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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Dear BC Members,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Please find below an ICANN announcement regarding the New Expired Registration Recovery Policy which will go into effect on 31 August 2013.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D'>-- <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Kind Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Benedetta Rossi<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>BC Secretariat<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="bc-secretariat@icann.org"><span lang=EN-US style='color:blue'>bc-secretariat@icann.org</span></a></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home"><span lang=EN-US style='color:blue'>https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home</span></a></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="www.bizconst.org"><span style='color:blue'>www.bizconst.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.5pt'>Dear GNSO Members,</span><span lang=FR><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.5pt;color:black'> </span><span lang=FR style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.5pt;color:black'>The new Expired Registration Recovery Policy (<a href="https://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/consensus-policies/errp"><span style='color:purple'>https://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/consensus-policies/errp</span></a>) will go into effect on 31 August 2013.</span><span lang=FR style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.5pt;color:black'> </span><span lang=FR style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.5pt;color:black;background:white'>For background information, the proposed Expired Registration Recovery Policy ("ERRP") is intended to help align registrant expectations with registrar practices by establishing certain minimum communications requirements and making renewal and redemption of registrations uniformly available in prescribed circumstances. Following implementation of the policy, ICANN is instructed to create educational materials in consultation with interested stakeholders to help registrants properly manage their registrations. Additional background material can be found here: </span><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.5pt;color:black'><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/alacpolicydev/At-Large+Expired+Registration+Recovery+Policy+Workspace"><span style='color:purple'>https://community.icann.org/display/alacpolicydev/At-Large+Expired+Registration+Recovery+Policy+Workspace</span></a>. </span><span lang=FR style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.5pt;color:black'> </span><span lang=FR style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.5pt;color:black;background:#FFFEFE'>As part of the above-mentioned educational materials, ICANN staff, in consultation with interested community members, will be updating the Beginner's Guide to Domain Names to include relevant ERRP updates. In addition, ICANN staff thought a video tutorial on the proper stewardship of a domain name could be an additional resource for Internet users. I will be organizing a brief phone conference to discuss a proposed outline to the video tutorial in the next two weeks.</span><span lang=FR style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.5pt;color:black'> </span><span lang=FR style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.5pt;color:black'>Any GNSO members that would be interested in participating in this video tutorial initiative should send an email to <a href="mailto:caitlin.tubergen@icann.org"><span style='color:purple'>caitlin.tubergen@icann.org</span></a> by Friday, 17 May, and I will be sure to include them in future communications.</span><span lang=FR style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.5pt;color:black'> </span><span lang=FR style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.5pt;color:black'>I look forward to working with interested stakeholders.</span><span lang=FR style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.5pt;color:black'> </span><span lang=FR style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.5pt;color:black'>Best regards,</span><span lang=FR style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.5pt;color:black'> </span><span lang=FR style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Caitlin Tubergen</span><span lang=FR style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Registrar Relations and Contracts Manager</span><span lang=FR style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.5pt;color:black'>ICANN</span><span lang=FR style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.5pt;color:black'>12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300</span><span lang=FR style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.5pt;color:black'>Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536</span><span lang=FR style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='color:black'><a href="mailto:caitlin.tubergen@icann.org"><span style='font-size:11.5pt;color:purple'>caitlin.tubergen@icann.o</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></body></html>