<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Dear all, </div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">As requested, I'm following up with the venue confirmation for the face-to-face meeting: </div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><b>Dates</b>: 19-20 November 2014 (two full working days)</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><b>Venue</b>: Le Meridien Parkhotel in Frankfurt, Germany</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Since the meeting will start early on 19 November, the suggested arrival date is 18 November. Accordingly, since the meeting will end in the afternoon on 20 November, some may need to depart on 21 November pending flight availability. </div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><b>Attendance</b>: </div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Only the 19 members of the CWG are eligible for travel funding from ICANN. <b style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Alternates are eligible for travel funding if and only if they are a current participant of the CWG <u>and</u> they are approved by their SO/AC to serve as an alternate.</b> So far, I have received confirmation from about half of the members. If you are a member, please contact me (off-list) to confirm your attendance. Since arrangements need to be made quickly, please let me know by <b><font color="#ff0000">Tuesday, 28 October</font></b> at the latest. If you cannot attend but are working with your SO/AC to confirm an alternate, please let me know as well. </div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><br></div><div>Participants are welcome to attend the F2F meeting at the own expense. To prepare the meeting space, all participants who wish to attend the meeting in person must confirm their attendance to me (off-list) by <font color="#ff0000"><b>Friday, 7 November</b></font> at the latest. </div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div><b>Remote Participation</b>: The meeting will be webcast live through Adobe Connect and include remote participation capabilities consistent with the CWG meetings to date. The meeting will also be recorded and transcribed. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Please contact me if you have any questions, </div><div>Grace</div><div><br></div><div><div><div><b style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12px; ">Grace Abuhamad</b></div><div><div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000" style="font-size: 10px; ">Public Policy Manager</font></div><div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri" style="font-size: 8px; "><br></font></font></div><div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "><b style="font-size: 10px; ">ICANN | Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers</b></div><div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size: 10px; ">801 17th Street NW, Suite 400 | Washington, DC 20006</span></p></div><div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "><span style="font-size: 10px; ">Direct: +1 202 249 7545 | Mobile: +1 310 200 7638</span></div></div></div></div><div><br></div></div></body></html>