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Dear All:<br>
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Attached is the Berkman Center's Midterm Report to the ATRT.
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We wanted to highlight a couple of aspects of the included materials,
which are outlined in our Table of Contents (p.1):<br>
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<li>We have provided feedback on the WG Issues Template and the Draft
Issues Reports that we received from WGs 1, 2, and 4 (pp. 7-26). We
found the WG summaries very informative and helpful to our own inquiry
and we're grateful for the collaboration. We look forward to commenting
on WG3's draft when it is shared with the wider list.</li>
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<li>We have also included a Revised Selection Criteria and List of
Interviewees (p. 27). We would greatly appreciate any rapid feedback
you may be able to provide us by recommending additional individuals
for interviews, as we plan to conduct the majority of our interviews in
the next 10 days.</li>
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<li> Also included is a preliminary draft of our case study regarding
the introduction of new gTLDs (pp. 54-75). The case is based on
publicly available materials, including public comments, ICANN
documents, academic studies, media reports and expert opinion and
provides a tentative summary of the facts. As outlined in our cover
note on (p. 54), the Berkman team will continue to add to this case
study based upon feedback by the ATRT and interviews with ICANN staff,
community members and stakeholders. These interviews are currently
being conducted as part of the second phase of the workplan. We hope
the ATRT will be able to provide feedback in the coming week, so that
we can incorporate changes and suggestions into this and the other case
studies.
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We look forward to your thoughts and feedback.
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Best,
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The Berkman Team
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