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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> ICANN [mailto:no-reply@wufoo.com]
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<b>Sent:</b> vendredi 9 janvier 2015 23:23<br>
<b>To:</b> gnso.secretariat@icann.org; council@gnso.icann.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> GNSO Council Abstention Notification Form [#165]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:135%"><span class="given-name"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode",sans-serif;color:#333333">Steve
</span></span><span class="family-name"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode",sans-serif;color:#333333">Metalitz</span></span><span class="fn"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode",sans-serif;color:#333333">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:135%"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode",sans-serif;color:#333333"><a href="mailto:met@msk.com">met@msk.com</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:135%"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode",sans-serif;color:#333333">Friday, January 9, 2015
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:135%"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode",sans-serif;color:#333333">Intellectual Property Constituency<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:135%"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode",sans-serif;color:#333333">Acting President<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:135%"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode",sans-serif;color:#333333">Proxy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:135%"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode",sans-serif;color:#333333">Heather Forrest is unable to attend the next GNSO Council meeting and would like to give her proxy to Brian
Winterfeldt for all matters before the Council at its next meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:135%"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode",sans-serif;color:#333333">All.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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[Note: may not exceed 3 months initially; may be renewed by sending an email with explanation to GNSO Secretariat]
</span></b><span class="req"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode",sans-serif;color:red">*</span></b></span><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode",sans-serif;color:#222222">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:135%"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode",sans-serif;color:#333333">Friday, January 16, 2015
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:135%"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode",sans-serif;color:#222222">I affirm that a voting position has been established on the matter(s) at issue pursuant to provisions
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:135%"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode",sans-serif;color:#333333">Yes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:135%"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode",sans-serif;color:#222222">Our GNSO Councilor has been instructed on how to vote on the matter(s).
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:135%"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode",sans-serif;color:#333333">Yes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:135%"><span class="given-name"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode",sans-serif;color:#333333">Brian
</span></span><span class="family-name"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode",sans-serif;color:#333333">Winterfeldt</span></span><span class="fn"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:135%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode",sans-serif;color:#333333">
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