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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/prelim-protection-io-names-04jun12-en.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/prelim-protection-io-names-04jun12-en.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><h1 style='background:white'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Preliminary GNSO Issue Report on the Protection of International Organization Names in New gTLDs<o:p></o:p></span></h1><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt'><tr><td colspan=2 style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;background:#F8F8F8;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>Comment/Reply Periods <sup>(*)</sup><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td colspan=3 rowspan=3 style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;background:#F8F8F8;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>Important Information Links<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;background:#F8F8F8;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>Comment Open:</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>4 June 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;background:#F8F8F8;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>Comment Close:</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>25 June 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;background:#F8F8F8;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>Close Time (UTC):</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>23:59<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td colspan=3 style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-5-04jun12-en.htm">Public Comment Announcement</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;background:#F8F8F8;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>Reply Open:</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>26 June 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td colspan=3 style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><a href="mailto:prelim-protection-io-names@icann.org"><span lang=EN-US>To Submit Your Comments (Forum)</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;background:#F8F8F8;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>Reply Close:</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>16 July 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td colspan=3 style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><a href="http://forum.icann.org/lists/prelim-protection-io-names/">View Comments Submitted</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;background:#F8F8F8;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>Close Time (UTC):</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>23:59<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td colspan=3 style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>Report of Public Comments<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=5 style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;background:#F8F8F8;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>Brief Overview<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;background:#F8F8F8;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>Originating Organization:</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td colspan=4 style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>ICANN Policy Department<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;background:#F8F8F8;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>Categories/Tags:</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td colspan=4 style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>Policy Processes<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;background:#F8F8F8;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>Purpose (Brief):</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td colspan=4 style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>ICANN staff is seeking community input on the </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/intl-org-names-prelim-issue-report-04jun12-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>Preliminary GNSO Issue Report on the Protection of International Organization Names in new gTLDs</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'> [PDF, 566 KB].<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;background:#F8F8F8;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>Current Status:</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td colspan=4 style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>This Report is designated as "preliminary" to allow for community input and dialogue prior to the publication of the Final Issue Report.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;background:#F8F8F8;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>Next Steps:</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td colspan=4 style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>The Preliminary Issue Report will be updated to reflect community feedback submitted through this forum. A Final Issue Report will then be presented to the GNSO Council for its consideration.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;background:#F8F8F8;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>Staff Contact:</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td colspan=2 style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>Margie Milam<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;background:#F8F8F8;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>Email:</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><a href="mailto:policy-staff@icann.org?subject=More%20information%20on%20the%20Request%20for%20Preliminary%20GNSO%20Issue%20Report%20on%20the%20Protection%20of%20International%20Organization%20Names%20in%20New%20gTLDS%20public%20comment%20period">policy-staff@icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=5 style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;background:#F8F8F8;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>Detailed Information<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=5 style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;background:#F8F8F8;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>Section I: Description, Explanation, and Purpose</span></strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=5 style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>ICANN staff is seeking community input on this Preliminary Issue Report which is being published in response to a request by the GNSO Council for an issue report as a required preliminary step before a PDP may be commenced on the topic of whether ICANN should provide additional protections to the names of certain international organizations at the first and second levels for names introduced through the New gTLD Program. In its motion requesting this Issue Report, the GNSO Council specified that the Issue Report should: 1) Define the type of organizations that should be evaluated in any related PDP for any such special protection at the top and second level; and 2) Describe how the PDP could be structured to analyze whether ICANN should adopt policies to protect such organizations at the top and second level.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>In addition to other elements of this Issue Report, the ICANN community is encouraged as part of the public comment forum to comment on whether a PDP – if initiated, should be focused on additional protections for: (i) only international organizations that are not-for-profit AND are afforded unique protections under international treaties or national laws in multiple jurisdictions, and/or (ii) all international governmental organizations.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=5 style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;background:#F8F8F8;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>Section II: Background</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=5 style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>Issues related to whether certain international organizations such as Intergovernmental Organizations ("IGOs"), the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement ("RCRC") and the International Olympic Committee ("IOC") should receive special protection for their names at the top level and second level in new gTLDs have been raised throughout the development of the New gTLD program.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>The ICANN Board has requested policy advice from the GNSO Council and the GAC on whether special protections should be afforded to the RCRC, IOC and/or IGOs. Specifically, in its Singapore resolution, the Board authorized the President and CEO to implement the New gTLD Program "which includes the following elements: "the 30 May 2011 version of the </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/comments-7-en.htm"><span lang=EN-US>Applicant Guidebook</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>, subject to the revisions agreed to with the GAC on 19 June 2011, including: …(b) incorporation of text concerning protection for specific requested Red Cross and IOC names for the top level only during the initial application round, until the GNSO and GAC develop policy advice based on the global public interest….."<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>In addition, the ICANN Board, on 11 March 2012, in response to a letter from the OECD and other IGOs seeking that ICANN provide protections similar to those afforded to the RCRC and IOC and a pre-emptive mechanism to protect their names at the second level, formally requested that the GNSO Council and the GAC provide policy advice on the IGO's request.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>With regard to providing special protections for the RCRC and IOC names, during the Dakar Meeting on 27 October 2011, the GNSO Council convened an informal drafting team to focus on the narrower issue of whether the RCRC and the IOC should receive special protections beyond those currently afforded to them in the Applicant Guidebook. This drafting team, known as the IOC-RC Drafting Team, was convened to respond to the Board's 20 June 2011 Singapore resolution with regard to the protection of names of the RCRC and the IOC during the first round of applications (the "Singapore resolution) and in particular, to a subsequent GAC proposal to permanently protect the RCRC and IOC names at both the top and second levels.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>The IOC-RC Drafting Team produced a set of recommendations that were published for public comment on 2 Mar 2012, and were subsequently modified during the March 2012 Costa Rica ICANN Meeting before adoption by the GNSO Council at its special meeting on 26 March 2012. These recommendations, which were forwarded to the ICANN Board for consideration, are described in greater detail on Annex 3 to this Report.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>At its 10 April 2012 meeting the ICANN Board's New gTLD Program Committee considered the GNSO recommendations but decided not to change the Applicant Guidebook. In its rationale for this resolution, the Committee observed that although "the GNSO's recommendations were well taken, the Committee opted for preserving the status quo. As protections already exist, when balanced with the accountability and operational issues posed by changing the Applicant Guidebook at that time, the Committee noted that "the public interest will be better served by maintaining the status quo…. Nothing in the Committee's action or this rationale is intended to preclude the consideration of the GNSO recommendations for future rounds of applications within the New gTLD Program."<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>The Preliminary Issue Report recommends that the GNSO Council should consider whether or not to initiate a PDP as an approach to develop any additional policy advice in response to Board requests on the topic of whether to create additional protections to only certain types of international organizations in new gTLDs.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=5 style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;background:#F8F8F8;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>Section III: Document and Resource Links</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=5 style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/intl-org-names-prelim-issue-report-04jun12-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>Preliminary Issue Report</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'> [PDF, 566 KB]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/report-comments-ioc-rcrc-proposal-08may12-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>Report of Public Comments on Proposal to Protect International Red Cross and International Olympic Committee Names at the Top Level in New gTLDS</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'> [PDF, 284 KB]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-20jun11-en.htm"><span lang=EN-US>The ICANN Board Resolution from the Singapore Meeting</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><a href="https://gacweb.icann.org/download/attachments/1540128/GAC+advice+on+IOC+and+Red+Cross+Sep.+2011.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1317031625914"><span lang=EN-US>The GAC letter concerning the protection of IOC/RCRC names</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'> [PDF, 1.05 MB]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/30343723/IOC+AND+IRC+RESERVATIONS+IN+NEW+GTLDS+QUESTIONS+AND-ANSWERS.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1320967688000"><span lang=EN-US>The Questions & Answers concerning the protection of IOC/RCRC names</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'> [PDF, 229 KB]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/correspondence/igo-counsels-to-beckstrom-et-al-13dec11-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>The IGO letter to the Board</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'> [PDF, 157 KB]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/correspondence/beckstrom-to-igo-counsels-11mar12-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>The Board letter to the GNSO and GAC on the IGO issue</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'> [PDF, 222 KB]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/gnso-to-board-igo-names-26mar12-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>The GNSO Council response to the Board's letter on the IGO issue</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'> [PDF, 105 KB]<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=5 style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;background:#F8F8F8;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>Section IV: Additional Information</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=5 style='border:solid #EFEFEF 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>Links to relevant background documents and resources are provided in the Preliminary Issue Report<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr height=0><td width=205 style='border:none'></td><td width=146 style='border:none'></td><td width=3 style='border:none'></td><td width=120 style='border:none'></td><td width=273 style='border:none'></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:17.4pt;background:white'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><em><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>(*) Comments submitted after the posted Close Date/Time are not guaranteed to be considered in any final summary, analysis, reporting, or decision-making that takes place once this period lapses.</span></em><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR'>Glen de Saint Géry <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR'>GNSO Secretariat <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR'>gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR'>http://gnso.icann.org<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>