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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Dear BC Members,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Please find below a reminder regarding the Update Regarding Call for Volunteers to Evaluate Metrics Related to Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thank you ever so much,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT style='color:black'>Kind Regards,</span><span lang=IT style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT style='color:black'>Benedetta Rossi<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT style='color:black'>BC Secretariat<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT style='color:#1F497D'><a href="bc-secretariat@icann.org">bc-secretariat@icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT style='color:#1F497D'><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT style='color:#1F497D'><a href="www.bizconst.org">www.bizconst.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Dear All-</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>ICANN has updated its call for volunteers to evaluate metrics related to Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice. As described more fully in the <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-17sep13-en.htm" target="_blank"><span style='color:windowtext'>updated announcement</span></a>, volunteers will now have more certainty regarding the timing of their commitment.</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The group of volunteers to be convened this year will serve for a limited duration and scope—focusing exclusively on evaluating the proposed metrics for data gathering to support a future AoC review. As this will be a precursor to help inform the future review, the volunteer team for this initial activity will be referred to as the “Implementation Advisory Group for Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice.”</span><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Since the review team will not be convened until such time as new gTLDs have been in operation for one year, it is not necessary to follow the procedures under the AoC for selection of review team members. As a result, representatives from and endorsements of SO/ACs are no longer requested. Instead, the Implementation Advisory Group will be open to all interested volunteers, and it is hoped that volunteers from all SO/ACs will choose to participate in this important effort. </span><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Individuals interested in serving on the Implementation Advisory Group for CCT are encouraged to email <a href="mailto:iag-cct@icann.org" target="_blank"><span style='color:windowtext'>iag-cct@icann.org</span></a> by 15 October 2013. Please reply by specifying your interest in this group, your affiliation (if any) with an SO/AC, and your background.</span><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Very best regards,</span><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>ICANN Staff</span><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>