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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap: break-word;-webkit-nbsp-mode: space;-webkit-line-break: after-white-space'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>As much as I disagree with the letter’s assumptions and conclusions, and believe this letter impacts Neustar probably more than any other party, I agree with Adrian that this is and should not be an issue for the GNSO to discuss in any formal meeting.  If we want to chat away about it during dinner, drinks, happy hour, etc., I would be happy to give you my thoughts.  But, lets reserve that hour for items that we can control for now.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Jeffrey J. Neuman</span></b><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#3366FF'> <br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#068658'>Neustar, Inc. / Vice President, Law & Policy</span></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7D7D7D'><br></span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>Please note new address:  21575 Ridgetop Circle, Sterling VA 20166     <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:gray'><hr size=1 width="100%" noshade style='color:#969696' align=left></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:6.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'>The information contained in this e-mail message is intended only for the use of the recipient(s) named above and may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient you have received this e-mail message in error and any review, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately and delete the original message.</span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Stéphane Van Gelder<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, June 17, 2011 6:12 PM<br><b>To:</b> Adrian Kinderis<br><b>Cc:</b> Mary.Wong@law.unh.edu; GNSO Council List<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [council] NTIA letter to ICANN<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Just to add to your discussion: please don't forget that this is being proposed for that hour we had set aside for open conversation, not official action.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Don't know if that helps in the context of what you two are discussing...<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Stéphane<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Le 17 juin 2011 à 12:04, Adrian Kinderis a écrit :<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div style='margin-left:2.4pt;margin-top:2.4pt;margin-right:2.4pt;margin-bottom:.6pt;word-wrap: break-word;-webkit-nbsp-mode: space;-webkit-line-break: after-white-space'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:2.4pt'><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>If the USG had not have sent that letter would we have felt the need to “re-open” the discussion?</span><span lang=EN-AU><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:2.4pt'><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>As you have said, we already tried and got nowhere. What has changed?</span><span lang=EN-AU><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:2.4pt'><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I believe it is up to the Board to determine if this is an issue. We don’t take direction from any one government last time I checked. I won’t even ask if the GNSO Council would want immediate discussions if the Australian Government sent an letter of the same ilk...</span><span lang=EN-AU><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:2.4pt'><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I am not interested in re-opening any debate or discussion and strongly suggest the GNSO Council observe and move on.</span><span lang=EN-AU><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Adrian Kinderis</span></b><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><br><br><br></span><span lang=EN-AU><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:2.4pt'><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=EN-AU><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;border-width:initial;border-color:initial'><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> </span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:Mary.Wong@law.unh.edu">Mary.Wong@law.unh.edu</a><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>[mailto:Mary.Wong@law.unh.edu]<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><br><b>Sent:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>Friday, 17 June 2011 5:57 PM<br><b>To:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>Adrian Kinderis; GNSO Council List<br><b>Subject:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>RE: [council] NTIA letter to ICANN</span><span lang=EN-AU><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:2.4pt'><span lang=EN-AU> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>I agree we won't be in a position to respond at the moment, and certainly not in the next week, but my thought was: (1) given that we'd had a WG looking at the issue which reached no consensus, the Council as managers could (should?) at least start a discussion as to whether or not to re-open the issue within the GNSO community; and (2) in view of its potential implications for the new gTLD program, if we do decide to start discussing it, it might be useful to do so ahead of the special Board meeting on Monday.</span><span lang=EN-AU><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'> </span><span lang=EN-AU><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Cheers</span><span lang=EN-AU><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Mary</span><span lang=EN-AU><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'> </span><span lang=EN-AU><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:purple'>Mary W S Wong</span></strong><span lang=EN-AU><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><em><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Professor of Law</span></em><span lang=EN-AU><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><em><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Chair, Graduate IP Programs</span></em><span lang=EN-AU><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><em><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Director, Franklin Pierce Center for IP</span></em><span lang=EN-AU><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><address><span lang=EN-AU>UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE SCHOOL OF LAW<o:p></o:p></span></address><address><span lang=EN-AU>Two White Street<o:p></o:p></span></address><address><span lang=EN-AU>Concord, NH 03301<o:p></o:p></span></address><address><span lang=EN-AU>USA<o:p></o:p></span></address><address><span lang=EN-AU>Email:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="mailto:mary.wong@law.unh.edu">mary.wong@law.unh.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></address><address><span lang=EN-AU>Phone: 1-603-513-5143<o:p></o:p></span></address><address><span lang=EN-AU>Webpage:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="http://www.law.unh.edu/marywong/index.php">http://www.law.unh.edu/marywong/index.php</a><o:p></o:p></span></address><address><span lang=EN-AU>Selected writings available on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) at:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="http://ssrn.com/author=437584">http://ssrn.com/author=437584</a><o:p></o:p></span></address><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>>>></span><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=0 style='margin-left:9.0pt;background:#F3F3F3;background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-origin: initial;background-clip: initial;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial'><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><div style='border:none;border-left:solid #050505 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt;border-width:initial;border-color:initial'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=0 style='background:#F3F3F3'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>From:</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p></div></td><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Adrian Kinderis <<a href="mailto:adrian@ausregistry.com.au">adrian@ausregistry.com.au</a>></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>To:</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p></div></td><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>"<a href="mailto:Mary.Wong@law.unh.edu">Mary.Wong@law.unh.edu</a>" <<a href="mailto:Mary.Wong@law.unh.edu">Mary.Wong@law.unh.edu</a>>, GNSO Council List <<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a>></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Date:</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p></div></td><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>6/17/2011 5:49 AM</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Subject:</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p></div></td><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>RE: [council] NTIA letter to ICANN</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:2.4pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I am not sure to what end?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:2.4pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Why would we discuss this?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:2.4pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Haven’t we already got a full agenda? Why is this particular letter so important. I am not convinced the GNSO Council is in a position to respond nor assist here...</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Adrian Kinderis</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:2.4pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;border-width:initial;border-color:initial'><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> </span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org">owner-council@gnso.icann.org</a><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>[mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org]<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><b>On Behalf Of<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></b><a href="mailto:Mary.Wong@law.unh.edu">Mary.Wong@law.unh.edu</a><br><b>Sent:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>Friday, 17 June 2011 5:45 PM<br><b>To:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>GNSO Council List<br><b>Subject:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>Re: [council] NTIA letter to ICANN</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:2.4pt'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>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.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><br>Cheers</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Mary</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:purple'>Mary W S Wong</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Professor of Law</span></em><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Chair, Graduate IP Programs</span></em><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Director, Franklin Pierce Center for IP</span></em><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><address><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE SCHOOL OF LAW</span><o:p></o:p></address><address><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Two White Street</span><o:p></o:p></address><address><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Concord, NH 03301</span><o:p></o:p></address><address><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>USA</span><o:p></o:p></address><address><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Email:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="mailto:mary.wong@law.unh.edu">mary.wong@law.unh.edu</a></span><o:p></o:p></address><address><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Phone: 1-603-513-5143</span><o:p></o:p></address><address><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Webpage:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="http://www.law.unh.edu/marywong/index.php">http://www.law.unh.edu/marywong/index.php</a></span><o:p></o:p></address><address><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Selected writings available on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) at:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="http://ssrn.com/author=437584">http://ssrn.com/author=437584</a></span><o:p></o:p></address><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>>>></span><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=0 style='margin-left:9.0pt;background:#F3F3F3;background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-origin: initial;background-clip: initial;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial'><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><div style='border:none;border-left:solid #050505 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt;border-width:initial;border-color:initial'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=0 style='background:#F3F3F3'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>From:</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p></div></td><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Stéphane Van Gelder<<a href="mailto:stephane.vangelder@indom.com">stephane.vangelder@indom.com</a>></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>To:</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p></div></td><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>GNSO Council List <<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a>></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Date:</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p></div></td><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>6/17/2011 5:40 AM</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Subject:</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p></div></td><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>[council] NTIA letter to ICANN</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></td></tr></table><div><p class=MsoNormal>Councillors,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'> <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></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>This is one of the topics that we could discuss during our Saturday morning session, if there is interest in doing so.<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Stéphane<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>