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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">To complete the set of documents, I am
fowarding the statement of the RrSG Negotiation Team on the
current state of the negotiations.<br>
Please note that the proposal currently envisioned by ICANN will
effectively move the policy development process from the GNSO to
the board.<br>
Most of the still contentious areas of the agreement are additions
ICANN staff made this February after having let the negotiations
languish in pause-mode for three months after the Toronto meeting
and contain items that were never discussed with the registrar
negotiation team since first proposed, due to other "matters of
higher urgency".<br>
This agreement is a portent of things to come and of a move away
from the multi-stakeholder model to a top-down structure.<br>
<br>
<h3>Registrar Stakeholder Group Negotiating Team (Registrar NT)
statement regarding RAA negotiations</h3>
<pre>After nearly 18 months of negotiations with ICANN over a new Registrar
Accreditation Agreement (RAA), formal negotiations have concluded. The posting
of a “proposed” 2013 RAA by ICANN for public comment signals that ICANN staff
believes that negotiations have concluded and the remaining issues will not be
resolved.
The Registrars’ NT disagrees. To be clear, this is NOT the outcome that
registrars wanted, and they remain ready and willing to continue negotiations.
Prior to the Toronto ICANN meeting (October 2012), all parties acknowledged
that they were very close to agreement on all remaining issues. The process
appeared to be reaching a favorable conclusion and when ICANN CEO Fadi Chehadé
communicated his desire to have RAA negotiations wrapped up by the end of 2012,
registrars felt it was an ambitious timeframe, but one worth pursuing for the
benefit of all parties.
When negotiations finally resumed in February 2013 much to the surprise of
registrars, the few remaining issues were not the only items under discussion.
ICANN staff presented a list of 10 brand new items for inclusion in the
agreement, under the pretext of enhancing the “public interest.” Furthermore,
these new items came along with an arbitrary deadline and decision to link the
2013 RAA to the new gTLD timeline.
Among these new demands was a Registrant Rights and Responsibilities document
(R3), a temporary privacy accreditation program and a requirement that
registrars accept and implement recommendations of the WHOIS Expert Working
Group, which had yet to be formed and whose work is just beginning.
Although registrars were surprised by these new demands, registrars worked in
good faith with ICANN to accommodate its intentions. For example, registrars
consulted with their members to fine-tune the R3 document to make it easier to
understand and readily translatable in other languages.
Some of the other new items for inclusion transcend the RAA and could affect
the entirety of the multi-stakeholder model. For example, ICANN insisted on
including a proposed Revocation (or “blow up”) Clause that would have given
them the ability to unilaterally terminate all registrar accreditations. After
major pushback, ICANN staff relented and in its place proposed giving the ICANN
Board the ability to unilaterally amend the RAA. This is identical to what
ICANN inserted into the proposed new gTLD registry agreement–a clause met with
strong opposition not only from the Registry Stakeholder Group but from the
broader ICANN community.
The effect of such a clause in the primary agreements between ICANN and its
commercial stakeholders would be devastating to the bottom-up,
multi-stakeholder model. First, it will effectively mean the end of the GNSO’s
PDP, as the Board will become the central arena for all controversial issues,
not the community. Second, it creates an imbalance of authority in the ICANN
model, with no limits on the scope or frequency of unilateral amendments, and
no protections for registrars and more important registrants.
In addition to the new items for inclusion there was a surprise announcement
that all new gTLD registries must only use registrars that have signed the 2013
RAA, a transparent effort by ICANN to arbitrarily link the new gTLD program to
the outcome of RAA negotiations. This requirement would create separate
“classes” or “levels” of registrars, which is unprecedented in the DNS
industry. There can and must be only one meaning of “ICANN-Accredited.”
All of the items that have been agreed to over the past 18 months would, by
themselves, produce an RAA that is vastly improved over the current 2009
version. If adopted, that RAA would significantly raise performance
requirements for every ICANN accredited registrar and bring dramatic
improvements to the domain name ecosystem. Nearly all of the Law Enforcement
requests that were endorsed by the GAC have been included, as well as the major
items that were requested by the GNSO are included in that RAA. That RAA would
bring registrant verification. That RAA would bring enhanced compliance tools.
Registrars must emphasize that the key differences between that RAA and the one
currently proposed by ICANN are not issues raised by Law Enforcement, GAC or
the GNSO but by ICANN staff.
It now moves to the greater ICANN community to review these competing draft
RAAs, and registrars look forward to those public discussions. We welcome
engagement with all stakeholders on the new 2013 RAA, and what it means for
registrars, registrants, and the management of the DNS as a whole.</pre>
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lang="EN-US">Originating Organization: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">ICANN<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Categories/Tags: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1
level1 lfo1"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Contracted
Party Agreements<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Purpose
(Brief): <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">ICANN is seeking public comments on a Proposed
2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA), particularly
on areas where ICANN and the Registrar Negotiating Team have
not been able to reach agreement in principle. This
represents the first time in the nearly 18 months of
negotiations that community comment is formally sought on
this document.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">Current Status: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">ICANN and the Registrar Negotiating Team
commenced negotiation on amendments to the RAA in October
2011. While the documents posted today show many areas of
agreement, there are differences between the ICANN and
Registrar positions are highlighted. In addition, further
discussion is still ongoing regarding some of the
specifications to the agreement.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">Next Steps: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">After review of the comment received, the
proposed 2013 RAA will be reviewed to determine if further
changes are warranted. In addition, ICANN and the Registrar
NT are likely to continue discussions regarding the areas
where the specifications remain open. The ultimate goal is
to have a 2013 RAA completed and approved in the near
future.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">Staff Contact: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">Samantha Eisner, Senior Counsel<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:samantha.eisner@icann.org?subject=More%20information%20on%20the%20Proposed%202013%20RAA%20Posted%20for%20Comment%20public%20comment%20period"><span
lang="EN-US">Email Staff Contact</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="fieldset-legend"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">Detailed Information</span></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">Section I: Description, Explanation, and
Purpose: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">After nearly 18 months of negotiations, ICANN
is posting a new version of the proposed 2013 Registrar
Accreditation Agreement (RAA) for public comment.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">The Registrar Negotiating Team (NT) has
continued to engage in good faith negotiations to understand
ICANN's perspective with respect to the outstanding issues,
and to share the often divergent positions within the
Registrar Stakeholder Group. Recently, additional revisions
were proposed by ICANN's Negotiating Team stemming from the
call by ICANN's CEO, Fadi Chehadé, to work to improve the
image of the domain industry and to protect registrants
through a further updated contractual framework. The
Registrar NT considered each of these new issues, and worked
towards finding solutions where appropriate. The RAA posted
today reflects hard-fought concessions on many of key issues
raised throughout the negotiations, and highlights issues
remaining in order for the final 2013 RAA agreement to be
reached.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">Throughout the RAA and its Specifications,
there are portions where two versions of draft text appear
side by side. These highlight areas where ICANN and the
Registrars have not been able to reach agreement in
principle on an issue, therefore both positions are provided
for comment. Unless otherwise noted, the remainder of the
document reflects agreements in principle among ICANN and
the Registrar NT.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">A fuller discussion of the status of
negotiations and areas of difference is available in </span><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/memo-07mar13-en.pdf"><span
lang="EN-US">ICANN's RAA Posting Memorandum</span></a></span><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"> [PDF, 66 KB].<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">Section II: Background: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">The current round of negotiations over the RAA
began in October 2011. ICANN and the Registrar Negotiation
Team have presented updates to the community at each of
ICANN's public meetings since that time. Information on the
history of the negotiations, including previously released
documentation, is available at the community wiki at </span><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://community.icann.org/display/RAA/Negotiations+Between+ICANN+and+Registrars+to+Amend+the+Registrar+Accreditation+Agreement"><span
lang="EN-US">https://community.icann.org/display/RAA/Negotiations+Between+ICANN+and+Registrars+to+Amend+the+Registrar+Accreditation+Agreement</span></a></span><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">. This includes the group of documents posted
in June 2012, which demonstrated the progress to date in the
negotiations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">Section III: Document and Resource Links: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">There are multiple documents for review as part
of this posting. The new RAA is anticipated to be a base
document with a series of specifications attached. This
posting includes all documents that are currently
anticipated to be part of the 2013 a. As noted above, a
fuller discussion of the status of negotiations and areas of
difference is available in </span><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/memo-07mar13-en.pdf"><span
lang="EN-US">ICANN's RAA Posting Memorandum</span></a></span><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"> [PDF, 66 KB].<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The
base RAA documents:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3
level1 lfo2"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-agreement-07mar13-en.pdf"><span
lang="EN-US">Proposed 2013 RAA, Annotated to Show
Differences Between ICANN and Registrar Positions</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"> [PDF, 281 KB]<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3
level1 lfo2"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-agreement-03jun12-redline-07mar13-en.pdf"><span
lang="EN-US">Redline showing changes between Proposed
2013 RAA and the June 2012 RAA Posting</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"> [PDF, 205 KB]<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3
level1 lfo2"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-agreement-2009-redline-07mar13-en.pdf"><span
lang="EN-US">Redline showing changes between Proposed
2013 RAA and the 2009 RAA</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"> [PDF, 259 KB]<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3
level1 lfo2"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">A </span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-agreement-summary-changes-07mar13-en.pdf"><span
lang="EN-US">Summary of Changes from the June 2012 RAA
Posting</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"> [PDF, 268 KB] is also available.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
<p><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">The Specifications and Addendums:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">For the Consensus and Temporary Policy
Specification, the Data Retention Specification, and the
Whois Accuracy Program Specification, each is available in
annotated format to show where differences remain with the
registrars, as well as redlines showing the differences in
the documents from the 2012 posting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0
level1 lfo3"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-consensus-temporary-policy-07mar13-en.pdf"><span
lang="EN-US">Proposed Consensus and Temporary Policy
Specification, Annotated to Show Differences Between
ICANN and Registrar Positions</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"> [PDF, 121 KB]<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0
level1 lfo3"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-consensus-temporary-policy-redline-07mar13-en.pdf"><span
lang="EN-US">Redline showing changes between to the
Consensus and Temporary Policy Specification and the
June 2012 Version</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"> [PDF, 95 KB]<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0
level1 lfo3"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-data-retention-07mar13-en.pdf"><span
lang="EN-US">Proposed Data Retention Specification,
Annotated to Show Differences Between ICANN and
Registrar Positions</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"> [PDF, 113 KB]<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0
level1 lfo3"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-data-retention-redline-07mar13-en.pdf"><span
lang="EN-US">Redline showing changes between to the
Data Retention Specification and the June 2012 Version</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"> [PDF, 118 KB]<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0
level1 lfo3"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-whois-accuracy-07mar13-en.pdf"><span
lang="EN-US">Proposed Whois Accuracy Program
Specification, Annotated to Show Differences Between
ICANN and Registrar Positions</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"> [PDF, 116 KB]<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0
level1 lfo3"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-whois-accuracy-redline-07mar13-en.pdf"><span
lang="EN-US">Redline showing changes between to the
Whois Accuracy Program Specification and the June 2012
Version</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"> [PDF, 142 KB]<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
<p><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">For the remaining specifications to the RAA,
the versions below are provided as ICANN's latest proposal.
The Registrar Negotiation Team is still considering each of
these specifications:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2
level1 lfo4"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-registrant-rights-responsibilities-07mar13-en.pdf"><span
lang="EN-US">Proposed Registrant Rights and
Responsibilities Specification</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"> [PDF, 48 KB]<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2
level1 lfo4"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-privacy-proxy-07mar13-en.pdf"><span
lang="EN-US">ICANN Proposed Specification on
Proxy/Privacy Services</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"> [PDF, 70 KB]<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2
level1 lfo4"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-additional-operation-07mar13-en.pdf"><span
lang="EN-US">ICANN Proposed Additional Registrar
Operation Specification</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"> [PDF, 78 KB]<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2
level1 lfo4"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-registrar-information-07mar13-en.pdf"><span
lang="EN-US">ICANN Proposed Registrar Information
Specification</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"> [PDF, 76 KB]<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2
level1 lfo4"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-whois-07mar13-en.pdf"><span
lang="EN-US">ICANN Proposed Whois Specification</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"> [PDF, 160 KB]<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2
level1 lfo4"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-compliance-certificate-07mar13-en.pdf">ICANN
Proposed Compliance Certificate</a> [PDF, 64 KB]<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2
level1 lfo4"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-transition-addendum-07mar13-en.pdf"><span
lang="EN-US">ICANN Proposed Transition Addendum </span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">[PDF, 63 KB]<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Section
IV: Additional Information: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">None<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
<hr size="3" width="100%" align="center"></span></div>
<p><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">(*) 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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"><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"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org">gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://gnso.icann.org">http://gnso.icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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