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Santa Claus shows up to ICANN new gTLD raffle
ICANN’s New gTLD Prioritization Draw has an unexpected visitor.
Santa Claus himself has showed up, apparently as a representative of Uniregistry’s uncontested bid for .christmas.
Here he is fraternizing in the lobby of the LA airport Hilton with ARI Registry Services CEO Adrian Kinderis.
All I want for Christmas is a newgtld! #icann twitter.com/AdrianKinderis…
— Adrian Kinderis (@AdrianKinderis) December 17, 2012
And here he is with ICANN CEO Fadi Chehade.
The surprise* guest is believed to be responsible for all the sherry missing from ICANN media chief Brad White’s mini-bar.
The Draw kicks off at 1pm California time (9pm UTC) today and is expected to last at least eight hours.
*It may not have been a total surprise, given that Santa appears to have sensibly preregistered for the event.
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