<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii">
<meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 12 (filtered medium)">
<style>
<!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Berlin Sans FB";
panose-1:2 14 6 2 2 5 2 2 3 6;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:purple;
text-decoration:underline;}
span.EmailStyle17
{mso-style-type:personal-compose;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:windowtext;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
-->
</style>
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]-->
</head>
<body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple>
<div class=WordSection1>
<p class=MsoNormal>Dear Councilors,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>On behalf of the VI PDP Working Group, I am pleased to inform
you that the VI Working Group has published its Interim Report on Vertical
Integration between Registrars and Registries (Phase I). This Interim Report
describes the absence of a consensus within the VI Working Group for any
recommendations for the first round of new gTLDs (Phase I of the PDP). With
Phase I of the PDP complete, the VI Working Group intends to suspend its
activities pending further instructions from the GNSO Council for
conducting Phase II of the PDP, which is expected to focus on developing
a long term solution for both new gTLD and existing gTLDs. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Please note that due to its size, the Interim Report is
posted on the WIKI page for the VI Working Group below, and will be posted on
the GNSO Council website shortly.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><a
href="https://st.icann.org/vert-integration-pdp/index.cgi?vertical_integration_pdp">https://st.icann.org/vert-integration-pdp/index.cgi?vertical_integration_pdp</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><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><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Margie <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Berlin Sans FB","sans-serif"'>____________<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Berlin Sans FB","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Berlin Sans FB","sans-serif"'>Margie
Milam<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Berlin Sans FB","sans-serif"'>Senior
Policy Counselor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Berlin Sans FB","sans-serif"'>ICANN<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Berlin Sans FB","sans-serif"'>____________<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
</body>
</html>