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    <p><font size="+1"><font face="Lucida Grande">Please find attached a
          request from the Interim co-Chair of the gTLD RDS PDP to
          terminate the working group.  I believe it is self
          explanatory.</font></font></p>
    <p><font size="+1"><font face="Lucida Grande">Also attached is a
          motion to terminate.  Thanks to Marika and to RDS leadership
          for their help on this.</font></font></p>
    <p><font size="+1"><font face="Lucida Grande">And many many thanks
          to the volunteers, leaders, and staff who worked so hard on
          the RDS PDP.</font></font><br>
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    <p><font size="+1"><font face="Lucida Grande">Stephanie Perrin</font></font><br>
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            <td>Recommendation to Terminate Next Gen RDS PDP</td>
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            <th valign="BASELINE" nowrap="nowrap" align="RIGHT">Date: </th>
            <td>Fri, 12 Oct 2018 18:28:14 +0000</td>
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            <th valign="BASELINE" nowrap="nowrap" align="RIGHT">From: </th>
            <td>Anderson, Marc <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:mcanderson@verisign.com"><mcanderson@verisign.com></a></td>
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            <td><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:stephanie.perrin@mail.utoronto.ca">stephanie.perrin@mail.utoronto.ca</a>
              <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:stephanie.perrin@mail.utoronto.ca"><stephanie.perrin@mail.utoronto.ca></a></td>
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            <td><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:gnso-next-gen-rds-lead@icann.org">gnso-next-gen-rds-lead@icann.org</a>
              <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:gnso-next-gen-rds-lead@icann.org"><gnso-next-gen-rds-lead@icann.org></a></td>
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        <p class="MsoNormal">Stephanie,<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">I’m writing you in my capacity as interim
          co-chair of the Next Generation gTLD RDS to replace Whois PDP
          Working Group.  In light of the changed circumstances
          impacting the working group, the leadership team is of the
          unanimous opinion that the working group should be terminated
          in accordance with article 15 in Annex 2 of the GNSO operating
          procedures.  Therefore, following those procedures, the
          leadership team is delivering to you as GNSO council liaison
          the attached Termination Summary on behalf of the working
          group for consideration by the GNSO council.<o:p></o:p></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">Marc Anderson<o:p></o:p></p>
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