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<P>On 21 jun 2013 18:10 "WUKnoben" <A href="mailto:wolf-ulrich.knoben@t-online.de"><wolf-ulrich.knoben@t-online.de></A> wrote:</P>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000">Since the weekend schedule in Durban at this stage doesn’t allow for an additional slot we should think about a feasible allocation on the Wednesday meeting.<BR><BR>Best regards<BR><BR>Wolf-Ulrich<BR><BR></DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=jrobinson@afilias.info href="mailto:jrobinson@afilias.info">Jonathan Robinson</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, June 17, 2013 9:36 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=johnberard@aol.com href="mailto:johnberard@aol.com">'John Berard'</A> ; <A title=council@gnso.icann.org href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> RE: [council] Presentation from the DNA</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; COLOR: black">Jonathan,<BR><BR>I would be happy to have Adrian make his presentation as long as it is appreciably different than the deck we all saw in Beijing. I am sure it has evolved, but can you confirm?<BR><BR>In fact, the rise of these kinds of associations may be market evidence of the need for and, perhaps, how the organization of the GNSO might be changed in the course of the up coming review. It is clear that the prior segments are losing their stand-alone integrity as each constituency is in the process of taking on the characteristics of others.<BR><BR>We might find, in the discussion of the new association, a new nomenclature for the community that could lead to a more modern organization.<BR><BR>Cheers,<BR><BR>Berard<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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