<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">On Sep 16, 2016, at 8:36 AM, Ayden Férdeline <<a href="mailto:ayden@ferdeline.com" class="">ayden@ferdeline.com</a>> wrote:<br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="">Hi all,<br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this topic. John, I'm curious about <a title="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/journet-to-stathos-31aug16-en.pdf" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/journet-to-stathos-31aug16-en.pdf" class="">this letter</a> dated 31 August - it indicates that 15 calendar days notice should be given if the IANA contract is to be extended. </div></div></blockquote><div><br class=""></div>Yes, per the contract, 15 calendar notices notice is required to maintain the option</div><div>to renew. That letter serves as such notice for option year two, without committing</div><div>the government to do so.</div><div><br class=""></div><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><div class="">To Giacomo's question, given today's date and given we have not seen any other correspondence from the US government to ICANN, <span style="line-height: 1.65em;" class="">does this mean the NTIA hasn't exercised its renew option on the IANA contract,</span></div></div></blockquote><div><br class=""></div>No. The letter informs ICANN that the USG maintains its _right_ (but not obligation)</div><div>to continue the contract.</div><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><div class=""><span style="line-height: 1.65em;" class=""> and so the transition is now irreversible? That's certainly what it looks like to me - but please do correct me if I am mistaken!</span></div></div></blockquote><div><br class=""></div>See above.</div><div>/John</div><div><br class=""><br class=""></div><div><br class=""></div><br class=""></body></html>