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<DIV>Dear all,</DIV>

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<DIV>This petition, being circulated amongst some ICANN participants, may be of interest; it urges the Board to approve the new gTLD program when it has its special meeting in Singapore this coming Monday (20 June): <A href="http://www.petitions24.com/newtlds">http://www.petitions24.com/newtlds</A></DIV>

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<DIV>It also touches on questions such as consensus, multi-stakeholder input and ICANN's credibility and accountability issues, which have been regular topics of discussion on this list.</DIV>

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<DIV>Cheers</DIV>

<DIV>Mary</DIV>

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<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#800080>Mary W S Wong</FONT></STRONG></DIV>

<DIV><EM>Professor of Law</EM></DIV>

<DIV><EM>Chair, Graduate IP Programs</EM></DIV>

<DIV><EM>Director, Franklin Pierce Center for IP</EM></DIV>

<ADDRESS>UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE SCHOOL OF LAW</ADDRESS>

<ADDRESS>Two White Street</ADDRESS>

<ADDRESS>Concord, NH 03301</ADDRESS>

<ADDRESS>USA</ADDRESS>

<ADDRESS>Email: <A href="mailto:mary.wong@law.unh.edu">mary.wong@law.unh.edu</A></ADDRESS>

<ADDRESS>Phone: 1-603-513-5143</ADDRESS>

<ADDRESS>Webpage: <A href="http://www.law.unh.edu/marywong/index.php">http://www.law.unh.edu/marywong/index.php</A></ADDRESS>

<ADDRESS>Selected writings available on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) at: <A href="http://ssrn.com/author=437584">http://ssrn.com/author=437584</A></ADDRESS></BODY></HTML>