Begin forwarded message: > From: GNSO Secretariat <[log in to unmask]> > Date: December 16, 2009 1:54:51 PM PST > To: "'Avri Doria'" <[log in to unmask]>, "'Robin Gross'" > <[log in to unmask]> > Cc: <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Registry Agreement Consultation > > > Forwarded from Craig Schwartz - Please forward to all your members > > Dear Community Members, > > ICANN invites community participation in an open consultation > regarding the proposed registry agreement for new gTLDs. This > meeting is being organized in response to a commitment made by > ICANN at its meetings in Seoul to continue discussions with the > community about open issues in the agreement, including the process > for amending the agreement, aspects of registry services reviews, > and restrictions on registry operators' ability to distribute names > through affiliated registrars (e.g., vertical separation). > > The consultation will be held on Thursday, 7 January 2010, from > 14:00 to 20:00 UTC <http://timeanddate.com/s/1gwx>. A conference > call bridge and Adobe Connect access will be available for this > discussion and all interested parties are encouraged to > participate. ICANN will facilitate this discussion from > Washington, DC and space will be available to accommodate some in- > person participation. > The reference materials for the consultation include the Registry > Agreement published in Draft Applicant Guidebook v3 viewable at > http://icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/draft-agreement-specs- > clean-04oct09-en.pdf, the redline version of the Draft Applicant > Guidebook from v2 to v3 viewable at http://icann.org/en/topics/new- > gtlds/draft-agreement-specs-redline-04oct09-en.pdf. > If you are interested in participating, please confirm at registry- > [log in to unmask] by > 28 December 2009. Please indicate whether you will attend in- > person or remotely. Additional details regarding remote > participation will be provided in advance of the consultation. > > We look forward to your participation in this work. > > Thank you. > > Craig Schwartz > Chief gTLD Registry Liaison > ICANN > > > Please note the announcement > 15 December 2009 > ICANN Consultation on New gTLD Registry Agreement > http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-15dec09-en.htm > > العربية 中文 English Français Español Русский > 日本語 Deutsch Português 한국어 Italiano > > > Glen de Saint Géry > GNSO Secretariat > [log in to unmask] > http://gnso.icann.org > IP JUSTICE Robin Gross, Executive Director 1192 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA 94117 USA p: +1-415-553-6261 f: +1-415-462-6451 w: http://www.ipjustice.org e: [log in to unmask]