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REMINDER | SubPro IRT Meeting #160 | 25 October 2025, 08:00-09:00 UTC / 09:00-10:00 IST / ICANN84
by Ilana Licassi Oct. 24, 2025

Oct. 24, 2025

Dear All, Meeting #160 of the SubPro IRT will be held on 25 October 2025 at 08:00-09:00 UTC / 09:00-10:00 IST [local time [tinyurl.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/tinyurl.com/23vw2afe__;!!PtGJab4!9UmxbQX…>] during ICANN84 in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, in a hybrid format. Up-to-date information on the session will be published here [sched.co]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/sched.co/29QHF__;!!PtGJab4!9UmxbQXHHyC08…>, and the agenda here [icann-community.atlassian.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/FID…>. More information on ICANN84 can be found here [icann84.sched.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/icann84.sched.com/__;!!PtGJab4!9UmxbQXHH…>. Before the meeting, please ensure you have read the ICANN Expected Standards of Behavior<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/expected-standards-2016-06-28-en> and the ICANN Community Anti-Harassment Policy<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/community-anti-harassment-policy-2017…>. In addition, 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. Please let us know ahead of time should you be unable to attend the meeting. A recording will be made available. We remain at your disposal should you have any questions. Best regards, Ilana

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Full AGB for Review by End of Day 15 October 2025
by Jared Erwin Oct. 17, 2025

Oct. 17, 2025

Dear IRT Members, As Lars mentioned on the call yesterday, we are sharing with you now the updated full version of the AGB for your review and awareness. As discussed, substantive edits/changes should not be made at this point, but if you do notice any glaring typos, errors, or inconsistencies, please feel free to comment on the document (you should have commenter access). Please also note that staff is continuing to finalize the document, so minor changes may still be made as we wrap up loose ends prior to Board adoption. • See the document here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eYmW1hqa_oSPzy29dq8ug-6rG2OOVVs6ZqJ4ANE…. We would appreciate your review by end of day, 15 October 2025. Please let us know of any further questions. Thanks and congrats to everyone for all the hard work in getting us to this point! Best Jared -- Jared Erwin Senior Director, New gTLD Program Global Domains & Strategy Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) jared.erwin(a)icann.org<mailto:jared.erwin@icann.org>

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Reminder - Nomination Open: SubPro IRT Superlative Awards
by Ariel Liang Oct. 17, 2025

Oct. 17, 2025

Hello IRT members, This is a gentle reminder for submitting your nomination for the IRT Superlative Awards by Monday, 27 October: https://forms.gle/9cy5BB1YxqqmLg8r9. We only received a few nominations so far and will appreciate that you take a couple of minutes to submit yours. Thank you! Ariel From: Ariel Liang <ariel.liang(a)icann.org> Date: Monday, October 13, 2025 at 1:34 PM To: "subpro-irt(a)icann.org" <subpro-irt(a)icann.org> Subject: Nomination Open: SubPro IRT Superlative Awards Dear SubPro IRT Members, As mentioned during the IRT call last Thursday (9 October), the nomination period for the IRT Superlative Awards is now open. As the IRT is approaching the concluding stage of its AGB work, it's time to recognize the outstanding contributions and dynamic personalities that made the journey to the final AGB memorable. Please nominate your fellow SubPro IRT members for each of the Superlative Awards via this Google Form: https://forms.gle/9cy5BB1YxqqmLg8r9. The nomination period will close on Monday, 27 October 2025 at 23:59 UTC. More detail of the nomination rules and guidelines are included in the Google Form. The awards celebration will be held during the SubPro IRT Cocktail reception in Dublin on Wednesday, 29 October. If you encounter any issue filling out the form, please let staff (me) know. Thank you for taking a few minutes to celebrate the spirit, dedication, and humor that keep the SubPro IRT running strong. Best Regards, Ariel Liang, On behalf of the SubPro IRT Staff Support Team

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SubPro IRT Meeting #167 | 20 November 2025, 18:00-19:00 UTC
by Next Round Policy Implementation Oct. 17, 2025

Oct. 17, 2025

Dear All, Meeting #167 of the SubPro IRT will be held on 20 November 2025 at 18:00-19:00 UTC [local time<https://tinyurl.com/ybm279cp>]. The final agenda can be consulted here<https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AAO8Hw>. 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> and the ICANN Community Anti-Harassment Policy<https://www.icann.org/en/governance/documents/icann-community-anti-harassme…>. 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/97063459905?pwd=VUVsd0J0RnNtRXkyNXJFZW9vdTEzZz09 [icann.zoom.us]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/icann.zoom.us/j/97063459905?pwd=VUVsd0J0…> Meeting ID: 970 6345 9905 Passcode: DQ#0L.9x5e Zoom Audio only: One tap mobile +13462487799,,97063459905#,,,,*5806401747# US (Houston) +16699006833,,97063459905#,,,,*5806401747# US (San Jose) Meeting ID: 970 6345 9905 Passcode: 5806401747 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, Renate

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SubPro IRT Meeting #166 | 13 November 2025, 12:00-13:00 UTC
by Next Round Policy Implementation Oct. 17, 2025

Oct. 17, 2025

Dear All, Meeting #166 of the SubPro IRT will be held on 13 November 2025 at 12:00-13:00 UTC [local time<https://tinyurl.com/mrjyvnvt>]. The final agenda can be consulted here<https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AwO7Hw>. 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> and the ICANN Community Anti-Harassment Policy<https://www.icann.org/en/governance/documents/icann-community-anti-harassme…>. 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/97063459905?pwd=VUVsd0J0RnNtRXkyNXJFZW9vdTEzZz09 [icann.zoom.us]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/icann.zoom.us/j/97063459905?pwd=VUVsd0J0…> Meeting ID: 970 6345 9905 Passcode: DQ#0L.9x5e Zoom Audio only: One tap mobile +13462487799,,97063459905#,,,,*5806401747# US (Houston) +16699006833,,97063459905#,,,,*5806401747# US (San Jose) Meeting ID: 970 6345 9905 Passcode: 5806401747 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, Renate

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Application Comment Forum Questions
by Elisa Busetto Oct. 15, 2025

Oct. 15, 2025

Dear All, Please find here the final version of the Application Comment Forum questions<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dd6fyQPDEOyTivxTITO8IQsCN7dMRM9w6jSRwp-…>. Note that the disclaimer was updated to include the ICANN Community Participant Code of Conduct Concerning Statements of Interest<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/adopted-icann-community-partici…> and clarify which information will be made public. We believe that all the concerns raised by the IRT were addressed. However, please let us know if you have any additional feedback by the end of the week. Thank you! Elisa

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Post call | SubPro IRT Meeting #159d | 14 October 2025
by Next Round Policy Implementation Oct. 15, 2025

Oct. 15, 2025

Dear All, The recordings for Meeting #159d of the SubPro IRT held on Tuesday, 14 October 2025 are published on the meeting wiki page<https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AQAnH>. These include: * Audio recording * Zoom recording (including audio, visual, rough transcript, chat) * Attendance * Deck 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, Renate

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ALAC Advice on Replacement String
by Lars Hoffmann Oct. 15, 2025

Oct. 15, 2025

Dear all, The response from Tripti – on behalf of the Board – re: ALAC’s recent advice on the replacement string has been posted on ICANN’s correspondence page: https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/sinha-to-zuck-13oct25-… Best. Lars

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REMINDER | SubPro IRT Meeting #159d | 14 October 2025, 19:00-20:00 UTC
by Next Round Policy Implementation Oct. 14, 2025

Oct. 14, 2025

Dear All, Meeting #159d of the SubPro IRT will be held in one hour on 14 October 2025 at 19:00-20:00 UTC [local time<https://tinyurl.com/yey3nwvb>]. The final agenda can be consulted here<https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AQAnH>. 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> and the ICANN Community Anti-Harassment Policy<https://www.icann.org/en/governance/documents/icann-community-anti-harassme…>. 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/97063459905?pwd=VUVsd0J0RnNtRXkyNXJFZW9vdTEzZz09 [icann.zoom.us]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/icann.zoom.us/j/97063459905?pwd=VUVsd0J0…> Meeting ID: 970 6345 9905 Passcode: DQ#0L.9x5e Zoom Audio only: One tap mobile +13462487799,,97063459905#,,,,*5806401747# US (Houston) +16699006833,,97063459905#,,,,*5806401747# US (San Jose) Meeting ID: 970 6345 9905 Passcode: 5806401747 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, Renate

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Next Round RA update
by Karla Hakansson Oct. 14, 2025

Oct. 14, 2025

Hello SubPro IRT members, We would like to make you aware of the updated timeline for the Next Round Registry Agreement (Next Round RA), which will be shared with the community tomorrow, 14 October, during the Next Round update in the ICANN84 pre-week session. We previously communicated that we anticipated that the Next Round RA would go to the ICANN Board in December 2024 or January 2025 following the second public comment proceeding. However, we now anticipate that the Next Round RA will be submitted to the ICANN Board for consideration at ICANN85 in March 2026 so that it can encompass Spec 14 as well. As noted in the public comment proceeding<https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/proposed-next-round-base…> published on 30 September, Section 2.13 of Specification 14 (Variant TLDs) was bracketed pending Board consideration of Recommendations 7.4 and 7.5 from Phase 1 Final Report on the Internationalized Domain Names Expedited Policy Development Process (IDN EPDP Phase 1). The ICANN Board is expected to take action on these recommendations during ICANN84 in Dublin. Following the Board’s action, ICANN may launch a separate public comment proceeding focused on Specification 14, which will include the Variant TLD Fees. The anticipated timeline for the additional public comment proceeding is mid-December 2024 with an expected close date at the end of January 2026. Once finalized, the proposed Next Round RA, including Specification 14, is expected to be submitted to the ICANN Board for consideration at ICANN85 in March 2026 and, if approved, posted following ICANN85. Importantly, this timeline does not alter the critical path to make the Next Round RA available ahead of the application window opening in April 2026. Please let us know if you have any questions. Best Regards, Karla

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