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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#333333" vlink="#333333"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#17375E;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#17375E;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>Hello Emily and all,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#17375E;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#17375E;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#17375E;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#17375E;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>I’d like to comment on the topic of definitions, as I have wrestled with them a bit myself in working on WHOIS over the years. I think the idea of agreeing on a commonly understood lexicon is very useful, especially when discussing WHOIS, because what we typically may think of as generic terms can mean very different things to different people. That said, I have not found many “agreed” definitions to be readily found or documented in areas that would be useful to this team. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#17375E;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#17375E;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#17375E;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#17375E;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>I do have a thought about jump-starting the process -- Recently I had a similar need and found it useful to come up with “working definitions” that could be tweaked, massaged, or totally re-written by a larger group. With that in mind, I’d like to toss out the attached draft for the group’s consideration, merely to start the process. I used definitions that have been used in previous ICANN work where I found helpful references, and searched elsewhere for other terms. My sources are admittedly “US-centric” as reflects my background, so other perspectives and useful sources would be very good to include. They are not intended as “approved” ICANN definitions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#17375E;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#17375E;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#17375E;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#17375E;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>Please feel free to disregard this and start elsewhere, but I hope you find it useful.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#17375E;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#17375E;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#17375E;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#17375E;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>Best regards, Liz <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> rt4-whois-bounces@icann.org [mailto:rt4-whois-bounces@icann.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Emily Taylor<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, December 18, 2010 1:44 AM<br><b>To:</b> rt4-whois@icann.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [Rt4-whois] Draft agenda for London<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dear All<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks, Alice, for circulating the draft agenda for London.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I just want to emphasise that this is very much a draft, and I encourage you all to make comments or suggestions on the list and we can then foster a discussion about any points that arise, whether about substantive agenda items or logistics.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Kind regards<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Emily<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><img width=310 height=47 id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://www.etlaw.co.uk/images/stories/etlaw/logo310.gif" alt="Emily Taylor Consultant (Internet Law and Governance)"><o:p></o:p></p><p>76 Temple Road, Oxford OX4 2EZ UK <br>telephone: <b>01865 582 811</b> mobile: <b>07540 049 322</b> <br><a href="mailto:emily.taylor@etlaw.co.uk"><b>emily.taylor@etlaw.co.uk</b></a> <a href="http://www.etlaw.co.uk"><b>www.etlaw.co.uk</b></a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>