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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thanks, Mary –<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Notwithstanding the existing discussions on this thread, could we ask Staff to send the Board formal acknowledgement of receipt of this letter, and a note that we plan to discuss at our next opportunity?<br>
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Thanks—<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From: </span></b><span style="color:black"><owner-council@gnso.icann.org> on behalf of Mary Wong <mary.wong@icann.org><br>
<b>Date: </b>Thursday, October 6, 2016 at 16:02 <br>
<b>To: </b>GNSO Council List <council@gnso.icann.org><br>
<b>Cc: </b>Steve Crocker <steve.crocker@board.icann.org>, Chris Disspain <chris@disspain.uk>, "bruce.tonkin@melbourneit.com.au" <bruce.tonkin@melbourneit.com.au>, Markus Kummer <markus.kummer@board.icann.org>, "Burr, Becky" <Becky.Burr@neustar.biz>, "board-ops-team@icann.org"
<board-ops-team@icann.org><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[council] Board reply letter on IGO/RC issues and proposal on IGO acronyms protection from the IGO "small group"<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear Councilors,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please find attached the ICANN Board’s reply to the GNSO Council’s letter of 31 May 2016 on the topic of protections for IGOs and the Red Cross. The letter also includes the final proposal on IGO acronyms
protection that was worked on by the IGO “small group” of IGO, Board and GAC representatives, facilitated by ICANN staff as appropriate.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We will also transmit a copy of this to the co-chairs of the GNSO IGO-INGO Curative Rights Protections PDP Working Group and the GAC.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Best regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Mary</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Mary Wong</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Senior Policy Director</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Email: mary.wong@icann.org</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Telephone: +1-603-5744889</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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