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<p class=MsoNormal>All:<span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>I just wanted to let you know that the draft FY11 Operating
Plan and Budget recently posted for further community feedback includes a
response to the GNSO Council WHOIS studies request in the development of the
budget. Over $400k is now included in this draft FY11 budget for WHOIS
fact based studies. For reference, please note section 4.8 last paragraph
(p22) and appendix A.8 (p61). We also address it in Section 5:
Budget as well as in Appendix C: response to comments. See
below. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><u><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><u>In Section 5.2.3 Professional services (see page 41): <o:p></o:p></u></p>
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style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]>Economic and other studies, with an FY11 budget
of $1.2 million, includes studies requested by the community such as:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=b1 style='margin-left:.5in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-family:Wingdings'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>§<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>SSAC
requested studies on scaling and security<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=b1 style='margin-left:.5in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-family:Wingdings'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>§<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>WHOIS
fact based studies for policy development efforts as <a
href="http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/minutes-council-21apr10-en.htm"><span
style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>requested by the GNSO</span></a> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=b1 style='margin-left:.5in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-family:Wingdings'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>§<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Economic
studies to complete New gTLD implementation<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=b1 style='mso-list:none'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=b1 style='mso-list:none'><u>In Appendix C, we recap the responses to
comments (see page 70):<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.0pt;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;page-break-after:avoid'><b><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black'>Need
for More Resources<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.0pt;margin-right:0in;
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style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td width="57%" valign=top style='width:57.12%;border-top:none;border-left:
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padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:5.8pt'></td>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.0pt;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:
"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black'>Funds for fact-based research to
support policy development <i>(M. Cade, B.Tonkin)</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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none;border-bottom:dotted windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:dotted windowtext 1.0pt;
padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:.3in'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.0pt;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:
"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black'>More funds (over $710k) for fact based
research to support PDPs. See section 5.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.0pt;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:
"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black'>Whois studies and additional
resources <i>(C. Gomes, IPC)</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.0pt;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:
"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black'>More funds for Whois studies are
provided in the draft FY11 document. . See section 5.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=b1 style='mso-list:none'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=b1 style='mso-list:none'>Please let me know if you have any questions.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Thanks, Liz<o:p></o:p></p>
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