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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:22.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:18.0pt'>Please note the invitation from Fadi Chehadé and please distribute to all your members.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:16.0pt;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:19.0pt;color:black'>You are invited to join Board Chair Steve Crocker and me on a brief community call to discuss today¹s announcement that stewardship of the Internet technical functions will transfer from the U.S. government to the Internet¹s global multistakeholder community. ICANN¹s role in managing these functions and the Domain Name System will not change.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:16.0pt;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:19.0pt;color:black'>This call is just the beginning of a community-wide dialogue about the development of the transitional process. In the coming months, we will rely heavily on you, our community members, to determine the best way to achieve this long-awaited goal.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:16.0pt;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:19.0pt;color:black'>I look forward to speaking with you soon, and in the future, on this important and exciting development. And please note, we had planned to talk to you about this on Sunday, but unfortunately the NTIA had to move their announcement up to today as it was leaked to the media. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:19.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:black'>Saturday, 15 March</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Time is 1400-1500 UTC </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>GMT/UTC - 14:00, Saturday</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Istanbul - 16:00, Saturday</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Washington, D.C. - 10:00, Saturday</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Los Angeles - 07:00, Saturday</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Brussels - 15:00, Saturday</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Singapore - 22:00, Saturday</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Tokyo - 23:00, Saturday</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>London - 14:00, Saturday</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Toronto - 10:00, Saturday</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Stockholm - 15:00, Saturday</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:19.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:19.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:19.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:black'>1 (800) 550-6865,56282#</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:19.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:black'>Adigo phone information:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:19.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:black'>US Access Number: 213 233 3193</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:19.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:black'>US Toll Free Access Number: 800 550 6865</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:19.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:black'>International Adigo phone numbers: <a href="http://adigo.com/icann/"><span style='color:blue;text-decoration:none'>http://adigo.com/icann/</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:19.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:black'> <u>Conference ID:</u><b> 56282</b></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:19.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:black'>Adigo Conference US Access Number: 213 233 3193 Conf. ID 56282</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:19.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:black'>For international Adigo phone numbers go to: <a href="http://adigo.com/icann/"><span style='color:blue;text-decoration:none'>http://adigo.com/icann/</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:19.0pt;font-family:ArialMT'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:18.0pt'>Please let us know if you need a dial-out <a href="mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org">gnso-secs@icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:18.0pt'>Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;mso-fareast-language:FR'>Glen de Saint Géry <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;mso-fareast-language:FR'>GNSO Secretariat <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;mso-fareast-language:FR'><a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org">gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;mso-fareast-language:FR'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org">http://gnso.icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:16.0pt;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:18.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>