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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg" alt=ICANN></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>ICANN Weekly Newsletter<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/">http://www.icann.org/</a></span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Week ending 25 February 2011</span></strong> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><hr size=3 width="100%" align=center></span></div><h4><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Announcements This Week<o:p></o:p></span></h4><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-25feb11-en.htm"><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>IDN ccTLD Request From Pakistan Successfully Passes String Evaluation</span></strong></a><br>ICANN is pleased to announce the successful completion of String Evaluation on proposed IDN ccTLD string for Pakistan.<br>25 February 2011<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-3-24feb11-en.htm"><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>ICANN Revises 2011 Meeting Sponsorship Program</span></strong></a><br>We have listened to concerns expressed by our community and today are announcing a revised sponsorship program that reduces the cost for many of our lower level sponsorship packages while retaining some of the higher level opportunities.<br>24 February 2011<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-24feb11-en.htm"><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Public Comment: Proposed Recommendations for a GNSO Global Outreach Program</span></strong></a><br>Pursuant to a Resolution passed by the GNSO Council at its meeting on 24 February 2011 the community is invited to provide comments on a proposed recommendations for a global outreach program.<br>24 February 2011<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-24feb11-en.htm"><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Public Comment: Proposed Changes to Section 5.0 of the GNSO Council Operating Procedures</span></strong></a><br>Pursuant to a Resolution passed by the GNSO Council at its meeting on 24 February 2011 the community is invited to provide comments on proposed changes to Section 5.0 of the GNSO Council Operating Procedures.<br>24 February 2011<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-23feb11-en.htm"><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>GAC Releases Scorecard on New gTLD Outstanding Issues</span></strong></a><br>In preparation for the upcoming ICANN GAC - Board consultations in Brussels, the GAC has furnished a scorecard on outstanding issues related to the New gTLD Program.<br>23 February 2011<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-6-21feb11-en.htm"><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Updated: New gTLDS: Briefing Papers for ICANN Board-GAC Consultations</span></strong></a><br>The Root Zone Scaling paper is now available.<br>23 February 2011<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-22feb11-en.htm"><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>New gTLD Program: Public Comment Summary & Analyses and Supporting Documents</span></strong></a><br>ICANN published the summaries and analyses of public comment on the previous version of the Applicant Guidebook and on other previously published New gTLD Program papers.<br>22 February 2011<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-9-21feb11-en.htm"><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Call for Public Comments: The Security, Stability and Resiliency of the DNS Review Team</span></strong></a><br>In anticipation of the ICANN Silicon Valley Meeting, the Security, Stability & Resiliency of the DNS Review Team now wishes to solicit input from the community on a set of issues.<br>21 February 2011<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-8-21feb11-en.htm"><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>IDN ccTLD Fast Track Review: Public Comment Summary & Analysis</span></strong></a><br>ICANN would like to thank all participants for taking part in the first annual review of the IDN ccTLD Fast Track Process. The review of the process is being conducted to ensure that the process functions as well as possible for the Internet community and its users, and as such participation is very important.<br>21 February 2011<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-7-21feb11-en.htm"><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>2011-2014 Strategic Plan</span></strong></a><br>This updated version of the 2011-2014 Strategic Plan will be presented to the Board for approval during the upcoming Silicon Valley / San Francisco Meeting, 11-18 March 2011.<br>21 February 2011<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-6-21feb11-en.htm"><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>New gTLDS: Briefing Papers for ICANN Board-GAC Consultations</span></strong></a><br>In preparation for the ICANN Board-GAC consultation in Brussels on 28 February and 1 March 2011, ICANN prepared briefing papers to address the 12 topics identified in the GAC's Cartagena communiqué.<br>21 February 2011<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-5-21feb11-en.htm"><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Public Comment: Draft Proposal for the Study of Issues Related to the Delegation of IDN Variant TLDs</span></strong></a><br>ICANN published for public comment a Draft Proposal for an IDN Variant Issues Project – a proposal for moving this work forward.<br>21 February 2011<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-4-21feb11-en.htm"><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Public Comment: Proposed ICANN Meeting Dates 2014 - 2016</span></strong></a><br>While ICANN continues to examine the overall structure of its meeting dates and geographic rotation, it is important to move forward with future planning. In an effort to secure the dates for ICANN meetings through 2016, staff recommendations have been developed for public review and comment.<br>21 February 2011<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-3-21feb11-en.htm"><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Public Comment: Proposed New GNSO Policy Development Process</span></strong></a><br>As part of GNSO Improvements, the Policy Development Process Work Team was tasked to develop recommendations for a new GNSO policy development process. Following review of the comments received on its Initial Report and continued deliberations on remaining issues, the PDP-WT now publishes its Proposed Final Report which contains amongst others forty-eight (48) recommendations, an outline of the proposed new Annex A as well as a supporting document that is envisioned to be included in the GNSO Council Operating Procedures as the PDP Manual.<br>21 February 2011<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-21feb11-en.htm">Public Comment: Post-Expiration Domain Name Recovery Working Group Presents Its Proposed Final Report</a></span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>The GNSO Post-Expiration Domain Name Recovery Policy Development Process Working Group was tasked to address questions in relation to what extent registrants should be able to renew their domain names after they expire. At issue is whether the current policies of registrars on the renewal, transfer and deletion of expired domain names are adequate. Following review of the comments received on its Initial Report and further deliberations, the Working Group now presents its Proposed Final Report, which contains fourteen (14) recommendations to address the five charter questions it was assigned.<br>21 February 2011<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-21feb11-en.htm"><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Public Comment: Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy Part B Working Group Presents Proposed Final Report</span></strong></a><br>The GNSO Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy Part B Policy Development Process Working Group was tasked to address five issues focusing on issues related to domain hijacking, the urgent return of an inappropriately transferred name and "lock status". Following review of the public comments received on the Initial Report and further deliberations, the Working Group now presents its proposed Final Report which contains nine (9) recommendations to address the five charter questions it was tasked with.<br>21 February 2011<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><hr size=3 width="100%" align=center></span></div><h4><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Upcoming Events<o:p></o:p></span></h4><p><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://svsf40.icann.org/"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1028" src="http://www.icann.org/images/svsf-logo-final-187x110-08feb11.png" alt="13 - 18 March 2011: 40th International Public ICANN Meeting - San Francisco, CA, USA"></span></a><a href="http://svsf40.icann.org/">13 - 18 March 2011: 40th International Public ICANN Meeting - San Francisco, CA, USA</a></span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><h4><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>About ICANN<o:p></o:p></span></h4><p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.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"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-top:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Our bylaws are very important to us. 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