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<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=Windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><div><div><div>Attached is a written statement of the BC on the Board – GAC negotiations over the new gTLD Scorecard. This was provided to ICANN staff today, in time for their guidebook redline work. </div><div><div><br></div></div></div></div><div>Kurt & Karen - </div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><div><div><div><br></div><div>As officers of the BC, Marilyn Cade and I prepared a written statement summarizing comments made by the BC last week in SFO regarding the GAC Scorecard.</div><div><br></div><div>We understand this statement may be of help as you and the Board develop the Guidebook redline and response to the GAC Scorecard.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></span></body></html>