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    Dear BC Members,<br>
    <br>
    Please find below an ICANN announcement regarding a new deadline for
    the submission of application for the Meeting Strategy Working
    Group, now moved to Friday, March 8, 2013.<br>
    <br>
    Thank you,<br>
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      <pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Kind Regards,

Benedetta Rossi
BC Secretariat
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        <h1><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
            lang="EN-US"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-04mar13-en.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-04mar13-en.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
        <h1><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
            lang="EN-US">New Deadline - Call for Applicants for the
            Meeting Strategy Working Group: Friday 8 March 2013 - 23:59
            UTC<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="date-display-single"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
              lang="EN-US">4 March 2013</span></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><span
            style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
            lang="EN-US">In line with the </span><span
            style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><a
              moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-02feb13-en.htm#2.a"><span
                lang="EN-US">Board resolution</span></a></span><span
            style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
            lang="EN-US"> adopted on February the 2nd 2013, ICANN
            invited interested individuals to apply for Volunteer Member
            positions &#8211; either in representation of a Supporting
            Organization or Advisory Committee -- to serve on the
            Meeting Strategy Working Group.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p><span
            style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
            lang="EN-US">The mandate and mission of the Meeting Strategy
            Working Group as defined in the </span><span
            style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><a
              moz-do-not-send="true"
              href="http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/participation/mswg/charter"><span
                lang="EN-US">MSWG Charter</span></a> </span><span
            style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
            lang="EN-US">is as follows: to discuss and propose strategy
            for the structure, purpose and locations for ICANN Public
            Meetings and conferences, starting in 2015.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p><span
            style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
            lang="EN-US">We thank those applicants who already have
            submitted applications.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p><span
            style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
            lang="EN-US">In order to give more time for more members
            from the wider community to apply, we are extending the
            deadline for this call for applicants to Friday 8 March 2013
            &#8211; 23:59 UTC. Candidatures are to be submitted to </span><span
            style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><a
              moz-do-not-send="true"
              href="mailto:mswgcandidatures@icann.org"><span
                lang="EN-US">mswgcandidatures@icann.org</span></a></span><span
            style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
            lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <h4><span
            style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
            lang="EN-US">More information<o:p></o:p></span></h4>
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                moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/participation/mswg/call-for-volunteers-11feb13-en.htm">Call
                for Applicants</a><o:p></o:p></span></li>
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                moz-do-not-send="true"
                href="http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/participation/mswg/charter">Charter</a><o:p></o:p></span></li>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:FR">Glen
            de Saint G&eacute;ry<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:FR">GNSO
            Secretariat<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org">gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://gnso.icann.org">http://gnso.icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
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