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Dear BC Members,<br>
<br>
Please find below the invitation to the Pre-Toronto ICANN Policy
Webinar scheduled to take place on <strong><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">Thursday 4 October at 12.00 UTC and Thursday 4
October at 19.00 UTC. <br>
<br>
</span></strong><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">Please follow the instructions below to RSVP to this
webinar to the GNSO Secretariat if you wish to attend the meeting.<br>
<br>
Thank you,</span><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"></span>
<div class="moz-forward-container"><br>
<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Kind Regards,
Benedetta Rossi
BC Secretariat
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.bizconst.org">www.bizconst.org</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:bc-secretariat@icann.org">bc-secretariat@icann.org</a></pre>
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<h1><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-07sep12-en.htm"><span
lang="EN-US">http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-07sep12-en.htm</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"><br>
<br>
Pre-Toronto ICANN Policy Update Webinar Invitation</span><span
lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="date-display-single"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">7 September 2012</span></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="floatcenter"><strong><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">In order to participate, please RSVP via
email to the GNSO Secretariat (</span></strong><strong><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org"><span
lang="EN-US">gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</span></a></span></strong><strong><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">) to receive the call details.</span></strong><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">Whether you plan to participate in the upcoming
ICANN meeting in Toronto remotely or in person, you're
invited to an update on the background and current status of
each major policy issue currently under discussion in ICANN.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">The ICANN Policy Staff will provide a briefing
on </span><strong><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">Thursday 4 October at 12.00 UTC and Thursday
4 October at 19.00 UTC</span></strong><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">, summarizing policy issues across the
different ICANN Supporting Organizations, namely the Generic
Names Supporting Organization (GNSO), Country Code Names
Supporting Organization (ccNSO) and Address Supporting
Organization (ASO). </span><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Amongst
other topics, updates will be provided on:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0
level1 lfo1"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Inter-Registrar
Transfer Policy<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0
level1 lfo1"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">WHOIS<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0
level1 lfo1"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">RAA
Improvements<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0
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style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Protection
of International Organization Names<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0
level1 lfo1"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Consumer
Choice, Competition and Innovation<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0
level1 lfo1"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">Study Group on Use of Names for Countries and
Territories<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0
level1 lfo1"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">Framework of Interpretation Working Group for
the delegation and re-delegation of ccTLDs<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0
level1 lfo1"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">Joint DNS Security and Stability Analysis
Working Group<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0
level1 lfo1"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Participation
and Engagement activities in Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
<p><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">In addition, staff will provide a briefing on
the ALAC's activities related to current policy development
issues of the Supporting Organizations. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">The two sessions are duplicates, scheduled to
accommodate different time zones. Each session, scheduled to
run for 90 minutes, will be conducted in English only. The
meeting will be run in Adobe Connect with a slide
presentation along with a dial-in conference bridge for
audio.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">Participants will have the opportunity to ask
questions at the end of each session. During the course of
the webinar, questions may be submitted using the chat
function of Adobe Connect. If you are not able to
participate in either of the live sessions, the recording of
the session will be made available shortly after the
meeting. The policy staff is always available to answer any
questions that you email to </span><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:policy-staff@icann.org"><span lang="EN-US">policy-staff@icann.org</span></a></span><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">In order to participate, please RSVP via email
to the GNSO Secretariat (</span><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org"><span
lang="EN-US">gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</span></a></span><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">) to receive the call details. Please indicate
which call you would like to join, Thursday at 12.00 UTC or
Thursday at 19.00 UTC (to convert those times into your
local time, see: </span><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedform.html"><span
lang="EN-US">http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedform.html</span></a></span><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">). We will send you an e-mail reminder before
the event with log-in and dial-in details. Please DO NOT
RSVP to any other ICANN staff members e-mail address.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR">Glen
de Saint Géry <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR">GNSO
Secretariat <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org">gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://gnso.icann.org">http://gnso.icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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