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Fwd: Canada and GAC High-level Meeting at ICANN 45 - Toronto
by Stéphane Van Gelder Aug. 14, 2012

Aug. 14, 2012

Councillors, FYI, please see email from the GAC Chair below informing us of a meeting planned for Toronto. I have also copied my response to this email below. This is for information purposes only at this stage. I will continue to push to find out more about the meeting and inform the Council when appropriate. Thanks, Stéphane Van Gelder Directeur Général / General manager INDOM Group NBT France ---------------- Head of Domain Operations Group NBT Début du message réexpédié : > De : Stéphane Van Gelder <stephane.vangelder(a)indom.com> > Objet : Rép : Canada and GAC High-level Meeting at ICANN 45 - Toronto > Date : 14 août 2012 18:03:38 UTC+02:00 > À : <Heather.Dryden(a)ic.gc.ca> > Cc: <lesley(a)nominet.org.uk>, <ocl(a)gih.com>, <paf(a)frobbit.se>, <jcurran(a)arin.net>, <Susan.Johnston(a)ic.gc.ca>, <LIM_Choon_Sai(a)ida.gov.sg>, <alice(a)apc.org>, <maria.hall(a)enterprise.ministry.se>, <jeannie.ellers(a)icann.org> > > Thanks Heather. > > It is unclear to me from reading the attachment wether this is a meeting where you are asking for SO/AC leadership attendance (beside the 16pm slot on Monday) and if so, what level of input you are asking from those participants. > > On the 16pm slot, I would be grateful for more context on this high-level meeting, if it is purely a canadian initiative (or is it a GAC initiative) and whether you are expecting a real conversation or a Q&A type session only? > > Thanks. > > In the meantime, I will post on the GNSO Council list so that Councillors are informed. > > Stéphane Van Gelder > Directeur Général / General manager > INDOM Group NBT France > ---------------- > Head of Domain Operations > Group NBT > > Le 14 août 2012 à 07:22, <Heather.Dryden(a)ic.gc.ca> a écrit : > >> Dear SOAC chairs, (please forward if I have missed anyone) >> >> I am writing to provide you with some preliminary information about the Canada and GAC High-Level meetings to take place on October 15th in Toronto. Canada is currently seeking feedback on the proposal from GAC members and initial comments from the SO and AC chairs would also be appreciated. This information has also been provided to the Board for feedback. >> >> As you can see from the attached, we are proposing an exchange with the leadership of the SOs and ACs at ICANN in the afternoon. >> >> I will now be on vacation until the beginning of September. However, I am copying Susan Johnston (susan.johnston(a)ic.gc.ca) who is responsible for planning the event on behalf of Industry Canada, as well as the GAC vice-chairs and Jeannie, who will be capably handling GAC matters in my absence. Please contact the aforementioned for further information or guidance. >> >> We can also discuss this on the next SOAC teleconference (which I think is scheduled for September). >> >> All the best, >> Heather >> >> >> >> >> <SITT-STIT-#294667-v8-ICANN_GAC_HLM_preliminary_agenda_.doc> >

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Reminder: WHOIS Proxy/Privacy Reveal & Relay Feasibility Survey- Webinar invitation - 15 August 2012 at 13:00 & 20:00 UTC
by Glen de Saint Géry Aug. 13, 2012

Aug. 13, 2012

FYI http://gnso.icann.org/announcements/announcement-06aug12-en.htm WHOIS Proxy/Privacy Reveal & Relay Feasibility Survey- Webinar 15 August 2012 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. The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council's WHOIS Proxy/Privacy Reveal & Relay Feasibility Survey requests community input on a draft report of the Survey results. In parallel with the Public Comment period, the Working Group is hosting two webinar sessions to brief the community on the background of this effort and to solicit input from experts on those results. Interisle will provide a briefing on Wednesday 15 August at 13.00 UTC and Wednesday 15 August at 20.00 UTC, summarizing the purpose of this effort and reviewing the work called for in the Study charter. 13:00 UTC click on this link: http://tinyurl.com/chg6xo6 20:00 UTC click on this link http://tinyurl.com/cfxuc2a The two sessions are duplicates, scheduled to accommodate different time zones. Each session, scheduled to run for 60 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 the 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, Wednesday at 13.00 UTC or Wednesday at 20.00 UTC (to convert those times into your local time, see: 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

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TR: Impact of new gTLDs on ICANN's structure
by Glen de Saint Géry Aug. 12, 2012

Aug. 12, 2012

FYI Dear All, With regard to : "Impact of new gTLDs on ICANN's structure" A mailing list has been created to facilitate the discussion and the work: * New gTLD Council Discussion Group Gnso-gtld-dt(a)icann.org<mailto:Gnso-gtld-dt@icann.org> http://forum.icann.org/lists/gnso- gtld-dt/ Those subscribed to the mailing list are : Thomas Rickert - has volunteered to steer the group Brian Winterfeldt Joy Liddicoat Osvaldo Novao Zahid Jamil Stéphane van Gelder Wolf-Ulrich Knoben Jeff Neuman Staff Support : Brian Peck Margie Milam Berry Cobb Nathalie Peregrine Gisella Gruber Glen de Saint Géry Please let me know who has been left off or who should be added. Thank you. Kind regards, Glen Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org<mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org> http://gnso.icann.org

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Draft Council minutes 20 July 2012
by Glen de Saint Géry Aug. 12, 2012

Aug. 12, 2012

Dear Councillors, Attached please find the draft minutes of the GNSO Council meeting held on 20 July 2012. "If there are no comments, these minutes will be published on the website as approved, according to the GNSO Rules of Procedure http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-operating-procedures-22sep11-en.pdf section 3.5 "If no objections are received within 10 days, the minutes will be deemed to have been approved for posting." on 22 August 2012. " Thank you. Kind regards, Glen Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org<mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org> http://gnso.icann.org

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Re: GNSO candidates selected by Nominating Committee.
by Stéphane Van Gelder Aug. 11, 2012

Aug. 11, 2012

Thanks Vanda. GNSO Council: The NomCom's answer is therefore that Carlos' current seat will be the one they will appoint this year. My understanding of the NomCom's directive is that current NCA placings are to remain the same, until the NomCom appoints new voting NCAs to each house next year. Stéphane Van Gelder Directeur Général / General manager INDOM Group NBT France ---------------- Head of Domain Operations Group NBT Le 10 août 2012 à 17:44, "Vanda UOL" <vanda(a)uol.com.br> a écrit : > Dear Stéphane, > > The 2012 Nominating Committee will appoint a non-voting member to the GNSO Council to be seated at the conclusion of the 2012 ICANN Annual General Meeting in Toronto in October 2012 and who will serve a term of two years, filling the seat of the current NomComm Appointee whose term will end at the 2012 ICANN Annual General Meeting in Toronto. > > Based on Article X, Section 3 (1) of the Bylaws, the Nominating Committee will appoint three members to GNSO Council: two voting members assigned to each House, till the end of their term, appointed at each odd year to substitute each previous selectee which term will be ending, and a non- voting member, each even year. > > This is the consensus among NomComm 2012 members, for the information of GNSO Council. > I remain at your disposition, > Best regards, > > > Vanda Scartezini > ICANN Nominating Committee > Chair 2012 > Tel + 5511 3266.6253 > Mob + 55118181.1464 > > > >

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New gTLD Application Comment Period Extended
by Glen de Saint Géry Aug. 10, 2012

Aug. 10, 2012

http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-10aug12-en.htm New gTLD Application Comment Period Extended 1<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-10aug12-en.htm> 10 August 2012 ICANN has extended the public comment period for new generic top-level domains applications for an additional 45 days. The new end date is now 26 September 2012. The new gTLD application comment period provides the public with an opportunity to have their views considered by evaluation panels as part of the application evaluations. The comment period opened on 13 June 2012 and will remain open for the entire application processing life cycle. The old timeline provided that only those comments received within the first 60 days, through 12 August 2012, were sure to be delivered to evaluators. We've now extended that period an additional 45 days. The Applicant Guidebook states that the public comment period could be extended based on the number of applications received. Leading up to the original 60-day deadline, ICANN received input from the community that this window should be extended to provide for the additional time needed to analyze and provide thoughtful comment on the significantly larger than 500 applications originally anticipated. After review and discussion of the community's input, and careful consideration of the implications and impacts the additional time may have on the processing of applications, we have extended the application comment period an additional 45 days. This extended time will allow the public the most amount of time possible to submit comments without affecting current schedules. Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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A New Approach to Africa
by Glen de Saint Géry Aug. 10, 2012

Aug. 10, 2012

http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-10aug12-en.htm A New Approach to Africa 10 August 2012 With the support of AFRINIC, Africa's Regional Registry for Internet Number Resources, ICANN and leading members of its community are today announcing an initiative aimed at increasing African participation and influence within ICANN. This initiative is the result of a June meeting involving Steve Crocker, Chairman of ICANN's Board of Directors, ICANN's CEO-Designate Fadi Chehadé and its Interim CEO Akram Atallah with African community members at ICANN's 44th Public Meeting, in Prague, Czech Republic. The goal is to develop a framework for ICANN's Africa strategy and to announce an initial plan at the October 2012 Public Meeting in Toronto, Canada. The strategy will aim both to support a stronger presence for ICANN in Africa and to increase African participation in ICANN. It will also foster the promotion of the multi-stakeholder model in Africa at the government, civil society and private sector levels. This effort is a step toward stronger global engagement for ICANN, with a special focus on developing countries. To contribute to the development of the new strategy, a working group was created and endorsed by the African community members meeting in Prague, including key players in Internet governance from different regions in Africa. The working group has selected Nii Quaynor of Ghana, a well-respected Internet leader in Africa, to lead its efforts. ICANN has appointed Tarek Kamel of Egypt to serve as a Senior Advisor to its President and CEO on global issues, and to work with the group to develop the initial strategic plan that will be announced in Toronto. The working group unanimously endorsed this choice. Tarek is well known for his long record of achievements in promoting the Internet and its multi-stakeholder model in developing countries. For further information or to submit ideas, please contact ICANN-ASWG(a)Afrinic.net<mailto:ICANN-ASWG@Afrinic.net>. Journalists should contact Brad White, ICANN's Director of Global Media Affairs, at brad.white(a)icann.org<mailto:brad.white@icann.org>. Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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RE: [council] Fwd: Received: UN Letter to ICANN requesting exclusion of IGO names from gTLD registration
by john＠crediblecontext.com Aug. 9, 2012

Aug. 9, 2012

Stephane, I would support a fact-based letter from the drafting team that establishes the Council's commitment and expectations. Cheers, John Berard Founder Credible Context 58 West Portal Avenue, #291 San Francisco, CA 94127 m: 415.845.4388 -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [council] Fwd: Received: UN Letter to ICANN requesting exclusion of IGO names from gTLD registration From: Stéphane_Van_Gelder <stephane.vangelder(a)indom.com> Date: Thu, August 09, 2012 7:15 am To: "Neuman, Jeff" <Jeff.Neuman(a)neustar.us> Cc: Mason Cole <mcole(a)nameking.com>, "john(a)crediblecontext.com" <john(a)crediblecontext.com>, GNSO Council List <council(a)gnso.icann.org> Jeff, that is very helpful. I wonder if we, as a Council, could ask the DT to draft a communication letter to the GNSO community, as you suggest? What do people think about this? Stéphane Van Gelder Directeur Général / General manager INDOM Group NBT France ---------------- Head of Domain Operations Group NBT Le 9 août 2012 à 04:29, "Neuman, Jeff" <Jeff.Neuman(a)neustar.us> a écrit : Thanks Mason, Stephane and John. As the chair of the Drafting Team, I do not believe that this letter changes any of the work underway with the drafting team other than to give us further resolve to provide a clear response to the GAC proposal (from last September) ASAP, whether that response is to maintain the status quo or provide additional protections or somewhere in between. With respect to circumventing the GNSO, this has also been a concern of mine and I do believe a response to the IGO letter is warranted to send a clear message that WE, the GNSO community, are tasked with determining gTLD policies through the multi-stakeholder processes. Not the Board, but the community. To that end, I was very comforted by the recent Progress Report issues by the new gTLD committee of the board, http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/new-gtld/report-03aug12-en.pdf, which states with respect to being asked for action on the IOC/RCRC issue: “Review of this material indicates that the appropriate course is for the Board to leave these issues in the hands of ICANN’s policy--‐making bodies. This was the recommendation of the Board in its Singapore resolution when considering protections for the IOC and Red Cross. ICANN staff members are supporting that discussion in the GNSO. The IOC and Red Cross are addressing their comments to the GNSO. The GNSO is properly considering whether to do additional work on these issues.” The same rationale holds true with respect to the IGOs and should be repeated back to the IGOs in our response letter. I believe it is a little premature to provide any response to the GAC on the issue of their consideration of the IGO issue. I do not read their latest communiqué as a change, but rather just a politically correct statement saying that they are considering the issue (much like we may likely be doing once the final issue report is released). The GAC has every right to consider the issue and provide advice to the Board. Hopefully the Board will repeat the above mantra and send that advice back down to the GNSO for its consideration prior to taking any action. To do otherwise at this point would go against the latest new gTLD Progress Report. Hope that helps. Best regards, Jeffrey J. Neuman Neustar, Inc. / Vice President, Business Affairs From: owner-council(a)gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of Mason Cole Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2012 7:00 PM To: john(a)crediblecontext.com; Stéphane_Van_Gelder; GNSO Council List Subject: RE: [council] Fwd: Received: UN Letter to ICANN requesting exclusion of IGO names from gTLD registration Please excuse my late reply on this as I'm just back from a holiday which had me out of e-mail reach for an extended period. Allow me to make note of two communications on the IGO matter. (There were previous communications on IGO protection, dating back to December 2011, but I don't believe they were sent by / addressed to a UN agency, as are these, but by a collection of IGO legal counsel): First, the GAC's letter to the Board of 12 April 2012, including: "Firstly, the GAC reaffirms previous advice that the IOC and Red Cross and Red Crescent should be protected at the top and second levels, given that these organizations enjoy protection at both the international level through international treaties (e.g. the Nairobi Treaty and the Geneva Conventions) and through national laws in multiple jurisdictions. The GAC considers the existence of such two--tiered protection as creating the criteria relevant to determining whether any other entities should be afforded comparable enhanced protection. The GAC has considered the Board’s request for policy advice on the expansion of protections to include IGOs and advises that in the event that additional IGOs are found to meet the above criteria, this would be a consideration in the formulation of GAC advice for IGO protections in future rounds, as well as consideration of protections for IGOs, more generally. Therefore, the GAC advises that no additional protections should be afforded to IGOs, beyond the current protections found in the Applicant Guidebook, for the current round." Second, the GAC's Prague communique: "Mindful of its previous GAC advice to the Board on protection of names and acronyms of international organisations enjoying protection at both the international level through international treaties and through national laws in multiple jurisdictions, such as Red Cross/Red Crescent and IOC, and recognizing the importance of assuring equal treatment of qualifying international organisations under the same criteria, the GAC is carefully considering the issue, with a view to providing further advice to the Board at a time suitable to the GNSO consideration of this issues (sic) expected in July." Perhaps I'm making incorrect inferences, but while a) the April letter is very clear that the GAC advises against additional protection, and b) I believe the council received some level of assurance that the IOC/RC request was unique thanks to their particular status under international law, the communique seems to suggest IGOs could rise to equal status with the IOC and RC. Perhaps the GAC is preparing to reverse its previous advice. With regard to the content of the issue -- the protection of IGO names -- I believe we have only the April advice of the GAC on which to rely, with a later notification in its communique that it is again considering the protection issue. With regard to the process that applies to the issue -- how to go about achieving protection through policy, if warranted -- I agree with John that we have plenty of heat, and some light would be more useful. I understand the UN is frustrated by perceived delay. I also understand very clearly not everyone sees the rationale behind ICANN policymaking procedures and the practical necessity of relying on them and not freelancing policy. To Stephane's question, I agree a reply could be useful (perhaps including the correspondence between IGO legal counsel and staff earlier this year). Further informing that reply might be a better understanding of what change, if any, the GAC may make to its April advice, and a review of the board's rationale for voting down the GNSO's recommendation to approve IOC/RC protection. Finally, I too am interested in Jeff's input as chair of the DT. Mason -----Original Message----- From: owner-council(a)gnso.icann.org on behalf of john(a)crediblecontext.com Sent: Fri 8/3/2012 8:53 AM To: Stéphane_Van_Gelder; GNSO Council List Subject: RE: [council] Fwd: Received: UN Letter to ICANN requesting exclusion of IGO names from gTLD registration Stephane, Circumventing the process was very much on the mind of the Council in Costa Rica, the meeting at which the matter of IGO protections was first put front-and-center. Our response then should inform our actions now. Recall that on March 26 went sent a letter to Board Chair Steve Crocker and then-CEO Rod Beckstrom committing to the the organization's principles. The UN has an advocate at ICANN in the GAC. GAC has the responsibility to offer advice to the Board. If that advice affects policy, the Board then forwards to the Council. Has the Board gotten such advice? Has the Board engaged the Council? With this much heat, I am surprised there has not be more light. As a Council member, I want us to do what we can, where we can, when we can. No less, no more. Cheers, John Berard Founder Credible Context 58 West Portal Avenue, #291 San Francisco, CA 94127 m: 415.845.4388 -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [council] Fwd: Received: UN Letter to ICANN requesting exclusion of IGO names from gTLD registration From: Stéphane_Van_Gelder <stephane.vangelder(a)indom.com> Date: Thu, August 02, 2012 3:29 am To: GNSO Council List <council(a)gnso.icann.org> Councillors, Please find attached a letter sent by the UN to the GAC Chair and myself on the protection of IGO names in the DNS, as part of the new gTLD programme. As this is the latest in a long line of correspondence sent to ICANN on the matter, I feel increasingly strongly that the GNSO Council should be providing clearer responses to the question of the protection of IGO names that it has done so far. I am not advocating any specific direction for that response, merely suggesting that any response might be desirable at this time, rather than no response. As we all know, substantial work has been undertaken on the question of the IOC and RC names, culminating in a recommendation being sent to the Board. It is therefore clear that, from a GNSO point of view, the issue has been handled through our normal processes as part of the bottom-up PDP that is the mainstay of ICANN. As has always been my focus, I am keen to avoid any potential attempts at circumventing the GNSO's PDP processes. As I am not aware of any formal response the GNSO has provided to the IGOs, I wonder if one would be appropriate and would like to have the Council's opinion on this. I would also appreciate getting Jeff's opinion, as Chair of the IOC/RC DT. Thanks, Stéphane Van Gelder Directeur Général / General manager INDOM Group NBT France ---------------- Registry Relations and Strategy Director Group NBT Début du message réexpédié : > De : Alina Syunkova <alina.syunkova(a)icann.org> > Objet : Received: UN Letter to ICANN requesting exclusion of IGO names from gTLD registration > Date : 2 août 2012 01:58:35 HAEC > À : Heather Dryden <heather.dryden(a)ic.gc.ca>, "stephane.vangelder(a)indom.com" <stephane.vangelder(a)indom.com> > Cc : Diane Schroeder <diane.schroeder(a)icann.org> > > Dear Heather and Stephane, > > Attached, please find the letter (3 pages) from UN Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs, Patricia O'Brien, dated 26 July 2012, which arrived at the ICANN office in Los Angeles today. It is addressed to both of you. > > Please let me know if you have any questions. > > Thank you, > -- Alina Syunkova > > Board Support Coordinator > ICANN > Mob.: +1 (310) 913-8972 > Skype: alina.syunkova.icann > 12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300 > Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536

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TR: Memorandum to the ICANN Board Re; RySG position on WHOIS Recommendations
by Glen de Saint Géry Aug. 9, 2012

Aug. 9, 2012

On behalf of: David W. Maher Dear Glen: Here is a message that I sent recently, on behalf of the Registries Stakeholder Group, to Diane Schroeder for distribution to the ICANN Board of Directors. I would appreciate it if you could bring this to the attention of the GNSO Council. Thank you. Warmest regards David David W. Maher Senior Vice President - Law & Policy Public Interest Registry From: David Maher Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2012 15:14:43 -0400 Dear Diane: In the discussion among the ICANN Board and the Registries Stakeholder Group (RySG) in Prague on 26 June 2012, the Board requested a statement from the RySG of its views on the recommendations in the Final Report of the WHOIS Policy Review Team. Attached is the statement prepared by the RySG. It is supported by a supermajority vote of the RySG. We would appreciate it if you could circulate this document to the Board. Thank you Warmest regards David David W. Maher Chair, RySG Senior Vice President - Law & Policy Public Interest Registry

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Fwd: [Soac-infoalert] Update on 2012 Upcoming Public Comments List
by Stéphane Van Gelder Aug. 9, 2012

Aug. 9, 2012

Councillors, FYI. Stéphane Van Gelder Directeur Général / General manager INDOM Group NBT France ---------------- Head of Domain Operations Group NBT Début du message réexpédié : > De : Filiz Yilmaz <filiz.yilmaz(a)icann.org> > Objet : [Soac-infoalert] Update on 2012 Upcoming Public Comments List > Date : 1 août 2012 17:29:34 UTC+02:00 > À : "soac-infoalert(a)icann.org" <soac-infoalert(a)icann.org> > > Dear Community Leaders, > > Following the process (attached) that is now in place since June 2011 (based on the implementation of ATRT recommendation 21), it is time for me to ask for your input for an update on the 2012 Upcoming Public Comments list that is published at: > > http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/upcoming > > If your groups are planning on originating a public comment period on any topic that is not on the list or it is in the list but the entry needs an update, please let us know. > > Maintenance of this list helps raising early awareness about the upcoming issues among the ICANN community. > > Please send your updates to me until 10 September 2012, using the attached template for the new submissions you may like to make. > > Following the process, after receiving your input, we will update the list for 2012 and make another call for updates for 2013 in December. > However, please note that you can pass any updates necessary on the list to me at any time. > > Kind regards, > ----- > Filiz Yilmaz > Sr Dir Participation and Engagement > ICANN > > _______________________________________________ > soac-infoalert mailing list > soac-infoalert(a)icann.org > https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/soac-infoalert

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