<div dir="ltr"><div>hi all,</div><div><br></div><div>FYI, there is an update about one of the documents regarding public comment on applicant guidebook as explained below.</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><br></div><div>Rafik</div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br></div><br><div class="msg-6617207480715676400">





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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">I am </span><span style="color:black">writing to inform you of an update to one of the documents posted as part of the fourth Public Comment Proceeding on draft language for the Applicant Guidebook. Specifically, due to
 a publishing error with the initial version, the document related to Topic 27: Financial and Operational Evaluation was missing some sections (“Introduction” and “Execution of Evaluation”). These have now been added and the document has been updated on the
 relevant <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/fourth-proceeding-for-proposed-language-for-draft-sections-of-next-round-agb-14-02-2025" title="https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/fourth-proceeding-for-proposed-language-for-draft-sections-of-next-round-agb-14-02-2025" target="_blank"><span style="color:#345b65">Public
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<span style="color:black">We wanted to provide this information to you so that you could inform your respective
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">community members. Please note, the SubPro IRT was also informed about this, in-person, during
<a href="https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/jxOwBg" target="_blank">the 13 March 2025 IRT session</a> in Seattle and we
<a href="https://lists.icann.org/hyperkitty/list/subpro-irt@icann.org/thread/BEGNOVCZPZWGCWVSR6YJ6YY5NICSXL73/" target="_blank">
posted a note to the IRT mailing list</a>, too.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Apologies and safe travels home to those who travelled to Seattle.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Best wishes. Lars<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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