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size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT
face=Arial size=2>To Milton<FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>, Robin, and all
in Paris,</FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000
size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Thank
you for making today's meeting so easy to participate it. Milton did a
terrific job of leading the discussion today with people in the conference
room, and others (like me) coming in online. The hour and a half I was on the
call was a good and substantive discussion. In the end, I wound up
supporting the proposition below.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000
size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">I hope
the rest of the meeting went as well, and I look forward to reading the
notes. All the best in the Names Council meeting and other meetings coming
up.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Kathy</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><dear all: A proposition to be discussed at our
meeting today.><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">In preparation for the GNSO reforms, which we
anticipate will open up both the commercial and noncommercial stakeholder
groups to individuals, NCUC wishes to extend an invitation to interested
individual registrants to formally register with and participate in NCUC on a
provisional basis. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">In line with our previously stated position on GNSO
reform, we believe that individuals who register domain names and take an
interest in domains for personal use, and/or are mostly concerned with the
public interest aspects of domain name policy, should be admitted into the
Noncommercial Users stakeholder group. Examples of such individual users would
be a person with a personal domain for an email account, a domain name holder
with a family web site or blog, or individual academics or members of
noncommercial organizations who find it too difficult or lack the standing to
get their organization to formally join on an organizational
basis<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">(Individuals who register domain names for business
purposes – e.g., investors in the domain name market, small businesses, and
consultants – and are mainly concerned with the way domain name policy affects
their business activity should be represented through the Commercial Users
stakeholder group.)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Until the GNSO reforms are completed, we propose to
add noncommercial individuals as provisional, nonvoting members. This period
can also serve as an experiment to see how the representation of individuals
can best be formally structured. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">We anticipate asking interested individuals to sign a
commitment that:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<LI class=MsoNormal style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">They are not
currently members of any other GNSO constituency<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT>
<LI class=MsoNormal style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Their interest
in domain name policy relates to their individual use and public interest
aspects<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT> </LI></OL>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">We will be announcing a signup process
soon.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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