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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thanks Bret,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I think this item may have got eclipsed by all of the other activity on Friday and over the weekend.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>In any case, the point is noted and currently I think we can aim to fit this into the weekend sessions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The draft agenda for Wednesday is looking full-ish for a two hour meeting but I am open to persuasion as to whether we discuss this on Wed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Jonathan<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Bret Fausett [mailto:bret@nic.sexy] <br><b>Sent:</b> 14 March 2014 15:39<br><b>To:</b> Council<br><b>Subject:</b> [council] Singapore Agenda Item: New gTLDs, Subsequent Application Rounds<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Councillors,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I would like to propose that we add some time on our Singapore agenda for discussing next steps in preparation for Round 2 of the new gTLD launch. As you may know, in the Applicant Guidebook, ICANN wrote the following about subsequent new gTLD rounds:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-left:30.0pt;margin-right:0cm'><div><p class=MsoNormal><b>1.1.6 Subsequent Application Rounds</b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>ICANN’s goal is to launch subsequent gTLD application<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>rounds as quickly as possible. The exact timing will be<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>based on experiences gained and changes required after<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>this round is completed. The goal is for the next application<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>round to begin within one year of the close of the<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>application submission period for the initial round.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>ICANN has committed to reviewing the effects of the New<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>gTLD Program on the operations of the root zone system<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>after the first application round, and will defer the<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>delegations in a second application round until it is<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>determined that the delegations resulting from the first<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>round did not jeopardize root zone system security or<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>stability.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>It is the policy of ICANN that there be subsequent<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>application rounds, and that a systemized manner of<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>applying for gTLDs be developed in the long term.<o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The "the close of the application submission period for the initial round” was May, 2012, so the goal for the launch of Round 2 has already been missed, by a material amount of time. I think we all would agree that many aspects of the program, from the application process to the review and implementation, should be reviewed and revisited. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Let’s spend some time discussing “subsequent application rounds" and see if we can come to a shared understanding of what the proper next steps would be, including the role of the Council and the GNSO in the review process. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I’m looking forward to seeing everyone in Singapore.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> Bret<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='color:black'>--<br>Bret Fausett, Esq. • General Counsel, Uniregistry, Inc. <br>12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 200 • Playa Vista, CA 90094-2536<br>310-496-5755 (T) • 310-985-1351 (M) • <a href="mailto:bret@uniregistry.com">bret@uniregistry.com</a><br>— — — — — <br><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='color:black'>--<br>Bret Fausett, Esq. • General Counsel, Uniregistry, Inc. <br>12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 200 • Playa Vista, CA 90094-2536<br>310-496-5755 (T) • 310-985-1351 (M) • <a href="mailto:bret@nic.sexy">bret@nic.sexy</a><br>— — — — — <br><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>