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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Dear Councillors,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The GNSO Council meeting dates and times for the whole year 2016 are posted on the GNSO website on page:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/calendar">http://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/calendar</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">In particular see:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/calendar#jan">http://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/calendar#jan</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-language:FR">Motions and Documents Due for GNSO Council Meeting 14 January<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-language:FR">Motions and Documents Due for GNSO Council Meeting 21 January<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-language:FR">GNSO Council Teleconference<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><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-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR"><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/calendar#feb">http://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/calendar#feb</a><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-language:FR">Motions and Documents Due for GNSO Council Meeting 18 February<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-language:FR">ICANN Meeting - Public Council meeting Marrakech<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR"><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-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR">Thank you.<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-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:FR">Glen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Glen de Saint Géry<br>
GNSO Secretariat<br>
</span><b><span lang="FR-BE" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"><a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:blue">gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</span></a></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"><br>
</span><b><span lang="FR-BE" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:blue">http://gnso.icann.org</span></a></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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