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    Dear BC Members,<br>
    <br>
    Please find below an ICANN announcement regarding the FY14 Community
    Travel Support Guidelines.<br>
    <br>
    Thank you,<br>
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      <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>
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            FY14 Community Travel Support Guidelines<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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              lang="EN-US">7 March 2013</span></span><span
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="date-display-single"><span
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              lang="EN-US">21 April 2013 - 23:59 UTC</span></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
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        <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">22 April 2013</span></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
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        <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">11 June 2013 - 23:59 UTC</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>
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style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
              lang="EN-US">Important Information Links</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>
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href="https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-3-07mar13-en.htm"><span
                lang="EN-US">Public Comment Announcement</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>
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              moz-do-not-send="true"
              href="mailto:comments-travel-support-07mar13@icann.org"><span
                lang="EN-US">To Submit Your Comments (Forum)</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>
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style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><a
              moz-do-not-send="true"
              href="http://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-travel-support-07mar13/"><span
                lang="EN-US">View Comments Submitted</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>
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style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
              lang="EN-US">Brief Overview</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 class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
            lang="EN-US">Originating Organization:&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">ICANN
            Travel Support<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Categories/Tags:&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Operations-Finances<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Purpose
            (Brief):&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p><span
            style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
            lang="EN-US">Review and comment on FY14 community travel
            support guidelines<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">Current Status:&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p><span
            style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
            lang="EN-US">In review<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">Next Steps:&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p><span
            style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
            lang="EN-US">Community comment<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">Staff Contact:&nbsp;<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">Diane Schroeder, Director Administration<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
              moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:diane.schroeder@icann.org?subject=More%20information%20on%20the%20FY14%20Community%20Travel%20Support%20Guidelines%20public%20comment%20period"><span
                lang="EN-US">Email Staff Contact</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"><span class="fieldset-legend"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
              lang="EN-US">Detailed Information</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 class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
            lang="EN-US">Section I: Description, Explanation, and
            Purpose:&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p><span
            style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
            lang="EN-US">FY14 community member travel support guidelines
            (draft). Purpose is to give community members an opportunity
            to comment on or ask questions about community travel
            support process and guidelines.<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">Section II: Background:&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p><span
            style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
            lang="EN-US">Every year in advance of the new fiscal year
            budget, community members are invited to review and comment
            upon draft travel support guidelines.<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">Section III: Document and Resource Links:&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p><span
            style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><a
              moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.icann.org/en/news/in-focus/travel-support/draft-travel-support-guidelines-fy14-07mar13-en.pdf"><span
                lang="EN-US">Draft FY14 Community Travel Support
                Guidelines</span></a></span><span
            style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
            lang="EN-US"> [PDF, 525 KB]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            IV: Additional Information:&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            lang="EN-US">(*) Comments submitted after the posted Close
            Date/Time are not guaranteed to be considered in any final
            summary, analysis, reporting, or decision-making that takes
            place once this period lapses.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            de Saint G&eacute;ry <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            Secretariat <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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