[bc-gnso] BC ANNOUNCEMENT OF PUBLIC COMMENT - .com Registry Agreement Renewal - Public comment period open to 26 April 2012

[Marilyn Cade <marilynscade@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

In the Secretariat's absence, I am forwarding the recent public posting of the 
.com Registry Agreement Renewal for members awareness. 
If you have any requests to the Secretariat, she returns tomorrow. 

Marilyn Cade, BC Chair
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http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-27mar12-en.htm
.com Registry Agreement Renewal
Executive SummaryICANN is posting today for public comment Verisign's proposed 
agreement for renewal of the 2006 .com Registry Agreement between ICANN and 
Verisign. This proposal is a result of discussions between ICANN and VeriSign, 
and will be considered by the ICANN Board after public comment. The current 
agreement will expire on 30 November 2012. Public comment may be submitted 
through April 26, 2012 and viewed at: 
http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/com-renewal-27mar12-en.htmThis 
summary describes important aspects of the registry agreement renewal process, 
the content of the proposed agreement renewal, and certain background to the 
proposed agreement. This summary is accompanied by the "red line" version of 
the agreement and several documents that describe and summarize the proposal. 
Upcoming agreements due to be renewed in 2012 such as .biz, .info, .name and 
.org will follow a similar process.