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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear BC Members,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please find below a reminder of the Pre-Durban ICANN Policy Update Webinar taking place tomorrow, June 27<sup>th</sup>, 2013 at 12 UTC and at 19 UTC. In order to participate, please RSVP via email to the GNSO Secretariat: <a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org">gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</a> to receive the call details.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>-- <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Kind Regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Benedetta Rossi<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>BC Secretariat<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT><a href="bc-secretariat@icann.org"><span lang=EN-US>bc-secretariat@icann.org</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home"><span lang=EN-US>https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT><a href="www.bizconst.org"><span lang=EN-US>www.bizconst.org</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-03jun13-en.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-03jun13-en.htm</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:solid #4498FB 1.0pt;padding:9.0pt 31.0pt 9.0pt 15.0pt'><h1 style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;border:none;padding:0cm'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;font-weight:normal'>Pre-Durban ICANN Policy Update Webinar Invitation 27 June 2013<o:p></o:p></span></h1></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=floatcenter style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:17.4pt'><strong><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>In order to participate, please RSVP via email to the</span></strong><span class=apple-converted-space><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;</span></b></span><strong><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>GNSO</span></strong><span class=apple-converted-space><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;</span></b></span><strong><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Secretariat (<a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org"><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none'>gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</span></a>) to receive the call details.</span></strong><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:17.4pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Whether you plan to participate in the upcoming<span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;</span>ICANN<span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;</span>meeting in Durban remotely or in person, you're invited to a quick reminder of the background and current status of each major policy issue currently under discussion inICANN.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:17.4pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The<span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;</span>ICANN<span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;</span>Policy Staff will provide a briefing on<span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;</span><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thursday 27 June at 12.00 UTC and Thursday 27 June at 19.00 UTC</span></strong>, summarizing policy issues across the different<span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;</span>ICANN<span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;</span>Supporting Organizations, namely the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO), Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) and Address Supporting Organization (ASO). Among other topics, updates will be provided on:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right:26.25pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:15.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:17.4pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:bla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ions that you email to<span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;</span><a href="mailto:policy-staff@icann.org"><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none'>policy-staff@icann.org</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:17.4pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>In order to participate, please RSVP via email to the<span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;</span>GNSO<span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;</span>Secretariat (<a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org"><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none'>gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</span></a>) 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:<a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedform.html"><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none'>http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedform.html</span></a>). 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<span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;</span>ICANN<span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;</span>staff members e-mail address.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div></body></html>