Dear colleagues

ICANN is opening a public comment period on the formalization of its relationship with the Number Resource Organisation (NRO) and the Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) through an exchange of letters.

At the ICANN meeting in Los Angeles, the negotiating teams reached agreement on the documentation of their relations and commitments under the exchange of letters, and agreed to seek approval of the arrangement from their respective Boards in accordance with the approval process of each of the parties.

The proposed draft letter can be viewed at: http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-09nov07.htm

Comments on the proposed letters may be submitted to: nro-letters@icann.org until 23:59 UTC on 7 December 2007.

Comments may be viewed at: http://forum.icann.org/lists/nro-letters

Regards NRO Secretariat