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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hello everyone,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you to those who provided initial feedback on the v1 proposed implementation framework. Please continue to discuss this proposal among your colleagues at ICANN57, and provide any additional feedback during our working meeting toward the end of the week (the working meeting is on Wednesday). <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Particularly consider whether you think this overall approach (the contract-based model) fulfils the intent of the PDP recommendations. If the IRT agrees with staff that this is the approach the PDP WG intended, we will move ahead with this approach starting at our next meeting, which will be scheduled for the week of 28 November.<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>You should have received an invitation to the working meeting and the overview session. If you won’t be in Hyderabad, there will be remote participation available. This will be especially important for the working meeting—we hope to have a successful, substantive discussion on the proposal and proposed timeline there.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Also, this is my final ask—<b>if anyone would be willing to provide some comments on the staff framework proposal during the overview session on Friday, at 11am local time, please let me know.</b> The more community perspective/feedback we have, the better. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Safe travels to those who are attending ICANN57, and I look forward to meeting with you there!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060'>Amy E. Bivins<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060'>Registrar Policy Services Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060'>Registrar Services and Industry Relations<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060'>I</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060'>nternet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060'>Direct: +1 (202) 249-7551<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060'>Fax: +1 (202) 789-0104<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060'>Email: amy.bivins@icann.org<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060'>www.icann.org</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>