<html><body><span style="font-family:Arial; color:#000000; font-size:10pt;"><div>Bear in mind that many parties objected to the original slate of WHOIS studies on policy, budget, and methodology grounds. So adding another WHOIS study would not be well received by some.</div><div><br></div><div>J.</div><div><br></div>
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Subject: Re: [Rt4-whois] Board just approved the budget request<br>
From: Omar Kaminski <<a href="mailto:omar@kaminski.adv.br">omar@kaminski.adv.br</a>><br>
Date: Fri, June 24, 2011 5:27 am<br>
To: rt4-whois <<a href="mailto:rt4-whois@icann.org">rt4-whois@icann.org</a>><br>
<br>
And some community members are starting to complain on Twitter... and<br>
probably not only on Twitter...<br>
<br>
<a href="http://twitter.com">http://twitter.com</a>/#!/jintlaw/statuses/84099845094252544<br>
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"crazy?? $655,000 in #ICANN Whois studies in the next year??? not the<br>
best way to spend our money"<br>
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Have a safe trip.<br>
<br>
Omar<br>
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2011/6/24 Olof Nordling <<a href="http://olof.nordling@icann.org">olof.nordling@icann.org</a>>:<br>
> Dear all,<br>
><br>
> FYI Just a short message that the budget request was formally approved by<br>
> the Board 30 seconds ago;-)<br>
><br>
> Best regards<br>
><br>
> Olof<br>
><br>
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