<html><head></head><body class="" lang="es-ES" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: initial;"> <div style="width: 100%; font-size: initial; font-family: Calibri, 'Slate Pro', sans-serif, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); text-align: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Sorry if I miss the info, it's possible to join the coalition now?</div><div style="width: 100%; font-size: initial; font-family: Calibri, 'Slate Pro', sans-serif, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); text-align: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></div><div style="width: 100%; font-size: initial; font-family: Calibri, 'Slate Pro', sans-serif, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); text-align: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Carlos Vera</div><div style="width: 100%; font-size: initial; font-family: Calibri, 'Slate Pro', sans-serif, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); text-align: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Isoc Ecuador</div> <div style="width: 100%; font-size: initial; font-family: Calibri, 'Slate Pro', sans-serif, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); text-align: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br style="display:initial"></div> <div style="font-size: initial; font-family: Calibri, 'Slate Pro', sans-serif, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); text-align: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Enviado desde mi smartphone BlackBerry 10.</div> <table width="100%" style="background-color:white;border-spacing:0px;"> <tbody><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: initial; text-align: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-color: rgb(181, 196, 223); border-top-width: 1pt; padding: 3pt 0in 0in; font-family: Tahoma, 'BB Alpha Sans', 'Slate Pro'; font-size: 10pt;"> <div><b>De: </b>John Curran</div><div><b>Enviado: </b>viernes, 16 de septiembre de 2016 07:56</div><div><b>Para: </b>governance@lists.igcaucus.org; Ayden Férdeline</div><div><b>Responder a: </b>governance@lists.igcaucus.org</div><div><b>CC: </b>Mazzone, Giacomo; William Drake; Joly MacFie</div><div><b>Asunto: </b>Re: [governance] ISOC-NY joins coalition of groups supporting the completion of the IANA Transition - hearing is Weds</div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-color: rgb(186, 188, 209); border-top-width: 1pt; font-size: initial; text-align: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></div><br><div id="_originalContent" style=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8">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=""><br><!--end of _originalContent --></div></body></html>