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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Cyrus,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Thank you for that information. Can you elaborate in which session the advisory will be discussed during the ICANN meeting? I&#8217;d highly interested in joining that.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Alex<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="DE" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Von:</span></b><span lang="DE" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"> gtld-tech-bounces@icann.org [mailto:gtld-tech-bounces@icann.org]
<b>Im Auftrag von </b>Cyrus Namazi<br>
<b>Gesendet:</b> Donnerstag, 29. Jänner 2015 02:07<br>
<b>An:</b> gtld-tech@icann.org<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Krista Papac; Mike Zupke; Fabien Betremieux<br>
<b>Betreff:</b> Re: [gtld-tech] Upcoming publication of updated Whois advisory<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black">Dear all;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black">Following further correspondence and additional feedback from some of the stakeholders, we will hold off on publishing this advisory until after our face-to-face
 meeting at ICANN 52 in Singapore.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black">Cyrus Namazi<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Cyrus Namazi &lt;<a href="mailto:cyrus.namazi@icann.org">cyrus.namazi@icann.org</a>&gt;<br>
<b>Date: </b>Friday, January 23, 2015 at 12:38 PM<br>
<b>To: </b>&lt;<a href="mailto:gtld-tech@icann.org">gtld-tech@icann.org</a>&gt;<br>
<b>Cc: </b>Krista Papac &lt;<a href="mailto:krista.papac@icann.org">krista.papac@icann.org</a>&gt;, Mike Zupke &lt;<a href="mailto:Mike.Zupke@icann.org">Mike.Zupke@icann.org</a>&gt;, Francisco Arias &lt;<a href="mailto:francisco.arias@icann.org">francisco.arias@icann.org</a>&gt;,
 Fabien Betremieux &lt;<a href="mailto:fabien.betremieux@icann.org">fabien.betremieux@icann.org</a>&gt;<br>
<b>Subject: </b>Upcoming publication of updated Whois advisory<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Dear RySG and RrSG members and colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Attached please find the Whois advisory scorecard identifying those issues raised during ICANN&#8217;s numerous consultations with various interested parties over the course of the previous several months. The scorecard
 contains (among other things) a description of the issue raised and ICANN&#8217;s response.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">I thank the group members for their valuable contributions throughout these discussions. We have updated the draft advisory on those issues where there was room for interpretation. There are a small number of issues
 (three) that we think the Whois specifications do not allow for the changes some of you have proposed (rows 3, 8, and 15 of the attached scorecard). Consequently, there are only three issues in which we found no option but to maintain the current Whois advisory
 language.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">ICANN intends to publish a final advisory by the end of January with an implementation date of 31 July 2015, providing contracted parties ample time to implement any necessary changes.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Thank you again for your time and your constructive inputs. Please let us know should you have any further questions or comments.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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