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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Dear Wolf-Ulrich,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thank you for this, apology noted.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Kindest regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Nathalie<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> owner-gnso-contactinfo-pdp-wg@icann.org [mailto:owner-gnso-contactinfo-pdp-wg@icann.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>WUKnoben<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 27, 2014 10:59 AM<br><b>To:</b> Lars Hoffmann; gnso-contactinfo-pdp-wg@icann.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [gnso-contactinfo-pdp-wg] FW: Request for input<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>From my GNSO council experience with the GAC I didn’t expect a different answer – I’m even more happy having received any GAC answer.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>If there is a F2F WG meeting planned in Singapore I’d suggest to invite the GAC members who have been asked to answer the questionnaire.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='color:black'>I’m really sorry that today I have to miss the call again. My apologies! It’s <u>not</u> because of the carnaval season in our region.<br><br>Best regards<br><br>Wolf-Ulrich<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> <a href="mailto:lars.hoffmann@icann.org" title="lars.hoffmann@icann.org">Lars Hoffmann</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Sent:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> Monday, February 24, 2014 3:09 PM<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>To:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> <a href="mailto:gnso-contactinfo-pdp-wg@icann.org" title="gnso-contactinfo-pdp-wg@icann.org">gnso-contactinfo-pdp-wg@icann.org</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Subject:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> [gnso-contactinfo-pdp-wg] FW: Request for input<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Dear Working Group members,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Please find below the response from Olof Nordling, ICANN Senior Director GAC Relations, with regard to the WG's request to meet with the GAC in Singapore. Spoiler alert: It's not good news. It might be useful at this stage for the Chairs (or staff if you wish so) to re-send the input request to the individual GAC members that were contacted and have not yet replied as this might be at this stage the most promising way to gather at least some input from some of the GAC members. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Lars<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='color:black'>Olof Nordling <<a href="mailto:olof.nordling@icann.org">olof.nordling@icann.org</a>><br><b>Date: </b>Monday, February 24, 2014 2:59 PM<br><b>To: </b>Lars Hoffmann <<a href="mailto:lars.hoffmann@icann.org">lars.hoffmann@icann.org</a>><br><b>Cc: </b>"<a href="mailto:gacsec@gac.icann.org">gacsec@gac.icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:gacsec@gac.icann.org">gacsec@gac.icann.org</a>>, Julie Hedlund <<a href="mailto:julie.hedlund@icann.org">julie.hedlund@icann.org</a>><br><b>Subject: </b>RE: Request for input<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Dear Lars,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Thank you for your kind request from the WG on Translation and Transliteration of Contact Information for input from the GAC and for a meeting in Singapore.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>This has been brought to the GAC Chair’s attention. On her behalf I must inform you that, in view of the time available and the current number of priority matters to address by the GAC where a joint position is essential, any joint response by the GAC to the questions raised cannot realistically be foreseen. Nor does the time allow for a separate meeting with the WG in Singapore.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=SV style='color:black'>Very best regards</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=SV style='color:black'>Olof</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>