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<DIV><SPAN class=125472211-20122006><FONT face=Arial>Dear Council
members,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=125472211-20122006><FONT face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=125472211-20122006><FONT face=Arial>FYI, here is a brief update
on the remaining timeline and deliverables of the Whois Task
force.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=125472211-20122006><FONT face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=125472211-20122006>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-hyphenate: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">The Whois
Task Force <SPAN class=125472211-20122006>schedule is as
follows:</SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-hyphenate: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><SPAN
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">8<SUP>th</SUP>
January<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN> <SPAN
class=125472211-20122006><FONT face=Arial>- meeting; discuss (1) access to
ublished data, (2) proposal by Marilyn Cade</FONT></SPAN></LI><SPAN
class=125472211-20122006><FONT face=Arial>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-hyphenate: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in"><SPAN
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">15<SUP>th</SUP>
January – deadline for constituency statements on Preliminary Task Force
Report on Whois Services<o:p></o:p></SPAN>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-hyphenate: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in"><SPAN
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">15<SUP>th</SUP>
January – deadline for public comments on Preliminary Task Force Report on
Whois Services<o:p></o:p></SPAN> </LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-hyphenate: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in"><SPAN
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">19<SUP>th</SUP>
January – staff to circulated Draft Final Task Force Report on Whois
Services<o:p></o:p></SPAN> </LI></FONT></SPAN>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-hyphenate: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><SPAN
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">22<SUP>nd</SUP>
January<o:p></o:p></SPAN> <SPAN class=125472211-20122006><FONT
face=Arial>- meeting; agenda TBA, likely to include consideration of the
public comments, initial discussions on Draft Final Report, and further work
on access to unpublished data</FONT></SPAN>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-hyphenate: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><SPAN
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">29<SUP>th</SUP>
January<o:p></o:p></SPAN> <SPAN class=125472211-20122006><FONT
face=Arial>- meeting</FONT></SPAN>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-hyphenate: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><SPAN
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">5<SUP>th</SUP>
February<o:p></o:p></SPAN> <SPAN class=125472211-20122006><FONT
face=Arial>- meeting</FONT></SPAN>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-hyphenate: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><SPAN
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">12<SUP>th</SUP>
February <SPAN class=125472211-20122006>- meeting; <SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Task Force vote on Final Task Force Report on WHOIS
Services</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></LI></UL>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-hyphenate: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US"><o:p> <SPAN
class=125472211-20122006>The Final Task Force Report will be transmitted to the
GNSO Council following the vote on 12th February. </SPAN></o:p></SPAN></P>
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class=125472211-20122006></SPAN></o:p></SPAN> </P>
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style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US"><SPAN
class=125472211-20122006>Any further information on the Task Force will be
published on </SPAN>the GNSO Calendar for meeting and other dates; <A
title=http://gnso.icann.org/calendar/
href="http://gnso.icann.org/calendar/">http://gnso.icann.org/calendar/</A> <SPAN
class=125472211-20122006>.</SPAN></SPAN></P>
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class=125472211-20122006>All the best, Maria</SPAN></o:p></SPAN></P>
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