<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"
xmlns:ns0="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags">
<head>
<meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii">
<meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)">
<style>
<!--
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";}
p.MsoFootnoteText, li.MsoFootnoteText, div.MsoFootnoteText
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";}
span.MsoFootnoteReference
{vertical-align:super;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{color:purple;
text-decoration:underline;}
p.MsoAutoSig, li.MsoAutoSig, div.MsoAutoSig
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";}
span.EmailStyle20
{mso-style-type:personal-compose;
font-family:Arial;
color:windowtext;
font-weight:normal;
font-style:normal;
text-decoration:none none;}
ins
{mso-style-type:export-only;
text-decoration:none;}
span.msoIns
{mso-style-type:export-only;
text-decoration:underline;}
/* Page Definitions */
@page
{mso-endnote-separator:url("cid:header.htm\@01CC05AE.3C6F5780") es;
mso-endnote-continuation-separator:url("cid:header.htm\@01CC05AE.3C6F5780") ecs;}
@page Section1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;}
div.Section1
{page:Section1;}
-->
</style>
</head>
<body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple>
<div class=Section1>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Dear colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoFootnoteText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Fellow BC member, Andrew Mack, and I have developed a draft
letter to the ICANN Board of Directors <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>on the
topic of offering bundled new gTLD applications with packaged pricing for IDN
scripts</span></b>. Defined, ‘Bundling’ is new gTLD applicants
having the ability to include ‘Clones’ (defined as alternate
scripts or language versions of a singular string) in their primary (IDN or
ASCII independent) string application. ‘Packaged
Pricing’ is any instance where an applicant receives a discount when
applying for one or more clones with their singular application. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoFootnoteText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoFootnoteText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Our hope is that the BC, with welcomed member input to
finalize the draft, will become one of the signatories, along with other ICANN
constituencies, stakeholder groups and supporting organizations.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoFootnoteText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoFootnoteText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>As time is short (the public comment period ends on 15 May
2011, followed by a GAC-Board teleconference five days later on 20 May 2011) we
would kindly ask BC members to weigh in with your comments and support (or not)
within the coming 7-day period (Thursday, May 5<sup>th</sup>). I accede
to Steve or Marilyn on the process for the BC to become a signatory to the
letter.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoFootnoteText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoFootnoteText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>On behalf of Andrew and myself, thank you in advance for
your consideration.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoFootnoteText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoFootnoteText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoFootnoteText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoFootnoteText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>RA<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Ronald N. Andruff</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>RNA Partners, Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'><ns0:Street w:insAuthor="Owner" w:insDate="2011-04-28T13:55:00Z"
w:endInsAuthor="Owner" w:endInsDate="2011-04-28T13:55:00Z"><ns0:address
w:insAuthor="Owner" w:insDate="2011-04-28T13:55:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Owner"
w:endInsDate="2011-04-28T13:55:00Z"><u style='text-decoration:none'><span
class=msoIns><ins cite="mailto:Owner" datetime="2011-04-28T13:55"></ns0:address></ins></span></u></ns0:Street><ns0:place
w:insAuthor="Owner" w:insDate="2011-04-28T13:55:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Owner"
w:endInsDate="2011-04-28T13:55:00Z"><ns0:City w:insAuthor="Owner"
w:insDate="2011-04-28T13:55:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Owner"
w:endInsDate="2011-04-28T13:55:00Z"><u style='text-decoration:none'><span
class=msoIns><ins cite="mailto:Owner" datetime="2011-04-28T13:55"></ns0:City></ins></span></u><ns0:State
w:insAuthor="Owner" w:insDate="2011-04-28T13:55:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Owner"
w:endInsDate="2011-04-28T13:55:00Z"><u style='text-decoration:none'><span
class=msoIns><ins cite="mailto:Owner" datetime="2011-04-28T13:55"></ns0:State></ins></span></u><ns0:PostalCode
w:insAuthor="Owner" w:insDate="2011-04-28T13:55:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Owner"
w:endInsDate="2011-04-28T13:55:00Z"><u style='text-decoration:none'><span
class=msoIns><ins cite="mailto:Owner" datetime="2011-04-28T13:55"></ns0:PostalCode></ins></span></u></ns0:place></span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
</body>
</html>