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<h3 style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 10px;">ICANN Weekly Newsletter</h3>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px;">News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers</p>
<span style="float: left;"><strong><a href="http://www.icann.org/">http://www.icann.org/</a></strong></span><span style="float: right; font-size: small;"><strong>Week ending 27 March 2015</strong></span>
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<h4>Announcements This Week</h4>
<p style="margin: 10px 0px 0px;"><strong><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-03-27-en">Notice of Preliminary Determination To Grant Registrar Data Retention Waiver Request</a></strong><br>
ICANN has made a preliminary determination that it is prepared to grant a data retention waiver request submitted by Registrar COREHUB S.R.L. ("COREHUB") under the 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (the "2013 RAA").<br>
27 March 2015</p>
<p style="margin: 10px 0px 0px;"><strong><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-03-25-en">Results Available for 25 March 2015 New gTLD Program Auction</a></strong><br>
On 25 March 2015, Power Auctions LLC, ICANN's authorized auction service provider, conducted a New gTLD Program Auction to resolve string contention for two new generic top-level domain (gTLD) strings: .PING and .SRL.<br>
25 March 2015</p>
<p style="margin: 10px 0px 0px;"><strong><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-03-25-en">CCWG-Accountability Co-Chairs Statement | Istanbul, 25 March 2015</a></strong><br>
Members and participants of the Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability (CCWG-Accountability) met in Istanbul, Turkey, on 23-24 March 2015.<br>
25 March 2015</p>
<p style="margin: 10px 0px 0px;"><strong><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-03-24-en">ICANN Grants Data Retention Waiver to Secura GmbH</a></strong><br>
Secura GmbH ("Registrar") submitted to ICANN a Registrar Data Retention Waiver Request ("Waiver Request") pursuant to Section 3 of the Data Retention Specification of the 2013 RAA, which provides that if a registrar is subject to the same applicable law that
gave rise to ICANN's request to grant a previous data retention waiver under the 2013 RAA, a registrar may request that ICANN grant a similar waiver, which request shall be approved by ICANN, unless ICANN provides Registrar with a reasonable justification
for not approving such request.<br>
24 March 2015</p>
<p style="margin: 10px 0px 0px;"><strong><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2015-03-23-en">ICANN Announces 2015 Hardware Security Module Replacement Project for the Root Key Signing Key</a></strong><br>
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) today announced the 2015 Hardware Security Module Replacement Project for the Root Key Signing Key.<br>
23 March 2015</p>
<p style="margin: 10px 0px 0px;"><strong><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-03-23-en">Call for Expressions of Interest to Host ICANN Meetings in 2017 and 2018</a></strong><br>
ICANN is actively seeking hosts for its public meetings to be held in 2017 and 2018 in Europe, Africa, Asia/Australia/Pacific, North America, and Latin America/Caribbean.<br>
23 March 2015</p>
<p style="margin: 10px 0px 0px;"><strong><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-03-23-en">Call for Expressions of Interest to Host ICANN Meetings in Latin America and North America in 2016</a></strong><br>
ICANN is actively seeking hosts for its public meetings to be held 27-30 June 2016 in Latin America/Caribbean Islands and 29 Oct - 4 Nov 2016 in North America.<br>
23 March 2015</p>
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<h4>Upcoming Events</h4>
<p><strong><a href="http://buenosaires53.icann.org/en"><img src="http://buenosaires53.icann.org/sites/default/files/icann53_logo_color_0.png" alt="Buenos Aires Logo" width="300" height="117" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px;">21-25 June 2015: 53rd
International Public ICANN Meeting – Buenos Aires</a></strong></p>
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<h4>About ICANN</h4>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0px;"><strong><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/general/bylaws.htm">ICANN Bylaws</a></strong></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px;">Our bylaws are very important to us. They capture our mission of security, stability and accessibility, and compel the organization to be open and transparent. Learn more at
<strong><a href="http://www.icann.org/">www.ICANN.org</a></strong>.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/planning/">Strategic Plan, 2012 - 2015</a></strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/financials/budget-opplan.htm">Adopted FY15 Operating Plan and Budget</a></strong></p>
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