Dear All, As agreed during the NARALO Call on Monday, here are some additional documents on Vertical Integration presented during recent ICANN meetings. ICANN Meeting Brussels 2010: During the ALAC Policy Discussion Part 1 ( http://brussels38.icann.org/node/12463) the Chair of the Working Group on Vertical Integration, Mike O’Connor, gave a presentation on the current status of the Vertical Integration PDP. Attached you find: * Presentation on Vertical Integration PDP (.ppt) * Matrix of Vertical Integration Proposal (.xls) * Transcription of Mike’s Presentation (ALAC Policy Discussion Part 1) (.doc) ICANN Meeting Seoul 2009: During the panelist discussion on Registry/Registrar Separation ( http://sel.icann.org/node/7083) Brian Cute and Richard Tindal discussed the advantages and disadvantages of Vertical Integration. * Presentation “The Case for a Registry Owning a Registrar in Its TLD” (download under http://sel.icann.org/meetings/seoul2009/presentation-registry-registrar-owne...) * Presentation “The Issue: Vertical Separation of Registry and Registrar Functions” (download under http://sel.icann.org/meetings/seoul2009/presentation-vertical-separation-26o...) * Transcription of panelist discussion (download under: http://sel.icann.org/meetings/seoul2009/transcript-registry-registrar-separa...) Best Regards, -- Matthias Langenegger Manager, At-Large Regional Affairs Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Email: matthias.langenegger@icann.org Main Tel: +41 (79) 644 65 35 Fax: +41 (22) 594 85 44 Skype ID: matthiaslangenegger