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<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=Windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><div><div><div>BC Members, </div><div><br></div><div>ICANN posted several briefing papers for ICANN Board-GAC Consultations in Brussels next week.</div></div></div><div><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-6-21feb11-en.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-6-21feb11-en.htm</a> </div><div><br></div><div>Several BC members are attending the Brussels meeting. We will work from previously-adopted BC positions on the topics for this meeting (attached). </div><div><br></div><div>Further views and guidance form BC members are welcomed. Here are the posted documents:</div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><p><o:p></o:p></p><p><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial; font-weight: normal; font-size: small; "><p><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/gac-board-objection-procedures-21feb11-en.pdf" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); "><strong><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Objection Procedures</span></font></strong></a><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">: includes requirements for governments to pay fees; procedures for review of sensitive strings; and early warning to applications—whether a proposed string would be considered controversial or to raise sensitivities (including geographical names) [PDF, 365 KB]</span></font></p><p><strong><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/gac-board-root-zone-scaling-21feb11-en.pdf" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Root Zone Scaling</span></font></a></strong><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"> [PDF, 296 KB]</span></font></p><p><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/gac-board-market-economic-impacts-21feb11-en.pdf" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); "><strong><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Market and Economic Impacts</span></font></strong></a><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"> [PDF, 316 KB]</span></font></p><p><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/gac-board-registry-registrar-separation-21feb11-en.pdf" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); "><strong><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Registry-Registrar Separation</span></font></strong></a><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"> [PDF, 452 KB]</span></font></p><p><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/gac-board-protection-rights-owners-21feb11-en.pdf" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); "><strong><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Protection of Rights Owners</span></font></strong><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"> (trademark protections)</span></font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"> [PDF, 276 KB]</span></font></p><p><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/gac-board-consumer-protection-malicious-conduct-21feb11-en.pdf" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); "><strong><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Consumer Protection Issues</span></font></strong><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"> (malicious conduct)</span></font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"> [PDF, 262 KB]</span></font></p><p><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/gac-board-law-enforcement-due-diligence-recommendations-21feb11-en.pdf" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); "><strong><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Law Enforcement Due Diligence Recommendations</span></font></strong></a><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"> [PDF, 291 KB]</span></font></p><p><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/gac-board-post-delegation-disputes-21feb11-en.pdf" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); "><strong><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Post Delegation Disputes</span></font></strong><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"> with governments</span></font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"> [PDF, 409 KB]</span></font></p><p><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/gac-board-geographic-names-21feb11-en.pdf" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); "><strong><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Geographic Names</span></font></strong><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">: use and protection of geographical names</span></font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"> [PDF, 780 KB]</span></font></p><p><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/gac-board-legal-recourse-21feb11-en.pdf" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); "><strong><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Legal Recourse for Applicants</span></font></strong></a><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"> [PDF, 171 KB]</span></font></p><p><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/gac-board-providing-opportunities-stakeholders-21feb11-en.pdf" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); "><strong><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Providing Opportunities for all Stakeholders</span></font></strong></a><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"> [PDF, 413 KB]</span></font></p><p><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"> </span></font></p></span></b></font></p></div></div></div></span></body></html>