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<h3 style="margin: 6pt 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: normal;">REMINDER: <br></span></h3><h3 style="margin: 6pt 0in 0.0001pt;"><b style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">**** <span style="font-weight: normal;">the last day for applications for fellowships to go to the Cartagena ICANN 30th meeting will be September 2, 2010</span></b><br>
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"></span></h3><h3 style="margin: 6pt 0in 0.0001pt; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: normal;">****2 Septembre 2010 sera le jour de cloture des candidatures aux bourses pour aller a la reunion de ICANN a Cartage, 39eme reunion publique.</h3>
<br style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><br><h3 style="margin: 6pt 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">ICANN Weekly Newsletter</span></h3>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt;"><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";">
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<p><span style="float: right;"><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Week
ending 27 August 2010 </span></strong></span><strong></strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"></span></p>
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<h4><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Announcements
This Week</span></h4>
<p style="margin: 6pt 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-26aug10-en.htm"><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Applicants Sought from Internet User
Community for Seat on Board of Directors</span></strong></a><br>
The ICANN group representing individual Internet users is calling for
applications from those who may be interested in helping to develop policy
while serving on the organization's Board of Directors.<br>
26 August 2010</span></p>
<p style="margin: 6pt 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-25aug10-en.htm"><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Save the Date! Learn About Meetings
For the Next Decade Survey Results and Next Steps</span></strong></a><br>
Starting 7 September, you will be able to register to join the ICANN
Participation and Engagement staff in a webinar about the Public Participation
Board Committee’s Meetings For the Next Decade ongoing work.<br>
25 August 2010</span></p>
<p style="margin: 6pt 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-24aug10-en.htm"><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Bulk Transfer of Domain Names from
Lead Networks Domains to Answerable.com</span></strong></a><br>
ICANN has authorized the bulk transfer of Lead Networks Domains Pvt. Ltd.’s
gTLD domain names to Answerable.com (I) Pvt. Ltd., in response to a request
from Lead Networks to designate Answerable.com as the gaining registrar for
this bulk transfer effective upon the termination of Lead Network’s RAA, and in
accordance with ICANN’s Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy and Procedures.<br>
24 August 2010</span></p>
<p style="margin: 6pt 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-24aug10-en.htm"><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">ICANN Publishes Draft Agreement on
.XXX</span></strong></a><br>
A Revised Proposed Registry Agreement with ICM to be designated as the Registry
Operator for a .XXX Sponsored Top Level Domain (.XXX), as well as documentation
submitted by ICM Registry in connection with the expedited due diligence
conducted at the direction of the Board was posted for public comment. <br>
24 August 2010</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://cartagena39.icann.org/"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><img id="_x0000_i1027" src="http://www.icann.org/images/cartagena-logo-187x97.png" style="border: 0px solid rgb(48, 110, 255); margin-right: 10px; vertical-align: middle;" alt="5 - 10 December 2010: 39th International Public ICANN Meeting - Cartagena, Colombia" border="0"></span></a></span></strong></p>
<p><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://cartagena39.icann.org/">5 - 10 December 2010: 39th International
ICANN Meeting - Cartagena, Colombia</a></span></b></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, 2010 - 2013</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 FY11
Operating Plan and Budget</a></span></strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"></span></p>