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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>All,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please find the announcement posted below (full text and link):<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-02-02-en">https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-02-02-en</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'>The<span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;</span>IANA<span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;</span>Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG)'s<span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/rfp-iana-stewardship-08sep14-en.pdf"><span style='color:#0088CC'>Request for Proposals</span></a><span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;</span>[PDF, 84 KB] from the operational communities noted the following: &quot;While the<span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;</span>ICG<span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;</span>is requesting complete formal proposals through processes convened by each of the operational communities, and that all interested parties get involved as early as possible in the relevant community processes, some parties may choose to provide comments directly to the<span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;</span>ICG<span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;</span>about specific aspects of particular proposals, about the community processes, or about the<span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;</span>ICG's own processes. Comments may be directly submitted to the<span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;</span>ICG<span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;</span>any time via email to<span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;</span><a href="mailto:icg-forum@icann.org"><span style='color:#0088CC'>icg-forum@icann.org</span></a>.&quot;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);line-height:1.4rem;margin:1.25rem;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'>The<span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;</span>ICG<span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;</span>will next be discussing the protocol parameters and numbers proposals on February 6. As such, the<span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;</span>ICG<span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;</span>requests that community comments concerning those two proposals or the processes used to create them be received by February 4 at 23:59 UTC. Comments received after that time will not be considered as part of Step I of the<span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/iana-transition-assembly-finalization-24dec14-en.pdf"><span style='color:#0088CC'>ICG's Proposal Assembly and Finalization Process</span></a><span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;</span>[PDF, 89 KB] for the protocol parameters and numbering proposals.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div></body></html>