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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(66, 66, 66); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 10pt; "><div id="doctitle" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: small; width: 710px; "><p class="title" style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Georgia, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; line-height: 25px; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 5px; border-bottom-width: 2px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 127, 62); ">2012 Will See One of the Biggest Changes in the History of the Internet. Are You Ready?</p><p class="docdate" style="margin-top: 0.75em; margin-bottom: 0.75em; font-size: 13px; ">14 September 2011</p></div><p style="margin-top: 0.75em; margin-bottom: 0.75em; font-size: small; ">In January 2012, companies, organisations, causes, start-ups and even cities will be able to apply for their own web domain. This represents a fundamental change to the way we use the Internet and many feel this will offer new global branding and marketing opportunities.</p><p style="margin-top: 0.75em; margin-bottom: 0.75em; font-size: small; ">Join the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), overseers of the new domain application and approval process, for an informative and thought-provoking discussion on all aspects of the new Generic Top Level Domain (gTLD) program.</p><p style="margin-top: 0.75em; margin-bottom: 0.75em; font-size: small; ">For more information on ICANN's new gTLD program, please visit: <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/factsheet-new-gtld-program-20jul11-en.pdf" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(86, 159, 204); text-decoration: none; ">http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/factsheet-new-gtld-program-20jul11-en.pdf</a> [PDF, 1.15 MB]</p><ul style="margin-top: 0.75em; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: small; "><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: small; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Rod Beckstrom</strong>, CEO, ICANN</li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: small; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Lesley Cowley OBE</strong>, CEO, Nominet</li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: small; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Lorna Gradden</strong>, Director, Com Laude</li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: small; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Kevin Murphy</strong>, Journalist, Blogger & Analyst</li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: small; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Jonathan Hargreaves</strong>, Edelman (Chair)</li></ul><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: small; float: left; width: 4em; "><p style="margin-top: 0.75em; margin-bottom: 0.75em; font-size: small; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Date</strong>:</p><p style="margin-top: 0.75em; margin-bottom: 0.75em; font-size: small; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Time</strong>:<br style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> <br style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> </p><p style="margin-top: 0.75em; margin-bottom: 0.75em; font-size: small; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Venue</strong>:</p><p style="margin-top: 0.75em; margin-bottom: 0.75em; font-size: small; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">RSVP</strong>:</p></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: small; "><p style="margin-top: 0.75em; margin-bottom: 0.75em; font-size: small; ">Tuesday, 20th September 2011</p><p style="margin-top: 0.75em; margin-bottom: 0.75em; font-size: small; ">8am - Breakfast<br style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">8:30am - Panel Discussion and Q&A<br style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">10am - Close</p><p style="margin-top: 0.75em; margin-bottom: 0.75em; font-size: small; ">Edelman, Southside, 105 Victoria Street, London SW1E 6QT</p><p style="margin-top: 0.75em; margin-bottom: 0.75em; font-size: small; "><a href="mailto:andrew.robertson@edelman.com" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(86, 159, 204); text-decoration: none; ">andrew.robertson@edelman.com</a></p><p style="margin-top: 0.75em; margin-bottom: 0.75em; font-size: small; "><br></p></div></span><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-3-14sep11-en.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-3-14sep11-en.htm</a><br><br><font style="" color="#595959">Kindest Regards,</font><font style="" color="#595959"><br></font><font style="" color="#595959"><br></font><font style="" color="#595959">Benedetta Rossi</font><font style="" color="#808080"><br></font><font style="" color="#3f3f3f"><b>BC Secretariat</b></font><br> </div></body>
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