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<td><strong>Open Date:</strong></td>
<td>12 October 2020</td>
<td><strong>Close Date:</strong></td>
<td>30 November 2020</td>
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<td><strong>Originating Organization:</strong></td>
<td colspan="3">Generic Names Support Organization (GNSO)</td>
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<li>Policy Development</li>
<li>Top-Level Domains</li>
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<td><strong>Brief Overview:</strong></td>
<td colspan="3"> <p><strong>Purpose</strong>: This Public Comment proceeding seeks to obtain community input on the Preliminary Issue Report on a Policy Development Process to Review the Transfer Policy.</p> <p><strong>Current Status:</strong> In accordance with the GNSO Policy Development Process (PDP) rules, ICANN org is publishing the Preliminary Issue Report for Public Comment to allow for community input on additional information, or the correction or updating of any information provided so far. ICANN org is seeking in particular input on the draft policy questions proposed in Section 3.2.2 of this Preliminary Issue Report, as well as the text provided in the draft Preliminary Charter in Annex A.</p> <p><strong>Next Steps</strong>: Following review of the Public Comments received, ICANN org will update the Preliminary Issue Report and submit a summary of the comments received together with the Final Issue Report to the GNSO Council for its consideration and potential action.</p> </td>
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<td colspan="3"><a href="https://newsalerts.icann.org/l3R2o000P28g0E2d00N0V0C" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://www.icann.org/public-comments/transfer-policy-pdp-review-2020-10-12-en</a></td>
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</table><p></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="color:#000000">About ICANN</span></strong></p><p><span style="color:#000000">ICANN’s mission is to help ensure a stable, secure, and unified global Internet. To reach another person on the Internet, you need to type an address – a name or a number – into your computer or other device. That address must be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN helps coordinate and support these unique identifiers across the world. ICANN was formed in 1998 as a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with a community of participants from all over the world.</span></p><p> </p></td>
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