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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US>Dear Community
Members, <BR><BR>As part of ICANN’s work on the Applicant Guidebook for new
gTLDs and the Board’s direction to resolve the potential for malicious conduct
over-arching issue, ICANN Staff is soliciting knowledgeable volunteers to serve
on two temporary, expert advisory groups to study and develop proposed solutions
for:<BR><BR>1. </SPAN>Enhancing access to zone file
information; and <BR>2. Establishing a high security TLD
verification program.<BR><BR>Attached are briefing papers on these topics that
will be used for each group’s kick-off call that is tentatively scheduled for
Tuesday, 8 December (attached in both Word and PDF format). The call time,
dial-in information and any associated materials will be provided next week.
<BR><BR>Additional information about these groups and their activities will be
posted via a link on ICANN’s new gTLD webpage (<<A
href="http://icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/related-en.htm">http://icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/related-en.htm</A>>).
Recordings or minutes from the groups' conference calls will be publicly
archived, and their outputs will be publicly posted and considered as part of
ongoing Applicant Guidebook work. <BR><BR>ICANN Staff invites the participation
of experts from GNSO Stakeholder Groups, constituencies, advisory committees,
and other interested parties. We look forward to your participation in this
work. <BR><BR>If you are interested in participating in either or both groups or
have any questions, please email me at <<A
href="mailto:craig.schwartz@icann.org">craig.schwartz@icann.org</A>> by
Thursday, 3 December. <BR><BR>Thank you.<BR><BR>Craig Schwartz <BR>Chief gTLD
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