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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:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR'>Dear Councillors,</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Please review the proposed dates and times for the GNSO Council calls going forward to the end of 2014 by <b>Wednesday, 1</b></span><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'>1</span></b><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> December 2013</span></b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>. If there are no significant conflicts noted by that date, this schedule will be published along with the motion deadlines on the GNSO calendar and shared with the Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/calendar"><span style='color:windowtext'>http://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/calendar</span></a><br><br></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Proposed Schedule:</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>23 Jan 2014 – 18h00 UTC</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>27 Feb 2014 – 11h00 UTC</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>26 Mar 2014 – ICANN Singapore</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>4.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>08 May 2014 – 15h00 UTC</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>5.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>29 May 2014 – 18h00</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>6.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>25 Jun 2014 – ICANN London</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>7.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>24 Jul 2014 – 11h00</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>8.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>04 Sep 2014 – 15h00</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>9.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>25 Sep 2014 – 18h00</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>10.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>15 Oct 2014 – ICANN Los Angeles (Annual Meeting)</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>11.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>13 Nov 2014 – 11h00</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if 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Meetings</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>B.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Takes account of Brazil Meeting on 24 April 2014</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>C.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Takes account of an August break</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>D.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Takes account of INTA Annual Meeting (Hong Kong – May 10<sup>th</sup> to 14<sup>th</sup>)</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Thank you.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Kind regards,</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Glen<br><br></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR'>Glen de Saint Géry </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR'>GNSO Secretariat </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR'><a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org">gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</a> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org">http://gnso.icann.org</a></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>