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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear ICANN,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>ICANNWiki has been a part of ICANN culture for many years not only in terms providing a clear, community-sourced, well-organized platform for newcomers (as well as the not so new) to navigate through the oft-confusing acronyms and industry jargon, but also for the community to keep up-to-date with policy development and timely issues in the ICANN ecosystem. The intrinsic value of a trusted neutral resource independent of the ICANN organization that lays out industry fundamentals in a user-friendly way cannot be highlighted enough – the ICANN community has recognized this throughout the years.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Add to the fact that there are even fewer resources that provide this basic information in an easy to navigate manner on the industry in Chinese for Chinese stakeholders to become aware, learn, understand and ultimately participate in the ecosystem, makes it an important resource for many in the APAC community. We at DotAsia recognize this and has supported ICANNWiki with Chinese translations on key articles.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The complete withdrawal of ICANN’s modest funding (compared to other expenditures) to ICANNWiki will undoubtedly jeopardize the existence of this indispensable community resource, a loss that will be keenly felt by all. We urge ICANN to, at a minimum, continuing funding ICANNWiki at a reasonable level that enables the project to continue to provide its invaluable services to the community.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Best Regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Jennifer Chung<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>DotAsia Organisation, Director of Corporate Knowledge<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>#RiseWithAsia | dot.asia <o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>