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GNSO and At-Large calls - week of 17th March 2014
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 14, 2014

March 14, 2014

Dear all, Please find below the list of At-Large and GNSO WG meetings for the 17th March 2014 We will update this list as and when calls are added. Monday 17th 1500 UTC - ATLAS II OC - https://community.icann.org/x/sx3RAg Tuesday 18th 14:00 UTC:GAC GNSO Consultation Group (closed) 15:00 UTC: PPSAI WG - https://community.icann.org/x/9iCfAg Please confirm your dial-out requests For GNSO calls: GNSO Secretariats gnso-secs(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org> For At-Large calls: At-Large Staff staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Thank you, Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC

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ICANN News Alert -- ICANN Grants Data Retention Waiver to OVH SAS
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 14, 2014

March 14, 2014

[http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-12mar14-en.htm ________________________________ ICANN Grants Data Retention Waiver to OVH SAS 12 March 2014 DATA RETENTION WAIVER OVH SAS OVH SAS ("Registrar") submitted to ICANN a Registrar Data Retention Waiver Request ("Waiver Request") on the basis of Registrar's contention that compliance with the data collection and/or retention requirements of the Data Retention Specification in the 2013 RAA violates applicable law in France. ICANN hereby grants Registrar a limited waiver from compliance with certain provisions of the 2013 RAA on the following terms: 1. ICANN agrees that, following Registrar's execution of the 2013 RAA, for purposes of assessing Registrar's compliance with the data retention requirement of Paragraph 1.1 of the Data Retention Specification in the 2013 RAA, the period of "two additional years" in Paragraph 1.1 of the Data Retention Specification will be deemed modified to "one additional year." 2. In all other respects the terms of the Data Retention Specification will remain AS-IS. The waiver granted to Registrar applies only to the post-sponsorship period of retention of the data listed in the Paragraphs 1.1.1 through 1.1.8 inclusive of the Data Retention Specification, and it does not constitute a waiver of any other provisions of the 2013 RAA or other ICANN policies applicable to registrars. Without limiting the foregoing, nothing in this waiver limits Registrar's obligation to comply with Consensus Policies or Temporary Policies developed and adopted in accordance with ICANN's Bylaws ("ICANN Policies") or limits Registrar's obligation to comply with any amendment, supplement or modification of the 2013 RAA approved and adopted in accordance with the terms of the 2013 RAA ("RAA Amendments"). In the event of any inconsistency between this waiver and the terms of any ICANN Policy or RAA Amendment, the terms of the ICANN Policy or RAA Amendment will control. 3. The waiver granted to Registrar shall remain in effect for the duration of the term of the 2013 RAA signed by Registrar.

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ICANN News Alert -- ICANN Grants Data Retention Waiver to OVH SAS
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 14, 2014

March 14, 2014

[http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-12mar14-en.htm ________________________________ ICANN Grants Data Retention Waiver to OVH SAS 12 March 2014 DATA RETENTION WAIVER OVH SAS OVH SAS ("Registrar") submitted to ICANN a Registrar Data Retention Waiver Request ("Waiver Request") on the basis of Registrar's contention that compliance with the data collection and/or retention requirements of the Data Retention Specification in the 2013 RAA violates applicable law in France. ICANN hereby grants Registrar a limited waiver from compliance with certain provisions of the 2013 RAA on the following terms: 1. ICANN agrees that, following Registrar's execution of the 2013 RAA, for purposes of assessing Registrar's compliance with the data retention requirement of Paragraph 1.1 of the Data Retention Specification in the 2013 RAA, the period of "two additional years" in Paragraph 1.1 of the Data Retention Specification will be deemed modified to "one additional year." 2. In all other respects the terms of the Data Retention Specification will remain AS-IS. The waiver granted to Registrar applies only to the post-sponsorship period of retention of the data listed in the Paragraphs 1.1.1 through 1.1.8 inclusive of the Data Retention Specification, and it does not constitute a waiver of any other provisions of the 2013 RAA or other ICANN policies applicable to registrars. Without limiting the foregoing, nothing in this waiver limits Registrar's obligation to comply with Consensus Policies or Temporary Policies developed and adopted in accordance with ICANN's Bylaws ("ICANN Policies") or limits Registrar's obligation to comply with any amendment, supplement or modification of the 2013 RAA approved and adopted in accordance with the terms of the 2013 RAA ("RAA Amendments"). In the event of any inconsistency between this waiver and the terms of any ICANN Policy or RAA Amendment, the terms of the ICANN Policy or RAA Amendment will control. 3. The waiver granted to Registrar shall remain in effect for the duration of the term of the 2013 RAA signed by Registrar.

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Recordings/ At-Large Community call: Board Briefing on requirements for Seat 15
by At-Large Staff March 13, 2014

March 13, 2014

Dear All, Further to today's call, and for those not able to participate, the recordings (English, French and Spanish) are available on the meeting page. Meeting page: https://community.icann.org/x/VxvRAg Agenda: 1. Introduction Olivier Crépin-Leblond (2min) 2. Duties of a Board Director Bruce Tonkin (20min) 3. Questions and Answers ALL (33min) 4. Next Steps Olivier Crépin-Leblond (5min) Transcripts will be made available as soon as possible. Thank you. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org One World, One Internet From: At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> Date: Tuesday, 11 March 2014 17:00 To: ALAC Announce <alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> Subject: Reminder & dial-out? / At-Large Community call: Board Briefing on requirements for Seat 15 Dear All, We would like to invite you to join an At-Large Community call: Board Briefing on requirements for Seat 15 scheduled on Wednesday 12 March 2014 at 1200 UTC. This call will have Spanish and French interpretation. Agenda: 1. Introduction Olivier Crépin-Leblond (2min) 2. Duties of a Board Director Bruce Tonkin (20min) 3. Questions and Answers ALL (33min) 4. Next Steps Olivier Crépin-Leblond (5min) For other times: http://tinyurl.com/nl82ess The draft agenda and participation details can be found at: https://community.icann.org/x/VxvRAg Adobe Connect: https://icann.adobeconnect.com/albdcc/ Conference ID: EN: 1638. ES: 1738 and FR: 1838 http://adigo.com/icann/ If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org with your preferred number and language channel (EN,FR or ES). Thank you. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org One World, One Internet

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Input Request:Preliminary Issue Report on Access by IGOs and INGOs to the Curative Rights Protections of the UDRP and URS
by At-Large Staff March 12, 2014

March 12, 2014

https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-10mar14-en.htm Preliminary Issue Report on Access by IGOs and INGOs to the Curative Rights Protections of the UDRP and URS Comment / Reply Periods (*) Comment Open Date: 10 March 2014 Comment Close Date: 14 April 2014 - 23:59 UTC Reply Open Date: 15 April 2014 Reply Close Date: 6 May 2014 - 23:59 UTC Important Information Links Public Comment Announcement <https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-10mar14-en.htm> To Submit Your Comments (Forum) <mailto:comments-igo-ingo-crp-prelim-10mar14@icann.org> View Comments Submitted <http://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-igo-ingo-crp-prelim-10mar14/> Brief Overview Originating Organization: GNSO Categories/Tags: * Contracted Party Agreements * Policy Processes Purpose (Brief): To obtain community input on the Preliminary Issue Report requested by the GNSO Council concerning possible amendments to the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy and Uniform Rapid Suspension procedure, to enable access to them by protected International Governmental Organizations and International Non-Governmental Organizations. Current Status: The GNSO Council unanimously approved the IGO-INGO PDP Working Group's consensus recommendations on 20 November 2013, as contained in the WG's Final Report <http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/igo-ingo-final-10nov13-en.pdf> [PDF, 645 KB]. One of these recommendations was for an Issue Report on amending the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy and Uniform Rapid Suspension procedure to enable their use by protected IGOs and INGOs. As required by the ICANN Bylaws, public notice is hereby provided of the publication of the requested Preliminary Issue Report <http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/igo-ingo-crp-prelim-10mar14-en.pdf> [PDF, 288 KB] and of the opportunity to comment on it. Next Steps: ICANN Staff will prepare a summary of the public comments received that will be submitted to the GNSO Council along with the Final Issue Report. The GNSO Council will then vote on whether or not to initiate. Staff Contact: Mary Wong Email Staff Contact <mailto:policy-staff@icann.org?subject=More%20information%20on%20the%20Preli minary%20Issue%20Report%20on%20Access%20by%20IGOs%20and%20INGOs%20to%20the%2 0Curative%20Rights%20Protections%20of%20the%20UDRP%20and%20URS%20public%20co mment%20period> Detailed Information Section I: Description, Explanation, and Purpose: The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) unanimously approved at its meeting on 20 November 2013 the consensus recommendations of the IGO-INGO PDP Working Group, which are now pending Board action. The detailed recommendations can be found in the Final Report <http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/igo-ingo-final-10nov13-en.pdf> [PDF, 644 KB], with a summary provided within the GNSO Council motion <http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#20131120-2> . One of the recommendations adopted was for the GNSO Council to request an Issue Report, preceding a possible Policy Development Process (PDP), to examine International Governmental Organization (IGO) and International Non-Governmental Organization (INGO) access to curative rights protection mechanisms such as the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) and Uniform Rapid Suspension procedure (URS). Section II: Background: For a detailed background and history of the issue on whether to protect certain IGO and INGO identifiers prior to the initiation of the IGO-INGO PDP, please see the Final GNSO Issue Report <http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/protection-igo-names-final-issue-report-01o ct12-en.pdf> [PDF, 675 KB] on the Protection of International Organization Names in New gTLDs. The IGO-INGO PDP Working Group (WG) was formed on 31 October 2012 and the WG Charter approved by the GNSO Council on 15 November 2012. On 10 November 2013 the WG published its Final Report <http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/igo-ingo-final-10nov13-en.pdf> [PDF, 644 KB] and sent it to the GNSO Council, incorporating feedback received in response to its draft Final Report. The WG's Final Report includes supplemental documentation in the form of Minority Statements from various WG members and their respective constituencies, including IGOs and INGOs who may be affected by the recommendations under consideration. The WG's consensus recommendations were unanimously approved <http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#20131120-2> by the GNSO Council on 20 November 2013 and sent to the ICANN Board for its consideration. One of the recommendations adopted was for the GNSO Council to request an Issue Report, preceding a possible PDP, to examine possible amendments to the UDRP and URS to enable access by protected IGOs and INGOs to these curative rights protection mechanisms. ICANN staff has prepared the requested Preliminary Issue Report <http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/igo-ingo-crp-prelim-10mar14-en.pdf> [PDF, 288 KB] and is posting it for public comment prior to preparing the Final Issue Report for the GNSO Council's consideration and vote. Section III: Document and Resource Links: * Final Report on Protection of IGO and INGO Identifiers in All gTLDs <http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/igo-ingo-final-10nov13-en.pdf> [PDF, 645 KB] > * Supplement A Minority Positions > <http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/igo-ingo-final-minority-positions-10nov13-en. > pdf> [PDF, 216 KB] > * Supplement B WG Consensus Call Tool > <http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/igo-ingo-final-consensus-call-13nov13-en.pdf> > [PDF, 203 KB] > * Supplement C Public Comment Review Tool > <http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/igo-ingo-final-public-comment-review-08nov1… > en.pdf> [PDF, 385 KB] > * Supplement D Red Cross Red Crescent Societies Identifier List > <http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/igo-ingo-final-rcrc-scope-names-10nov13-en.… > f> [PDF, 616 KB] * GNSO Council Report to the ICANN Board <http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/council-board-igo-ingo-21jan14-en.pdf> [PDF, 705 KB] Section IV: Additional Information: N/A (*) Comments submitted after the posted Close Date/Time are not guaranteed to be considered in any final summary, analysis, reporting, or decision-making that takes place once this period lapses.

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ICANN News Alert -- Panel on Global Internet Cooperation & Governance Mechanisms Submits NETMundial Contribution Following Sunnylands Meeting
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 12, 2014

March 12, 2014

[http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-11mar14-en.htm ________________________________ Panel on Global Internet Cooperation & Governance Mechanisms Submits NETMundial Contribution Following Sunnylands Meeting 11 March 2014 RANCHO MIRAGE, CALIF. – On March 7, the Panel on Global Internet Cooperation and Governance Mechanisms submitted a contribution to NETMundial following their second meeting to discuss guiding principles for a global Internet governance ecosystem at The Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands in Rancho Mirage, California. Representing a diverse group of global stakeholders from government, civil society, the private sector, the technical community and international organizations, the panel looks forward to feedback on its NETMundial contribution, available here<http://internetgovernancepanel.org/resources>. "We hope that our contribution on Internet governance principles and still-evolving roadmap to operationalizing those principles will foster further discussion at NETMundial" said Vint Cerf, vice-chair of the panel. "Our goal is to achieve equitable stakeholder participation in bottom-up fashion so as to assure ecosystem legitimacy and continued Internet success. It has grown smoothly in the last few decades to serve more than 3 billion users and will have to handle several billion additional users and devices in the years to come." During fruitful discussions facilitated by a team of experts at Sunnylands February 27 – 28, the Panel identified 11 strong Internet governance principles built upon a multistakeholder framework. The Panel's current and developing view on a roadmap forward to operationalize those principles includes: * New mechanisms to map issues to solutions are needed. * New localized mechanisms and national and regional Internet governance structures are needed. * ICANN needs to further globalize. * Global, regional, and national forums and dialogues on Internet governance issues must be strengthened. * Expert communities are needed to support Internet governance structures and mechanisms. * More empowerment, development, and tools are needed to enable Internet governance mechanisms and structures at the global, regional, and national levels. "A core mission of Sunnylands is to bring world leaders together to facilitate international agreement and help develop solutions to important issues facing democratic institutions," said Geoffrey Cowan, president of The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands and former dean of the USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism. "We have been delighted to serve as a partner for the work of the Panel as it addresses the challenge of future Internet governance." The Panel looks forward to receiving feedback from the NETmundial conference in São Paulo, Brazil April 23 – 24, 2014 and other forums. Its work will continue to evolve as the discussion advances towards delivering a comprehensive report with a roadmap for the evolution of Internet governance. A final Panel meeting will be hosted by the World Economic Forum in May 2014 in Dubai. The final report will be published in May 2014. For more information about the Panel and its members, please visit: internetgovernancepanel.org<http://internetgovernancepanel.org/>. The Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands, which operates The Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands in Rancho Mirage, California, is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit operating entity. The Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands hosts high-level retreats that address serious issues facing the nation and the world, including the recent official meeting between President Obama and President Xi of the People's Republic of China. In addition, Sunnylands offers programs through the Sunnylands Center & Gardens to educate the public about the history of Sunnylands, its architecture, art collections, cultural significance, and sustainable practices. For more information please visit: http://sunnylands.org<http://sunnylands.org/>. ICANN The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is an internationally organised, non-profit corporation that has responsibility for Internet Protocol (IP) address space allocation, protocol identifier assignment, generic (gTLD) and country code (ccTLD) Top-Level Domain name system management, and root server system management functions. As a private-public partnership, ICANN is dedicated to preserving the operational stability of the Internet; to promoting competition; to achieving broad representation of global Internet communities; and to developing policy appropriate to its mission through bottom-up, consensus-based processes. For more information please visit: http://www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org/>. The World Economic Forum The World Economic Forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging leaders in partnerships to shape global, regional and industry agendas. Incorporated as a foundation in 1971 and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the World Economic Forum is impartial and not-for-profit; it is tied to no political, partisan or national interests. For more information please visit: http://www.weforum.org<http://www.weforum.org/>. For more information on the Panel, please contact: Holli Holsan at Holli.Holsan(a)edelman.com<mailto:Holli.Holsan@edelman.com>.

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ICANN News Alert -- Draft Implementation Plan for the WHOIS Online Accuracy and Reporting System
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 12, 2014

March 12, 2014

[http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-11mar14-en.htm ________________________________ Draft Implementation Plan for the WHOIS Online Accuracy and Reporting System 11 March 2014 Forum Announcement: Comment Period Opens on Date: 11 March 2014 Categories/Tags: * WHOIS * Accuracy * Statistics Purpose (Brief): The Draft Implementation Plan describes ICANN's proposed design for the new WHOIS Online Accuracy Reporting System. Public Comment Box Link: http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/whois-accuracy-reporting-11mar1…

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Reminder & dial-out? / At-Large Community call: Board Briefing on requirements for Seat 15
by At-Large Staff March 11, 2014

March 11, 2014

Dear All, We would like to invite you to join an At-Large Community call: Board Briefing on requirements for Seat 15 scheduled on Wednesday 12 March 2014 at 1200 UTC. This call will have Spanish and French interpretation. Agenda: 1. Introduction Olivier Crépin-Leblond (2min) 2. Duties of a Board Director Bruce Tonkin (20min) 3. Questions and Answers ALL (33min) 4. Next Steps Olivier Crépin-Leblond (5min) For other times: http://tinyurl.com/nl82ess The draft agenda and participation details can be found at: https://community.icann.org/x/VxvRAg Adobe Connect: https://icann.adobeconnect.com/albdcc/ Conference ID: EN: 1638. ES: 1738 and FR: 1838 http://adigo.com/icann/ If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org with your preferred number and language channel (EN,FR or ES). Thank you. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org One World, One Internet

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REMINDER Pre-Singapore Policy Update Webinar Announcement
by At-Large Staff March 11, 2014

March 11, 2014

In order to participate, please RSVP via email to the GNSO Secretariat (gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org) to receive the call details. Whether you plan to participate in the upcoming ICANN meeting in Singapore, remotely or in person, you're invited to a quick reminder of the background and current status of each major policy issue currently under discussion in ICANN. The ICANN Policy Staff will provide a briefing on Thursday 13 March at 12:00 UTC and Thursday 13 March at 19:00 UTC, summarizing policy issues across the different ICANN Supporting Organizations, namely the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO), Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) and Address Supporting Organization (ASO). Among other topics, updates will be provided on: * Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy Part D * Privacy & Proxy Services Accreditation Issues * Framework of Interpretation working group * ASO activities in Singapore * ALAC policy advice statements since Buenos Aires * Finalization of GAC advice regarding new gTLDs * RSSAC restructure update * Recent SSAC advisories The two sessions are duplicates, scheduled to accommodate different time zones. Each session, scheduled to run for 90 minutes, will be conducted in English only. The meeting will be run in Adobe Connect with a slide presentation along with a dial-in conference bridge for audio. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions at the end of each session. During the course of the webinar, questions may be submitted using the chat function of Adobe Connect. If you are not able to participate in either of the live sessions, the recording of the session will be made available shortly after the meeting. The policy staff is always available to answer any questions that you email to policy-staff(a)icann.org <mailto:policy-staff@icann.org> . In order to participate, please RSVP via email to the GNSO Secretariat (gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org <mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org> ) to receive the call details. Please indicate which call you would like to join, Thursday at 12.00 UTC or Thursday at 19.00 UTC (to convert those times into your local time, see: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedform.html <http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedform.html> ). We will send you an e-mail reminder before the event with log-in and dial-in details. Please DO NOT RSVP to any other ICANN staff members e-mail address. Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org <mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org> http://gnso.icann.org <http://gnso.icann.org/> Fax +1 (202) 789-0104 Skype carlos.reyes.icann

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VOTE RESULT (189) Age Numerique
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 11, 2014

March 11, 2014

Dear All, With 10 out of 15 ALAC Members having voted in the recent vote on the ALS application from Age Numerique we can confirm that the result is quorate. Question: Should the regional advice from AFRALO for ALS Applicant (189) Age Numerique be accepted? The regional advice was to accept the application. ALS Application (189) Age Numerique Report date: Tuesday 11 March 2014 02:39 UTC ALS Applications: (189) Age Numerique As at Poll close: Monday 10 March 2014 23:59 UTC Number of voters: 10 * Group size: 15 * Percentage voted: 66.67 Ranked by votes Rank Candidate Votes % 1 Yes 10 100.00 2 No 0 0.00 2 Abstain 0 0.00 You may verify the results independently under: https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=3696IRhM8JfLqJq4WbPd9CyV You can find all the results of closed ALAC votes under: https://www.bigpulse.com/m7097 -- Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> _______________________________________________ ALAC-Announce mailing list ALAC-Announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:ALAC-Announce@atlarge-lists.icann.org> https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac-announce At-Large Official Site: http://www.atlarge.icann.org

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