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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=title><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Dear BC Members,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=title><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><br>Please find below the invitation to the Pre-Buenos Aires ICANN Policy Update Webinar taking place on Nov. 7<sup>th</sup>, 2013. Please follow the RSVP instructions below if you wish to take part in the webinar.<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;mso-fareast-language:FR'>Kind Regards,</span><span lang=IT style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR'>Benedetta Rossi<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR'>BC Secretariat<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:FR'><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;mso-fareast-language:FR'><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;mso-fareast-language:FR'><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=title><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=title align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Pre-Buenos Aires ICANN Policy Update Webinar Invitation<br>7 November 2013<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>In order to participate, please RSVP via email to the GNSO Secretariat</span></strong><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(<a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org"><span style='color:purple'>gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</span></a>) to receive the call details.</span></strong></span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Whether you plan to participate in the upcoming ICANN meeting in Buenos Aires, remotely or in person, you're invited to a quick reminder of the background and </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>current status of each major policy issue currently under discussion in ICANN.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The ICANN Policy Staff will provide a briefing on<span style='color:#1F497D'>:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thursday 7 November at 12.00 UTC (</span></strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>for other places see:<b> <a href="http://tinyurl.com/mygn6xx"><span style='color:windowtext'>http://tinyurl.com/mygn6xx</span></a>)<br>and <br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thursday 7 November at 19.00 UTC</span></strong></b>. (for other places see: <b><a href="http://tinyurl.com/lj8jqep">http://tinyurl.com/lj8jqep</a>)<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>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). Amongst other topics, updates will be provided on:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Privacy & Proxy Services Accreditation<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thick Whois<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Protections of IGO/INGO Identifiers in gTLDs<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Policy & Implementation<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Draft Guidelines on ccTLD's Financial Contribution<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>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 lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>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 <a href="mailto:policy-staff@icann.org"><span style='color:purple'>policy-staff@icann.org</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>In order to participate, please RSVP via email to the GNSO Secretariat (<a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org"><span style='color:windowtext'>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 </span></b><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(</span></strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>for other places see:<b> <a href="http://tinyurl.com/mygn6xx"><span style='color:windowtext'>http://tinyurl.com/mygn6xx</span></a>) <span style='color:black'>or Thursday at 19.00 UTC</span></b><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span> (for other places see: <b><a href="http://tinyurl.com/lj8jqep">http://tinyurl.com/lj8jqep</a>)</b><span style='color:black'>. 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></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><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 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 href="http://gnso.icann.org">http://gnso.icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>