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<div style="font-size: 14px;">Please see attached for a letter form Nick Tomasso, responding to our earlier request regarding a face-to-face PDP meeting. During our discussions in Marrakech and with smaller groups, we have tried to balance the value of having
these sessions at ICANN meetings, while trying to remain faithful to the intention of the "Meeting B” policy forum concept. </div>
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<div style="font-size: 14px;">As for Nick’s response, I would like to draw your attention to this statement in particular:</div>
<div style="font-size: 14px;"><i style="font-family: SourceSansPro;">"It is anticipated that the PDP Working Groups Pilot Program will be absorbed into the 'Meeting B' schedule rather than having an additional day specifically for that purpose." </i></div>
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<div style="font-size: 14px;">I agree that the Policy Forum concept must recognize the importance of advancing the work of ongoing PDPs, but would emphasize incorporating these in to the 4 day schedule, rather than add an optional 5th day. </div>
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<div style="font-size: 14px;">I welcome thoughts from others on this topics and Nicks’ letter, and I’m looking forward to further discussions on tomorrow’s call.</div>
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<div style="font-size: 14px;">Thank you,</div>
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<div style="font-size: 14px;">J.</div>
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<span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span><<a href="mailto:owner-gnso-chairs@icann.org">owner-gnso-chairs@icann.org</a>> on behalf of "Tanzanica S. King" <<a href="mailto:tanzanica.king@icann.org">tanzanica.king@icann.org</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span>Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 21:26 <br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span>"<a href="mailto:gnso-chairs@icann.org">gnso-chairs@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:gnso-chairs@icann.org">gnso-chairs@icann.org</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Cc: </span>David Olive <<a href="mailto:david.olive@icann.org">david.olive@icann.org</a>>, "<a href="mailto:Board-Ops-Team@icann.org">Board-Ops-Team@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:board-ops-team@icann.org">board-ops-team@icann.org</a>>,
Marika Konings <<a href="mailto:marika.konings@icann.org">marika.konings@icann.org</a>>, Sally Costerton <<a href="mailto:sally.costerton@icann.org">sally.costerton@icann.org</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span>[gnso-chairs] Letter to James Bladel_13Apr16.pdf<br>
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<div><span style="font-size: 11px;">Dear James,</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 11px;">Please find the attached letter from Nick Tomasso concerning your request for face-to-face sessions of PDP Working Groups linked to ICANN56.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 11px;">Best regards,</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 11px;">Tanzanica</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 11px;">Tanzanica S. King</span></div>
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