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<h2 style='margin-bottom:0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><font size=5 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Chairman Welcomes ICANN Community to
a Celebration of Exciting Ten Years of Working Together<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h2>
<p style='margin:0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>ICANN Chairman foresees a busy and
exciting 2008 for the multi-stakeholder community which makes up the global
coordinator of the Internet's system of unique identifiers.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;
margin-left:0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>3 January 2008<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><strong><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>MARINA <st1:PersonName w:st="on">D</st1:PersonName>EL REY, <st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Calif.</st1:place></st1:State></span></font></b></strong><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> : The Chairman of the Internet
Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) today welcomed the beginning
of its tenth year of operations. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>"Happy
New Year to all those involved in the work that ICANN does," said Peter <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">D</st1:PersonName>engate Thrush, Chairman of the Board of ICANN.
"I extend my personal best wishes to you all, and thank you in advance for
the contributions I know you will be making to ICANN's mission in 2008."<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Peter
<st1:PersonName w:st="on">D</st1:PersonName>engate Thrush, spoke about the year
ahead, including announcing a celebration of a decade of great contribution by
the ICANN community to building a strong and effective ICANN. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>"It
is going to be another busy year for ICANN, as it has been every year since our
inception in 1998. To mark our 10 year Anniversary, I am pleased to announce that
there will be a special celebration around our Annual meeting, scheduled for
later in the year in <st1:place w:st="on">Africa</st1:place>. This will be our
33rd international meeting - truly a great time to celebrate all those people
who have contributed so much to ICANN over that time, and ICANN's
achievements."<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>"Sooner
than that, there will be an opportunity for public comment on ICANN's
performance as the US <st1:PersonName w:st="on">D</st1:PersonName>epartment of
Commerce conducts an enquiry as part of the scheduled review of the Joint
Project Agreement. ICANN will shortly publish its statement within that
process, and I encourage others to consider posting comments," said Mr <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">D</st1:PersonName>engate Thrush. "The call for comment can be
found at <a
href="http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/frnotices/2007/ICANN_JPA_110207.html">http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/frnotices/2007/ICANN_JPA_110207.html</a>
and submissions are due by 15th February 2008. ICANN is working with NTIA, and
we will be jointly reviewing the input from the community."<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>"A
lot of work is going on behind the scenes as ICANN staff and contractors work
through the implementation issues arising from ICANN's Generic Names Supporting
Organization's policy statements on the introduction of new Generic Top Level <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">D</st1:PersonName>omains (gTL<st1:PersonName w:st="on">D</st1:PersonName>s),"
said Mr <st1:PersonName w:st="on">D</st1:PersonName>engate Thrush. Existing gTL<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">D</st1:PersonName>s include .org, .museum, and .com. "Tied up
with this is work on internationalizing the <st1:PersonName w:st="on">D</st1:PersonName>omain
Names System, building on the trial of 11 non-ascii scripts conducted in 2007.
We can expect to see a process for applicants for new gTL<st1:PersonName w:st="on">D</st1:PersonName>s,
including those in many "non-Roman" scripts, being announced during
the year. We are hopeful that the system will be in place to start accepting
new applications by later this year."<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>These
are just 3 highlights from what will be another year packed with developments,
said Mr <st1:PersonName w:st="on">D</st1:PersonName>engate Thrush<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>"I
look forward during 2008 to meeting with many of you at our meetings, hearing
from you through our public participation processes, and working with
colleagues on the board and staff to maintain the mission of maintaining a
secure, stable interoperable Internet. I especially look forward to celebrating
our 10 year milestone with you all."<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><strong><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>About ICANN: </span></font></b></strong><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>ICANN
is responsible for the global coordination of the Internet's system of unique
identifiers like domain names (like .org, .museum and country codes like .uk) and
the addresses used in a variety of Internet protocols that help computers reach
each other over the Internet. Careful management of these resources is vital to
the Internet's operation, so ICANN's global stakeholders meet regularly to
develop policies that ensure the Internet's ongoing security and stability.
ICANN is an internationally organized, public benefit non-profit company. For
more information please visit: <a href="http://www.icann.org/">www.icann.org</a>.
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<p><strong><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Media Contacts: </span></font></b></strong><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Jason
Keenan<br>
Media Adviser, ICANN (<st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">USA</st1:place></st1:country-region>)<br>
Ph: +1 310 382 4004<br>
E: <a href="mailto:jason.keenan@icann.org">jason.keenan@icann.org</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>International:
Andrew Robertson<br>
Edelman (<st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">London</st1:place></st1:City>)<br>
Ph: +44 7921 588 770<br>
E: <a href="mailto:andrew.robertson@edelman.com">andrew.robertson@edelman.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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