<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">Glen de Saint Géry <<a href="mailto:Glen@icann.org">Glen@icann.org</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">October 5, 2009 12:49:27 PM GMT+02:00<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">Council GNSO <<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>[council] Public Comments : Version 3 of New gTLD Applicant Guidebook</b><br></span></div><br><div><br>Please note:<br><br>Public Comments are open now on Version 3 of New gTLD Applicant Guidebook<br><br><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/#agbv3">http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/#agbv3</a><br><br>Open: 4 October 09 <br>Closed: 22 November 09 <br> Explanation/Background: Explanation: The Draft Applicant Guidebook, V3 is now available for review and comment at http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/comments-3-en.htm. The Guidebook has been changed significantly. In all, there are over 50 areas of change, clearly indicated in the "redline" version of the Guidebook. All materials are in draft form for public comment and review. Your comments will help with the production of the next version of the Applicant Guidebook.<br><br>Further details about the New gTLD Program can be found at: http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtld-program.htm.<br><br>The Draft Applicant Guidebook, V3, and accompanying papers, will be made available in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Korean and Spanish in the near future. <br><br>Staff member responsible: Carole Cornell | More information please <br>Announcement | Comments <br>http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/comments-3-en.htm<br>| Add a comment |<br>http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/comments-3-en.htm<br> Summary/analysis of comments<br><br><br><br>Glen de Saint Géry<br>GNSO Secretariat<br>gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org<br>http://gnso.icann.org<br><br><br><br></div></blockquote></div><br><div>
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