<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>Councillors,</div><div><br></div><div>As you know, time did not permit us to get to item 8 on our agenda today.</div><div><br></div><div>I have reproduced the agenda item text below, to provide the necessary context.</div><div><br></div><div>
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Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:FR">Item 8: </span></u></b><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Update on the Internationalised Registration
Data WG (10 minutes)</span></u></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
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FR">The IRD submitted its final report to the GNSO Council and SSAC on March 3,
2012 for review and approval.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
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FR"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
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mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:
FR">However, SSAC has recommend some substantial changes and more work may now
be needed by the IRD before its final report can be considered.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;
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FR"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
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mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:
FR">This agenda item is to provide an update on these latest developments in
the IRD WG's work to the Council.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;
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FR"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
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mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:
FR">8.1 WG update from Staff (Steve Cheng)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;
mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:
FR">8.2 Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal">You will also recall that Steve Cheng put in question for Council in the Adobe room chat when it became obvious that we would run out of time before getting to item 8.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal">I have reproduced the question below so that everyone remembers what it was:</p>
<!--EndFragment--></div><div><br></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 14px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Lucida Grande'; color: rgb(0, 52, 204); "><span style="text-decoration: underline">We have one question regarding the IRD-WG report: The IRD-WG has sent their final report to the GNSO and SSAC on March 6. We have not heard any objections from the GNSO regarding the report. Today, the IRD-WG will send a revised Final Report (incorporating SSAC's suggestions) to the Council. The question from staff is an additional two weeks enough for GNSO review?</span></div></div><div><br></div>I would say that the answer is yes, two weeks is enough.<div><br></div><div>If anyone disagrees, please make your objection known by Monday COB. Steve, if no-one disagrees, please consider that the 2 weeks is enough. Also, I have carried the agenda item forwards to the agenda for the Council's next meeting. If you feel that is no longer necessary Steve, please let me know.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div><br><div apple-content-edited="true">
<div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div>Stéphane Van Gelder<br>Directeur Général / General manager<br>INDOM Group NBT France</div><div>----------------<br>Head of Domain Operations</div></div><div>Group NBT</div></div></span></div></span></div></div>
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