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    Dear BC Members,<br>
    <br>
    Please see below an announcement from the GNSO Secretariat regarding
    a webinar scheduled for Thursday and Friday this week with Xavier
    Calvez, ICANN CFO, and his team to discuss the Framework for the
    FY13 Operating Plan and Budget. Please follow the instructions in
    the email below and rsvp to the gnso secretariat email address if
    you plan on attending the webinar. <br>
    <br>
    Thank you,<br>
    <br>
    Kind regards,<br>
    <br>
    Benedetta Rossi<br>
    BC Secretariat<br>
    <br>
________________________________________________________________________________________<br>
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      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
          lang="EN-US">A webinar <span class="apple-style-span">with
            Xavier </span>Calvez, ICANN CFO and his team to discuss the
          Framework for the FY13 Operating Plan and Budget <i>17 </i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
    </div>
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      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
          lang="EN-US">is schedule<span style="color:#1F497D">d</span>
          on:<br>
          <br>
        </span><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
          lang="EN-US">THURSDAY, 26 January 2012 at 20:00 UTC</span><span
          lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
          lang="EN-US">12:00 noon PST; &nbsp;15:00 EST; &nbsp;<span
            style="color:#1F497D">21</span>:00 CET<br>
          07:00 Melbourne 09:00 Auckland Friday 27 January 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
          lang="EN-US">For other places click on the link<o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><a
href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Budget+Webinar&amp;iso=20120126T20&amp;ah=1"><span
              style="color:windowtext" lang="EN-US">http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Budget+Webinar&amp;iso=20120126T20&amp;ah=1</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
          lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
          lang="EN-US"><o:p> <br>
          </o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
          lang="EN-US">and<o:p> <br>
          </o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
          lang="EN-US">FRIDAY, 27 January 2012 at 14:00 UTC</span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
          lang="EN-US"><br>
          06:00 PST: 09:00 EST; 15:00 CET; &nbsp;22:00 Beijing: 23:00 Tokyo <o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
          lang="EN-US">For other places click on the link:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><a
href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Budget+Webinar+&amp;iso=20120127T14&amp;ah=1"><span
              style="color:windowtext" lang="EN-US">http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Budget+Webinar+&amp;iso=20120127T14&amp;ah=1</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
          lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:red"
          lang="EN-US">Please choose your date! The Webinar will the
          same on both days.<br>
          <span class="apple-style-span">This webinar will be held in
            English only.<br>
            An Adobe Connect Room will be available and the link will be
            sent with the reminder</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
            lang="EN-US">For more information about the FY13 Framework,
            please see:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><a
href="http://www.icann.org/en/planning/ops-budget-framework-fy2013-en.pdf"><span
              style="color:windowtext">http://www.icann.org/en/planning/ops-budget-framework-fy2013-en.pdf</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p>&nbsp;I</o:p><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
            lang="EN-US">t is important to inform us which day you would
            like to attend so please RSVP to <a
              href="mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org"><span
                style="color:windowtext">gnso-secs@icann.org</span></a>
            <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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      <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
            lang="EN-US">If you require a dial-out please contact the
            GNSO Secretariat at:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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    <b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><a
          href="mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org"><span
            style="color:windowtext">gnso-secs@icann.org</span></a></span></b><br>
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Kind Regards,

Benedetta Rossi
BC Secretariat
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