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class=462271522-17122009>Please see the attached note of thanks from Peter
Dengate Thrush for the STI work. I have sent a separate message to Peter
acknowledging the great work of the STI Review Team and making it clear that did
not have anything to do with the great work that was done. Thanks
again.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=462271522-17122009>Chuck</SPAN></FONT></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> Peter Dengate Thrush
[mailto:peter.dengatethrush@icann.org] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, December 17,
2009 4:41 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Gomes, Chuck; Maher, David<BR><B>Cc:</B> ICANN Board
of Directors; Denise Michel; Kurt Pritz; Glen de Saint Gery<BR><B>Subject:</B>
GNSO and STI work<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>Dear David and Chuck,
<DIV>staff have sent to the Board the results of the GNSO Council vote on the
STI report.</DIV>
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<DIV>On behalf of the Board, I want to thank both the GNSO Council, through you
Chuck as its Chair, for its rapid response to the Board's request, and the STI
Working Group, through you David, as its chair, for its intense and
thoughtful work on these important matters.</DIV>
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<DIV>The Board was conscious in sending this request that much was being asked
of the volunteers in the GNSO community. Please would you pass on to all those
involved the Board's appreciation of their efforts.</DIV>
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<DIV>My regards</DIV>
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<DIV>Peter Dengate Thrush</DIV>
<DIV>Chairman of the Board of Directors, </DIV>
<DIV>Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers </DIV>
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<DIV>+64 4 4998959 (DDI)</DIV>
<DIV>+64 21499888 (mobile)</DIV>
<DIV>+64 4 4710672 (fax)</DIV>
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