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<DIV>Despite the unfortunate timing (16 June) I think this is an important development and support discussing it on Saturday. We may need to have a follow up discussion, but it would be good to have at least an initial conversation as soon as possible.</DIV>

<DIV><BR>Cheers</DIV>

<DIV>Mary<BR><BR></DIV>

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<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#800080>Mary W S Wong</FONT></STRONG></DIV>

<DIV><EM>Professor of Law</EM></DIV>

<DIV><EM>Chair, Graduate IP Programs</EM></DIV>

<DIV><EM>Director, Franklin Pierce Center for IP</EM></DIV>

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<ADDRESS>Selected writings available on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) at: <A href="http://ssrn.com/author=437584">http://ssrn.com/author=437584</A></ADDRESS>>>> </DIV>

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<TD><STRONG>From: </STRONG></TD>

<TD>Stéphane Van Gelder<stephane.vangelder@indom.com></TD></TR>

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<TD><STRONG>To:</STRONG></TD>

<TD>GNSO Council List <council@gnso.icann.org></TD></TR>

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<TD><STRONG>Date: </STRONG></TD>

<TD>6/17/2011 5:40 AM</TD></TR>

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<TD><STRONG>Subject: </STRONG></TD>

<TD>[council] NTIA letter to ICANN</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Councillors,

<DIV><BR></DIV>

<DIV>For those of you that haven't seen this, here is a link to the letter NTIA has sent to ICANN re the new gTLD program.</DIV>

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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI'; FONT-SIZE: 13px" class=Apple-style-span> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI'; FONT-SIZE: 13px" class=Apple-style-span><A href="http://www.icann.org/en/correspondence/strickling-to-dengate-thrush-16jun11-en.pdf">http://www.icann.org/en/correspondence/strickling-to-dengate-thrush-16jun11-en.pdf</A></SPAN></DIV>

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<DIV>This is one of the topics that we could discuss during our Saturday morning session, if there is interest in doing so.</DIV>

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<DIV>Stéphane</DIV></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></BODY></HTML>