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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> Olof Nordling
[mailto:olof.nordling@icann.org] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, 21 June 2005 11:31
AM<BR><B>To:</B> 'Hans Petter Holen'; Bruce Tonkin; ceo@auda.org.au;
sharil@cmc.gov.my; steve@shinkuro.com; junsec@wide.ad.jp;
vb@bertola.eu.org<BR><B>Cc:</B> 'Kurt Pritz'; 'Paul Verhoef'; 'Paul Twomey';
jeffrey@icann.org; 'Tina Dam'<BR><B>Subject:</B> New gTLD Strategy
Implementation - Draft staff paper on "New TLD Questions"<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">To: ICANN SO and AC
chairs<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Following the “New gTLD Strategy
Implementation”, as posted on the ICANN website at:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A
href="http://www.icann.org/topics/gtld-strategy-area.html">http://www.icann.org/topics/gtld-strategy-area.html</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">ICANN staff has drafted the attached
document for review by the ICANN SOs and ACs.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The paper provides an augmented list
of questions needing firm answers for the implementation process and describes
the foreseen consultative process.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The very first step is now to verify
the completeness of the list of questions. Is the list adequate and sufficiently
complete to inform the implementation process in practice? Comments on that
aspect are welcome by 22 July, i.e. a week after the end of the ICANN meeting in
Luxemburg. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Best
regards<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Olof<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">____________________________________</SPAN></FONT>
<BR><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
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