<html><head><base href="x-msg://305/"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Dear Brian<div>I acknowledge receipt of the ATRT recommendations, which have been passed to the Board.</div><div><br></div><div>On behalf of the Board, please accept and convey to the members of the ATRT my thanks and congratulations on completing their assignment, and providing their recommendations within the time required.</div><div><br></div><div>Given the tight timetable, and the logistical challenges, this is an impressive effort.</div><div><br></div><div>This is an important step in supporting the self-regulatory nature of ICANN, and strengthens in its own right the accountability and transparency of ICANN.</div><div>I am sure the recommendations will also greatly assist that.</div><div><br></div><div>My regards and best wishes to the Team for the New Year.</div><div><br></div><div>regards</div><div><br></div><div><br><div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>Peter Dengate Thrush</div><div>Chairman of the Board of Directors, </div><div>Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers </div><div><br></div><div>+64 4 4998959 (DDI)</div><div>+64 21499888 (mobile)</div><div>+64 4 4710672 (fax)</div><div><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div></div></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">
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<br><div><div>On Jan 1, 2011, at 6:35 AM, Brian Cute wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Peter,<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">As required by the Affirmation of Commitments, attached are the Final Recommendations of the Accountability and Transparency Review Team. Please share the recommendations with the ICANN Board. Thank you.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Brian Cute<o:p></o:p></div></div><span><ATRTFinalRecommendations123110.pdf></span></div></span></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>