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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Thanks, Milton.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> NCSG-NCUC
[mailto:NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>Milton L Mueller<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, July 20, 2010 9:22
AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: Status of VI WG
Efforts</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D'>I just blogged
about this. It’s a short summary but gives you all the essence. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D'><a
href="http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2010/7/20/4582700.html">http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2010/7/20/4582700.html</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> NCSG-NCUC
[mailto:NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>Debra Hughes<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, July 20, 2010 8:47
AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b>
NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS]
Status of VI WG Efforts<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Can
someone</span></font> <font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>in the VI WG provide an</span></font> <font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>update on</span></font>
<font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>how
things are going? </span></font> <font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>There is a lot of</span></font> <font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>traffic on
the</span></font> <font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Council</span></font> <font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>list indicating that it is possible</span></font>
<font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>the WG
may not have consensus on important</span></font> <font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>points</span></font> <font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>before</span></font>
<font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>the
Board meeting in September. </span></font> <font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I think many would agree that
allowing</span></font> <font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>the</span></font> <font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>current</span></font> <font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>language</span></font>
<font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>in</span></font>
<font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>DAG4
to remain</span></font> <font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>unchanged is problematic.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I
certainly hope the</span></font> <font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>single registrant/private registry</span></font>
<font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>exception</span></font>
<font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>has</span></font>
<font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>support. </span></font>
<font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>As I
mentioned in Brussels, this exclusion is</span></font> <font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>important for not-for-profit
organizations or other</span></font> <font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>entities that may consider a new
gTLD for</span></font> <font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>purposes that are not driven</span></font> <font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>by</span></font> <font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>a</span></font>
<font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>profit
motive, but rather, to create a safer place to</span></font> <font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>execute its mission
or to deliver its services. Many</span></font> <font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>companies and</span></font> <font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>not-for-profit
organizations that are considering new gTLDs may</span></font> <font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>not</span></font> <font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>intend to
offer registrations to</span></font> <font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>the public.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Thanks,<br>
Debbie</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><a name=""><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>Debra Y. Hughes</span></font></b></a><b><font
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:
bold'> l</span></font></b><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'> Senior
Counsel</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>American Red Cross</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>Office of the General Counsel </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>2025 E Street, NW </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>Washington, D.C. 20006 </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>Phone: (202) 303-5356 </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>Fax: (202) 303-0143</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a
href="mailto:HughesDeb@usa.redcross.org"><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>HughesDeb@usa.redcross.org</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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