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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 15 May 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-2015-05-14-en">2013 RAA Whois Accuracy Program Specification Review</a></strong><br>
The purpose of this initiative is to review the 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement's Whois Accuracy Program Specification.<br>
14 May 2015</p>
<p style="margin: 10px 0px 0px;"><strong><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-05-13-en">Release of Country and Territory Names within the .SONY, .ARCHI, .BIO and .SAARLAND TLDs</a></strong><br>
Four (4) Registry Services Evaluation Policy (RSEP) requests were submitted by the registry operators listed below to allow the release of country and territory names for the below TLDs.<br>
13 May 2015</p>
<p style="margin: 10px 0px 0px;"><strong><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-05-12-en">ICG Announces Sixteenth Conference Call and Publishes a Statement</a></strong><br>
The IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG) has scheduled its sixteenth conference call:<br>
12 May 2015</p>
<p style="margin: 10px 0px 0px;"><strong><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-05-12-en">Proposed Renewal of .TRAVEL Sponsored TLD Registry Agreement</a></strong><br>
This public comment proceeding seeks input on the proposed agreement for renewal of the 2005 Registry Agreement for .TRAVEL which is set to expire on 21 July 2015. This proposal is a result of discussions between ICANN and Tralliance Registry Management Company,
LLC (the Registry Operator for the .TRAVEL TLD).<br>
12 May 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, 2016 - 2020</a></strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/financials/opplan.htm">ICANN Five-Year Operating Plan: FY2016 - FY2020</a></strong></p>
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