Dear BC Members, Please find below the links to the recent ICANN announcements, to support your participation on Thursday's BC Members call. The links are provided with the date public comment closes or with the date the announcement was posted for announcements without a public comment end date. · May 2011 New gTLD Applicant Guidebook 20 June 2011 · Draft Timeline: 2012-2015 Strategic Plan Development Process Dec 2011 · Nine Recommendations to Improve the Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (IRTP) Posted 30 May 2011 · Public Comment: Preliminary Issue Report on the Current State of the UDRP 15 July 2011 · Fellowship Application Round Opens for ICANN International Public Meeting 42 in Dakar, Senegal 9 July 2011 · GAC Comments on the Applicant Guidebook (April 15th, 2011 Version) Posted 27 May 2011 · Public Comment: The FY12 Travel Support Guidelines DRAFT 26 June 2011 · Munich Registry/Registrar Event Posted: 25 May 2011 · Public Comment: Draft FY12 Operating Plan and Budget…Ready for Community Consideration June 2011 · Pre-Singapore ICANN Policy Update Webinar Invitation RSVP Before 8 June 2011 · Public Comment Invited on: Proposed Permanent Charter of GNSO's Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group 5 June 2011 · Public Comment: ICANN FY 12 Security, Stability & Resiliency Framework 7 June 2011 · Public Comment: Proposed ICANN Process for Handling Requests for Removal of Cross-Ownership Restrictions for Existing gTLDs 1 June 2011 Kindest Regards, Benedetta Rossi BC Secretariat