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<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>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="float: right;">Week
ending 17 September 2010 </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: 6pt 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-3-16sep10-en.htm"><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Public Comment: Numbers and Hyphens in
.NAME Domain Names</span></strong></a><br>
ICANN opened a public comment period on a proposed amendment from VeriSign
Information Services, Inc. to Appendices 6 and 11 of the .NAME Registry
Agreement.<br>
16 September 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-2-16sep10-en.htm"><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Location Recommendations Now Being
Accepted for ICANN's 2012 Meeting in Europe</span></strong></a><br>
ICANN is actively seeking a location for its 44th meeting to be held 24-29 June
2012 in Europe.<br>
16 September 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-16sep10-en.htm"><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Location Recommendations Now Being
Accepted for ICANN's 2012 Meeting in Latin America</span></strong></a><br>
ICANN is actively seeking a location for its 43rd meeting to be held 11-16
March 2012 in Latin America. <br>
16 September 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-2-15sep10-en.htm"><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">IDN ccTLD Request From India
Successfully Passes String Evaluation</span></strong></a><br>
ICANN is pleased to announce the successful completion of String Evaluation on
proposed a IDN ccTLD string for India.<br>
15 September 2010</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-15sep10-en.htm"><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">IDN ccTLD Request From the Republic of
Korea Successfully Passes String Evaluation</span></strong></a><br>
ICANN is pleased to announce the successful completion of String Evaluation on
proposed a IDN ccTLD string for Republic of Korea. <br>
15 September 2010</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-14sep10-en.htm"><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Results of ICANN Study on the
Prevalence of Domain Names Registered Using a Privacy or Proxy Registration
Service</span></strong></a><br>
Over the years, the ICANN community has expressed interest in and raised questions
about domain names registered using a privacy or proxy registration
service. In response, ICANN conducted an exploratory study in 2009 to
assess an approximate percentage of domain names (through a statistical
sampling plan) contained in the top 5 gTLD registries that used privacy or
proxy registration services. <br>
14 September 2010</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-13sep10-en.htm"><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">FY 11 Update to Plan for Enhancing
Internet Security, Stability & Resiliency</span></strong></a><br>
In June 2009, the ICANN Board accepted the first ICANN Plan for Enhancing
Internet Security, Stability & Resiliency. ICANN is today releasing an
update for FY 11. <br>
13 September 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" alt="5 - 10 December 2010: 39th International Public ICANN Meeting - Cartagena, Colombia" border="0"></span></a><a href="http://cartagena39.icann.org/">5 - 10 December 2010: 39th International
ICANN Meeting - Cartagena, Colombia</a></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, 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>