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<div>Thanks to Chris for consolidating all those disparate, last-minute, edit suggestions. (I know how difficult that can be!)</div>
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<div>And thanks to all the contributors for producing a high-quality, specific response from the BC.</div>
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<div>I’m happy to do the submissions tonight (US eastern time) if that makes it easier on you, Chris. Just let me know.</div>
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<div>—Steve</div>
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<span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span>Chris Chaplow <<a href="mailto:chris@andaluciaws.com">chris@andaluciaws.com</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span>Friday, January 31, 2014 at 5:02 PM<br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span>'bc - GNSO list' <<a href="mailto:bc-gnso@icann.org">bc-gnso@icann.org</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span>[bc-gnso] RV: BC comment on ICANN's Vision, Mission & Focus for 5-year Strategic Plan.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Dear Members,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Thanks for your contributions to the <span style="color:black">
draft BC comment on ICANN’s Vision, Mission & Focus for 5-year Strategic Plan.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">I have incorporated the comments by members Aparna Sridhar, David Fares, Nat Cohen, and Marilyn Cade.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Please find attached the individual documents that I will submit to ICANN in a few hours time ahead of the deadline. (I notice that no other comments have been submitted at all yet.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">In particular with regard to the Vision I believe I have incorporated the comments of Aparna Sridhar, David Fares, and Marilyn Cade. The BC suggested version of the Vision is the shortened version
(not including public interest</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D">)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> whilst the BC statement request
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D">“</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">How this is incorporated .. deserves more discussion with the ICANN community.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D">”</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I also have added a point I made on the BC call in the Focus Area: IV. Striving towards technical and operational excellence being “BC also notes that IANA has
been dropped from the title of the focus area but management of IANA function should remain a key strategic objective.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">With best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(11, 113, 10);">Chris Chaplow<br>
Managing Director</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(11, 113, 10);"><br>
<b>Andalucia.com S.L.</b></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"><br>
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Fax: + (34) 952 897 874<br>
</b></span>E-mail: <a href="mailto:chris@andalucia.com"><b>chris@andalucia.com</b></a><b><br>
</b>Web: <a href="http://www.andalucia.com/"><b>www.andalucia.com</b></a><span style="color:black"><br>
</span><b><span style="color:#0B850A">Information about Andalucia, Spain.</span></b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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