I could not help but share it on local networks. Timely for those of us on the Joint SO/AC WG on New gTLD Applicant Support ("JAS") Working Group), thanks Milton.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 9:39 AM, Rosemary Sinclair <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Rosemary.Sinclair@atug.org.au" target="_blank">Rosemary.Sinclair@atug.org.au</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">I agree – I’m just reading it now! It’s
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[mailto:<a href="mailto:NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU" target="_blank">NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</a>] <b><span style="font-weight:bold">On
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, 21 July 2010 4:31
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> <a href="mailto:NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU" target="_blank">NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</a><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma">I urge everyone to read Milton's blog post (below) - it
really does give a good sense of where things stand in the Working Group, and
for those members who have not been following the vertical integration issue
closely, provides an excellent place to catch up!</span></font></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
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[mailto:<a href="mailto:NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU" target="_blank">NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</a>] <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>
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<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></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></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">Thanks,<br>
Debbie</span></font></p>
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