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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap: break-word;-webkit-nbsp-mode: space;-webkit-line-break: after-white-space'><div class=WordSection1><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Dear Councilors,</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Ahead of the official Council minutes, please find the motion that was passed during the Council meeting on 3 February 2011.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Motion in response to the Registration Abuse Policies Working Group (RAP WG) final report.</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Whereas the Registration Abuse Policies Working Group submitted its report to the GNSO Council on 29 May 2010 (see<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/rap/rap-wg-final-report-29may10-en.pdf),%E2%80%A8and"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#0020E3;text-decoration:none'>http://gnso.icann.org/issues/rap/rap-wg-final-report-29may10-en.pdf</span><span lang=EN-US style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>),</span><span style='font-family:"MS Gothic";color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>
</span><span lang=EN-US style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>and</span></a></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Whereas the GNSO Council reviewed the report and its recommendations and decided to form an implementation drafting team to draft a proposed</span><span style='font-family:"MS Gothic"'>
</span><span class=apple-converted-space><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>approach with regard to the recommendations contained in the Registration Abuse Policies Working Group Final Report, and</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Whereas the Registration Abuse Policies Implementation Drafting Team submitted its proposed response to the GNSO Council on 15 November 2010</span><span style='font-family:"MS Gothic"'>
</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(see<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/rap-idt-to-gnso-council-15nov10-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#0020E3;text-decoration:none'>http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/rap-idt-to-gnso-council-15nov10-en.pdf</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>),</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>and</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Whereas the GNSO Council considered the proposed approached at its Working Session at the ICANN meeting in Cartagena.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>RESOLVED #1</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>, the GNSO Council instructs ICANN Policy Staff to forward the two issues identified by the RAP IDT as having low resource<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><span style='font-family:"MS Gothic"'>
</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>requirements, WHOIS Access recommendation #2 and Fake Renewal Notices recommendation #1, to ICANN Compliance Staff for resolution. ICANN</span><span style='font-family:"MS Gothic"'>
</span><span class=apple-converted-space><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Compliance Staff is requested to provide the GNSO Council with its feedback on the two recommendations and proposed implementation in a timely manner.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>RESOLVED #2,</span></b><span class=apple-converted-space><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>the GNSO Council requests an Issues Report on the current state of the UDRP.<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This effort should consider:</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>How the UDRP has addressed the problem of cybersquatting to date, and any insufficiencies/inequalities associated with the process.</span><span style='font-family:"MS Gothic"'>
</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Whether the definition of cybersquatting inherent within the existing UDRP language needs to be reviewed or updated.</span><span style='font-family:"MS Gothic"'>
</span><span class=apple-converted-space><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Issue Report should include suggestions for how a possible PDP on this issue might be managed.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>RESOLVED #3</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>, the GNSO Council requests a discussion paper on the creation of non-binding best practices to help registrars and registries address the abusive registrations of domain names in accordance with the Registration Abuse Policies Working Group Final Report.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This effort should consider (but not be limited the following subjects:</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Practices for identifying stolen credentials</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Practices for identifying and investigating common forms of malicious use (such as malware and phishing)</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Creating anti-abuse terms of service for possible inclusion in Registrar-Registrant agreements by registrars who adopt them, and for use by TLD operators who adopt them.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Identifying compromised/hacked domains versus domain registered by abusers</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Practices for suspending domain names</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Account access security management</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Security resources of use or interest to registrars and registries</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Survey registrars and registries to determine practices being used, and their adoption rates.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>RESOLVED #4</span></b><span class=apple-converted-space><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(As proposed by Zahid Jamil): Resolved, the GNSO Council instructs ICANN Policy Staff to add the remaining RAP Recommendations to the GNSO Project List so that the GNSO Council can keep track of the remaining recommendations and address these as appropriate.<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>These remaining RAP Recommendations are:</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.0pt'> <span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>WHOIS Access – Recommendation #1: The GNSO should determine what additional research and processes may be needed to ensure that WHOIS data is accessible in an appropriately reliable, enforceable, and consistent fashion.</span><o:p></o:p></p><div style='margin-left:18.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The GNSO Council should consider how such might be related to other WHOIS efforts, such as the upcoming review of WHOIS policy and implementation required by ICANN’s new Affirmation of Commitments.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> <span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Uniformity of Contracts:</span><o:p></o:p></p><div style='margin-left:18.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>View A: The RAPWG recommends the creation of an Issues Report to evaluate whether a minimum baseline of registration abuse provisions should be created for all in-scope ICANN agreements, and if created, how such language would be structured to address the most common forms of registration abuse.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-left:18.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>View B: Opposed to the recommendation for an Issues Report as expressed in view A</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.0pt'> <span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Gripe Sites; Deceptive and/or Offensive Domain Names – Recommendation #1:</span><o:p></o:p></p><div style='margin-left:18.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Rough Consensus: Make no recommendation. The majority of RAPWG members expressed that gripe site and offensive domain names that use trademarks should be addressed in the context of cybersquatting and the UDRP for purposes of establishing consistent registration abuse policies in this area, and that creating special procedures for special classes of domains, such as offensive domain names, may present problems.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-left:18.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Alternate view: The URDP should be revisited to determine what substantive policy changes, if any, would be necessary to address any inconsistencies relating to decisions on “gripe” names and to provide for fast track substantive and procedural mechanisms in the event of the registration of deceptive domain names that mislead adults or children to objectionable sites.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> <span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Cybersquatting – Recommendation #2:</span><o:p></o:p></p><div style='margin-left:18.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>View A: The RAPWG recommends the initiation of a Policy Development Process by requesting an Issues Report to investigate the appropriateness and effectiveness of how any Rights Protection Mechanisms that are developed elsewhere in the community (e.g. the New gTLD program) can be applied to the problem of cybersquatting in the current gTLD space.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-left:18.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>View B: The initiation of such a process is premature; the effectiveness and consequences of the Rights Protection Mechanisms proposed for the new TLDs is unknown. Discussion of RPMs should continue via the New TLD program. Experience with them should be gained before considering their appropriate relation (if any) to the existing TLD space.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.0pt'> <span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Fake Renewal Notices – Recommendation #2 – conditional on #1: The following recommendation is conditional. The WG would like to learn the ICANN Compliance Department’s opinions regarding Recommendation #1 above, and the WG will further discuss Recommendation 2 looking forward to the WG’s Final Report.</span><o:p></o:p></p><div style='margin-left:18.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The RAPWG recommends the initiation of a Policy Development Process by requesting an Issues Report to investigate fake renewal notices.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.0pt'> <span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Meta Issue: Collection and Dissemination of Best Practices: The RAPWG recommends that the GNSO, and the larger ICANN community in general, create and support structured, funded mechanisms for the collection and maintenance of best practices.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.0pt'> <span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Cross-TLD Registration Scam: The RAPWG recommends the GNSO monitor for Cross-TLD registration scam abuse in the gTLD space and co-ordinate research with the community to determine the nature and extent of the problem. The WG believes this issue warrants review but notes there is not enough data at this time to warrant an Issues Report or PDP.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.0pt'> <span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Meta Issue - Uniformity of Reporting: The RAPWG recommends that the GNSO, and the larger ICANN community in general, create and support uniform reporting processes.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.0pt'> <span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Gripe Sites; Deceptive and/or Offensive Domain Names – Recommendation #2:</span><o:p></o:p></p><div style='margin-left:18.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>View A: Turn down a proposed recommendation that registries develop best practices to restrict the registration of offensive strings.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-left:18.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>View B: Registries should consider developing internal best practice policies that would restrict the registration of offensive strings in order to mitigate the potential harm to consumers and children.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.0pt'> <span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Domain Kiting / Tasting: It is unclear to what extent domain kiting happens, and the RAPWG does not recommend policy development at this time. The RAPWG suggests that the Council monitor the issue (in conjunction with ongoing reviews of domain-tasting), and consider next steps if conditions warrant.</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Please let me know if you have any questions.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Thank you.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Kind regards.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Glen</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Glen de Saint Géry</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>GNSO Secretariat</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org">gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</a></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org">http://gnso.icann.org</a></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>