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<DIV>FYI! </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000">The public
session in Durban shall be a good opportunity plus the following 90 day comment
period.<BR><BR>Best regards<BR><BR>Wolf-Ulrich<BR></DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=robert.hoggarth@icann.org
href="mailto:robert.hoggarth@icann.org">Robert Hoggarth</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, July 03, 2013 10:44 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=soac-infoalert@icann.org
href="mailto:soac-infoalert@icann.org">soac-infoalert@icann.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Cc:</B> <A title=david.archbold@icta.ky
href="mailto:david.archbold@icta.ky">David Archbold</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [Soac-infoalert] Community Comment Opportunity - SO­AC
Chairs Alert</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Dear SO-AC Leaders,<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>On behalf of Chair David Archbold and members of the
Geographic Regions Review Working Group, this email is to formally alert you of
the opportunity to review and provide comments on recommendation the Working
Group plans to make to the ICANN Board about the application and future use of
the ICANN Geographic Regions framework.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>The Working Group was formed by the Board to (1) identify the
different purposes for which ICANN’s Geographic Regions are used; (2) determine
whether the uses of ICANN’s Geographic Regions (as currently defined, or at all)
continue to meet the requirements of the relevant stakeholders; and (3) submit
proposals for community and Board consideration relating to the current and
future uses and definition of the ICANN Geographic Regions. A full record of the
Working Group’s past reports and public workshops and presentations can be found
at the <A
href="https://community.icann.org/display/georegionwg/Geographic+Regions+Review+WG+-+Documents">Working
Group's Confluence Wiki space</A>.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>At various times over the past few years, the ALAC, ASO,
ccNSO, GAC and GNSO communities have graciously supplied representatives to
serve on the Working Group. As a result, according the WG Charter, your
communities now have the opportunity to review and provide formal comments on
the Working Group’s recommendations before they are submitted to the ICANN
Board. Those recommendations are provided in a 24-page Final Report. The
Final Report is posted on the ICANN.org web site here - <A
href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-22jun13-en.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-22jun13-en.htm</A>.
For your convenience, I have also attached a copy of the Final Report to this
email message.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Because of the time pressures caused by the upcoming Public
Meeting, the Working Group is providing a full 90 days <U>after</U> the
conclusion of the Durban meeting for your communities to discuss the Final
Report recommendations and, if you choose, to submit a written statement back to
the Working Group. Please advise me when you or your community have made a
decision about providing any feedback so that I can inform the Working Group to
prepare for such a communication. By my calculations, the 90-day review period
will end on 17 October 2013.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>If you would like more information on the Working Group’s
effort and it’s specific recommendations, the Working Group will host a
community workshop mid-day on Thursday July 18 during the upcoming ICANN Public
Meeting in Durban, South Africa (see - <A
href="http://durban47.icann.org/node/39833">http://durban47.icann.org/node/39833</A>).
Working Group members have also agreed to make themselves available to you as
needed for subsequent briefings or information sharing. I am happy to work
to arrange a briefing from Dave Archbold or one of the Working Group members if
you would like.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Please contact me if you have any questions about this
matter. I’ll be happy to provide clarification or insights about the process to
date.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Rob<o:p></o:p></P><!--EndFragment--></DIV>
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