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<DIV><SPAN class=250074012-19042007><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dear Council
members,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=250074012-19042007><FONT face=Arial size=2>Following last
week's Council meeting and subsequent clarifying emails to the Council list,
please find attached the final version of the Whois Working Group's Charter.
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=250074012-19042007><FONT face=Arial size=2>There has been
enormous interest in the Whois Working Group, thanks, in particular, to the work
of the GNSO constituencies and the At Large. The group will be convened by
mailing list today, and will have its first teleconference next week.
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=250074012-19042007><FONT face=Arial size=2>Now that the Charter
is finalised, we will also be extending a formal invitation to participate to
the Government Advisory Committee.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=250074012-19042007><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=250074012-19042007><FONT face=Arial size=2>All the best,
Maria</FONT></SPAN></DIV></BODY></HTML>