<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=iso-8859-1"><base href="x-msg://4349/"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Brian +1<div><br></div><div>Thanks again, Stéphane,</div><div><br></div><div>Thomas</div><div><br><div><div>Am 18.10.2012 um 11:14 schrieb "Winterfeldt, Brian" <<a href="mailto:bwinterfeldt@steptoe.com">bwinterfeldt@steptoe.com</a>>:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; "><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Thank you Stéphane for all your hard work and leadership! I really appreciate your service, as I know does the entire Council.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> </span></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Brian J. Winterfeldt <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Partner<o:p></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 7pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><u><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: blue; "><a href="mailto:bwinterfeldt@steptoe.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="color: blue; ">bwinterfeldt@steptoe.com</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(151, 27, 47); "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 1pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 20pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(151, 27, 47); letter-spacing: -1pt; ">Steptoe<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> </span></div><div><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-width: 1pt; border-top-color: rgb(181, 196, 223); padding: 3pt 0in 0in; "><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; ">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org">owner-council@gnso.icann.org</a> [mailto:owner-<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a>]<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>On Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Stéphane Van Gelder<br><b>Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Thursday, October 18, 2012 11:04 AM<br><b>To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Glen de Saint Géry<br><b>Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a>> List<br><b>Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[council] Moving on<o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">Hi Glen,<o:p></o:p></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">For full transparency, I am copying the Council on this message, my last as an authorized subscriber to the Council list.<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">As of today, please de-subscribe me from the Council list, the Council Leadership list and all GNSO WG or DT lists to which I am subscribed as an observer in my capacity as Chair.<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">Please also inform the new Leadership team that they will have to seek a replacement for me in my position as Council Liaison to the ICANN Academy WG.<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">Councillors, as my last official act as Chair, please find attached the GNSO Chair's report for Toronto.<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">It has been a real pleasure working with you all, and I wish the new leadership team the best of luck.<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "></p></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br><div apple-content-edited="true">
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