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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dear Councillors,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Please find the proposed Agenda for the GNSO Council Teleconference on
<b>Thursday,</b> <b>29 January 2015 at 12:00 UTC</b>. <br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Agenda+29+January+2015"><span lang="EN-US">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Agenda+29+January+2015</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><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:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">This agenda was established according to the
<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-13nov14-en.pdf">GNSO Council Operating Procedures</a> approved and updated on 13 November 2014.<br>
<br>
For convenience:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">An excerpt of the ICANN Bylaws defining the voting thresholds is provided in Appendix 1 at the end of this agenda.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">An excerpt from the Council Operating Procedures defining the absentee voting procedures is provided in Appendix 2 at the end of this agenda.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Meeting Time 12:00 UTC</span></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">:<br>
</span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">http://tinyurl.com/lsupjfs</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"><br>
<br>
Coordinated Universal Time 12:00 UTC<br>
04:00 Los Angeles; 07:00 Washington; 12:00 London; 13:00 Brussels; 20:00 Perth<br>
<br>
</span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">GNSO Council meeting audio cast<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">To join the event click on the link:
<br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="http://stream.icann.org:8000/gnso.m3u"><span lang="EN-US">http://stream.icann.org:8000/gnso.m3u</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Councillors should notify the GNSO Secretariat in advance if a dial out call is needed.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Item 1: Administrative matters (5 mins)<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">1.1 Roll Call<br>
1.2 Statement of interest updates<br>
1.3 Review/amend agenda<br>
1.4. Note the status of minutes for the previous Council meeting per the GNSO Operating Procedures:<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:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Minutes of the GNSO Council meeting 11 December 2014 will be posted as approved
on xxxxx 2015 and the minutes of the 15 January 2015 Council meeting will be posted as approved on XXXX 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Item 2: Opening Remarks / Review of Projects & Action List (10 mins)<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Review focus areas and provide updates on specific key themes / topics<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:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Include review of
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/projects-list.pdf"><span lang="EN-US">Projects List</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">
and </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Action+Items"><span lang="EN-US">Action List</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">.<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:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Comments or questions arising.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Item 3: Consent agenda (0 mins)<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Item 4: UPDATE – C</span></u></b><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">ross
Community Working Group to develop a transition proposal for IANA stewardship on naming related functions (30 mins)</span></u></b><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">The
<a href="https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg">CWG</a> has been chartered to develop a proposal on Naming Related Functions for the IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal and has been meeting for 2 hours every week since its creation with a goal of delivering
a final proposal by the end of January 2015. The January 2015 target date is driven by the
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">request for proposals from the
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.icann.org/stewardship/coordination-group"><span lang="EN-US">IANA<span style="background:white"> Stewardship Transition Coordination Group</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">
(</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">ICG<span style="background:white">). It is by now clear that the January target date will not be met and that a new target needs to be agreed.</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white"><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:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">A number of sub-groups were formed to progress work on the different elements
of the ICG Request for Proposals and a face-to-face meeting was run in mid-November 2014. A draft proposal was published for community comment on 1 December 2014 and the public comment period has since closed. An intensive work weekend followed on 10 & 11
January 2015 which attempted to systematically review inputs from the public comment.
<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:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Given the deadlines and associated intensity of the work of the CWG as well
as the need for the GNSO as a chartering organisation to approve the proposal, it is relevant for the Council, and through it the GNSO, to receive a full update and to have the opportunity to discuss the work of the CWG. This item will provide an update, create
the opportunity for discussion and empahsise the need for the GNSO to be informed about the work of this important group.<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:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">4.1 – Update (Jonathan Robinson)<br>
4.2 – Discussion<br>
4.3 – Next steps<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Item 5: Update: Planning for ICANN meeting in Singapore – key direction & themes (10 mins)</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"><br>
<br>
5.1 Update – Volker Greimann<br>
5.2 Open issues / Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">5.3 Actions arising<br>
<br>
<b><u>Item 6: Any Other Business (5 mins)</u></b><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:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Appendix 1: GNSO Council Voting Thresholds (ICANN Bylaws, Article X, Section
3)<br>
</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">9. Except as otherwise specified in these Bylaws, Annex A hereto, or the GNSO Operating Procedures, the default threshold to pass a GNSO Council
motion or other voting action requires a simple majority vote of each House. The voting thresholds described below shall apply to the following GNSO actions:<b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">a. Create an Issues Report: requires an affirmative vote of more than one-fourth
(1/4) vote of each House or majority of one House.<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:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">b. Initiate a Policy Development Process ("PDP") Within Scope (as described
in </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/governance/bylaws#AnnexA"><span lang="EN-US">Annex A</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">):
requires an affirmative vote of more than one-third (1/3) of each House or more than two-thirds (2/3) of one House.<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:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">c. Initiate a PDP Not Within Scope: requires an affirmative vote of GNSO Supermajority.<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:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">d. Approve a PDP Team Charter for a PDP Within Scope: requires an affirmative
vote of more than one-third (1/3) of each House or more than two-thirds (2/3) of one House.<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:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">e. Approve a PDP Team Charter for a PDP Not Within Scope: requires an affirmative
vote of a GNSO Supermajority.<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:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">f. Changes to an Approved PDP Team Charter: For any PDP Team Charter approved
under d. or e. above, the GNSO Council may approve an amendment to the Charter through a simple majority vote of each House.<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:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">g. Terminate a PDP: Once initiated, and prior to the publication of a Final
Report, the GNSO Council may terminate a PDP only for significant cause, upon a motion that passes with a GNSO Supermajority Vote in favor of termination.<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:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">h. Approve a PDP Recommendation Without a GNSO Supermajority: requires an affirmative
vote of a majority of each House and further requires that one GNSO Council member representative of at least 3 of the 4 Stakeholder Groups supports the Recommendation.<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:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">i. Approve a PDP Recommendation With a GNSO Supermajority: requires an affirmative
vote of a GNSO Supermajority,<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:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">j. Approve a PDP Recommendation Imposing New Obligations on Certain Contracting
Parties: where an ICANN contract provision specifies that "a two-thirds vote of the council" demonstrates the presence of a consensus, the GNSO Supermajority vote threshold will have to be met or exceeded.<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:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">k. Modification of Approved PDP Recommendation: Prior to Final Approval by
the ICANN Board, an Approved PDP Recommendation may be modified or amended by the GNSO Council with a GNSO Supermajority vote.<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:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">l. A "GNSO Supermajority" shall mean: (a) two-thirds (2/3) of the Council members
of each House, or (b) three-fourths (3/4) of one House and a majority of the other House."<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:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Appendix 2: Absentee Voting Procedures (</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-operating-procedures-22sep11-en.pdf"><span lang="EN-US">GNSO
Operating Procedures 4.4</span></a></span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">)<br>
</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">4.4.1 Applicability<br>
Absentee voting is permitted for the following limited number of Council motions or measures.<br>
a. Initiate a Policy Development Process (PDP);<br>
b. Approve a PDP recommendation;<br>
c. Recommend amendments to the GNSO Operating Procedures (GOP) or ICANN Bylaws;<br>
d. Fill a Council position open for election.<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:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">4.4.2 Absentee ballots, when permitted, must be submitted within the announced
time limit, which shall be 72 hours from the meeting's adjournment. In exceptional circumstances, announced at the time of the vote, the Chair may reduce this time to 24 hours or extend the time to 7 calendar days, provided such amendment is verbally confirmed
by all Vice-Chairs present.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">4.4.3 The GNSO Secretariat will administer, record, and tabulate absentee votes according to these procedures and will provide reasonable
means for transmitting and authenticating absentee ballots, which could include voting by telephone, e- mail, web-based interface, or other technologies as may become available.<br>
4.4.4 Absentee balloting does not affect quorum requirements. (There must be a quorum for the meeting in which the vote is initiated.)<br>
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</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">California, USA (</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/na/pst.html" title="Pacific Standard Time"><span lang="EN-US">PDT</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">)
UTC-8+0DST 04:00<br>
San José, Costa Rica UTC-6+0DST 06:00<br>
Iowa City, USA (</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTC%E2%88%9206:00" title="UTC−06:00"><span lang="EN-US">CDT</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">)
UTC-6+0DST 06:00<br>
New York/Washington DC, USA (EST) UTC-5+0DST 07:00<br>
Rio de Janiero, Brazil (BRST) UTC-2+1DST 10:00<br>
Montevideo, Uruguay (</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/sa/uyst.html" title="Uruguay Summer Time"><span lang="EN-US">UYST</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">)
UTC-2+1DST 10:00<br>
Buenos Aires, Argentina (</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/sa/art.html" title="Argentina Time"><span lang="EN-US">ART</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">)
UTC-3+0DST 09:00<br>
London, United Kingdom (BST) UTC+0DST 12:00<br>
Bonn, Germany (CET) UTC+1+0DST 13:00 <br>
Cairo, Egypt, (EET) UTC+2+0DST 14:00 <br>
Istanbul, Turkey (EEST) UTC+2+0DST 14:00 <br>
Ramat Hasharon, Israel(</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/asia/ist-israel.html" title="Israel Standard Time"><span lang="EN-US">IDT</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">)
UTC+3+0DST 14:00 <br>
Perth, Australia (</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/au/wst.html" title="Western Standard Time"><span lang="EN-US">WST</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">)
UTC+8+1DST 20:00 <br>
Melbourne, Australia (AEDT) UTC+11+1DST 23:00 <b><br>
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</span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">http://tinyurl.com/lsupjfs</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"><br>
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</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please let me know if you have any questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Glen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:FR">Glen de Saint Géry <o:p>
</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:FR">GNSO Secretariat <o:p>
</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:FR">gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:FR">http://gnso.icann.org<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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