGdraGQ0QT09 Meeting ID: 989 6012 3523 Passcode: z6sLS^44@y Zoom Audio only: One tap mobile +13462487799,,98960123523#,,,,*8399371478# US (Houston) +16699006833,,98960123523#,,,,*8399371478# US (San Jose) Dial in directly with your local number: https://icann.zoom.us/u/aIO87mfSF Meeting ID: 989 6012 3523 Passcode: 8399371478 Should you be unable to attend the meeting, please let us know in advance. A recording will be made available. Please do not hesitate to contact us should you have any questions. Best regards, Elisa

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Post call | SubPro IRT Meeting #26b | 6 February 2024
by Next Round Policy Implementation Feb. 7, 2024

Feb. 7, 2024

Dear All, The recordings for Meeting #26b of the SubPro IRT held on Tuesday, 6 February 2024 at 14:00-15:30 UTC are published on the meeting wiki page<https://community.icann.org/x/NYQYEQ>. These include: * Attendance * Audio recording * Zoom recording (including audio, visual, rough transcript, chat) For additional information, you may consult the mailing list archives<https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/subpro-irt/> and the main wiki page<https://community.icann.org/x/pQM5Dg>. Best regards, Elisa

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Request to Join the SubPro IRT Team subtrack on ASP
by Ronke Sola-Ogunsola Feb. 7, 2024

Feb. 7, 2024

Hello, I am interest in joining the SubProIRT team subtrack on ASP. I hope this is still open for persons interested to join. Thanks Aderonke Sola-Ogunsola Financing & Stakeholder Management Team Head; Nigeria Office for Developing the Indigenous Telecoms Sector (NODITS) Nigerian Communications Commission Mbora - Abuja Tel: +234 813 988 0702 Mobile: +234 817 267 6937 [cid:image003.png@01DA59D5.345458A0] From: Kennybirch, Rosalind (DSIT) <rosalind.kennybirch(a)dsit.gov.uk> Sent: Monday, November 6, 2023 4:57 PM To: Ronke Sola-Ogunsola <ronke(a)ncc.gov.ng> Subject: FW: For GAC Information – New gTLD Applicant Support Program Follow-up Info From ICANN78 Hi Ronke, I hope you are well! It would be great to have your participation in the GAC small team on the applicant support program (ASP). As you know from the presentations we gave at ICANN78, ensuring a successful ASP will be key to ensure geographic diversification of the new gTLD application program is achieved. We had our first meeting today to address questions the Board put to us on implementing the ASP, but it would be great to get your attendance at the next one on Monday 4 December at 14:00. Please email Gulten and Rob if you are interested in joining! Separately, the SubPro IRT team subtrack on the ASP is open to all, and it would be great to have you join that effort, too! If you’re interested, please do email: * subpro-irt(a)icann.org<mailto:subpro-irt@icann.org> * elisa.busetto(a)icann.org<mailto:elisa.busetto@icann.org> * samantha.mancia(a)icann.org<mailto:samantha.mancia@icann.org> We’d love to have you 😊 Best wishes, Roz From: gac <gac-bounces(a)gac.icann.org<mailto:gac-bounces@gac.icann.org>> on behalf of Rob Hoggarth via gac <gac(a)gac.icann.org<mailto:gac@gac.icann.org>> Date: Monday, 6 November 2023 at 15:46 To: gac(a)icann.org<mailto:gac@icann.org> <gac(a)icann.org<mailto:gac@icann.org>> Subject: [GAC] For GAC Information – New gTLD Applicant Support Program Follow-up Info From ICANN78 Dear GAC Members and Observers; As a follow-up to the recent session discussions at ICANN78 about applicant support efforts for the next round of new gTLD applications, members of the GAC Small Team on Applicant Support matters have asked the staff to share some additional information resources with you. First, ICANN published earlier this year an EOI (expression of interest) survey [docs.google.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdolczI…> so that future in-kind support providers to the ICANN Applicant Support Program (ASP) can indicate interest in potentially providing pro bono services to new gTLD applicants through the ASP. Potential pro bono services might include general business services, application services or technical services. The link to the full announcement of the EOI effort can be found here<https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-seeks-pro-bono-service…>). The small team invites GAC colleagues to encourage any providers you believe may be interested in providing pro bono support to complete the EOI survey, as these types of services will be crucial to supporting next round applicants through the ASP. Secondly, small team members have noted that ICANN’s ASP team has complied an additional list of reference resources generated around ICANN78 that can provide useful background information and potentially generate further ideas from examination of other successful global support programs. Those resources can be found at this link - https://community.icann.org/display/SPIR/ASP+Sub-Track+Resources. The Small Team will be discussing follow-up committee efforts on this important issue this week. Going forward, if you would like to be included in future committee or small team discussions about applicant support and to join the small group email list, please reach out to me and Gülten Tepe Oksuzoglu at gac-staff(a)icann.org<mailto:gac-staff@icann.org> so we can add you to the Small team “ggp” list. Best, Rob ----- Robert Hoggarth Vice President, Policy Development and GAC Relations Washington, D.C.

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Public comment of the String Similarity Review Guidelines
by Lars Hoffmann Feb. 7, 2024

Feb. 7, 2024

Dear all, Please see the message below from Sarmad Hussain re: public comment of the String Similarity Review Guidelines. Best. Lars Dear IRT members, As you may recall from our discussion on String Similarity Review AGB module<https://docs.google.com/document/d/18N3fmL8cJrx4h6yd7A-uFzS60tBSqeEGynxxVLw…> (Section 1.3.3.) that IDN EPDP Phase 1 report recommends developing String Similarity Review Guidelines, which will be used by the String Similarity Review Panel. For preparing these guidelines, we are planning to publish a report for public comment on 7 Feb. 2023. This report provides details of relevant factors to consider for string similarity review and a two-step process to cater to potentially a large number of comparisons in the string similarity review due to variant strings along with the applied-for strings. If the community agrees with this approach, we will conduct Phase 2 of this work, where we will finalize the guidelines, along with the data and tools being suggested at this time. We also intend to publish Phase 2 work for public comment before finalizing it. As shared during our discussion, we are also organizing a session at ICANN79 where we intend to present the details of the report for community input. We look forward to your input on the proposed methodology. Regards, Sarmad

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Draft Applicant Support Handbook for 6 February IRT meeting #26b
by Kristy Buckley Feb. 6, 2024

Feb. 6, 2024

Greetings IRT members, As promised during the 1 February IRT meeting #26a, the Applicant Support Program (ASP) Project Team is sharing the Draft Applicant Support Program Handbook in advance of the next IRT meeting #26b on Tuesday, 6 February. Please see: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1w3_kYNYcEjXin5D1O9x4hxcpYJr7JqlY/edit?u… (this will also be posted to the wiki on Monday, 5 February). Please note that remaining bracketed or placeholder text throughout the ASP Handbook is color-coded (see p. 2). In addition, ICANN org has continued to work on-list with ASP IRT members to propose updated language on some of those bracketed highlighted areas. As such, you may see a few spots with remaining suggested text and comments to the ASP IRT regarding those suggested changes. We hope to resolve those suggestions in advance of the IRT plenary session on 6 February. As noted during IRT meeting #26a, ICANN org kindly requests plenary IRT members to liaise with their counterparts in the IRT ASP Sub-Track<https://community.icann.org/x/LIBME> to understand the work done to date, and to discuss any questions or concerns you or your constituencies may have through the IRT ASP Sub-Track members members. Please bring any remaining questions or comments on the ASP Handbook to our IRT plenary meeting next Tuesday, 6 February (#26b). Many thanks in advance for your time and we look forward to meeting next week. Kind regards, Kristy, on behalf of the ASP Project Team

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REMINDER | SubPro IRT Meeting #27 | 8 February 2024, 14:00-15:00 UTC
by Next Round Policy Implementation Feb. 6, 2024

Feb. 6, 2024

Dear All, Meeting #27 of the SubPro IRT will be held on 8 February 2024 at 14:00-15:00 UTC [local time<https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=SubPro+IRT+Meetin…>]. The agenda can be consulted here<https://community.icann.org/x/Z4PxDg>. Before the meeting, please be sure you have read the ICANN Expected Standards of Behavior<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/expected-standards-2016-06-28-en>. Please note that the meeting was rescheduled. We would like to remind participants that to ensure transparency of participation in ICANN's multistakeholder model, we ask that you sign in to Zoom sessions using your full name. For example, First Name and Last Name or Surname. You may be removed from the session if you do not sign in using your full name. Zoom information: Join the Zoom Webinar directly (recommended): https://icann.zoom.us/j/98960123523?pwd=SjU0cEtieS9Kc2NZRUNPNGdraGQ0QT09 Meeting ID: 989 6012 3523 Passcode: z6sLS^44@y Zoom Audio only: One tap mobile +13462487799,,98960123523#,,,,*8399371478# US (Houston) +16699006833,,98960123523#,,,,*8399371478# US (San Jose) Dial in directly with your local number: https://icann.zoom.us/u/aIO87mfSF Meeting ID: 989 6012 3523 Passcode: 8399371478 Should you be unable to attend the meeting, please let us know in advance. A recording will be made available. Please do not hesitate to contact us should you have any questions. Best regards, Elisa

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