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New ICANN Address
by Gabriella Schittek June 18, 2012

June 18, 2012

Dear all, As of today, ICANN has a new address for its Los Angeles office: 12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300 Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 USA Phone: +1 310 823 9358 FAX: +1 310 823 8649 See http://www.icann.org/en/contact for further addresses. Kind regards, Gabi

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Volunteers sought for Root IDN Table Process project
by Gabriella Schittek June 18, 2012

June 18, 2012

Dear all, ICANN is seeking volunteers to work on advancing IDN capabilities in the DNS. The project 2.1 "Root IDN Table Process" part of the IDN Variant TLD Program, is designed to develop, in consultation with the community, the process to define: * allowed code points, * corresponding variant code points, and * related allowed states for IDN Variant TLDs. ICANN is soliciting participation from volunteers with the following areas of expertise: IDNA, DNS, Linguistics/Unicode, Policy. You can indicate your interest until 13 July 2012. For more information, see: http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-18jun12-en.htm Kind regards, Gabi

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Cocktail with the Board in Prague cancelled
by Kristina Nordstrom June 18, 2012

June 18, 2012

Dear Councillors, Due to the many schedule conflicts on Monday evening 25 June in Prague, the Cocktail with the Board is now cancelled. Instead, a lunch with the Board will be planned for the Wednesday in Toronto. Kind regards, Kristina

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ICANN Policy Department June Update published
by Gabriella Schittek June 16, 2012

June 16, 2012

Dear all, The June update from ICANN's Policy Department is now available at http://www.icann.org/en/resources/policy/update/update-jun12-en.htm Kind regards, Gabi

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Useful links for Prague meeting
by Gabriella Schittek June 15, 2012

June 15, 2012

Dear all, Below are some links which you may find useful if you're preparing for the ICANN and ccNSO meeting in Prague: ICANN Prague Meetings page: http://prague44.icann.org/ ICANN full meeting Agenda: http://prague44.icann.org/full-schedule Prague Meeting Guide: http://prague44.icann.org/meetings/prague2012/meeting-guide-13jun12-en.pdf ccNSO Meetings page: http://www.ccnso.icann.org/meetings/prague ccNSO Room & Time information (remote participation details will also be posted here shortly): http://www.ccnso.icann.org/calendar ccNSO Members Meetings Agenda: http://www.ccnso.icann.org/meetings/prague/agenda.htm ccNSO Presentation Summaries: http://www.ccnso.icann.org/meetings/prague/presentations.htm Pre-registered ccNSO Meeting attendees: https://www.registration123.com/reports/saved.cfm?r=%24*%40D%24W0%20%20%0A Kind regards, Gabi

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ICANN Prague Meeting Guide
by Gabriella Schittek June 14, 2012

June 14, 2012

Dear all, ICANN has now published a meeting guide for the Prague meeting: http://prague44.icann.org/meetings/prague2012/meeting-guide-13jun12-en.pdf Kind regards, Gabi

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Call for Applications for Travel Funding Toronto Meeting
by Gabriella Schittek June 14, 2012

June 14, 2012

Dear all, The ccNSO travel funding committee is now accepting applications to the ICANN meeting in Toronto, Canada 14-19 October 2012. Funding is made available for those who actively participate in the work of the ccNSO and make a special contribution to its projects and meetings. However, you do not need to be a ccNSO member to receive funding! The funding covers an economy class ticket to the travel destination, the hotel costs for the time of the meeting and a per diem. A document with background information and explanations on how the funding shall be distributed is available at: http://ccnso.icann.org/about/ccnso-travel-funding-09nov10-en.pdf If you think you are eligible to receive funding for the Toronto meeting, please send an email to ccnso-travelfunding(a)icann.org<mailto:ccnso-travelfunding@icann.org> by 12.00 noon UTC on 21 June 2012, at the latest. The email must contain: - Name and contact details of the applicant - A short description of how you think you can contribute to the work of the ccNSO. Please, note that applications without this information will not be considered! - If you are employed: An agreement from the individual that you directly report to at your place of employment. Please, copy him or her in your application email. Kind regards, Gabi

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Announcement on applied-for strings
by Gabriella Schittek June 13, 2012

June 13, 2012

Dear all, ICANN has published an announcement on the applied-for strings, which were revealed today: http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-13jun12-en.htm Kind regards, Gabi

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New gTLD strings + applicants list
by Gabriella Schittek June 13, 2012

June 13, 2012

Dear all, You can view the applied for New gTLD strings + applicants at http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/application-results/strings-120… Kind regards, Gabi

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FW: ccNSO Application for Membership (.bh)
by Roelof Meijer June 13, 2012

June 13, 2012

Dear fellow councilors, We received an application for membership of the ccNSO from .bh, the ccTLD of Bahrain. The application has been filed by Mohamed Alnoaimi, representing .bh's manager, the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA). Please see IANA's " all clear" below. If you have any objections to .bh's membership, please let me know before Wednesday 20 June. .bh will be member 133. Best regards, hope to see you all in Prague, Roelof Meijer From: Kim Davies <kim.davies(a)icann.org<mailto:kim.davies@icann.org>> To: Gabriella Schittek <gabriella.schittek(a)icann.org<mailto:gabriella.schittek@icann.org>> Cc: Roelof Meijer <Roelof.Meijer(a)sidn.nl<mailto:Roelof.Meijer@sidn.nl>> Subject: Re: ccNSO Application for Membership (.bh) Hi Gabi, There are no outstanding IANA issues relating to .BH. kim On Jun 5, 2012, at 12:11 AM, Gabriella Schittek wrote: Kim, Does IANA have any outstanding issues with .bh? Thanks, Gabi From: "applications(a)icann.org<mailto:applications@icann.org>" <applications(a)icann.org<mailto:applications@icann.org>> To: "ccnso-applications(a)icann.org<mailto:ccnso-applications@icann.org>" <ccnso-applications(a)icann.org<mailto:ccnso-applications@icann.org>> Subject: ccNSO Application for Membership (.bh) Application for Membership Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) Confirmation E-mail: malnoaimi(a)tra.org.bh<mailto:malnoaimi@tra.org.bh> cctld: .bh To: ccNSO Membership c/o ICANN Secretary Date: 4/6/2012 Regarding: ccNSO Membership ------------ With this letter, I, Mohamed Alnoaimi declare that Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) is the ccTLD manager (as defined in the ICANN bylaws, (Article IX Section (4)(1)) for the .bh and wishes to apply for membership of the ccNSO and that I am duly authorized to make and sign this application for membership on behalf of Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA). Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) hereby recognizes the role of the ccNSO within the ICANN structure, and agrees, for the duration of its membership in the ccNSO to: (a) adhere to the rules of the ccNSO, including membership rules; and (b) adhere to ICANN Bylaws as they apply to ccTLDs (Article IX and Annexes B and C of the ICANN bylaws. Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) understands that: (i) membership in the ccNSO is independent of any individual relationship a ccTLD manager has with ICANN or the ccTLD manager's receipt of IANA services. (Article IX Section (4)(3)); and (ii) currently there are no fees payable for ccNSO membership. However, under the ICANN bylaws (Article IX Section (7) (3)), the ccNSO could in the future, subject to members approval, establish membership fees. Signed by Mohamed Alnoaimi for and on behalf of Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA): Name of ccTLD Manager: Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) Name of Representative: Mohamed Alnoaimi Name of Primary Contact: Mohamed Alnoaimi Primary Contact Address: Telecommunications Regulatory Authority PO Box 10353 Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain Street Address 5th Floor Building No. 852 Road No. 3618 Seef 436 Primary Contact Telephone Number: +973 1752 0000 Primary Contact E-Mail: malnoaimi(a)tra.org.bh<mailto:malnoaimi@tra.org.bh> *DEFINITION: 1) A ccTLD Manager is the person or organisation referred to in the IANA database entry for a ccTLD under the current heading "Sponsoring Organisation". 2) Where the Sponsoring Organisation is listed in the IANA database as an individual person then that person is the Representative. Where the Sponsoring Organisation is listed in the IANA database as an organisation then the Representative is the individual person who is completing the application form for the organisation and is authorised to do so by the organisation. 3) The Primary Contact is the main contact for the member and should be either the Administrative Contact or Technical Contact listed in the IANA database for the ccTLD.

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