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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thanks for bringing this to our attention Wolf-Ulrich.<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><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> WUKnoben [mailto:wolf-ulrich.knoben@t-online.de] <br><b>Sent:</b> 18 November 2013 13:34<br><b>To:</b> GNSO Council List<br><b>Subject:</b> [council] Fw: [Soac-infoalert] Response to Letter of the ccNSO Strategic and Operational Planning Working Group (SOPWG)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>FYI! This is of interest re our meeting with the ccNSO later today.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Fadi addressed this item in his report this morning as one of the “non-achievements”<br><br>Best regards<br><br>Wolf-Ulrich<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> <a href="mailto:alice.jansen@icann.org" title="alice.jansen@icann.org">Alice Jansen</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Sent:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> Monday, November 18, 2013 11:57 AM<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>To:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> <a href="mailto:soac-infoalert@icann.org" title="soac-infoalert@icann.org">soac-infoalert@icann.org</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Subject:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> [Soac-infoalert] Response to Letter of the ccNSO Strategic and Operational Planning Working Group (SOPWG)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>For your information -<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>See attached the response to the letter of the ccNSO Strategic and Operational Planning Working Group (SOPWG).<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b>Fadi Chehade</b> <<a href="mailto:fadi.chehade@icann.org">fadi.chehade@icann.org</a>><br>Date: Sun, Nov 17, 2013 at 11:22 AM<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Dear Mr. Meijer,</span><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Attached please find the response to your letter dated November 1<sup>st</sup>, 2013.</span><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Best Regards,</span><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:16.0pt;color:black'>Fadi chehadé</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:16.0pt;color:black'>President & CEO ICANN</span><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><img border=0 width=162 height=138 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.png@01CEE474.DDC7C840" alt="cid:BC228D8F-4E67-46F0-A520-8E8F0569BF75"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> Roelof Meijer [mailto:<a href="mailto:Roelof.Meijer@sidn.nl" target="_blank">Roelof.Meijer@sidn.nl</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, November 01, 2013 12:57 PM<br><b>To:</b> Fadi Chehade; '<a href="mailto:steve.crocker@icann.org" target="_blank">steve.crocker@icann.org</a>'<br><b>Cc:</b> '<a href="mailto:ccnso-sopcommittee@icann.org" target="_blank">ccnso-sopcommittee@icann.org</a>'; '<a href="mailto:ccnso-council@icann.org" target="_blank">ccnso-council@icann.org</a>'<br><b>Subject:</b> Letter of the ccNSO Strategic and Operational Planning Working Group (SOPWG)</span><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Dear Fadi and Steve,</span><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Please receive herewith the letter that I am writing to you in my capacity as Chair of the ccNSO Strategic and Operational Planning Working Group (SOPWG), to share with you the concern and frustration of the Working Group with the current ICANN Strategic and Operational & Budgetary planning processes.</span><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>My fellow working group members and I look forward to discuss this matter with you during the upcoming Buenos Aires meeting.</span><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Best regards,</span><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Roelof Meijer</span><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>SOPWG Chair</span><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>_______________________________________________<br>soac-infoalert mailing list<br><a href="mailto:soac-infoalert@icann.org">soac-infoalert@icann.org</a><br><a href="https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/soac-infoalert">https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/soac-infoalert</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>