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<h4><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Announcements
This Week</span></h4>
<p style="margin: 7.5pt 0in 0.0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-4-29may09-en.htm">Public
Comment: IRT Final Report on Trademark Protection in New gTLDs</a></span></strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><br>
The Implementation Recommendation Team (IRT) posted its <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/irt-final-report-trademark-protection-29may09-en.pdf">Final
Report on Trademark Protection in New gTLDs</a> [PDF, 300K]. This Final IRT
Report will be posted for a <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-200906.html#irt-report">thirty
(30) day comment period</a> that closes on 29 June, 2009.<br>
29 May 2009</span></p>
<p style="margin: 7.5pt 0in 0.0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-3-29may09-en.htm">ICANN
Expense Analysis: by Stakeholder Interest Area</a></span></strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><br>
In response to community requests to view ICANN’s expenses in reports more
aligned with stakeholder interest areas, ICANN has developed a new financial
report: Expense Area Group (EAG) reporting (formally known as Cost Analysis
Group). <br>
29 May 2009</span></p>
<p style="margin: 7.5pt 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-29may09-en.htm"><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; text-decoration: none;">New Registrar Contract Approved by Board</span></strong></a><br>
A wide range of amendments have been approved to the contract that defines the
rules for the retail level of the Internet's domain name system.<br>
29 May 2009</span></p>
<p style="margin: 7.5pt 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-29may09-en.htm"><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; text-decoration: none;">Root Server System Root Scaling Study</span></strong></a><br>
Responding to a request from the ICANN Board, SSAC and RSSAC have commissioned
a study of the potential impact on the operation of the root server system of
adding IPv6 address records, IDN top level names, other new TLDs, and new
records to support DNS security to the root zone.<br>
29 May 2009</span></p>
<p style="margin: 7.5pt 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-28may09-en.htm"><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; text-decoration: none;">Ask a Question Direct to the Board in Sydney</span></strong></a><br>
An online question box where community members can ask questions directly to
the ICANN Board and staff has opened. <br>
28 May 2009</span></p>
<p style="margin: 7.5pt 0in 0.0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-28may09-en.htm">GAC
Responds to Board on Geographic Names</a></span></strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><br>
On 26 May 2009, the GAC submitted a final letter responding to the ICANN
Board's concerns about the ability to implement the provisions of article 2 of
the GAC Principles regarding new gTLDs.<br>
28 May 2009</span></p>
<p style="margin: 7.5pt 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-27may09-en.htm"><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; text-decoration: none;">Timing of IRT Report</span></strong></a><br>
The final Implementation Recommendation Team (IRT) report, originally called
for by 24 May 2009 will be published on 29 May, 2009.<br>
27 May 2009</span></p>
<p style="margin: 7.5pt 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-26may09-en.htm"><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; text-decoration: none;">Public Comment: ccNSO Review (Terms of Reference)</span></strong></a><br>
The Structural Improvements Committee approved for public comments the proposed
Terms of Reference, which detail questions that would guide the independent
review of ICANN's ccNSO.<br>
26 May 2009</span></p>
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<h4><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Upcoming
Events</span></h4>
<p><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://syd.icann.org/"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><img id="_x0000_i1026" src="http://www.icann.org/images/syd-logo-155x92.png" alt="21 - 26 June: 35th
International Public ICANN Meeting - Sydney, Australia" border="0"></span></a><a href="http://syd.icann.org/">21 - 26 June 2009: 35th International Public ICANN
Meeting - Sydney, Australia</a></span></strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"></span></p>
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<h4><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">About
ICANN</span></h4>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/general/bylaws.htm">ICANN Bylaws</a></span></strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Our
bylaws are very important to us. They capture our mission of security,
stability and accessibility, and compel the organization to be open and
transparent. Learn more at <a href="http://www.icann.org/"><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; text-decoration: none;">www.ICANN.org</span></strong></a>.</span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/planning/">Strategic Plan, July 2007 - June 2010</a></span></strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/financials/adopted-opplan-budget-v3-fy09-25jun08-en.pdf">Adopted
FY09 Operating Plan and Budget</a></span></strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> [PDF, 489K]</span></p>
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