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<p class="MsoPlainText">Posted on ICANN's website at <<a href="http://www.icann.org/policy/briefs/">http://www.icann.org/policy/briefs/</a>>
are /Policy Issue Briefs/ <<a href="http://www.icann.org/policy/briefs/">http://www.icann.org/policy/briefs/</a>>
about some of the key activities the ICANN community is working on in Paris and
beyond:</p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Domain Name Monetization</p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><<a href="http://www.icann.org/policy/briefs/domain-name-monetization-jun08.pdf">http://www.icann.org/policy/briefs/domain-name-monetization-jun08.pdf</a>></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"> </p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs)</p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><<a href="http://www.icann.org/policy/briefs/internationalized-domain-names-jun08.pdf">http://www.icann.org/policy/briefs/internationalized-domain-names-jun08.pdf</a>></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"> </p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"> </p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">New gTLDs <<a href="http://www.icann.org/policy/briefs/new-gtlds-jun08.pdf">http://www.icann.org/policy/briefs/new-gtlds-jun08.pdf</a>></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"> </p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">WHOIS <<a href="http://www.icann.org/policy/briefs/whois-jun08.pdf">http://www.icann.org/policy/briefs/whois-jun08.pdf</a>></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"> </p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"> </p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">/Policy Issue Briefs/ <<a href="http://www.icann.org/policy/briefs/">http://www.icann.org/policy/briefs/</a>>
are basic introductions to important areas of Internet policy development that
are being addressed by the ICANN community's bottom-up, consensus based,
policymaking structure. They are designed and written by ICANN Policy Staff to
accommodate newcomers to ICANN, as well as ICANN issue veterans who may desire
basic information on an unfamiliar issue.<span style="">
</span>Translated versions of all /Issue Briefs/ will be available soon
online.<span style=""> </span>We would appreciate your
suggestions of additional topics for future /Policy Issue Briefs <<a href="http://www.icann.org/policy/briefs/">http://www.icann.org/policy/briefs/</a>>
-- /please send them to <a href="mailto:/policy-staff@icann.org">/policy-staff@icann.org</a>
<<a href="mailto:policy-staff@icann.org">mailto:policy-staff@icann.org</a>>.<span style=""> </span>/Comments on the substance of these /Issue
Briefs/ is also welcome and should be sent to the same email address.</p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"> </p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">We encourage people to go beyond these brief introductions
(if they are not involved in these issues) and learn more about the work of the
ICANN community. To facilitate this, links to information on current Policy
development activities are provided in the left side-bar of this webpage <<a href="http://www.icann.org/policy/briefs/">http://www.icann.org/policy/briefs/</a>>,
and we have included in each /Issue Brief/ URLs to additional information. We
also invite you to receive regular updates on ICANN policy development
activities via e-mail by subscribing to the monthly / //Policy Updates <<a href="http://www.icann.org/topics/policy/">http://www.icann.org/topics/policy/</a>>/
(previous /Updates/ <<a href="http://www.icann.org/topics/policy/">http://www.icann.org/topics/policy/</a>>
can be found at <<a href="http://www.icann.org/topics/policy/">http://www.icann.org/topics/policy/</a>>).
To subscribe, simply visit the ICANN Subscription page <<a href="http://www.icann.org/newsletter/">http://www.icann.org/newsletter/</a>>
at <<a href="http://icann.org/newsletter/">http://icann.org/newsletter/</a>>,
enter your e-mail address, and then click on /ICANN Policy Update/.</p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"> </p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Thank you for your interest and participation in ICANN
policy development.</p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"> </p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Regards,</p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"> </p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Denise Michel</p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">ICANN VP, Policy</p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><a href="mailto:policy-staff@icann.org">policy-staff@icann.org</a>
<<a href="mailto:policy-staff@icann.org">mailto:policy-staff@icann.org</a>></p>