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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Forwarded from Craig Schwartz:</span></b><span style='font-family:
"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Subject:
GNSO and Constituency Input on HSTLD and ZFA Advisory Group Materials<span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black'>Dear GNSO Councilors and Constituency Members,<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black'>The HSTLD (High Security TLD) and ZFA (Zone File Access) Advisory
Groups seek your input by 8 April on their respective papers that were posted
for public comment on 22 February. The papers and comment forum information are
available at <a
href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-22feb10-en.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-22feb10-en.htm</a>.
Further, ICANN staff supporting these groups are available upon request to
provide you with a brief presentation about the work. Please feel free to
contact Craig Schwartz at <a href="mailto:craig.schwartz@icann.org">craig.schwartz@icann.org</a>
to schedule a ZFA presentation or Andy Welch at <a
href="mailto:andy.welch@icann.org">andy.welch@icann.org</a> for a HSTLD
presentation.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black'>The work of these temporary, expert Advisory Groups is being done
to develop solution(s) to the new gTLD program’s overarching issue of
mitigating malicious conduct. These groups were formed following the 3 December
2009 announcement (see, <a
href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-03dec09-en.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-03dec09-en.htm</a>)
soliciting participants.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black'>Additional information on HSTLD may be found at <a
href="http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/hstld-program-en.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/hstld-program-en.htm</a>
and ZFA at <a
href="http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/zone-file-access-en.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/zone-file-access-en.htm</a>.
<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Thank
you,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black'>Craig Schwartz<br>
Chief gTLD Registry Liaison<br>
ICANN<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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