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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:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Dear BC Members,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><br>Please find below and ICANN announcement regarding the continuation of the GNSO WG Newcomer Open House Sessions. If you are interested in joining any of the meetings please follow the RSVP instructions below to receive the dial in details.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Kind Regards,</span><span lang=IT style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Benedetta Rossi<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>BC Secretariat<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";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='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";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='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="www.bizconst.org">www.bizconst.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","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'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-28jan14-en.htm"><span lang=EN-US>http://gnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-28jan14-en.htm</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><h1><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Continuation of GNSO WG Newcomer Open House Sessions<o:p></o:p></span></h1><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Following a successful GNSO WG Newcomer Open House session <a href="http://www.ispcp.info/policy-resources/gnso-working-groups-newcomer-open-house/">pilot session</a> in December of last year, we would like to continue with these sessions to allow for new GNSO WG participants to come together and ask any questions they may have about GNSO Working Groups, procedures and/or processes. We know there is a lot of information to digest when you join a GNSO Working Group and would like to offer this opportunity to come together, talk and answer any questions you may have.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>To allow for maximum participation in these calls, the proposed schedule is as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Thursday 6 February at 12.00 UTC<br>Thursday 6 March at 20.00 UTC<br>Thursday 3 April at 12.00 UTC<br>Thursday 1 May at 20.00 UTC<br>Thursday 5 June at 12.00 UTC<br>Thursday 3 July at 20.00 UTC<br>Thursday 7 August at 12.00 UTC<br>Thursday 4 September at 20.00 UTC<br>Thursday 2 October at 12.00 UTC<br>Thursday 6 November at 20.00 UTC<br>Thursday 4 December at 12.00 UTC<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>To convert to your local time zone, please see <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html">http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>If you are interested to join the next meeting on 6 February or any of the future meetings, please let the GNSO Secretariat know (<a href="mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org">gnso-secs@icann.org</a>) and they will send you the call details. If there are any specific questions you already have, or any overviews or introductions you think would be helpful (e.g. GNSO Policy Development Process or GNSO Working Group guidelines), please let us know in advance and we will prepare materials accordingly. Feel free to share this invitation with others that you think may be interested.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>We look forward to welcoming you at the next meeting!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Glen de Saint Géry <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>GNSO Secretariat <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><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-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org">http://gnso.icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>