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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dear
Councillors,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>In
preparation for the Council meeting tomorrow, Thursday, 20 May at 15:00 UTC
please find the agenda below and the proposed Brussels draft GNSO related meeting
schedule.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please
note that the workshops, information and consultation sessions noted during the
week are subject to change as the full ICANN schedule is not yet published. <br>
Two possible options have been noted in red for the GNSO wrap-up session on
Thursday and your input will be welcome.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Proposed
GNSO Council Agenda 20 May 2010<br>
<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/agenda-council-20may10-en.htm">http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/agenda-council-20may10-en.htm</a><br>
https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?proposed_agenda_20_may_2010<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This agenda was
established according to the GNSO Council Operating Procedures approved 28
October 2009 for the GNSO Council.<br>
<a
href="http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/operating-procedures-revised-draft-clean-09oct09-en.pdf"
target="_blank" title="(external link)">http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/operating-procedures-revised-draft-clean-09oct09-en.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>For convenience:<br>
• An excerpt of the ICANN Bylaws defining the voting thresholds is
provided in Appendix 1 at the end of this agenda.<br>
• An excerpt from the Council Operating Procedures defining the absentee
voting procedures is provided in Appendix 2 at the end of this agenda.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Meeting Time
15:00 UTC</span></strong><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>See the following and
<a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/" target="_blank" title="(external link)">http://www.timeanddate.com/</a>
for other times:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>08:00 PDT; 10:00 CDT;
11:00 EDT; 12:00 Buenos Aires; 12:00 Brazil; 16:00 Ireland; 17:00 CET; 19:00
Moscow; 20:00 Pakistan; 23:00 Hong Kong; 00:00 Tokyo, 01:00 Friday Melbourne<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dial-in numbers will
be sent individually to Council members. Councilors should notify the GNSO
Secretariat in advance if a dial out call is needed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please click
on the link to join the GNSO Council Adobe Connect room*</span></strong><span
lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://icann.na3.acrobat.com/gnsocouncil/" target="_blank"
title="(external link)">http://icann.na3.acrobat.com/gnsocouncil/</a>*<br>
<strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please enter as a
'guest'.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Item 1:
Administrative matters (10 minutes)</span></strong><span lang=EN
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
1.1 Roll call of Council members<br>
1.2 Update any statements of interest<br>
1.3 Review/amend agenda<br>
1.4. Note the status of minutes for the previous Council meeting per the GNSO
Operating Procedures:<br>
• 21 April 2010 meeting – Approved 5 May 2010<br>
<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/minutes-council-21apr10-en.htm"
target="_blank" title="(external link)">http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/minutes-council-21apr10-en.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Item 2:
Prioritization GNSO work (15 Minutes)</span></strong><span lang=EN
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>2.1 Refer to TIMELINE
FOR FIRST WORK PRIORITIZATION EFFORT<br>
<a
href="http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/cover-letter-work-prioritization-project-list-30apr10-en.pdf"
target="_blank" title="(external link)">http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/cover-letter-work-prioritization-project-list-30apr10-en.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>2.2 Refer to Staff
Recommended Projects List<br>
GNSO Work Prioritization Project List<br>
<a
href="http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/work-prioritization-project-list-30apr10-en.pdf"
target="_blank" title="(external link)">http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/work-prioritization-project-list-30apr10-en.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>2.3 Motion:<br>
<a href="https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?20_may_motions"
title="1. Proposed motion - Prioritization Project List Made by: Olga Cavalli seconded by: Jaime Wagner WHEREAS, the GNSO Council, at its 21 April 2010 meeting, adopted a resolution and timeline 21 april motions to conduct its first Work Prioritization effort ac">20
may motions</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>2.4 Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>2.5 Vote<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(Note that absentee
voting will not be allowed on this motion.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Item 3: GNSO
AoC DT Endorsement Process (15 minutes)</span></strong><span lang=EN
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>3.1 Overview of AoC
Endorsement Process (Bill Drake)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>3.2 GNSO input
requested from Janis Karklins:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>• Size and
composition of the Review Teams ‘Security Stability and Resilience of the
DNS’ and ‘Whois policy’<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>•
Recommendations from the GNSO AoC Review DT (Bill Drake)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>• Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>3.3.2 GNSO
Endorsement Procedures<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>• GNSO AoC
Review DT Recommendations (Bill Drake)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>• Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>• Motion<br>
<a href="https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?20_may_motions"
title="1. Proposed motion - Prioritization Project List Made by: Olga Cavalli seconded by: Jaime Wagner WHEREAS, the GNSO Council, at its 21 April 2010 meeting, adopted a resolution and timeline 21 april motions to conduct its first Work Prioritization effort ac">20
may motions</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(Note that absentee
voting will not be allowed on this motion.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>3.4. 3 Next steps?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Item 4: IDNG
DT Recommendation re. New gTLD Process (15 minutes)</span></strong><span
lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>4.1 Report (Edmon
Chung)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>4.2 Motion:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?20_may_motions"
title="1. Proposed motion - Prioritization Project List Made by: Olga Cavalli seconded by: Jaime Wagner WHEREAS, the GNSO Council, at its 21 April 2010 meeting, adopted a resolution and timeline 21 april motions to conduct its first Work Prioritization effort ac">20
may motions</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(Note that absentee
voting will not be allowed for this motion)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>4.3 Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>4.4 Vote<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Item 5: Joint
SO/AC Working Group on New gTLD Applicant Support (10 minutes)</span></strong><span
lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
5.1 Overview of Charter (Olof Nordling)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>5.2 Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>5.3 Motion<br>
<a href="https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?20_may_motions"
title="1. Proposed motion - Prioritization Project List Made by: Olga Cavalli seconded by: Jaime Wagner WHEREAS, the GNSO Council, at its 21 April 2010 meeting, adopted a resolution and timeline 21 april motions to conduct its first Work Prioritization effort ac">20
may motions</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>5.3.1 Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>5.3.2 Vote<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(Note that absentee
voting will not be allowed for this motion.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Item 6: Schedule
and Agendas for GNSO Brussels Meetings (15 minutes)</span></strong><span
lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>6.1 Note that meeting
schedule and agendas must be posted not later than 29 May.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>6.2 Overview
(Stephane Van Gelder)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>6.3 Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>6.4 Possible Joint
SO/AC meeting re. RAA WG (Monday afternoon?)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Item 7: AGP
Policy questions (10 minutes)*</span></strong><span lang=EN style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>7.1 Discussion of
questions raised by Craig Schwartz in the 21 April Council meeting<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>• Should the
Council consider modifying the AGP Limits Policy to no longer require
semi-annual updates?<br>
• Should the Council consider modifying the AGP Limits Policy by defining
the terms “extraordinary circumstances” or “reoccur
regularly? For example:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>o Should instances of
consumer fraud automatically be a legitimate use of AGP deletes?<br>
o If a registrar proactively takes down (i.e., deletes) domains that are known
to propagate a fraudulent activity such as phishing, should the registrar bear
the cost if the deletions cause the registrar to exceed the threshold defined
in the Policy?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>7.2 Next steps?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Item 8: Whois
Studies (15 minutes) *</span></strong><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>8.1 Refer to:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>• Whois Studies
Report:<br>
<a
href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-studies-report-for-gnso-23mar10-en.pdf"
target="_blank" title="(external link)">http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-studies-report-for-gnso-23mar10-en.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>• ICANN's FY11
Draft Operating Plan and Budget:<br>
<a href="http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/#op-budget-fy2011"
target="_blank" title="(external link)">http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/#op-budget-fy2011</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>"In accordance
with ICANN’s bylaws, a draft FY11 Operating Plan and Budget will be
posted by 17 May 2010 for community feedback."<br>
(Note: Public comment period is open.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>8.2 Note the amount
in the Draft Budget for Whois Studies: $ 400,000<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>8.3 Draft Terms of
Reference for WHOIS Proxy/Privacy Services "abuse" study<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>8.3.1 Refer to:<br>
<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/whois-proxy-abuse-studies-28apr10-en.pdf"
target="_blank" title="(external link)">http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/whois-proxy-abuse-studies-28apr10-en.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>8.3.2 Brief overview
(Liz Gasster)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>8.3.3 Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>8.4 Discussion of how
to proceed in selecting studies<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>8.5 Next steps?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>8.6 Comments
regarding the Draft Operating Plan & Budget from constituencies, SGs &
individual GNSO participants are encouraged.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Item 9: Other
Business (5 minutes)</span></strong><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>9.1 Note: It is
planned to consider GNSO Improvements OSC recommendations from the CCT and the
GCOT in our next meeting on 10 June 2010.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Item 10:
Status updates (5 minutes)</span></strong><span lang=EN style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>10.1 Refer to
WG/WT/DT status updates:<br>
<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/notes-council-20may10-en.htm"
target="_blank" title="(external link)">http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/notes-council-20may10-en.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>10.2
Questions/comments on written status updates sent in advance by leaders of
Working Groups, Work Teams, staff projects, etc.?<br>
Status updates:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Item 11: The
updated GNSO Project Status List (5 minutes)</span></strong><span lang=EN
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>11.1 Refer to Pending
Projects List:<br>
<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/pending-projects-list.pdf"
target="_blank" title="(external link)">http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/pending-projects-list.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>11.1
Questions/comments?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>***Note: Agenda items
6 (Whois Studies) & 7 (AGP Policy questions) may need to be delayed in
whole or in part if earlier items require more time than what is allotted.
Items 2 (Prioritization of GNSO work), 3 (GNSO AoC DT Endorsement Process), 4
(IDNG DT Recommendation re. New gTLD Process) & 5 (Schedule and Agendas for
GNSO Brussels Meetings) all require action in this meeting and as such could
take more time than what is allocated.**<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Appendix 1:
GNSO Council Voting Thresholds (ICANN Bylaws, Article X, Section 3)</span></strong><span
lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>9. Except as
otherwise specified in these Bylaws, Annex A hereto, or the GNSO Operating
Procedures, the default threshold to pass a GNSO Council motion or other voting
action requires a simple majority vote of each House. The voting thresholds
described below shall apply to the following GNSO actions:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>1. Create an Issues
Report: requires an affirmative vote of more than 25% vote of each House or
majority of one House;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>2. Initiate a Policy
Development Process (“PDP”) Within Scope (as described in Annex A):
requires an affirmative vote of more than 33% of each House or more than 66% of
one House;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>3. Initiate a PDP Not
Within Scope: requires an affirmative vote of more than 75% of one House and a
majority of the other House (“GNSO Supermajority”);<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>4. Approve a PDP
Recommendation Without a GNSO Supermajority: requires an affirmative vote of a
majority of each House and further requires that one GNSO Council member
representative of at least 3 of the 4 Stakeholder Groups supports the
Recommendation;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>5. Approve a PDP
Recommendation With a GNSO Supermajority: requires an affirmative vote of a
GNSO Supermajority; and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>6. Approve a PDP
Recommendation Imposing New Obligations on Certain Contracting Parties: where
an ICANN contract provision specifies that “a two-thirds vote of the
council” demonstrates the presence of a consensus, the GNSO Supermajority
vote threshold will have to be met or exceeded with respect to any contracting
party affected by such contract provision.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Appendix 2:
Absentee Voting Procedures (Council Operating Procedures 4.4)</span></strong><span
lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Members that are
absent from a meeting at the time of a vote on the following items may vote by
absentee ballot:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>1. Initiate a policy
development process;<br>
2. Forward a policy recommendation to the Board;<br>
3. Recommend amendments to the ICANN Bylaws;<br>
4. Fill a position open for election.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The GNSO Secretariat
will provide reasonable means for transmitting and authenticating absentee
ballots, which could include voting by telephone, e- mail, or web-based
interface. Absentee ballots must be submitted within 72 hours following the
start of the meeting in which a vote is initiated, except that, in exceptional
circumstances announced at the time of the vote, the Chair may reduce this time
to 24 hours or extend the time to 7 days. There must be a quorum for the
meeting in which the vote is initiated.<br>
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Local time between March and October, Summer in the NORTHERN hemisphere<br>
________________________________________<br>
Reference (Coordinated Universal Time) 15:00UTC<br>
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California, USA (PST) UTC-8+1DST 08:00<br>
Cedar Rapids, USA (CDT) UTC-6+1DST 10:00<br>
New York/Washington DC, USA (EDT) UTC-5+1DST 11:00<br>
Buenos Aires, Argentina UTC-3+0DST 12:00<br>
Rio de Janeiro/Sao Paulo Brazil UTC-3+0DST 12:00<br>
Dublin, Ireland (GMT) UTC+1DST 16:00<br>
Darmstadt, Germany (CET) UTC+1+1DST 17:00<br>
Paris, France (CET) UTC+1+1DST 17:00<br>
Moscow, Russian Federation (MSK) UTC+3+1DST 19:00<br>
Karachi, Pakistan UTC+5+0DST 20:00<br>
Hong Kong, China UTC+8+0DST 23:00<br>
Tokyo, Japan UTC+9+0DST 00:00<br>
Melbourne/Sydney Australia (EDT) UTC+10+0DST 01:00 next day<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Let
me know if you have any questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thank
you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Kind
regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Glen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Glen de Saint Géry<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>GNSO Secretariat<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><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='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org">http://gnso.icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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