<h3 style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 0px;">ICANN Weekly Newsletter</h3>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px;">News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned
Names and Numbers</p><span style="float: left;"><strong><a title="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=9826907&msgid=135319&act=VMK0&c=165637&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.icann.org%2F" href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=9826907&msgid=135319&act=VMK0&c=165637&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.icann.org%2F">http://www.icann.org</a></strong></span>
<span style="font-size: small; float: right;"><strong>Week ending 4 April
2008</strong></span>
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<h4>Announcements This Week</h4>
<p style="margin: 10px 0px 0px;"><a title="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=9826907&msgid=135319&act=VMK0&c=165637&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.icann.org%2Fannouncements%2Fannouncement-04apr08.htm" href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=9826907&msgid=135319&act=VMK0&c=165637&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.icann.org%2Fannouncements%2Fannouncement-04apr08.htm"><strong title="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=9826907&msgid=135319&act=VMK0&c=165637&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.icann.org%2Fannouncements%2Fannouncement-04apr08.htm">Public
Comments Requested on Discussion Draft of Fast Track Mechanism for Introduction
of a Limited Number of IDN ccTLDs</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0px;">The first Discussion Draft of the Interim Report of the
IDNC Working Group (IDNC WG) has been published for comment and input from the
ICANN community.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px;">4 April 2008</p>
<p style="margin: 10px 0px 0px;"><a title="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=9826907&msgid=135319&act=VMK0&c=165637&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.icann.org%2Fannouncements%2Fannouncement-2-03apr08.htm" href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=9826907&msgid=135319&act=VMK0&c=165637&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.icann.org%2Fannouncements%2Fannouncement-2-03apr08.htm"><strong title="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=9826907&msgid=135319&act=VMK0&c=165637&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.icann.org%2Fannouncements%2Fannouncement-2-03apr08.htm">ICANN
Launches Contractual Compliance Newsletter</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0px;">The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
has launched the Contractual Compliance Newsletter, a newsletter that offers a
snapshot of the wide range of compliance work being done by ICANN.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px;">3 April 2008</p>
<p style="margin: 10px 0px 0px;"><a title="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=9826907&msgid=135319&act=VMK0&c=165637&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.icann.org%2Fannouncements%2Fannouncement-03apr08.htm" href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=9826907&msgid=135319&act=VMK0&c=165637&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.icann.org%2Fannouncements%2Fannouncement-03apr08.htm"><strong title="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=9826907&msgid=135319&act=VMK0&c=165637&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.icann.org%2Fannouncements%2Fannouncement-03apr08.htm">ICANN
Issues Advisory Regarding the Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0px;">Advisory available at <a title="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=9826907&msgid=135319&act=VMK0&c=165637&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.icann.org%2Fannouncements%2Fadvisory-03apr08.htm" href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=9826907&msgid=135319&act=VMK0&c=165637&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.icann.org%2Fannouncements%2Fadvisory-03apr08.htm">http://www.icann.org/announcements/advisory-03apr08.htm</a>.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px;">3 April 2008</p>
<p style="margin: 10px 0px 0px;"><a title="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=9826907&msgid=135319&act=VMK0&c=165637&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.icann.org%2Fannouncements%2Fannouncement-02apr08.htm" href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=9826907&msgid=135319&act=VMK0&c=165637&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.icann.org%2Fannouncements%2Fannouncement-02apr08.htm"><strong title="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=9826907&msgid=135319&act=VMK0&c=165637&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.icann.org%2Fannouncements%2Fannouncement-02apr08.htm">Statement
on Joint Project Agreement Welcomed</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0px;">The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
welcomes Wednesday's statement regarding the Joint Project Agreement (JPA)
mid-term review from the United States Department of Commerce's National
Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA).</p>
<p style="margin: 0px;">2 April 2008</p>
<p style="margin: 10px 0px 0px;"><a title="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=9826907&msgid=135319&act=VMK0&c=165637&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.icann.org%2Fannouncements%2Fannouncement-31mar08.htm" href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=9826907&msgid=135319&act=VMK0&c=165637&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.icann.org%2Fannouncements%2Fannouncement-31mar08.htm"><strong title="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=9826907&msgid=135319&act=VMK0&c=165637&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.icann.org%2Fannouncements%2Fannouncement-31mar08.htm">ICANN
Calls for Expressions of Interest to Host 2009 Meeting</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0px;">ICANN is actively soliciting expressions of interest from
organisations seeking to host the first ICANN International Public Meeting in
2009.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px;">31 March 2008</p>
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<h4>ICANN in the News</h4>
<p style="margin: 10px 0px 0px;"><strong>These links lead to external news
stories. ICANN is not responsible for the content of these pages.</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 10px 0px 0px;"><strong><a title="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=9826907&msgid=135319&act=VMK0&c=165637&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fitrealms.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F04%2Fnomcom-seeks-nominees-into-icann.html" href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=9826907&msgid=135319&act=VMK0&c=165637&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fitrealms.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F04%2Fnomcom-seeks-nominees-into-icann.html">NomCom
Seeks Nominees Into ICANN (ITREALMS)</a></strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0px;">Independent entity in the Internet community, the
Nominating Committee (NomCom) is seeking for nominees into the various
leadership positions in the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
(ICANN) and its subsidiary agencies.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px;">3 April 2008</p>
<p style="margin: 0px;"><strong><a title="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=9826907&msgid=135319&act=VMK0&c=165637&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bi-me.com%2Fmain.php%3Fid%3D18695%26t%3D1%26c%3D33%26cg%3D4" href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=9826907&msgid=135319&act=VMK0&c=165637&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bi-me.com%2Fmain.php%3Fid%3D18695%26t%3D1%26c%3D33%26cg%3D4">ICANN's
Meeting in UAE to Discuss Arabic Domain Names Author: BI-ME Staffs (Business
Intelligence - Middle East)</a></strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0px;"><font size="2">The UAE Telecommunications Regulatory
Authority (TRA) is co-hosting the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and
Numbers (ICANN) Regional Meeting in cooperation with ICANN.<br></font>30 March
2008 </p>
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<h4>Upcoming Events</h4>
<p>7 - 11 April 2008 - <a title="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=9826907&msgid=135319&act=VMK0&c=165637&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aftld.org%2FSA2008%2Findex.html" href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=9826907&msgid=135319&act=VMK0&c=165637&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aftld.org%2FSA2008%2Findex.html">AFTLD
Meeting</a> - Johannesburg, South Africa </p>
<p>20 June 2008 - <a title="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=9826907&msgid=135319&act=VMK0&c=165637&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.egeni.org" href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=9826907&msgid=135319&act=VMK0&c=165637&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.egeni.org">EGENI
Europe 2008</a> - Paris, France </p>
<p><a title="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=9826907&msgid=135319&act=VMK0&c=165637&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fpar.icann.org%2F" href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=9826907&msgid=135319&act=VMK0&c=165637&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fpar.icann.org%2F"><img title="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=9826907&msgid=135319&act=VMK0&c=165637&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fpar.icann.org%2F" style="border: 1px solid rgb(48, 110, 255); vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 10px;" alt="22 - 27 June: 32nd International Public ICANN Meeting - Paris, France" src="http://www.icann.org/images/paris2008_icon-newsletter.jpg"></a><strong><a title="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=9826907&msgid=135319&act=VMK0&c=165637&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fpar.icann.org%2F" href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=9826907&msgid=135319&act=VMK0&c=165637&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fpar.icann.org%2F">
<strong title="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=9826907&msgid=135319&act=VMK0&c=165637&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fpar.icann.org%2F">22
- 27 June 2008: 32nd International Public ICANN Meeting - Paris, France
</strong></a><strong></strong></strong></p>