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Date Correspondence Sender Affiliation Issue Related Correspondence
21 December 2016 Letter from Steve Crocker to James Bladel [Published 21 December 2016] Chair | ICANN Board of Directors Transfer Policy Part C Letter from James Bladel to Steve Crocker [Published 2 December 2016]
21 December 2016 Letter from James Bladel to Steve Crocker [Published 21 December 2016] Chair | GNSO Council GNSO's Consideration of the Policy Implications of the Internationalized Registration Data (IRD) Working Group's Final Report Letter from Dr. Stephen D. Crocker to James Bladel [Published 12 May 2016]
21 December 2016 Letter from James Bladel to Steve Crocker [Published 21 December 2016] Chair | GNSO Council GNSO Review of the Hyderabad GAC Communiqué

GAC Communique - Hyderabad, India [Published 8 November 2016]

Letter from Steve Crocker to James Bladel [Published 27 April 2017]

20 December 2016 Letter from Göran Marby to James Bladel [Published 21 December 2016] President & CEO | ICANN ICANN's Transfer Policy Part C

Letter from Steve Crocker to James Bladel [Published 21 December 2016]

Letter from James Bladel to Steve Crocker [Published 2 December 2016]

16 December 2016 Letter from Steve Crocker to John Genga [Published 16 December 2016] Genga and Associates, P.C. Corn Lake, LLC v. ICANN Independent Review Process (.CHARITY) Letter from John M. Genga to ICANN Board [Published 27 October 2016]
9 December 2016 Letter from Honorable Ambassador Erik Anderson Machado to Steve Crocker [Published 21 February 2017] Ambassador, Acting Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru Geographic Names, Two and Three-letter Codes Letter from Akram Atallah to Honorable Ambassador Erik Anderson Machado [Published 14 March 2017]
6 December 2016 Letter from Shaul Jolles to ICANN Board [Published 21 December 2016] CEO | Dot Registry LLC ICANN BGC Meeting of 5 December 2016 and Timeline for ICANN Board Final Decision in the Dot Registry LLC v. ICANN IRP Panel Declaration

Letter from Christine Willett to Shaul Jolles [Published 17 May 2017]

Letter from Shaul Jolles to ICANN Board [Published 9 August 2016]

Letter from Shaul Jolles to ICANN Board of Directors [Published 23 October 2016]

Letter from Arif H. Ali to ICANN Board [Published 27 October 2016]

Letter from Jeffrey W. Bullock to ICANN Board [Published 9 August 2016]

1 December 2016 Letter from James Bladel to Steve Crocker [Published 2 December 2016] Chair | GNSO ICANN's Transfer Policy Part C Letter from Steve Crocker to James Bladel [Published 21 December 2016]
28 November 2016 Letter from Göran Marby to Yves Daccord [Published 29 November 2016] President & CEO | ICANN Protections to Red Cross and Red Crescent Identifiers Letter from Yves Daccord to Steve Crocker and Göran Marby [Published 29 November 2016]
23 November 2016 Letter from AFRALO's Chair Aziz Hilali to ICANN Board [Published 5 December 2016] AFRALO AFRALO-AFRICANN Hyderabad's Statement for Board consideration  
21 November 2016 GNSO Review Implementation Plan to ICANN Board [Published 15 December 2016] GNSO Council Leadership GNSO Review Implementation Plan  
21 November 2016 Letter from Göran Marby and Russ Weinstein to Terence Ashley [Published 21 November 2016] President & CEO | ICANN; Director, New gTLD Operations | ICANN .CYCLING Top Level Domain Letter from Terence Ashley to Göran Marby [Published 18 November 2016]
15 November 2016 Letter from Arif H. Ali to ICANN Board [Published 16 November 2016] Partner | Dechert LLP Council of Europe Report DGI (2016)17 - .GAY TLD

Letter from Jeffrey LeVee to Arif Ali [Published 16 May 2017]

Letter from Jamie Baxter to Steve Crocker [Published 8 May 2017]

Letter from Arif Ali to Göran Marby and the ICANN Board [Published 7 April 2017]

14 November 2016 Letter from Terence Ashley to Göran Marby [Published 18 November 2016] Owner | Entertainment Cycling .CYCLING Top Level Domain Letter from Göran Marby and Russ Weinstein to Terence Ashley [Published 21 November 2016]
8 November 2016 GAC Communique - Hyderabad, India [Published 8 November 2016] GAC GAC Communique  
7 November 2016 Letter from Akram Atallah to Trieu Ming Long [Published 7 November 2016] President | Global Domains Division Two-character country codes at the second level Letter from Trieu Ming Long to Steve Crocker and Goran Marby [Published 6 November 2016]
3 November 2016 Letter from Akram Atallah to Dr. Abdul Latif bin Rashid Al Zayani [Published 5 November 2016] President | Global Domains Division Proposed measures for letter/letter two-character ASCII labels Letter from Dr. Abdul Latif bin Rashid Al Zayani to President, ICANN [Published 18 October 2016]
3 November 2016 Letter from Akram Atallah to Salim M. Alozainah [Published 5 November 2016] President | Global Domains Division Proposed measures for letter/letter two-character ASCII labels Letter from Salim M. Alozainah to President, ICANN [Published 19 October 2016]
3 November 2016 Letter from Akram Atallah to H.E. Dr. Hamed Salim Al-Rawahi [Published 5 November 2016] President | Global Domains Division Proposed measures for letter/letter two-character ASCII labels Letter from H.E. Dr. Hamed Salim Al-Rawahi to President, ICANN [Published 19 October 2016]
2 November 2016 Letter from Trieu Ming Long to Steve Crocker and Goran Marby [Published 6 November 2016] Chairman of ASEAN TELSOM Two-character country codes at the second level  
31 October 2016 Letter from Göran Marby to Mr. Houlin Zhao [Published 6 November 2016] President & CEO | ICANN WTSA 2016 – Proposed AFCP Res: 47 about Country code top-level domain names and geographic domain names  
28 October 2016 Letter from Steve Crocker to Thomas Schneider [Published 28 October 2016] Chair | ICANN Board of Directors Helsinki GAC Communiqué GAC Communiqué – Helsinki, Finland [Published 30 June 2016]
27 October 2016 Letter from John M. Genga to ICANN Board [Published 1 November 2016] THE IP & TECHNOLOGY LEGAL GROUP, P.C., Attorneys for CORN LAKE, LLC Independent Review Process, Corn Lake, LLC v. ICANN ICDR Case No. 01-15-0002-9938 (.CHARITY) Letter from Steve Crocker to John Genga [Published 16 December 2016]
25 October 2016 Letter from Donna Austin, James Bladel, Heather Forrest to Steve Crocker [Published on 26 October 2016] GNSO Council Leadership Work plan and timeline for the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP

Letter from Steve Crocker to James Bladel [Published 12 August 2016]

Letter from Donna Austin, James Bladel, and Heather Forrest to Steve Crocker [Published 16 August 2016]

24 October 2016 Letter from Steve Crocker to León Sanchez, Mathieu Weill, Thomas Rickert [Published 24 October 2016] Chair | ICANN Board of Directors Collision of topics between ATRT3 and CCWG-Accountability Work Stream 2 topics Letter from León Sanchez, Mathieu Weill, Thomas Rickert to ICANN Board [Published 24 October 2016]
21 October 2016 Letter from Arif H. Ali to ICANN Board [Published 27 October 2016] Dechert LLP IRP Declaration in Dot Registry LLC v ICANN

Letter from Jeffrey LeVee to Arif Ali [Published 16 May 2017]

Letter from Shaul Jolles to ICANN Board of Directors [Published 23 October 2016]

Letter from Jeffrey W. Bullock to ICANN Board [Published 9 August 2016]

21 October 2016 Letter from Cyrus Namazi to Graeme Bunton [Published 21 October 2016] Domain Name Services & Industry Engagement | ICANN Global Domains Division Proposed Extension of 2013 RAA Specification on Privacy and Proxy Registrations Expiration Date  
19 October 2016 Letter from Steve Crocker to Patrik Fältström [Published 20 October 2016] Chair | ICANN Board of Directors SSAC Advice to the ICANN Board  
19 October 2016 Letter from Steve Crocker to Alan Greenberg [Published 20 October 2016] Chair | ICANN Board of Directors ALAC Advice to the ICANN Board  
19 October 2016 Letter from Steve Crocker to Brad Verd and Tripti Sinha [Published 20 October 2016] Chair | ICANN Board of Directors RSSAC Advice to the ICANN Board Letter from Steve Crocker to Brad Verd and Tripti Sinha [Published 23 January 2017]
19 October 2016 Letter from Steve Crocker to Ram Mohan [Published 20 October 2016] Chair | ICANN Board of Directors UASG Recommendations to the ICANN Board  
19 October 2016 Letter from Salim M. Alozainah to President, ICANN [Published 19 October 2016] Chairman and CEO | Communication and Information Technology Regulatory Authority, State of Kuwait Proposed measures for letter/letter two-character ASCII labels Letter from Akram Atallah to Salim M. Alozainah [Published 5 November 2016]
17 October 2016 Letter from Yves Daccord to Steve Crocker and Göran Marby [Published 29 November 2016] Director General | International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Protections to Red Cross and Red Crescent Identifiers Letter from Göran Marby to Yves Daccord [Published 29 November 2016]
17 October 2016 Letter from Arif H. Ali to ICANN Board [Published 18 October 2016] Partner, Co-Chair of International Arbitration Group | Dechert LLP New gTLDapplication for .GAY

Letter from Jeffrey LeVee to Arif Ali [Published 16 May 2017]

Letter from Jamie Baxter to Steve Crocker [Published 8 May 2017]

Letter from Arif Ali to Göran Marby and the ICANN Board [Published 7 April 2017]

Letter from Arif Hyder Ali to the ICANN Board [Published 15 September 2016]

13 October 2016 Letter from H.E. Dr. Hamed Salim Al-Rawahi to President, ICANN [Published 19 October 2016] Executive President | Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, Government of Oman Two-character letter/letter label comments and mitigation measures Letter from Akram Atallah to H.E. Dr. Hamed Salim Al-Rawahi [Published 5 November 2016]
12 October 2016 Letter from Statton Hammock to the ICANN Board [Published 18 October 2016] Vice President, Business and Legal Affairs | United TLD Holdco Ltd. (trading as Rightside Registry) New gTLDapplication for .GAY

Letter from Christine Willett to Statton Hammock [Published 17 May 2017]

Letter from Statton Hammock to the ICANN Board [Published 24 August 2016]

11 October 2016 Letter from Donna Austin, Heather Forrest and James Bladel to Steve Crocker [Published 13 October 2016] GNSO Council Acknowledging the Board letter regarding IGO protections  
7 October 2016 Letter from John Kane to Christine Willett [Published 10 July 2018] Vice President, Corporate Services | Afilias PLC .WEB Auction Letter from Christine Willett to John Kane [Published 10 July 2018]
4 October 2016 Letter from Steve Crocker to Donna Austin, Heather Forrest, James Bladel [Published 7 October 2016] Chair | ICANN Board of Directors Next step in reconciling GAC Advice and GNSO Policy recommendations with respect to the Protection of IGO Acronyms in the Domain Name System.  
3 October 2016 Letter from Dr. Abdul Latif bin Rashid Al Zayani to President, ICANN [Published 18 October 2016] Secretariat General | The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Proposed measures for letter/letter two-character ASCII labels Letter from Akram Atallah to Dr. Abdul Latif bin Rashid Al Zayani [Published 5 November 2016]
3 October 2016 Letter from Sally Costerton and Tarek Kamel to Aruna Sundararajan [Published 17 October 2016] Senior Advisor To The President and Senior Vice President, Global Stakeholder Engagement | ICANN; Senior Advisor To The President and Senior Vice President, Government and Intergovernmental Organizations Engagement | ICANN ICANN 57 Meeting in Hyderabad, India  
3 October 2016 Letter from Sally Costerton to Santosh Jha [Published 17 October 2016] Senior Advisor to the President and Senior Vice President, Global Stakeholder Engagement | ICANN ICANN 57 Meeting in Hyderabad, India  
3 October 2016 Letter from Tarek Kamel and Sally Costerton to Ravi Shankar Prasad [Published 17 October 2016] Senior Advisor To The President and Senior Vice President, Government and Intergovernmental Organizations Engagement | ICANN; Senior Advisor To The President and Senior Vice President, Global Stakeholder Engagement | ICANN ICANN 57 Meeting in Hyderabad, India  
3 October 2016 Letter from Tarek Kamel to Arvind Gupta [Published 17 October 2016] Senior Advisor To The President and Senior Vice President, Government and Intergovernmental Organizations Engagement | ICANN ICANN 57 Meeting in Hyderabad, India  
30 September 2016 Letter from Göran Marby to Lawrence E. Strickling [Published 30 September 2016] President and CEO | ICANN Update on implementation Letter from Göran Marby to Lawrence E. Strickling [Published 12 August 2016]
30 September 2016 Letter from Akram Atallah to Scott Hemphill [Published on 3 October 2016] President, Global Domains Division | ICANN .WEB Auction

Letter from Scott Hemphill to Akram Atallah [Published 20 September 2016]

Letter from Scott Hemphill to Akram Atallah [Published 12 August 2016]

28 September 2016 Letter from Thomas Schneider to Katrina Sataki [Published 17 November 2016] Chair | Governmental Advisory Committee EPSRP working group – public comment  
27 September 2016 Letter from Khashayar Mahdavi to ICANN Board [Published 27 September 2016] CEO | Telnic Ltd. Telnic's observations on past achievements and opportunities for .tel  
16 September 2016 Letter from Christine Willett to John Kane [Published 10 July 2018] Vice President. gTLD Operations | ICANN .WEB Auction Letter from John Kane to Christine Willett [Published 10 July 2018]
16 September 2016 Letter from Christine Willett to Patrick Kane [Published 10 July 2018] Vice President. gTLD Operations | ICANN .WEB Auction  
16 September 2016 Letter from Christine Willett to Jose Ignacio Rasco III [Published 10 July 2018] Vice President. gTLD Operations | ICANN .WEB Auction  
16 September 2016 Letter from Christine Willett to Daniel Schindler [Published 10 July 2018] Vice President. gTLD Operations | ICANN .WEB Auction  
13 September 2016 Letter from Arif Hyder Ali to the ICANN Board [Published 15 September 2016] Partner, Co-Chair of International Arbitration Group | Dechert LLP New gTLD application for .GAY

Letter from Jeffrey LeVee to Arif Ali [Published 16 May 2017]

Letter from Jamie Baxter to Steve Crocker [Published 8 May 2017]

Letter from Arif Ali to Göran Marby and the ICANN Board [Published 7 April 2017]

9 September 2016 Letter from Scott Hemphill to Akram Atallah [Published 20 September 2016] VP & General Counsel | Afilias .WEB Auction Letter from Akram Atallah to Scott Hemphill [Published on 3 October 2016]
8 September 2016 Letter from Scott Seitz to the ICANN Board [Published 13 September 2016] CEO | dotgay LLC New gTLD application for .GAY  
1 September 2016 Letter from John Jeffrey to Wall Street Journal [Published 1 September 2016] General Counsel & Secretary | ICANN Response to L. Gordon Crovitz  
31 August 2016 Letter from Tammy Journet to Amy Stathos [Published 31 August 2016] United States Department of Commerce IANA Functions Contract  
25 August 2016 Letter from Arif Hyder Ali to Göran Marby [Published 12 September 2016] Dechert LLP Ombudsman report on new gTLD application for .GAY

Letter from Jeffrey LeVee to Arif Ali [Published 16 May 2017]

Letter from Jamie Baxter to Steve Crocker [Published 8 May 2017]

Letter from Arif Ali to Göran Marby and the ICANN Board [Published 7 April 2017]

24 August 2016 Letter from .HOME Registry Inc. et al. to the ICANN Board [Published 26 August 2016] .HOME Registry Inc. et al. New gTLD Applications for .HOME, .CORP, and .MAIL Letter from Akram Atallah to the New gTLD Applicants for .HOME, .CORP, and .MAIL [Published 6 March 2017]
24 August 2016 Letter from Statton Hammock to the ICANN Board [Published 24 August 2016] Vice President, Business and Legal Affairs | United TLD Holdco Ltd. (trading as Rightside Registry) Status of .GAY Applications Letter from Christine Willett to Statton Hammock [Published 17 May 2017]
23 August 2016 Letter from Shaul Jolles to ICANN Board of Directors [Published 23 October 2016] CEO | Dot Registry LLC Board Resolutions regarding Dot Registry LLC v. ICANN (01-14-0001-5004) Independent Review Process ("IRP") Declaration of 29 July 2016

Letter from Christine Willett to Shaul Jolles [Published 17 May 2017]

Letter from Shaul Jolles to ICANN Board [Published 9 August 2016]

16 August 2016 Letter from Steve Crocker to Jeffrey Bullock [Published 24 October 2016] Chair | ICANN Board of Directors IRP Declaration in Dot Registry LLC v ICANN Letter from Jeffrey W. Bullock to ICANN Board [Published 9 August 2016]
16 August 2016 Letter from Larry Strickling (NTIA) to ICANN President & CEO, Göran Marby [Published 29 August 2016] The Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information | United States Department of Commerce Completion date of Transition Letter from Göran Marby to Lawrence E. Strickling [Published 12 August 2016]
16 August 2016 Letter from Michael Rogers to the ICANN Board [Published 26 August 2016] Executive Director | Netroots Connect New gTLD Application for .GAY Letter from Christine Willett to Michael Rogers [Published 31 March 2017]
16 August 2016 Letter from Donna Austin, James Bladel, and Heather Forrest to Steve Crocker [Published 16 August 2016] GNSO Council Work Plan and Timeline for the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process Working Group  
12 August 2016 Letter from Göran Marby to HE. Ravi Shankar Prasad, Government of India [Published 24 August 2016] President and CEO | ICANN ICANN57 Hyderabad – Indian Visa Issue  
12 August 2016

Letter from Göran Marby to Lawrence E. Strickling [Published 12 August 2016]

President and CEO | ICANN IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal Implementation Planning Status Report

Letter from Larry Strickling (NTIA) to ICANN President & CEO, Göran Marby [Published 29 August 2016]

Letter from Lawrence E. Strickling to Dr. Stephen Crocker [Published 9 August 2016]

11 August 2016 Letter from James Bladel to Steve Crocker [Published 11 August 2016] Chair | GNSO Council GNSO Council Review of GAC Communiqué Letter from Steve Crocker to James Bladel [Published 27 April 2017]
10 August 2016 Letter from Cyrus Namazi to Emilie Dessens [Published 11 August 2016] Vice President, Domain Name Services & Industry Engagement | ICANN Trademark Protections in New gTLDs Letter from Emilie Dessens to ICANN [Published 2 August 2016]
8 August 2016 Letter from León Sanchez, Mathieu Weill, Thomas Rickert to ICANN Board [Published 24 October 2016] Co-Chairs | CCWG-Accountability Collision of topics between ATRT3 and CCWG-Accountability Work Stream 2 topics Letter from Steve Crocker to León Sanchez, Mathieu Weill, Thomas Rickert [Published 24 October 2016]
8 August 2016 Letter from Renato Sabbadini to the ICANN Board [Published 26 August 2016] Executive Director | ILGA .GAY Letter from Christine Willett to Renato Sabbadini [Published 31 March 2017]
8 August 2016 Letter from Michael Bach to ICANN Board [Published 17 August 2016] CEO | Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion New gTLD Application for .GAY Letter from Christine Willett to Michael Bach [Published 31 March 2017]
8 August 2016 Letter from Scott Hemphill to Akram Atallah [Published 12 August 2016] VP & General Counsel | Afilias .WEB Letter from Akram Atallah to Scott Hemphill [Published on 3 October 2016]
8 August 2016 Letter from Jeffrey W. Bullock to ICANN Board [Published 9 August 2016] State of Delaware Department of State IRP Declaration in Dot Registry LLC. V. ICANN  
6 August 2016 Letter from Shaul Jolles to ICANN Board [Published 9 August 2016] CEO | Dot Registry LLC 9 August 2016 Special Meeting of the ICANN Board of Directors regarding agenda item Dot Registry LLC v. ICANN (01-14-0001-5004) Independent Review Process ("IRP") Declaration of 29 July 2016 Letter from Christine Willett to Shaul Jolles [Published 17 May 2017]
5 August 2016 Letter from Steve Crocker to James Bladel [Published 12 August 2016] Chair | ICANN Board of Directors Future New gTLD Rounds  
28 July 2016 Letter from Jacquelyn S. Conrad to Göran Marby [Published 2 August 2016] Vice President and Associate General Counsel | VeriSign, Inc. Notice of Price Increase for .Net Domain Name Registrations  
25 July 2016 Letter from Karen Lentz to Thomas Schneider [Published 26 July 2016] Director, Operations & Policy Research | ICANN The Independent Review of the Trademark Clearinghouse Draft Report  
13 July 2016 Letter from Christine Willett to Members of the .WEB/.WEBS Contention Set [Published 13 July 2016] Vice President, GDD Operations | ICANN .WEB/.WEBS Auction on 27 July 2016

Letter from Thomas Moerz to Akram Atallah, Christine Willett, John Jeffrey [Published 13 July 2016]

Email from Brijesh Joshi to Akram Atallah, Christine Willett, John Jeffrey [Published 13 July 2016]

11 July 2016 Letter from Emilie Dessens to ICANN [Published 2 August 2016] President | Domainoo Trademark Protections in new gTLDs Letter from Cyrus Namazi to Emilie Dessens [Published 11 August 2016]
11 July 2016 Email from Brijesh Joshi to Akram Atallah, Christine Willett, John Jeffrey [Published 13 July 2016] Director | Radix FZC, Dot Web, Inc. Postponement of ICANN Auction .WEB/.WEBS Letter from Christine Willett to Members of the .WEB/.WEBS Contention Set [Published 13 July 2016]
11 July 2016 Letter from Thomas Moerz to Akram Atallah, Christine Willett, John Jeffrey [Published 13 July 2016] CEO | Schlund Technologies GmbH Postponement of ICANN Auction .WEB/.WEBS Letter from Christine Willett to Members of the .WEB/.WEBS Contention Set [Published 13 July 2016]
7 July 2016 Letter from James Bladel to Steve Crocker [Published 7 July 2016] Chair | GNSO Council Internationalized Registration Data (IRD) Working Group's Final Report Letter from Dr. Stephen D. Crocker to James Bladel [Published 12 May 2016]
30 June 2016 GAC Communiqué – Helsinki, Finland [Published 30 June 2016] Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) GAC Communiqué
30 June 2016 Letter from Göran Marby to Steven J. Metalitz [Published 30 June 2016] President & CEO | ICANN Contractual Compliance Letter from Steven J. Metalitz, Counsel to Coalition for Online Accountability (COA) to ICANN President & CEO, Göran Marby [Published 22 June 2016]
30 June 2016 Letter from Steve Crocker to Greg Shatan [Published 30 June 2016] Chair | ICANN Board of Directors Response to Greg Shattan 11 April 2016 letter Letter from Greg Shatan to Steve Crocker [Published 9 May 2016]
21 June 2016 Letter from John M. Genga to ICANN Board of Directors [Published 22 June 2016] The IP and Technology Legal Group New gTLD Application for .SPORTS  
20 June 2016 Letter from Paulo Ferrão to Steve Crocker [Published 20 June 2016] President, Board of Directors | FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Technologia, I.P. Portugal representatives appointed to the GAC  
17 June 2016 Letter from Steven J. Metalitz, Counsel to Coalition for Online Accountability (COA) to ICANN President & CEO, Göran Marby [Published 22 June 2016] Counsel to Coalition for Online Accountability (COA) Contractual Compliance Letter from Göran Marby to Steven J. Metalitz [Published 30 June 2016]
17 June 2016 Letter from Akram Atallah to Thomas Schneider [Published 20 June 2016] ICANN Implementation of Protections for IGO Full Names – Need for more information  
10 June 2016 Letter from Thomas Schneider to the ICANN Board [Published 13 June 2016] Chair | ICANN Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) GAC Invitation to Session on Privacy and Proxy Services Accreditation in Helsinki  
9 June 2016 Letter from Lawrence E. Strickling to Dr. Stephen Crocker [Published 9 August 2016] The Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information | United States Department of Commerce NTIA Assessment of IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal Letter from Göran Marby to Lawrence E. Strickling [Published 12 August 2016]
9 June 2016 Compiled IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal Assessment Report [Published 9 June 2016] The Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information | United States Department of Commerce IANA Stewardship Transition

IANA Stewardship Transition and the Affirmation of Commitments [Published 10 March 2016]

NTIA Announces Intent to Transition Key Internet Domain Name Functions

6 June 2016 Letter from ICANN CEO to Honorable Lawrence E. Strickling [Published 6 June 2016] President & CEO | ICANN Response to Letter Received on 3 June 2016 re: NTIA Letter to ICANN CEO re USG Administered Top Level Domains Letter from Honorable Lawrence E. Strickling to ICANN CEO [Published 6 June 2016]
3 June 2016 Letter from Honorable Lawrence E. Strickling to ICANN CEO [Published 6 June 2016] The Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information | United States Department of Commerce NTIA Letter to ICANN CEO re: USG Administered Top Level Domains Letter from ICANN CEO to Honorable Lawrence E. Strickling [Published 6 June 2016]
31 May 2016 Letter from GNSO Chairs to Dr. Steve Crocker [Published 31 May 2016] Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Next Steps in Reconciling GAC Advice and GNSO Policy Recommendations Relating to Red Cross and IGO Acronym Identifiers  
27 May 2016 Letter from ICANN CEO, Göran Marby in response to Mr. Michael Beckerman letter dated 25 May 2016 [Published 31 May 2016] President & CEO | ICANN An Open Letter to ICANN  
26 May 2016 Letter from Dr. Stephen D. Crocker to Bob Hinden and Kathryn Brown [Published 26 May 2016] Chair | ICANN Board of Directors Thank you  
24 May 2016 Letter from Dr. Stephen D. Crocker to Dr. (Mrs.) Aruna Sharma [Published 24 May 2016] Chair | ICANN Board of Directors The announcement of ICANN 57 at Hyderabad Letter from Dr. (Mrs) Aruna Sharma to Dr. Stephen D. Crocker [Published 24 May 2016]
19 May 2016 Letter from Dr. (Mrs) Aruna Sharma to Dr. Stephen D. Crocker [Published 24 May 2016] Secretary | Department of Electronics & IT (DeitY), Government of India Re. the announcement of ICANN 57 at Hyderabad Letter from Dr. Stephen D. Crocker to Dr. (Mrs.) Aruna Sharma [Published 24 May 2016]
18 May 2016 Letter from Philipp Grabensee to Christine Willett [Published 20 May 2016] Sole Managing Director, HOTEL Top-Level-Domain S.á.r.l. New gTLD Application for .HOTEL Letter from Christine Willett to Philipp Grabensee [Published 11 May 2016]
12 May 2016 Letter from Flip Petillion to Members of the ICANN Board, Akram Atallah, and Christine Willett [Published 16 May 2016] Crowell Moring New gTLD Application for .HOTEL Letter from Christine Willett to Flip Petillion [Published 11 May 2016]
11 May 2016 Letter from Dr. Stephen D. Crocker to James Bladel [Published 12 May 2016] Chairman | ICANN Board of Directors GNSO's Consideration of the Policy Implications of the Internationalized Registration Data (IRD) Working Group's Final Report

Letter from James Bladel to Steve Crocker [Published 21 December 2016]

Letter from James Bladel to Steve Crocker [Published 7 July 2016]

11 May 2016 Letter from Christine Willett to Flip Petillion [Published 11 May 2016] Vice President, GDD Operations | ICANN New gTLD Applications for .ECO and .HOTEL

Letter from Flip Petillion to Members of the ICANN Board, Akram Atallah, and Christine Willett [Published 16 May 2016]

Letter from Flip Petillion to Akram Atallah and ICANN Board [Published 28 April 2016]

10 May 2016 Letter from Christine Willett to Philipp Grabensee [Published 11 May 2016] Vice President, GDD Operations | ICANN New gTLD Application for .HOTEL

Letter from Philipp Grabensee to Christine Willett [Published 20 May 2016]

Letter from Phillip Grabensee to Christine Willett [Published 28 April 2016]

Letter from Christine Willett to Johannes Lenz-Hawliczek [Published 28 April 2016]

9 May 2016 Letter from Steve Crocker to Wardner Maia, Eduardo Santoyo, and Ariel Grazier [Published 9 May 2016] Chairman | ICANN Board of Directors Global Meetings in the Latin America and Caribbean Region Letter from Wardner Maia, Eduardo Santoyo, and Ariel Grazier to Steve Crocker [Published 9 May 2016]
5 May 2016 Letter from Wardner Maia, Eduardo Santoyo, and Ariel Grazier to Steve Crocker [Published 9 May 2016] President | LACNIC; President | LACTLD; and President | LAC-IX Global Meetings in the Latin America and Caribbean Region Letter from Steve Crocker to Wardner Maia, Eduardo Santoyo, and Ariel Grazier [Published 9 May 2016]
5 May 2016 Letter from Jena L. Hoffman to ICANN and the Economist Intelligence Unit [Published 9 May 2016] President & CEO | International Ticketing Organization New gTLD Application for .MUSIC Letter from Russ Weinstein to Jena L. Hoffman [Published 12 April 2017]
27 April 2016 Letter from James Bladel to Steve Crocker [Published 23 May 2016] Chair | GNSO GNSO Review of the GAC Communiqué Marrakech  
27 April 2016 Letter from James Bladel to Rinalia Abdul Rahim [Published 2 May 2016] Chair | GNSO Feasibility and prioritization analysis of the GNSO Review Recommendations Letter from Theresa Swinehart to James Bladel [Published 24 April 2017]
27 April 2016 Letter from Flip Petillion to Akram Atallah and ICANN Board [Published 28 April 2016] Crowell Moring Community Priority Evaluation Results Regarding .hotel and .eco Letter from Christine Willett to Flip Petillion [Published 11 May 2016]
25 April 2016 Letter from Steve Crocker to the ICG Secretariat [Published 2 May 2016] Chair | ICANN Board of Directors Thank you  
25 April 2016 Letter from Steve Crocker to Fadi Chehadé [Published 2 May 2016] Chair | ICANN Board of Directors Thank you  
19 April 2016 Letter from Stephen Coates, Avri Doria, and Jeff Neuman to Steve Crocker [Published 20 April 2016] Chairs | GNSO PDP Working Group New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP WG Letter from Steve Crocker to Jonathan Zuck, Stephen Coates, Avri Doria and Jeff Neuman [Published 23 March 2016]
13 April 2016 Letter from Nick Tomasso to James Bladel [Published 2 May 2016] ICANN Meetings Team Request for face to face sessions of GNSO PDP Working Groups at ICANN56
12 April 2016 Letter from Stephen Crocker to Minister Anne Berner [Published 12 April 2016] Chair | ICANN Board of Directors ICANN 56 Meeting in Helsinki, Finland Letter from Minister Anne Berner to Steve Crocker [Published 8 April 2016]
12 April 2016 Letter from Steve Crocker to James Bladel [Published 12 April 2016] Chair | ICANN Board of Directors GNSO Query on Public Interest  
11 April 2016 Letter from Greg Shatan to Steve Crocker [Published 9 May 2016] President | Intellectual Property Constituency (IPC) ICANN's Response to the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC)

Letter from Steve Crocker to Greg Shatan [Published 30 June 2016]

Letter from Steve Crocker to Thomas Schneider [Published 19 February 2016]

8 April 2016 Letter from David Taylor to Stephen Crocker, Fadi Chehadé, Christine Willett, and the Community Priority Evaluation Panel [Published 13 April 2016] Hogan Lovells New gTLD Application for .MERCK  
8 April 2016 Letter from David Taylor to Stephen Crocker, Fadi Chehadé, Christine Willett, and the Community Priority Evaluation Panel [Published 13 April 2016] Hogan Lovells New gTLD Application for .MERCK  
8 April 2016 Letter from David Taylor to Stephen Crocker, Fadi Chehadé, Christine Willett, and the Community Priority Evaluation Panel [Published 13 April 2016] Hogan Lovells New gTLD Application for .MERCK  
8 April 2016 Letter from David Taylor to Stephen Crocker, Fadi Chehadé, Christine Willett, and the Community Priority Evaluation Panel [Published 13 April 2016] Hogan Lovells New gTLD Application for .MERCK  
6 April 2016 Letter from Armando Raúl Patiño Alvistur [Published 12 April 2016] Vice Minister | Foreign Affairs of Peru New gTLD Application for .amazon  
6 April 2016 Letter from Steve Crocker to Senators Ted Cruz, Michael S. Lee and James Lankford [Published 7 April 2016] Chair | ICANN Board of Directors Internet Governance (04 April 2016) Letter from Senators Ted Cruz, Michael S. Lee and James Lankford to Steve Crocker and Fadi Chehadé and (03 March 2016) Letter from Hon. Ted Cruz, Hon. James Lankford and Hon. Michael Lee to Steve Crocker
4 April 2016 Letter from Minister Anne Berner to Steve Crocker [Published 8 April 2016] Ministry of Transport and Communications ICANN 56 Meeting in Helsinki, Finland Letter from Stephen Crocker to Minister Anne Berner [Published 12 April 2016]
4 April 2016 Letter from Senators Ted Cruz, Michael S. Lee and James Lankford to Steve Crocker and Fadi Chehadé [Published 7 April 2016] United States Senate Internet Governance (03 March 2016) Letter from Hon. Ted Cruz, Hon. James Lankford and Hon. Michael Lee to Steve Crocker and (06 April 2016) Letter from Steve Crocker to Senators Ted Cruz, Michael S. Lee and James Lankford
30 March 2016 Letter from Cherine Chalaby to Paul Diaz [Published 4 April 2016] ICANN Board of Directors RySG Letter re GAC Advice on Use of 2-Letter Country Codes Letter from Paul Diaz to Steve Crocker [Published 17 November 2015]
25 March 2016 Letter from James Bladel to Nick Tomasso [Published 28 March 2016] Chair | GNSO Request for Face to Face Sessions of GNSO PDP Working Groups at ICANN56  
24 March 2016 Letter from Mr. Akram Atallah to Ed Vaizey, UK Minister [Published 28 March 2016] Interim President and CEO | ICANN Thank you letter  
24 March 2016 Letter from Akram Atallah to Mr. Azdine El Mountassir Billah [Published 24 March 2016] Interim President and CEO | ICANN Thank You Letter  
24 March 2016 Letter from Akram Atallah to H.E. Mr. Moulay Hafid Elalamy [Published 24 March 2016] Interim President and CEO | ICANN Thank You Letter  
24 March 2016 Letter from Akram Atallah to H.E. Mr. Salaheddine MEZOUAR [Published 24 March 2016] Interim President and CEO | ICANN Thank You Letter  
24 March 2016 Letter from Christine Willett to Christian de Barrin [Published 24 March 2016] Vice President, GDD Operations | ICANN New gTLD Application for .HOTELS Letter from Christian de Barrin to ICANN [Published 29 February 2016]
24 March 2016 Letter from Christine Willett to Markus Luthe [Published 24 March 2016] Vice President, GDD Operations | ICANN New gTLD Application for .HOTELS Letter from Markus Luthe to ICANN [Published 18 February 2016]
23 March 2016 Letter from Phillip Grabensee to Christine Willett [Published 28 April 2016] Sole Managing Director | dothotel New gTLD Applicant Portal

Letter from Christine Willett to Philipp Grabensee [Published 11 May 2016]

Letter from Christine Willett to Johannes Lenz-Hawliczek [Published 28 April 2016]

22 March 2016 Letter from Akram Atallah to Steve C.C. Hsia [Published 23 March 2016] Interim President and CEO | ICANN Correct Nomenclature of Their Country Letter from Steve C.C. Hsia to Fadi Chehadé [Published 23 March 2016]
22 March 2016 Letter from Steve Crocker to the Honorable Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad [Published 23 March 2016] Chair | ICANN Board of Directors Thank You Letter from the Honorable Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad to Steve Crocker [Published 23 March 2016]
21 March 2016 Letter from Steve Crocker to Jonathan Zuck, Stephen Coates, Avri Doria and Jeff Neuman [Published 23 March 2016] Chair | ICANN Board of Directors PICs and Category 1, Safeguard 1-8 TLDs Letter from Stephen Coates, Avri Doria, and Jeff Neuman to Steve Crocker [Published 20 April 2016]
21 March 2016 Letter from Christian Dawson to Steve Crocker [Published 21 March 2016] Executive Director | i2Coalition Internet Governance  
17 March 2016 Letter from the Honorable Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad to Steve Crocker [Published 23 March 2016] Ministry of Communications & Information Technology, Government of India Congratulations and Thank You Letter from Steve Crocker to the Honorable Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad [Published 23 March 2016]
17 March 2016 Letter from Tina Dam to Steve Crocker et al. [Published 7 April 2016] COO | DotMusic Limited New gTLD Application for .MUSIC
16 March 2016 Letter from Christine Willett to Johannes Lenz-Hawliczek [Published 28 April 2016] VP, GDD Operations | ICANN New gTLD Applicant Portal

Letter from Christine Willett to Philipp Grabensee [Published 11 May 2016]

Letter from Phillip Grabensee to Christine Willett [Published 28 April 2016]

16 March 2016 Letter from Martin Sutton to Akram Atallah [Published 7 April 2016] Executive Director | Brand Registry Group Two-Letter Codes at the Second Level
14 March 2016 Letter from Leo Abruzzese to Russell Weinstein [Published 22 March 2016] Director, Public Policy | The Economist Intelligence Unit Community Priority Evaluation (CPE) Process  
12 March 2016 Letter from Fadi Chehadé to Presidenta Dilma Rousseff [Published 15 March 2016] President & CEO | ICANN Digital Governance  
10 March 2016 IANA Stewardship Transition and the Affirmation of Commitments [Published 10 March 2016] Chair | ICANN Board of Directors   NTIA Announces Intent to Transition Key Internet Domain Name Functions
9 March 2016 Statement from Fadi Chehadé in Response to Embaixador Benedicto Fonseca Filho's Statement [Published 10 March 2016] President & CEO | ICANN Summary of My Tenure

Statement from Embaixador Benedicto Fonseca Filho in Response to Fadi Chehadé's "Summary of My Tenure" Letter [Published 10 March 2016]

Letter from Fadi Chehadé to The Board of Directors [Published 19 February 2016]

9 March 2016 Statement from Embaixador Benedicto Fonseca Filho in Response to Fadi Chehadé's "Summary of My Tenure" Letter [Published 10 March 2016] Director of the Department of Scientific and Technological Affairs of the Ministry of External Relations, Itamaraty of Brazil Summary of My Tenure

Statement from Fadi Chehadé in Response to Embaixador Benedicto Fonseca Filho's Statement [Published 10 March 2016]

Letter from Fadi Chehadé to The Board of Directors [Published 19 February 2016]

9 March 2016 GAC Communiqué – Marrakech, Kingdom of Morocco [Published 9 March 2016] Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) GAC Communiqué
8 March 2016 Letter from Flip Petillion to Akram Atallah [Published 15 April 2016] Crowell Moring Data exposure issue Letter from Flip Petillion to Akram Atallah [Published 15 April 2016]
7 March 2016 Letter from David Drodge and Helio Mattar to the ICANN Board of Directors [Published 21 March 2016] Co-Chair | .ECO Council .ECO Reconsideration Request  
6 March 2016 Letter from Wiktor Dynarski to ICANN and the Board Governance Committee [Published 8 March 2016] President of the Management Board and Executive Director | Trans-Fuzja Foundation New gTLD Application for .GAY  
3 March 2016 Letter from Hon. Ted Cruz, Hon. James Lankford and Hon. Michael Lee to Steve Crocker [Published 9 March 2016] United States Senate Internet Governance

Letter from Steve Crocker to Senators Ted Cruz, Michael S. Lee and James Lankford [Published 7 April 2016]

Letter from Senators Ted Cruz, Michael S. Lee and James Lankford to Steve Crocker and Fadi Chehadé [Published 7 April 2016]

Letter from Fadi Chehadé to Hon. Ted Cruz, Hon. James Lankford, and Hon. Michael S. Lee [Published 19 February 2016]

Letter from Hon. Ted Cruz, Hon. James Lankford, and Hon. Michael S. Lee addressed to Mr. Fadi Chehadé [Published 19 February 2016]

1 March 2016 Letter from Flip Petillion to Akram Atallah [Published 15 April 2016] Crowell Moring .hotel data exposure issue Letter from Flip Petillion to Akram Atallah [Published 15 April 2016]
29 February 2016 Letter from Steve C.C. Hsia to Fadi Chehadé [Published 23 March 2016] Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Los Angeles Correct Nomenclature of Their Country Letter from Akram Atallah to Steve C.C. Hsia [Published 23 March 2016]
24 February 2016 Letter from Beyonce Karungi to ICANN and the Board Governance Committee [Published 8 March 2016] Executive Director | Transgender Equality Uganda New gTLD Application for .GAY  
19 February 2016 Letter from Fadi Chehadé to The Board of Directors [Published 19 February 2016] President & CEO | ICANN Summary of My Tenure

Statement from Fadi Chehadé in Response to Embaixador Benedicto Fonseca Filho's Statement [Published 10 March 2016]

Statement from Embaixador Benedicto Fonseca Filho in Response to Fadi Chehadé's "Summary of My Tenure" Letter [Published 10 March 2016]

19 February 2016 Letter from Steve Crocker to Thomas Schneider [Published 19 February 2016] Chair | ICANN Board of Directors Privacy and Proxy Services Accreditation Issues Policy Development Process  
19 February 2016 Letter from Steve Crocker to Thomas Schneider [Published 19 February 2016] Chair | ICANN Board of Directors GAC Advice Effectiveness Review Report Letter from Thomas Schneider to Steve Crocker [Published 31 January 2016]
19 February 2016 Letter from Steve Crocker to Thomas Schneider [Published 19 February 2016] Chair | ICANN Board of Directors Current Round of New gTLD Safeguards

Letter from Greg Shatan to Steve Crocker [Published 9 May 2016]

Letter from Thomas Schneider to Steve Crocker [Published 31 January 2016]

19 February 2016 Letter from Fadi Chehadé to Hon. Ted Cruz, Hon. James Lankford, and Hon. Michael S. Lee [Published 19 February 2016] President & CEO | ICANN Response to Letter Received on 4 February 2016 from Hon. Ted Cruz, Hon. James Lankford, and Hon. Michael S. Lee (Internet Governance)

Letter from Hon. Ted Cruz, Hon. James Lankford and Hon. Michael Lee to Steve Crocker [Published 9 March 2016]

Letter from Hon. Ted Cruz, Hon. James Lankford, and Hon. Michael S. Lee addressed to Mr. Fadi Chehadé [Published 19 February 2016]

12 February 2016 Letter from Steve Crocker to James Bladel [Published 16 February 2016] Chair | ICANN Board of Directors New ICANN Meeting Strategy Letter from Jonathan Robinson to Steve Crocker and Members of the ICANN Board [Published 14 July 2015]
11 February 2016 Letter from Christian de Barrin to ICANN [Published 29 February 2016] Chief Executive Officer | HOTREC New gTLD Application for .HOTELS Letter from Christine Willett to Christian de Barrin [Published 24 March 2016]
11 February 2016 Letter from Markus Luthe to ICANN [Published 18 February 2016] Chief Executive Officer | German Hotel Association New gTLD Application for .HOTELS Letter from Christine Willett to Markus Luthe [Published 24 March 2016]
11 February 2016 Letter from Fadi Chehadé to Member of Congress - Hon. Sean P. Duffy [Published 11 February 2016] President & CEO | ICANN Response to Letter Received on 13 January 2106 from Member of Congress Hon. Sean P. Duffy (Internet Governance) Member of Congress Sean P. Duffy to Fadi Chehadé [Published 26 January 2016]
10 February 2016 Letter from Jason Schaeffer and Constantine Roussos to ICANN and EIU [Published 12 February 2016] Legal Counsel | DotMusic; Founder | Dot Music New gTLD Application for .MUSIC  
4 February 2016 Letter from Hon. Ted Cruz, Hon. James Lankford, and Hon. Michael S. Lee addressed to Mr. Fadi Chehadé [Published 19 February 2016] United States Senator​ | United States Senate​ (Internet Governance)

Letter from Hon. Ted Cruz, Hon. James Lankford and Hon. Michael Lee to Steve Crocker [Published 9 March 2016]

Letter from Fadi Chehadé to Hon. Ted Cruz, Hon. James Lankford, and Hon. Michael S. Lee [Published 19 February 2016]

4 February 2016 Response from Fadi Chehadé and Thomas Schneider to Letter Dated January 11th, 2016 Re: Composition of the Review Team on Competition, Consumer Choice and Trust [Published 4 February 2016] President & CEO | ICANN; Chair | Governmental Advisory Committee Composition of the Review Team on Competition, Consumer Choice and Trust Letter from the Commercial and Business Users Constituency to Fadi Chehadé and Thomas Schneider [Published 11 January 2016]
3 February 2016 Letter from Jay Boucher to Akram Atallah and Chris Disspain [Published 7 February 2016] JBaxterDC Web Solutions New gTLD Application for .GAY  
29 January 2016 Letter from Thomas Schneider to Steve Crocker [Published 31 January 2016] Chair | ICANN Governmental Advisory Committee GAC Advice Effectiveness Review Report Letter from Steve Crocker to Thomas Schneider [Published 19 February 2016]
29 January 2016 Letter from Thomas Schneider to Steve Crocker [Published 31 January 2016] Chair | ICANN Governmental Advisory Committee Current Round of New gTLD Safeguards Letter from Steve Crocker to Thomas Schneider [Published 19 February 2016]
28 January 2016 Letter from Christine Willett to Stefan Schnorr [Published 28 January 2016] Vice President, GDD Operations | ICANN New gTLD Application for .GMBH Letter from Stefan Schnorr to Fadi Chehadé [Published 18 June 2015]
28 January 2016 Letter from Christine Willett to August Ortmeyer and Stephan Wernicke [Published 28 January 2016] Vice President, GDD Operations | ICANN New gTLD Application for .GMBH August Ortmeyer and Stephan Wernicke to Fadi Chehadé [Published 2 October 2014]
28 January 2016 Letter from Christine Willett to Philipp Metzger [Published 28 January 2016] Vice President, GDD Operations | ICANN New gTLD Application for .GMBH Fadi Chehadé to Philipp Metzger [Published 29 October 2014]
28 January 2016 Letter from Fadi Chehadé to Hon. Lawrence E. Strickling [Published 28 January 2016] President and CEO | ICANN Affirmation of Commitments Review Changes  
25 January 2016 Letter from Paul Zamek to ICANN and EIU [Published 28 January 2016] EVP: Communications & Strategic Partnerships | DotMusic Limited New gTLD Application for .MUSIC  
19 January 2016 Letter from Amanda Palmer to ICANN and Economist Intelligence Unit [Published 22 January 2016] Personal Capacity New gTLD Application for .MUSIC  
13 January 2016 Member of Congress Sean P. Duffy to Fadi Chehadé [Published 26 January 2016] Sean P. Duffy (Member of Congress) Internet Governance Letter from Fadi Chehadé to Member of Congress - Hon. Sean P. Duffy [Published 11 February 2016]
11 January 2016 Letter from Paul Zamek to ICANN and the Economist Intelligence Unit [Published 13 January 2016] EVP: Communications & Strategic Partnerships | DotMusic Limited New gTLD Application for .MUSIC  
11 January 2016 Letter from the Commercial and Business Users Constituency to Fadi Chehadé and Thomas Schneider [Published 11 January 2016] The Commercial and Business Users Constituency CCT Review Team Selection Response from Fadi Chehadé and Thomas Schneider to Letter Dated January 11th, 2016 Re: Composition of the Review Team on Competition, Consumer Choice and Trust [Published 4 February 2016]
7 January 2016 Letter from Steve Crocker to Lars-Johan Liman and Tripti Sinha [Published 8 January 2016] Chair | ICANN Board of Directors RSSAC Leadership Update Letter from Lars-Johan Liman and Tripti Sinha to ICANN Board [Published 7 January 2016]
7 January 2016 Letter from Christine Willett to Rick Carnes [Published 7 January 2016] Vice President, GDD Operations | ICANN New gTLD Application for .MUSIC Email from Rick Carnes to Stephen D. Crocker [Published 22 December 2015]
4 January 2016 Letter from Sandie Shaw to ICANN and the Economist Intelligence Unit [Published 7 January 2016] Personal Capacity New gTLD Application for .MUSIC  
Domain Name System
Internationalized Domain Name ,IDN,"IDNs are domain names that include characters used in the local representation of languages that are not written with the twenty-six letters of the basic Latin alphabet ""a-z"". An IDN can contain Latin letters with diacritical marks, as required by many European languages, or may consist of characters from non-Latin scripts such as Arabic or Chinese. Many languages also use other types of digits than the European ""0-9"". The basic Latin alphabet together with the European-Arabic digits are, for the purpose of domain names, termed ""ASCII characters"" (ASCII = American Standard Code for Information Interchange). These are also included in the broader range of ""Unicode characters"" that provides the basis for IDNs. The ""hostname rule"" requires that all domain names of the type under consideration here are stored in the DNS using only the ASCII characters listed above, with the one further addition of the hyphen ""-"". The Unicode form of an IDN therefore requires special encoding before it is entered into the DNS. The following terminology is used when distinguishing between these forms: A domain name consists of a series of ""labels"" (separated by ""dots""). The ASCII form of an IDN label is termed an ""A-label"". All operations defined in the DNS protocol use A-labels exclusively. The Unicode form, which a user expects to be displayed, is termed a ""U-label"". The difference may be illustrated with the Hindi word for ""test"" — परीका — appearing here as a U-label would (in the Devanagari script). A special form of ""ASCII compatible encoding"" (abbreviated ACE) is applied to this to produce the corresponding A-label: xn--11b5bs1di. A domain name that only includes ASCII letters, digits, and hyphens is termed an ""LDH label"". Although the definitions of A-labels and LDH-labels overlap, a name consisting exclusively of LDH labels, such as""icann.org"" is not an IDN."