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<p style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear members of the IRT,
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<h1 style="background:#FEFEFE"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;font-weight:normal">On 3 June, Tripti published her
<a href="https://www.icann.org/en/blogs/details/board-discusses-auctions-of-last-resort-private-resolution-of-contention-sets-03-06-2024-en">
blog</a> “</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#333333;font-weight:normal">Board Discusses Auctions of Last Resort, Private Resolution of Contention Sets</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#333333;font-weight:normal">”. The blog also
links to the report of NERA, the vendor who we engaged to provide expert insight into possible implementation paths.
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<p style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">Best wishes and safe travels to those making their way to Kigali.
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<p style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">Lars<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/blogs/details/board-discusses-auctions-of-last-resort-private-resolution-of-contention-sets-03-06-2024-en">https://www.icann.org/en/blogs/details/board-discusses-auctions-of-last-resort-private-resolution-of-contention-sets-03-06-2024-en</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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