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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.icann.org_&d=DgMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=wL3Zo2cS0E1587i1K6plo1c3_QE_VYKpzxK_zxU6nHchrvvSIST7VWCi3I7o_dqG&m=X3C8Ldqqn9HV5EHsENAGY0zHZ802u06b1zcQWBGZEgU&s=jLQY1-QVtJvswOrFt0cEXPqoywOlGDOmbNgsVHyePVI&e="><span style="text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="94" height="94" id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/assets/icann-primary-logo-94x94-en.png" alt="CANN"></span>[icann.org]</a>
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<h2>News Alert<o:p></o:p></h2>
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<span style="font-family:Arial"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_announcement-2D4-2D2016-2D12-2D12-2Den&d=DgMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=wL3Zo2cS0E1587i1K6plo1c3_QE_VYKpzxK_zxU6nHchrvvSIST7VWCi3I7o_dqG&m=X3C8Ldqqn9HV5EHsENAGY0zHZ802u06b1zcQWBGZEgU&s=ELipi9-9tbqs1eVbgq0iR_U77fJeUk-jVvQRh7ZqHAA&e=">https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-4-2016-12-12-en[icann.org]</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h2 style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">WEBINAR: WHOIS Accuracy Reporting System December 2016 Report<o:p></o:p></h2>
<p>12 December 2016<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>LOS ANGELES – 12 December 2016 – ICANN will host an interactive webinar on 12 January 2017 to review findings of the "WHOIS Accuracy Reporting System December 2016" report
<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_announcement-2D3-2D2016-2D12-2D12-2Den&d=DgMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=wL3Zo2cS0E1587i1K6plo1c3_QE_VYKpzxK_zxU6nHchrvvSIST7VWCi3I7o_dqG&m=X3C8Ldqqn9HV5EHsENAGY0zHZ802u06b1zcQWBGZEgU&s=BzIE1Z0gbEre5_9a7AbrwiyH9pG92JgeQgdq6GabBhI&e=">
published today[icann.org]</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Participants will learn about:<o:p></o:p></p>
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Regional differences in WHOIS accuracy. <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Trends across reports. <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Next steps following the report. <o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p>This latest report is a follow-on to the "<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__whois.icann.org_en_file_whois-2Dars-2Dphase-2D2-2Dcycle-2D2-2Dreport-2Dsyntax-2Dand-2Doperability-2Daccuracy&d=DgMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=wL3Zo2cS0E1587i1K6plo1c3_QE_VYKpzxK_zxU6nHchrvvSIST7VWCi3I7o_dqG&m=X3C8Ldqqn9HV5EHsENAGY0zHZ802u06b1zcQWBGZEgU&s=iiwyQ6SBLO7npR-Z89ZpevZFt7r3Q6qCTKGHr13zuDI&e=">WHOIS
ARS Phase 2 Cycle 2 Report: Syntax and Operability Accuracy[whois.icann.org]</a>," published in June 2016. The report includes comparisons based on Registrar Accreditation Agreements (2009 RAA v. 2013 RAA) and top-level domain types (e.g., new or "legacy"
gTLDs) across ICANN regions.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<h3>Webinar Details & How to Attend<o:p></o:p></h3>
<p><strong>Date:</strong> 12 January 2017<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong>Time:</strong> 16:00 - 17:00 UTC<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><a href="https://participate.icann.org/gdd" title="ö">Join via Adobe Connect</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_gddwebinar&d=DgMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=wL3Zo2cS0E1587i1K6plo1c3_QE_VYKpzxK_zxU6nHchrvvSIST7VWCi3I7o_dqG&m=X3C8Ldqqn9HV5EHsENAGY0zHZ802u06b1zcQWBGZEgU&s=ruBIWx-5osVqOU00sPA-I7PTJ-hA5bBCLtlX883v2JA&e=">View
Dial-In Information[icann.org]</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>The webinar will be conducted in English. Recordings will be published in the knowledge center of the WHOIS website at:
<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__whois.icann.org_en_knowledge-2Dcenter&d=DgMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=wL3Zo2cS0E1587i1K6plo1c3_QE_VYKpzxK_zxU6nHchrvvSIST7VWCi3I7o_dqG&m=X3C8Ldqqn9HV5EHsENAGY0zHZ802u06b1zcQWBGZEgU&s=PaVzUTHPVBq5Gmq1N9vPD8qBJ5KrqZVXBCYG8lIyd0E&e=">
http://whois.icann.org/en/knowledge-center[whois.icann.org]</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3>About ICANN<o:p></o:p></h3>
<p>ICANN's mission is to help ensure a stable, secure and unified global Internet. To reach another person on the Internet, you have to type an address into your computer - a name or a number. That address has to be unique so computers know where to find each
other. ICANN helps coordinate and support these unique identifiers across the world. ICANN was formed in 1998 as a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation and a community with participants from all over the world. ICANN and its community help keep the Internet
secure, stable and interoperable. It also promotes competition and develops policy for the top-level of the Internet's naming system and facilitates the use of other unique Internet identifiers. For more information please visit:
<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_&d=DgMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=wL3Zo2cS0E1587i1K6plo1c3_QE_VYKpzxK_zxU6nHchrvvSIST7VWCi3I7o_dqG&m=X3C8Ldqqn9HV5EHsENAGY0zHZ802u06b1zcQWBGZEgU&s=YIQ9UR96EYVXBKlVvGGyTcQRoEQNvUXsogc6xZ_F6bA&e=">
www.icann.org[icann.org]</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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