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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Caleb<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Here is the link to the panel report.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/irp-namecheap-icann-final-declaration-redacted-23dec22-en.pdf"><span style='color:#0563C1'>https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/irp-namecheap-icann-final-declaration-redacted-23dec22-en.pdf</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>See also the blog published by ICANN<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-receives-final-declaration-in-the-namecheap-independent-review-process-05-01-2023-en" title="https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-receives-final-declaration-in-the-namecheap-independent-review-process-05-01-2023-en"><br><span style='color:#0563C1'>https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-receives-final-declaration-in-the-namecheap-independent-review-process-05-01-2023-en</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>This blog is very worrisome and fake news as it does not reflect the report at all and makes it look as if CANN won the argument. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Yours<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Klaus</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Npoc-discuss <npoc-discuss-bounces@icann.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Caleb Olumuyiwa Ogundele via Npoc-discuss<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 6, 2023 11:27 PM<br><b>To:</b> NPOC Discuss <npoc-discuss@icann.org>; ncsg discuss <NCSG-DISCUSS@listserv.syr.edu><br><b>Subject:</b> [Npoc-discuss] ICANN vs NameCheap IRP Decision on Price Cap for Dot ORG<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Dear NCSG / NPOC Members,</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Earlier in 2019 a couple of conversations on price caps in the proposed renewal of .ORG Registry Agreement came up as a hot topic and there were lots of public comments on the implication of removing a price cap for the dor ORG.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>NPOC through the then Chair (Joan Kerr) submitted an open letter and public comment on NPOC's rejection of removing the price cap. (see the attachment to understand the context for those just catching up on the issue).</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>NameCheap an ICANN registrar took ICANN to the <span style='color:#333333;background:#FEFEFE'>Independent Review Process (IRP) panel and a verdict/recommendations were made.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:#FEFEFE'>The links below are public statements from both ICANN and Namecheap.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:#FEFEFE'><br><b><a href="https://www.namecheap.com/blog/namecheap-vs-icann-removal-of-price-caps-for-org-and-info-found-improper/" target="_blank">ICANN's Statement</a></b></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-receives-final-declaration-in-the-namecheap-independent-review-process-05-01-2023-en" target="_blank">https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-receives-final-declaration-in-the-namecheap-independent-review-process-05-01-2023-en</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:#FEFEFE'><a href="https://www.namecheap.com/blog/namecheap-vs-icann-removal-of-price-caps-for-org-and-info-found-improper/" target="_blank">NameCheap's Statement</a></span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="https://www.namecheap.com/blog/namecheap-vs-icann-removal-of-price-caps-for-org-and-info-found-improper/" target="_blank">https://www.namecheap.com/blog/namecheap-vs-icann-removal-of-price-caps-for-org-and-info-found-improper/</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>I'm still searching for the IRP panel report but can't find it. So whoever finds it first should kindly share.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Why this email: This is for our general information and to suggest that these issues should be one of the things we should watch out for and engage at the next ICANN meeting as I suspect this issue will always come back to the community for more conversational input.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> --<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>Caleb Ogundele</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Email: <a href="mailto:muyiwacaleb@gmail.com" target="_blank">muyiwacaleb@gmail.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Joan Kerr</span></strong> <<a href="mailto:joankerr@fbsc.org" target="_blank">joankerr@fbsc.org</a>><br>Date: Thu, May 2, 2019 at 8:15 AM<br>Subject: [NPOC-EC] NPOC Public Statement of .org renewal<br>To: <<a href="mailto:globalsupport@icann.org" target="_blank">globalsupport@icann.org</a>>, <<a href="mailto:npoc-ec@icann.org" target="_blank">npoc-ec@icann.org</a>>, Maryam Bakoshi <<a href="mailto:maryam.bakoshi@icann.org" target="_blank">maryam.bakoshi@icann.org</a>><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Dear Mr. </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Weinstein</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>On behalf of the NPOC Executive Committee and members of NPOC, I am submitting the attached statement as our public comment regarding the .org renewal.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p style='margin-bottom:0in'>Joan Kerr, Entrepreneur, Artist, Humanitarian<o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:0in'>_____________________________________<o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:0in'>Chair, Climate Smart Victory Garden Team<o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:0in'>Chair, ICANN, Not for Profit Operations Constituency<o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:0in'>Chair, IEEE Sustainable Agriculture Working Group<o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:0in'>Chair, Science for Peace, Climate Smart Victory Gardens<o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:9.75pt'><span style='font-size:7.5pt'>Advisor, IEEE Humanitarian Initiatives Committee</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:9.75pt'><span style='font-size:7.5pt'>Advisor, Climate Smart Agriculture Youth Network, (CSAYN) Canada</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:0in'>UN WSIS Award Recipient, for Content & Creativity<o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:0in'>Durham Region Recipient, Community Partnership Award<o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:0in'>Founder, Foundation for Building Sustainable Communities<o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:0in'><a href="http://www.joankerr.ca/" target="_blank">www.joankerr.ca</a>, <a href="http://www.fbsc.org/" target="_blank">www.fbsc.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:0in'>Skype: joankerr_fbsc<o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:0in'>1-416-907-0783<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>NPOC-EC mailing list<br><a href="mailto:NPOC-EC@icann.org" target="_blank">NPOC-EC@icann.org</a><br><a href="https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/npoc-ec" target="_blank">https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/npoc-ec</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>