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Date	Correspondence	Sender Affiliation	Issue
30 December 2008 Correspondence: Erik Wilbers to John Jeffrey Sender Affiliation: World Intellectual Property Organization Arbitration and Mediation Center Issue: Paperless UDRP Related Correspondence:	Erik Wilbers to John Jeffrey	World Intellectual Property Organization Arbitration and Mediation Center	Paperless UDRP
23 December 2008 Correspondence: Under-Secretary General Sha Zukang to Dr. Paul Twomey Sender Affiliation: United Nations Issue: Enhanced Cooperation Related Correspondence:	Under-Secretary General Sha Zukang to Dr. Paul Twomey	United Nations	Enhanced Cooperation
18 December 2008 Correspondence: Meredith Baker to Peter Dengate Thrush Sender Affiliation: US Department of Commerce Issue: New gTLD Process Related Correspondence:	Meredith Baker to Peter Dengate Thrush	US Department of Commerce	New gTLD Process
5 December 2008 Correspondence: Jordi Iparraguirre to Patrick Jones Sender Affiliation: Fundació puntCAT Issue: Release of Montserrat.cat to the Abadia de Montserrat Related Correspondence:	Jordi Iparraguirre to Patrick Jones	Fundació puntCAT	Release of Montserrat.cat to the Abadia de Montserrat
4 December 2008 Correspondence: Senator the Hon. Stephen Conroy to Paul Twomey Sender Affiliation: Australian Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy Issue: New gTLDs Related Correspondence:	Senator the Hon. Stephen Conroy to Paul Twomey	Australian Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy	New gTLDs
4 December 2008 Correspondence: Gregory Paulger to Paul Twomey Sender Affiliation: European Commission Issue: New gTLDS Related Correspondence:	Gregory Paulger to Paul Twomey	European Commission	New gTLDS
23 November 2008 Correspondence: Tim Switzer to Paul Twomey Sender Affiliation: NeuStar Issue: .BIZ Notice of Fee Increase Related Correspondence:	Tim Switzer to Paul Twomey	NeuStar	.BIZ Notice of Fee Increase
12 November 2008 Correspondence: Jonathan Spencer to Paul Twomey Sender Affiliation: VeriSign Issue: Assignment of .NAME Registry Agreement Related Correspondence:	Jonathan Spencer to Paul Twomey	VeriSign	Assignment of .NAME Registry Agreement
1 November 2008 Correspondence: Andrew Romanov to Paul Twomey Sender Affiliation: .ru ccTLD Coordination Center Issue: Letters in support of .ru ccTLD CC being the designated ccTLD manager for .rf (.РФ) Related Correspondence:	Andrew Romanov to Paul Twomey	.ru ccTLD Coordination Center	Letters in support of .ru ccTLD CC being the designated ccTLD manager for .rf (.РФ)
1 November 2008 Correspondence: Andrey Romanov to Paul Twomey Sender Affiliation: Coordination Center for TLD RU Issue: Letter of interest for Cyrillic .rf (.РФ) fast-track application Related Correspondence:	Andrey Romanov to Paul Twomey	Coordination Center for TLD RU	Letter of interest for Cyrillic .rf (.РФ) fast-track application
28 October 2008 Correspondence: Paul Twomey to Janis Karklins Sender Affiliation: ICANN Issue: GAC request for translation and travel assistance Related Correspondence:	Paul Twomey to Janis Karklins	ICANN	GAC request for translation and travel assistance
24 October 2008 Correspondence: Paul Twomey to National Governments and cc Operators Sender Affiliation: ICANN Issue: New gTLD Draft Applicant Guidebook available for public comment Related Correspondence:	Paul Twomey to National Governments and cc Operators	ICANN	New gTLD Draft Applicant Guidebook available for public comment
21 October 2008 Correspondence: GNSO Registries Constituency to Peter Dengate Thrush Sender Affiliation: GNSO Registries Constituency Issue: Registry Services Evaluation Process Related Correspondence:	GNSO Registries Constituency to Peter Dengate Thrush	GNSO Registries Constituency	Registry Services Evaluation Process
8 October 2008 Correspondence: Indian Technology Mediation and Arbitration Center to ICANN Sender Affiliation: Indian Technology Mediation and Arbitration Center Issue: UDRP Provider Proposal Related Correspondence:	Indian Technology Mediation and Arbitration Center to ICANN	Indian Technology Mediation and Arbitration Center	UDRP Provider Proposal
2 October 2008 Correspondence: Paul Twomey to National Governments Sender Affiliation: ICANN Issue: The introduction of IDNs at the lop level of the domain name system Related Correspondence:	Paul Twomey to National Governments	ICANN	The introduction of IDNs at the lop level of the domain name system
2 October 2008 Correspondence: Paul Twomey to National Governments Sender Affiliation: ICANN Issue: New gTLDs and the treatment of geographic names Letter Related Correspondence:	Paul Twomey to National Governments	ICANN	New gTLDs and the treatment of geographic names Letter
30 September 2008 Correspondence: Stacy Burnette to April Hu Sender Affiliation: ICANN Issue: Notice of Breach of Registrar Accreditation Agreement Related Correspondence:	Stacy Burnette to April Hu	ICANN	Notice of Breach of Registrar Accreditation Agreement
30 September 2008 Correspondence: Stacy Burnette to Jan Legenhausen Sender Affiliation: ICANN Issue: Notice of Breach of Registrar Accreditation Agreement Related Correspondence:	Stacy Burnette to Jan Legenhausen	ICANN	Notice of Breach of Registrar Accreditation Agreement
9 September 2008 Correspondence: Meredith Baker to Paul Twomey Sender Affiliation: U.S. Department of Commerce Issue: Implementing DNSSEC Protocol in the Root Zone Related Correspondence:	Meredith Baker to Paul Twomey	U.S. Department of Commerce	Implementing DNSSEC Protocol in the Root Zone
2 September 2008 Correspondence: Paul Twomey to Meredith Baker Sender Affiliation: ICANN Issue: Implementing DNSSEC Protocol in the Root Zone Related Correspondence:	Paul Twomey to Meredith Baker	ICANN	Implementing DNSSEC Protocol in the Root Zone
1 September 2008 Correspondence: Arab Center for Dispute Domain Name Administrative Procedure to ICANN Sender Affiliation: Arab Center for Dispute Domain Name Administrative Procedure Issue: UDRP Provider Proposal Related Correspondence:	Arab Center for Dispute Domain Name Administrative Procedure to ICANN	Arab Center for Dispute Domain Name Administrative Procedure	UDRP Provider Proposal
29 August 2008 Correspondence: Paul Twomey to Alexa Raad and Milton Mueller Sender Affiliation: ICANN Issue: IDN Implementation Related Correspondence:	Paul Twomey to Alexa Raad and Milton Mueller	ICANN	IDN Implementation
28 August 2008 Correspondence: Paul Wilson to Peter Dengate Thrush Sender Affiliation: APNIC Issue: APNIC Community Request for ICANN to Sign DNS Root Related Correspondence:	Paul Wilson to Peter Dengate Thrush	APNIC	APNIC Community Request for ICANN to Sign DNS Root
16 August 2008 Correspondence: Paul Twomey to Meredith Baker Sender Affiliation: ICANN Issue: DNSSEC Related Correspondence:	Paul Twomey to Meredith Baker	ICANN	DNSSEC
13 August 2008 Correspondence: Paul Twomey to Dr. Plamen Vatchkov Sender Affiliation: ICANN Issue: IDN ccTLD Related Correspondence:	Paul Twomey to Dr. Plamen Vatchkov	ICANN	IDN ccTLD
13 August 2008 Correspondence: Paul Twomey to George Anastasopoulos Sender Affiliation: ICANN Issue: IDN ccTLDs Related Correspondence:	Paul Twomey to George Anastasopoulos	ICANN	IDN ccTLDs
13 August 2008 Correspondence: Haiyan Qian to Paul Twomey Sender Affiliation: United Nations Issue: Enhanced cooperation public policy issues pertaining to the Internet Related Correspondence:	Haiyan Qian to Paul Twomey	United Nations	Enhanced cooperation public policy issues pertaining to the Internet
8 August 2008 Correspondence: Paul Twomey to Janis Karklins Sender Affiliation: ICANN Issue: Implementation of new gTLDs Related Correspondence:	Paul Twomey to Janis Karklins	ICANN	Implementation of new gTLDs
6 August 2008 Correspondence: Paul Twomey to Sha Zukang Sender Affiliation: ICANN Issue: Enhanced cooperation public policy issues pertaining to the Internet Related Correspondence:	Paul Twomey to Sha Zukang	ICANN	Enhanced cooperation public policy issues pertaining to the Internet
5 August 2008 Correspondence: Paul Twomey to H. E. Oleg Shchegolev Sender Affiliation: ICANN Issue: Russian Federation's Interest in Internationalized Domain Names Related Correspondence:	Paul Twomey to H. E. Oleg Shchegolev	ICANN	Russian Federation's Interest in Internationalized Domain Names
5 August 2008 Correspondence: Paul Twomey to H.E. Oleg Shchegolev (Русский) Sender Affiliation: ICANN Issue: Russian Federation's Interest in Internationalized Domain Names Related Correspondence:	Paul Twomey to H.E. Oleg Shchegolev (Русский)	ICANN	Russian Federation's Interest in Internationalized Domain Names
29 July 2008 Correspondence: Alexa Raad and Milton Mueller to Paul Twomey Sender Affiliation: PIR and ICANN NCUC Issue: IDN implementation Related Correspondence:	Alexa Raad and Milton Mueller to Paul Twomey	PIR and ICANN NCUC	IDN implementation
28 July 2008 Correspondence: George Anastasopoulos to Paul Twomey Sender Affiliation: Secretary General for Communications, Hellenic Republic Issue: IDN ccTLDs Related Correspondence:	George Anastasopoulos to Paul Twomey	Secretary General for Communications, Hellenic Republic	IDN ccTLDs
10 July 2008 Correspondence: Janis Karklins to Paul Twomey Sender Affiliation: Chairman, GAC Issue: Administrative assistance for the GAC Related Correspondence:	Janis Karklins to Paul Twomey	Chairman, GAC	Administrative assistance for the GAC
8 July 2008 Correspondence: Guido Bertucci to Paul Twomey Sender Affiliation: United Nations Issue: Enhanced cooperation public policy issues pertaining to the Internet Related Correspondence:	Guido Bertucci to Paul Twomey	United Nations	Enhanced cooperation public policy issues pertaining to the Internet
1 July 2008 Correspondence: Angel Gurría to Paul Twomey Sender Affiliation: Secretary General, OECD Issue: Future of the Internet Economy Related Correspondence:	Angel Gurría to Paul Twomey	Secretary General, OECD	Future of the Internet Economy
1 July 2008 Correspondence: Francis Gurry to Paul Twomey Sender Affiliation: WIPO Issue: Registrar trends related to UDRP Related Correspondence:	Francis Gurry to Paul Twomey	WIPO	Registrar trends related to UDRP
26 June 2008 Correspondence: Paul Twomey to Sha Zukang Sender Affiliation: ICANN Issue: Enhanced cooperation on public policy issues pertaining to the Internet Related Correspondence:	Paul Twomey to Sha Zukang	ICANN	Enhanced cooperation on public policy issues pertaining to the Internet
20 June 2008 Correspondence: Paul Twomey to Jane Collins Sender Affiliation: ICANN Issue: GNSO Improvements Related Correspondence:	Paul Twomey to Jane Collins	ICANN	GNSO Improvements
19 June 2008 Correspondence: Igor O. Shchegolev to Paul Twomey Sender Affiliation: Minister of Telecom and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation Issue: IDN ccTLD Related Correspondence:	Igor O. Shchegolev to Paul Twomey	Minister of Telecom and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation	IDN ccTLD
18 June 2008 Correspondence: Dr. Plamen Vatchkov to Paul Twomey Sender Affiliation: Chairman, State Agency for Information Technology and Communications, Republic of Bulgaria Issue: IDN ccTLD Related Correspondence:	Dr. Plamen Vatchkov to Paul Twomey	Chairman, State Agency for Information Technology and Communications, Republic of Bulgaria	IDN ccTLD
12 June 2008 Correspondence: Sha Zukang to Paul Twomey Sender Affiliation: United Nations Issue: Enhanced cooperation on public policy issues pertaining to the Internet Related Correspondence:	Sha Zukang to Paul Twomey	United Nations	Enhanced cooperation on public policy issues pertaining to the Internet
11 June 2008 Correspondence: Paul Twomey to Francis Gurry Sender Affiliation: ICANN Issue: Registrar trends related to UDRP Related Correspondence:	Paul Twomey to Francis Gurry	ICANN	Registrar trends related to UDRP
27 May 2008 Correspondence: Jane Collins to Paul Twomey Sender Affiliation: Marques Issue: GNSO Improvements Related Correspondence:	Jane Collins to Paul Twomey	Marques	GNSO Improvements
23 May 2008 Correspondence: Peter Dengate Thrush to Janis Karklins Sender Affiliation: ICANN Issue: GAC recommendations for WHOIS studies Related Correspondence:	Peter Dengate Thrush to Janis Karklins	ICANN	GAC recommendations for WHOIS studies
19 May 2008 Correspondence: Paul Twomey to Alexa A.S. Raad Sender Affiliation: ICANN Issue: Notice of Fee Increase Related Correspondence:	Paul Twomey to Alexa A.S. Raad	ICANN	Notice of Fee Increase
19 May 2008 Correspondence: Paul Twomey to Roland LaPlante Sender Affiliation: ICANN Issue: Notice of Fee Increase Related Correspondence:	Paul Twomey to Roland LaPlante	ICANN	Notice of Fee Increase
19 May 2008 Correspondence: Paul Twomey to Janis Karklins Sender Affiliation: ICANN Issue: Implementation of the Policy for Handling WHOIS Conflicts with Privacy Law Related Correspondence:	Paul Twomey to Janis Karklins	ICANN	Implementation of the Policy for Handling WHOIS Conflicts with Privacy Law
17 May 2008 Correspondence: Paul Twomey to Tim Switzer 104 Sender Affiliation: ICANN Issue: Notice not to Increase Fee Related Correspondence:	Paul Twomey to Tim Switzer 104	ICANN	Notice not to Increase Fee
15 May 2008 Correspondence: Stacy Burnette to Daniel Sundin Sender Affiliation: ICANN Issue: Notice of Breach of ICANN Registrar Accreditation Agreement Related Correspondence:	Stacy Burnette to Daniel Sundin	ICANN	Notice of Breach of ICANN Registrar Accreditation Agreement
13 May 2008 Correspondence: Tim Switzer to Paul Twomey Sender Affiliation: NeuStar Issue: Notice not to Increase Fee Related Correspondence:	Tim Switzer to Paul Twomey	NeuStar	Notice not to Increase Fee
9 May 2008 Correspondence: Paul Twomey to Alexei Sozonov Sender Affiliation: ICANN Issue: The IDN string from Russia to use in its ccTLD Related Correspondence:	Paul Twomey to Alexei Sozonov	ICANN	The IDN string from Russia to use in its ccTLD
1 May 2008 Correspondence: Alexa A.S. Raad to Paul Twomey Sender Affiliation: Public Interest Registry (PIR) Issue: Notice of Fee Increase Related Correspondence:	Alexa A.S. Raad to Paul Twomey	Public Interest Registry (PIR)	Notice of Fee Increase
29 April 2008 Correspondence: Roland LaPlante to Paul Twomey Sender Affiliation: Afilias Issue: Notice of Fee Increase Related Correspondence:	Roland LaPlante to Paul Twomey	Afilias	Notice of Fee Increase
28 April 2008 Correspondence: Alexei Sozonov to Paul Twomey Sender Affiliation: Russian Language Name Internet Consortium Issue: The IDN string from Russia to use in its ccTLD Related Correspondence:	Alexei Sozonov to Paul Twomey	Russian Language Name Internet Consortium	The IDN string from Russia to use in its ccTLD
25 April 2008 Correspondence: Kurt Pritz to Trey Harvin Sender Affiliation: ICANN Issue: Authorization to Deploy IDNs Related Correspondence:	Kurt Pritz to Trey Harvin	ICANN	Authorization to Deploy IDNs
24 April 2008 Correspondence: Paul Twomey to Sha Zukang Sender Affiliation: ICANN Issue: Annual performance report as follow-up to the Tunis Agenda on Information Society Related Correspondence:	Paul Twomey to Sha Zukang	ICANN	Annual performance report as follow-up to the Tunis Agenda on Information Society
24 April 2008 Correspondence: Paul Twomey to Maud de Boer-Buquicchio Sender Affiliation: ICANN Issue: International law and human rights Related Correspondence:	Paul Twomey to Maud de Boer-Buquicchio	ICANN	International law and human rights
16 April 2008 Correspondence: Janis Karklins to Peter Dengate Thrush Sender Affiliation: GAC Issue: GAC recommendations for WHOIS studies Related Correspondence:	Janis Karklins to Peter Dengate Thrush	GAC	GAC recommendations for WHOIS studies
16 April 2008 Correspondence: Francis Gurry to Paul Twomey Sender Affiliation: WIPO Issue: Registrar trends related to UDRP Related Correspondence:	Francis Gurry to Paul Twomey	WIPO	Registrar trends related to UDRP
27 March 2008 Correspondence: Brian Davis to Paul Twomey Sender Affiliation: VeriSign Issue: Notice of Fee Change Related Correspondence:	Brian Davis to Paul Twomey	VeriSign	Notice of Fee Change
12 March 2008 Correspondence: Sha Zukang to Paul Twomey Sender Affiliation: United Nations Issue: Annual performance report as follow-up to the Tunis Agenda on Information Society Related Correspondence:	Sha Zukang to Paul Twomey	United Nations	Annual performance report as follow-up to the Tunis Agenda on Information Society
20 February 2008 Correspondence: Trey Harvin to Paul Twomey Sender Affiliation: .MOBI sTLD Issue: IDN Roll-out Related Correspondence:	Trey Harvin to Paul Twomey	.MOBI sTLD	IDN Roll-out
29 January 2008 Correspondence: Leo Vegoda to Paul Wilson and David Conrad Sender Affiliation: ICANN Issue: RIR distribution of "various registries" address space Related Correspondence:	Leo Vegoda to Paul Wilson and David Conrad	ICANN	RIR distribution of "various registries" address space
28 January 2008 Correspondence: Paul Wilson to David Conrad and Leo Vegoda Sender Affiliation: NRO EC Chair Issue: RIR distribution of "various registries" address space Related Correspondence:	Paul Wilson to David Conrad and Leo Vegoda	NRO EC Chair	RIR distribution of "various registries" address space
21 January 2008 Correspondence: Chair, ccNSO to ICANN Board of Directors Sender Affiliation: ccNSO Issue: GNSO Council's recent message regarding Board Resolution 07.89 Related Correspondence:	Chair, ccNSO to ICANN Board of Directors	ccNSO	GNSO Council's recent message regarding Board Resolution 07.89
21 January 2008 Correspondence: Maud de Boer-Buquicchio to Paul Twomey Sender Affiliation: Council of Europe Issue: International law and human rights Related Correspondence:	Maud de Boer-Buquicchio to Paul Twomey	Council of Europe	International law and human rights
15 January 2008 Correspondence: Paul Twomey to Janis Karklins Sender Affiliation: ICANN Issue: Important Recent Initiatives at ICANN Related Correspondence:	Paul Twomey to Janis Karklins	ICANN	Important Recent Initiatives at ICANN
9 January 2008 Correspondence: Peter Dengate Thrush to Suzanne R. Sene Sender Affiliation: ICANN Issue: Midterm Review of the Joint Project Agreement Related Correspondence:	Peter Dengate Thrush to Suzanne R. Sene	ICANN	Midterm Review of the Joint Project Agreement