<html><body><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000000; font-size:10pt;"><div>Thanks Jeff.</div><div><br></div><div>Is there any indication of why this letter was sent? Is it pressure from groups wanting another round for business reasons? Is ICANN in need of more application money? I don't mind feeling under a bit of pressure from the Board to move with all due speed, but I'd like to understand the "why" here. Any thoughts (from you or from the list)?</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div>Paul</div><div><br></div><div><br></div>
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Subject: Re: [Gnso-newgtld-wg] Letter from Steve Crocker to GNSO Council<br>
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From: Jeff Neuman <<a href="mailto:jeff.neuman@comlaude.com">jeff.neuman@comlaude.com</a>><br>
Date: Tue, August 09, 2016 10:45 am<br>
To: "<a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org">gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org">gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org</a>><br>
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</style> <div class="WordSection1"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><a target="_blank" name="_MailEndCompose"><span style="color:#1F497D">Resending as I mistakenly put Volker on this email as opposed to Donna. Sorry for the duplication.<o:p></o:p></span></a></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0F9347">Jeffrey J. 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One of the items I would like to ask each work track to think about is the key question raised here:, namely within the work tracks, “Are there a set of critical issues that can be identified to be addressed prior to a new application process?” Or, is it the view of the Community that the entire PDP must be completed prior to a new process?<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;">I believe the identification of these issues is a critical first step of the work tracks and will help to produce work plans for the respective tracks. I am cc’ing GNSO Council leadership on this email to keep them in the loop.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;">Best regards, <o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0F9347">Jeffrey J. Neuman</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0F9347">Senior Vice President </span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#4F4F4F">|</span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#C39209">Valideus USA</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#C32830"> </span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#4F4F4F">| </span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#C32830">Com Laude USA</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#4F4F4F">1751 Pinnacle Drive, Suite 600<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#4F4F4F">Mclean, VA 22102, United States<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#4F4F4F">E: </span><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#00B050"><a target="_blank" href="mailto:jeff.neuman@valideus.com"><span style="color:#00B050">jeff.neuman@valideus.com</span></a></span></u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#595959"> or </span><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#00B050"><a target="_blank" href="mailto:jeff.neuman@comlaude.com"><span style="color:#00B050">jeff.neuman@comlaude.com</span></a></span></u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#00B050"> <o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#4F4F4F">T: +1.703.635.7514<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#4F4F4F">M: +1.202.549.5079<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#4F4F4F">@Jintlaw<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></div> </div> <hr>_______________________________________________<br>
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