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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Trebuchet MS">Dear Members:</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Trebuchet MS">A message from Leo Vegoda, ICANN which could be of interest to the community:</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Trebuchet MS">"Anyone interested in the deployment of IDNs might be interested </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Trebuchet MS">yesterday's announcement of the successful conclusion of laboratory </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Trebuchet MS">tests of internationalised TLDs in a setting corresponding to the </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Trebuchet MS">public root.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Trebuchet MS">The announcement, details of the test setup and results can be found at:</FONT>
<BR><A HREF="http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-4-07mar07.htm"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Trebuchet MS">http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-4-07mar07.htm</FONT></U></A><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Trebuchet MS">"</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Trebuchet MS">Regards,</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Trebuchet MS">Hisham</FONT>
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