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<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Dear Councillors,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Attached please find the draft minutes
of the GNSO Council meeting on 7 January 2010.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Please let me know if you would like any
changes to be made. If no comments are <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>received, these minutes will be
published, as approved on the website on page<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>http://gnso.icann.org/calendar/index.html#jan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>on Friday, 22 January 2010.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Please note the <b>action item</b>
arising from the minutes:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<pre><span lang=EN-US><br>
Item 2 Action Item: Discussion of the Issues Report on Vertical Separation<br>
Issues Report regarding vertical separation of Registries and <o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span
lang=EN-US>Registrars<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><a
href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/vertical-integration/report-04dec09-en.pdf"><span
lang=EN-US>http://gnso.icann.org/issues/vertical-integration/report-04dec09-en.pdf</span></a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><span
lang=EN-US>(Please note this report has been translated into 5 UN languages and these are available on page<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>http://gnso.icann.org/issues/)<br>
<br>
<b>Chuck Gomes urged Councilors to continue the discussion on the Council
mailing list in preparation for deciding whether or not to initiate a policy
development process (PDP) at the Council meeting on 28 January 2010.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US>Motions should be submitted to the
Council no later than 20 January 2010 to be considered at the GNSO Council
meeting on 28 January 2010.<br>
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</span></b><span lang=EN-US>Please let me know if you have any questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Glen<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Glen de Saint Géry<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=DE>GNSO Secretariat<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=DE>gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=DE>http://gnso.icann.org<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=DE><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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