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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">My apologies to the Thick IRT.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">In my excitement, I shared it with you as well.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Well, you know now what I’ve been working on.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Thanks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Dennis Chang</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><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">Gnso-impl-thickwhois-rt <gnso-impl-thickwhois-rt-bounces@icann.org> on behalf of Dennis Chang <dennis.chang@icann.org><br>
<b>Date: </b>Thursday, January 11, 2018 at 4:46 PM<br>
<b>To: </b>"gnso-impl-thickwhois-rt@icann.org" <gnso-impl-thickwhois-rt@icann.org><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[Gnso-impl-thickwhois-rt] Protection of IGO and INGO Identifiers Policy to be published - Thanks to the IRT!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#4472C4">Dear IRT,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#4472C4"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#4472C4">Happy New Year! 2018 is starting out with a bang for us.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#4472C4">Thank you and congratulations!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#4472C4"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#4472C4">I am happy to report to you that our policy is now scheduled to be published next week. I’ll let you know as soon as I see the announcement.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#4472C4"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#4472C4">My sincere gratitude and respect for your contribution and guidance over the past two years.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#4472C4">We’ve overcame many obstacles. How many can you count - why we can’t implement?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#4472C4"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#4472C4">Of course, implementation isn’t complete until the policy effective date or dates in our case.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#4472C4">And I’ll write again soon for our next steps but I just wanted to take a moment now and share the good news with you all.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#4472C4"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#4472C4">By You All, I mean:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#4472C4">Here is to IGOs and INGOs!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Kind Regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Dennis S. Chang</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Skype: dennisSchang</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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