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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.icann.org_&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=wL3Zo2cS0E1587i1K6plo1c3_QE_VYKpzxK_zxU6nHchrvvSIST7VWCi3I7o_dqG&m=PGgY5b4Thyq-78rrjtMms6SIfFG2BFLbL7kqbo-srEk&s=nFSnFY5jrMf8f169VVVMz-fk1uJhvv-7w1lRlLpw8Nc&e="><span style="text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="92" height="92" 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-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_announcement-2D2-2D2017-2D07-2D06-2Den&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=wL3Zo2cS0E1587i1K6plo1c3_QE_VYKpzxK_zxU6nHchrvvSIST7VWCi3I7o_dqG&m=PGgY5b4Thyq-78rrjtMms6SIfFG2BFLbL7kqbo-srEk&s=s2pbHwALSudvYIeNFWrSprgRIFwSVROSg2EpnAzvoQM&e=">https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2017-07-06-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 June 2017 Report<o:p></o:p></h2>
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6 July 2017<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>LOS ANGELES – 6 July 2017 – The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) today announced that ICANN will host an interactive webinar on 20 July 2017 to review findings of the "WHOIS Accuracy Reporting System June 2017" report published
<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_announcement-2D2-2D2017-2D06-2D12-2Den&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=wL3Zo2cS0E1587i1K6plo1c3_QE_VYKpzxK_zxU6nHchrvvSIST7VWCi3I7o_dqG&m=PGgY5b4Thyq-78rrjtMms6SIfFG2BFLbL7kqbo-srEk&s=iQ7YUqUj481sqI4QTUPFaqXcSZoizVsBniTAWlB13hw&e=">
12 June 2017[icann.org]</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Participants will learn about:<o:p></o:p></p>
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The methodology used in the WHOIS report. <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Regional differences in WHOIS accuracy. <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:0in;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;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
A new interactive data display tool for community users. <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Contractual Compliance updates. <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Next steps following the report. <o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p>This latest report acts as 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-2D3-2Dreport-2Dsyntax-2Dand-2Doperability-2Daccuracy&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=wL3Zo2cS0E1587i1K6plo1c3_QE_VYKpzxK_zxU6nHchrvvSIST7VWCi3I7o_dqG&m=PGgY5b4Thyq-78rrjtMms6SIfFG2BFLbL7kqbo-srEk&s=PS0-h5qvH_7M0YGgCk9sUx4r_Zv4xS9yAA3RJ_EhxQM&e=">WHOIS
ARS Phase 2 Cycle 3 Report: Syntax and Operability Accuracy[whois.icann.org]</a>," published in December 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><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Date:</span></strong> 20 July 2017<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Time:</span></strong> 15:00 - 16:00 UTC<br>
<a href="https://participate.icann.org/gdd-angelinalopez">Join via Adobe Connect</a><br>
View Dial-In <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.myrcplus.com_cnums.asp-3Fbwebid-3D8369444-26ppc-3D8021705257-26num-3D1-2D605-2D475-2D5604&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=wL3Zo2cS0E1587i1K6plo1c3_QE_VYKpzxK_zxU6nHchrvvSIST7VWCi3I7o_dqG&m=PGgY5b4Thyq-78rrjtMms6SIfFG2BFLbL7kqbo-srEk&s=m2-2rbrkuVeqG2MHrCRBfDTkRe6qCFbpe4xn8QkC3fI&e=">
Information[myrcplus.com]</a><br>
Participant Code: 8021705257<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=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=wL3Zo2cS0E1587i1K6plo1c3_QE_VYKpzxK_zxU6nHchrvvSIST7VWCi3I7o_dqG&m=PGgY5b4Thyq-78rrjtMms6SIfFG2BFLbL7kqbo-srEk&s=3obazv8JuCCJ1a3wFl3f8hnKDTocbROhhzCO2aYter8&e=">
http://whois.icann.org/en/knowledge-center[whois.icann.org]</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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