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<h3 style="margin: 7.5pt 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">ICANN Weekly Newsletter</span></h3>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">News from the Internet Corporation for
Assigned Names and Numbers</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.icann.org/"><span style="float: left;">http://www.icann.org</span></a></span></strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">
<strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="float: right;">Week
ending 18 December 2009 </span></span></strong></span></p>
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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;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-3-18dec09-en.htm"><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Public Comment: One &
Two-Character .CAT Domains</span></strong></a><br>
ICANN is opening a public comment forum on a proposed amendment from Fundacio
puntCAT to Appendix 6 of the .CAT Registry Agreement.<br>
18 December 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-2-18dec09-en.htm"><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">New gTLD Program — ICANN Proposes
Draft Expression of Interest / Pre-Registrations Model</span></strong></a><br>
ICANN is publishing for public comment a draft model for soliciting Expressions
of Interest for new generic top-level domains (new gTLDs).<br>
18 December 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-18dec09-en.htm"><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Fellowship Program Selection for ICANN
Meeting 37 Announced</span></strong></a><br>
Global input and ideas will be on the rise at the 37th International Public
Meeting of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers thanks to
ICANN's on-going Fellowship program.<br>
18 December 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-2-17dec09-en.htm"><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Public Comment: STI Report on
Trademark Protection in New gTLDs</span></strong></a><br>
The Special Trademarks Issues Working Team (STI) has published its Report on
its recommendations to create a Trademark Clearinghouse and Uniform Rapid
Suspension procedure to protect trademarks in the New GTLD Program.<br>
17 December 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-17dec09-en.htm"><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Advisory Concerning Posting of
Registrar Fees for Restoring Deleted Domain Names</span></strong></a><br>
In an effort to minimize registrar confusion and encourage compliance with the
Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA), ICANN developed an Advisory regarding
the Expired Domain Deletion Policy (EDDP).<br>
17 December 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-16dec09-en.htm"><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">ICANN Status Report to the GNSO
Council on AGP Limits Policy Implementation</span></strong></a><br>
ICANN is posting its second status report to the GNSO on the implementation of
its recommendations for the Add Grace Period (AGP) Limits Policy.<br>
16 December 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-15dec09-en.htm"><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">ICANN Consultation on New gTLD
Registry Agreement</span></strong></a><br>
ICANN invites community participation in an open consultation regarding the
proposed registry agreement for new gTLDs.<br>
15 December 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://nbo.icann.org/"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><img id="_x0000_i1027" src="http://www.icann.org/images/nairobi-logo-155x82.png" style="border: 0px solid rgb(48, 110, 255); margin-right: 10px; vertical-align: middle;" alt="7 - 12 March 2010: 37th International Public ICANN Meeting - Nairobi, Kenya" border="0"></span></a><a href="http://nbo.icann.org/">7 - 12 March 2010: 37th International Public ICANN
Meeting - Nairobi, Kenya</a></span></strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">20 - 25 June 2010:
38th International Public ICANN Meeting - Brussels, Belgium</span></strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"></span></p>
<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";">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/budget-opplan.htm">Adopted FY10
Operating Plan and Budget</a></span></strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">
[PDF, 1,470K]</span></p>
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