<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><div>Dear All,</div><div><br></div><div>Please find attached the ALAC Statement on the "Explore the Draft Next Generation gTLD Directory Services Model."</div><div><br></div><div>On 6 September 2013, Staff confirmed that the online vote resulted in the ALAC endorsing the Statement with 9 votes in favor, 1 vote against, and 0 abstentions. You may review the result independently under: <a href="http://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=3352TswbYKNJx4PQ3rybbZLr">http://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=3352TswbYKNJx4PQ3rybbZLr</a> </div><div><br></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; ">Regards, </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; "><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; ">Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; ">ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; ">E-mail: <a href="mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org">staff@atlarge.icann.org</a></p></div></div></body></html>