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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 15 October 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-15oct10-en.htm"><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">IDN ccTLD Request From the Islamic
Republic of Iran Successfully Passes String Evaluation</span></strong></a><br>
ICANN is pleased to announce the successful completion of String Evaluation on
a proposed IDN ccTLD string for the Islamic Republic of Iran.<br>
15 October 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-14oct10-en.htm"><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Public Comment: Allow the Allocation
of Numeric-Only (Excluding Single-Digit) Domains in .TEL</span></strong></a><br>
ICANN opened a public comment period on a proposed amendment from Telnic Ltd.
to Appendices 6 and S of the .TEL Registry Agreement.<br>
14 October 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-22sep10-en.htm"><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Updated: Request for Information
Issued on Proposed High Security Zone Verification Program</span></strong></a><br>
ICANN updated the posting on the Request for Information (RFI) for the proposed
High Security Zone Verification Program. <br>
13 October 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-2-11oct10-en.htm"><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Public Comment: One and Two-Character
ASCII .TEL Domain Names</span></strong></a><br>
ICANN opened a public comment period on a proposed amendment from Telnic Ltd.
to Appendices 6 and 7 of the .TEL Registry Agreement. <br>
11 October 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-11oct10-en.htm"><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Proposals Sought For DNS
Operations/L-root Contingency Exercise Consultant</span></strong></a><br>
ICANN is posting a request for proposals for an exercise consultant to assist
with an internal ICANN DNS operations & L-root contingency exercise to be
conducted in Q1 2011. <br>
11 October 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><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>