Despite the unfortunate timing (16 June) I think this is an important development and support discussing it on Saturday. We may need to have a follow up discussion, but it would be good to have at least an initial conversation as soon as possible. Cheers Mary Mary W S Wong Professor of Law Chair, Graduate IP Programs Director, Franklin Pierce Center for IP UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE SCHOOL OF LAWTwo White StreetConcord, NH 03301USAEmail: mary.wong@law.unh.eduPhone: 1-603-513-5143Webpage: http://www.law.unh.edu/marywong/index.phpSelected writings available on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) at: http://ssrn.com/author=437584>>> From: Stéphane Van Gelder<stephane.vangelder@indom.com> To:GNSO Council List <council@gnso.icann.org> Date: 6/17/2011 5:40 AM Subject: [council] NTIA letter to ICANN Councillors, For those of you that haven't seen this, here is a link to the letter NTIA has sent to ICANN re the new gTLD program. http://www.icann.org/en/correspondence/strickling-to-dengate-thrush-16jun11-... This is one of the topics that we could discuss during our Saturday morning session, if there is interest in doing so. Stéphane