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<DIV><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">With the IGF Vilnius Open Consultation
beginning tomorrow, here's an update on my efforts on behalf of a proposed City
TLD Governance and Best Practices Workshop. I'd appreciate advice as to any
steps I might take to facilitate its acceptance.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>Over the past couple of months
I've contacted directly, and, via this and a few other lists, several hundred
people inviting participation on the City TLD Workshop. From an expertise
perspective, I've received confirmations from an
exceptional group. Listed in order of their acceptance,
the prospective participants are Wolfgang Kleinwächter, Dirk
Krischenowski, Bertrand de La Chapelle, Werner Staub, Thomas
Schneider, Hong Xue, Sébastien Bachollet, Hawa Diakite, Ana Cristina
Amoroso das Neves, Jonathan Shea (via remote participation), Izumi Aizu.
</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>With my first in-person
participation on a TLD workshop having taken place at the 2006 Prague
Studienkreis, I knew there was enough expertise to make the panel
productive with the arrival of Wolfgang's acceptance. And as each new one
arrived, I saw layer upon later of expertise being added to the workshop.
</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>I've also received a "Yes, if it
fits with my other panels" acceptance from a highly desired panelist. As well,
I've three </FONT></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman">outstanding invites: to someone from the U.S.
government to comment on the impact city TLDs might have on urban affairs,
particularly regionalization. If nothing comes through, perhaps an existing
panelist might comment on that. </FONT></SPAN></FONT><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman">The New York City government's response, "if there was a
definite application filing time we would surely be able to arrange something"
might change if the ICANN timeline is clearer by September. The third
outstanding invite, to someone from the common pool resource community, is
one I'm very hopeful about getting a positive response. Question: What is
the status of the participant list going forward: can it be changed, do I
continue the pursuit? </FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT size=3
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT
size=3 face="Times New Roman">As we approach Vilnius my plan is to reach
out to global cities considering TLDs, request questions and share these
with panelists in preparation. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=3 face="Times New Roman"></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT
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face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
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face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></SPAN>For
tomorrow's meeting, I'll be participating through the remote channels. I'd
appreciate a</FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman">ny of you who will be in Geneva speaking up for the
City TLD workshop when appropriate. Beyond the fruitful topic and great
participants, you might point out we should have good technical
scores: reasonable geographic and gender balance and both
moderators at the ready.</FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
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face="Times New Roman"></FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT
size=3 face="Times New Roman">If you have a question or feel I've missed
something, please let me know.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=3 face="Times New Roman"></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT
size=3 face="Times New Roman">Best,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"></FONT></DIV><FONT
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<DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">Thomas Lowenhaupt,
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<DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">Connecting.nyc
Inc.</FONT></DIV>
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