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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi All,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I wanted to drop you a quick note that with our current call for volunteers, we only received one new member thus far. Next week, the announcement will also be promoted in the monthly Policy Update. If we do not get more participants, I will also plan to have an additional announcement made at the next GNSO Council meeting.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Next week, I will send out a Doodle poll so that we can start to determine an optimal meeting time.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Lastly, once the WG is formed, one of our first tasks will be to elect a Chair. Mikey will be acting as our liaison to the Council. This does not preclude him from being Chair if the WG wished to nominate him, but regardless, please start thinking about viable candidates. This is a link to our current set of WG members: <a href="https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=41888787">https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=41888787</a>. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Lars and I will continue to the staff contacts for this effort.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>In the meantime, if you should have any questions, please reach out to us.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>B <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Berry A. Cobb<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>720.839.5735<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:mail@berrycobb.com">mail@berrycobb.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>@berrycobb<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>