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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=black vlink=black><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Version 2 for AIM as well, please.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Many thanks<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Marie<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> owner-bc-gnso@icann.org [mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Anders Halvorsen<br><b>Sent:</b> vendredi 5 avril 2013 22:02<br><b>To:</b> 'Steve DelBianco'; 'bc - GNSO list'<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [bc-gnso] UPDATE: FOR REVIEW AND VOTE: Alternative positions for ACDR proposal as UDRP Provider<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>We also support #2<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Anders<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org">owner-bc-gnso@icann.org</a> [<a href="mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org">mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jimson Olufuye<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, April 05, 2013 7:36 AM<br><b>To:</b> Ron Andruff; 'Steve DelBianco'; 'bc - GNSO list'<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [bc-gnso] UPDATE: FOR REVIEW AND VOTE: Alternative positions for ACDR proposal as UDRP Provider<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Thanks Steve for your efforts.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>I vote for #2.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Warm regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>JO<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>--------------------------------------------------------------<br>Jimson Olufuye, fncs, ficma, PhD<br>CEO Kontemporary® <br>Chairman, Africa ICT Alliance - AfICTA<br>- AfICTA...Fulfilling the Promise of the Digital Age for everyone in Africa<br><a href="http://www.aficta.org"><span style='color:windowtext'>www.aficta.org</span></a> <br><a href="http://www.kontemporary.net.ng"><span style='color:windowtext'>www.kontemporary.net.ng</span></a><br>M: +234 802 3183252<br>Skype: jolufuye<br><br>This email is for the exclusive recipient/s and it may contain confidential materials. If you have received it and it is not meant for you, please alert me @ <a href="mailto:jolufuye@kontemporary.net"><span style='color:windowtext'>jolufuye@kontemporary.net</span></a> or discard at once. Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:6.0pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt' id=replyBlockquote><div id=wmQuoteWrapper><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>-------- Original Message --------<br>Subject: RE: [bc-gnso] UPDATE: FOR REVIEW AND VOTE: Alternative<br>positions for ACDR proposal as UDRP Provider<br>From: "Ron Andruff" <<a href="mailto:randruff@rnapartners.com"><span style='color:windowtext'>randruff@rnapartners.com</span></a>><br>Date: Fri, April 05, 2013 12:18 pm<br>To: "'Steve DelBianco'" <<a href="mailto:sdelbianco@netchoice.org"><span style='color:windowtext'>sdelbianco@netchoice.org</span></a>>, "'bc - GNSO<br>list'" <<a href="mailto:bc-gnso@icann.org"><span style='color:windowtext'>bc-gnso@icann.org</span></a>><br><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>I support #2.</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Kind regards,</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>RA</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Ronald N. Andruff</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><a href="http://www.rnapartners.com" target="_blank">RNA Partners, Inc.</a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> <a href="mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org"><span style='color:blue'>owner-bc-gnso@icann.org</span></a> [<a href="mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org"><span style='color:blue'>mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org</span></a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Steve DelBianco<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 04, 2013 7:52 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'bc - GNSO list'<br><b>Subject:</b> [bc-gnso] UPDATE: FOR REVIEW AND VOTE: Alternative positions for ACDR proposal as UDRP Provider</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Two updates to the review/vote I circulated on 2-April (below):</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><blockquote style='margin-left:30.0pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>1. Benedetta sent minutes & transcript of 28-March call among BC members and representatives of ACDR (<a href="http://forum.icann.org/lists/bc-gnso/msg03236.html" target="_blank"><span style='color:blue'>link</span></a>)</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>2. ACDR later circulated written answers to several of the questions discussed on the call (<a href="http://forum.icann.org/lists/bc-gnso/msg03237.html" target="_blank"><span style='color:blue'>link</span></a>)</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></blockquote><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Remember: Please review and reply with your vote before 12-April.</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>--Steve</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Optima","serif";color:black'>From: </span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Optima","serif";color:black'>Steve DelBianco <<a href="mailto:sdelbianco@netchoice.org" target="_blank"><span style='color:blue'>sdelbianco@netchoice.org</span></a>><br><b>Date: </b>Tuesday, April 2, 2013 12:03 AM<br><b>To: </b>'bc - GNSO list' <<a href="mailto:bc-gnso@icann.org" target="_blank"><span style='color:blue'>bc-gnso@icann.org</span></a>><br><b>Subject: </b>[bc-gnso] FOR REVIEW AND VOTE: Alternative positions for ACDR proposal as UDRP Provider</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>ICANN has called for comments regarding ACDR's proposal to serve as a UDRP provider (<span class=apple-style-span><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/acdr-proposal-01mar13-en.htm" target="_blank"><span style='color:blue'>link</span></a>). </span>The comment period ends 13-Apr. (UDRP is the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy)</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Note: ACDR is the Arab Center for Domain Name Dispute Resolution, and is affiliated with BC Member Talal Abu-Ghazaleh. </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Phil Corwin and Nat Cohen volunteered as rapporteurs for these comments. We circulated Phil's initial draft </span><span class=apple-style-span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>on 20-Mar. </span></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>The BC held a conference call on 28-March with ACDR representatives to discuss the first draft (<span class=apple-style-span>transcript available on request)</span>. </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>As a result of that discussion, the BC is now considering <span class=apple-style-span>two alternative positions:</span></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Version 1: The existing BC position, with no comment on the merits of ACDR's proposal. This would maintain the present BC position that no new providers should be approved until ICANN has standards for UDRP administration.</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Version 2: Amend the present BC position and give "Qualified Endorsement" to ACDR's proposal. </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><blockquote style='margin-left:30.0pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>This alternative repeats the BC's prior rationale for ICANN to develop standards for UDRP administration. It then modifies the prior position to acknowledge that ICANN may approve ACDR's proposal since they have acknowledged process concerns, answered questions, and agreed to adopt any standards ICANN develops. The endorsement is "qualified" in that the BC requests ICANN to develop standards for UDRP administration, and suggests a staff-driven process with community input.</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></blockquote><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Voting: </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>BC members should vote for either Version 1 or Version 2. </span></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>To vote, please reply to this email indicating your support for Version 1 or Version 2. </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Voting will close on 12-April so that we can submit the comment on 13-April.</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Per our charter, a simple majority prevails and the required quorum is 50 percent of paid BC members.</span></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>As always, members can REPLY ALL at any time to share their views on this issue.</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Steve DelBianco</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Vice chair for policy coordination</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></body></html>