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<p class=MsoNormal>All:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>If you haven’t heard or noticed I wanted to call your
attention to the fact that a new version of the New Applicant Guidebook has
been released by ICANN. This is the third version.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>A full copy of the guidebook is available as a PDF here: <a
href="http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/draft-rfp-clean-04oct09-en.pdf">http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/draft-rfp-clean-04oct09-en.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>An explanation of how the comments from version two of the
guidebook were incorporated into this draft is available here: <a
href="http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/comments-3-en.htm#files">http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/comments-3-en.htm#files</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The current flow chart for gTLD proposal processing is now
available at: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><a
href="http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/gtld-evaluation-process-v1-82-au09-en.pdf">http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/gtld-evaluation-process-v1-82-au09-en.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>There is also a new draft Communications Plan available at: <a
href="http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/draft-communications-plan-oct09-en.pdf">http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/draft-communications-plan-oct09-en.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The public comments forum for this version is open at: <a
href="http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/comments-3-en.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/comments-3-en.htm</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>If you were already on top of this, accept my apologies for
this duplicate information.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>mark<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Mark McFadden, Secretariat <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>ISPCP Constituency, ICANN<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>secretariat@ispcp.info<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Y! IM: mcfadden AIM: McElmside<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Tw: McElmside Bkite: mcfadden Fb: Mark McFadden<o:p></o:p></p>
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