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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Glen,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Do you know if the ceremony will be (or is scheduled to be) over by 12:30? Or, should Councilors go to the overflow room so that we can leave to go the ccNSO lunch?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>K<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","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 style='margin-left:.5in'><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>Glen de Saint Géry<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 24, 2011 7:03 AM<br><b>To:</b> council@gnso.icann.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [council] TR: Dakar / Senegalese Opening Session<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Dear All,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Please see information on the Opening ceremony at 11:30am today.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>************************<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span class=apple-style-span><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>ICANN 42 Opening Ceremony</span></span><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><br><span class=apple-style-span>Starts at 11:30 (Senegal Time)</span><br><span class=apple-style-span>Room: Big Amphitheater</span><br><br><span class=apple-style-span>Overview</span><br><br><span class=apple-style-span>President of Senegal, Abdoulaye Wade. ICANN CEO and President Rod Beckstrom, Board Chair Steve Crocker and Governmental Advisory Committee Chair Heather Dryden will provide brief remarks. </span><br><br><span class=apple-style-span>We also expect to hear from Senegal’s Minister of Communication and Telecommunications, Moustapha Guirassy. Concluding the session, President Wade will address the attendees.</span><br><br><span class=apple-style-span>Special security rules will be in effect as President Wade speaks. Please be advised that once the event begins, you will not be able to leave until the conclusion of his remarks. No latecomers will be seated and attendees should plan to remain for the duration of the speech.</span><br><br><span class=apple-style-span>To show respect to our many Senegalese guests, ICANN staff members are asked to take seating in overflow room B/C 12.</span><br><br><span class=apple-style-span>These plans are subject to last minute change.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span class=apple-style-span><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://dakar42.icann.org/node/27413">http://dakar42.icann.org/node/27413</a></span></span><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>***************************<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Regards,<br>Glen</span><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=FR style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><br></span><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'>Glen de Saint Géry<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'>GNSO Secretariat<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;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 style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org">http://gnso.icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=FR style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>