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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dear Council Members,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Pursuant to the GNSO Operating Procedures you are invited to update your statement of interest.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-operating-procedures-22sep11-en.pdf<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>5.3 Statement of Interest Procedures<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>5.3.1 Timeliness<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Relevant Parties are required to provide to the GNSO Secretariat a Statement of Interest, updated<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>not less frequently than once a year or whenever there is a material change, setting forth those<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>specified interests, relationships, arrangements, and affiliations that may affect the judgments of<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Relevant Parties in the conduct of their participation within the GNSO. A completed Statement<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>of Interest, updated at least annually, is a precondition for Relevant Parties to participate in a<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>GNSO Group.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>At the beginning of each meeting the Chair of the GNSO Group shall ask all Relevant Parties<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>whether they have updates to their Statements of Interest.<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 style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>The SOI Wiki site is located at: </span><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsosoi/GNSO+Statements+of+Interest+%28SOI%29"><span lang=EN-US>https://community.icann.org/display/gnsosoi/GNSO+Statements+of+Interest+%28SOI%29</span></a></span></u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>. You will need to use your Confluence Login ID and Password to access this space within the Wiki site. If you are a new Confluence user these will be provided to you. If you have already been given a Confluence Login ID and Password but cannot locate them please let us know.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>If you have not already done so, please update your statements of interest by the next Council meeting on 17 November 2011.<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"'>Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Kind regards,<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 style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Glen<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Glen de Saint Géry<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>GNSO Secretariat<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org"><span style='color:windowtext'>gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org"><span style='color:windowtext'>http://gnso.icann.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>