<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><div><div><div>Thank you, Ron! As the deadline has now passed, I am pleased therefore to report that the two proposals are now considered adopted by the SCI by unanimous consensus (as required by the Charter). Staff will make preparations to send the proposals out for public comment as soon as we can.</div><div><br></div><div>In the meantime, and following from the notice of cancellation of the meeting originally scheduled for 9 September next week, please note that staff will also create a new page on the SCI wiki space intended for SCI members to list items proposed for SCI review/discussion at our planned face-to-face meeting in Los Angeles next month. Please look out for a further notice from us once we have set up the page and started to populate it with those few items we had noted from previous SCI discussions as warranting either SCI follow up with the GNSO Council or other action.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks, everyone, and have a good weekend!</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers</div><div>Mary</div><div><br></div><div><div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">Mary Wong</font></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">Senior Policy Director</font></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN)</font></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">Telephone: +1 603 574 4892</font></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">Email: mary.wong@icann.org</font></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><br></font></font></div><div><br></div></div></div><div><div><br></div><br></div></div></div><div><br></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style="font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; text-align:left; color:black; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: #b5c4df 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 3pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span> Ron Andruff <<a href="mailto:randruff@rnapartners.com">randruff@rnapartners.com</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span> Friday, September 5, 2014 at 1:10 PM<br><span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span> "'Aikman-Scalese, Anne'" <<a href="mailto:AAikman@lrrlaw.com">AAikman@lrrlaw.com</a>>, Mary Wong <<a href="mailto:mary.wong@icann.org">mary.wong@icann.org</a>>, "<a href="mailto:gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org">gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org">gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span> RE: [gnso-improvem-impl-sc] Consensus Call: SCI Proposals on Waiver & Voting Outside a Council Meeting<br></div><div><br></div><blockquote id="MAC_OUTLOOK_ATTRIBUTION_BLOCKQUOTE" style="BORDER-LEFT: #b5c4df 5 solid; PADDING:0 0 0 5; MARGIN:0 0 0 5;"><div xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Dear Mary,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Please note that the BC also supports the Consensus Calls.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">RA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Ron Andruff<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">ONR Consulting, Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><a href="http://www.ICANNSherpa.com"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.ICANNSherpa.com</span></a>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Aikman-Scalese, Anne<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 4, 2014 22:15<br><b>To:</b> 'Mary Wong'; <a href="mailto:gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org">gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [gnso-improvem-impl-sc] Consensus Call: SCI Proposals on Waiver & Voting Outside a Council Meeting<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_GoBack"></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Mary,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Greg and I report IPC support for these two amendments, i.e. a vote of “yes” for both in the Consensus Call.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Anne<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td width="67" rowspan="7" valign="top" style="width:.7in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><img border="0" width="150" height="62" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.gif@01CFC90A.CC59D910"></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="355" valign="top" style="width:3.7in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">Anne E. Aikman-Scalese, Of Counsel</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="355" valign="top" style="width:3.7in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP | Suite 700</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="355" valign="top" style="width:3.7in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">One South Church Avenue | Tucson, Arizona 85701-1611</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="355" valign="top" style="width:3.7in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">(T) 520.629.4428 | (F) 520.879.4725</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="355" valign="top" style="width:3.7in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:AAikman@LRRLaw.com" target="_new" title="Email User"><span style="color:blue">AAikman@LRRLaw.com</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Mary Wong<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, September 03, 2014 8:12 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org">gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [gnso-improvem-impl-sc] Consensus Call: SCI Proposals on Waiver & Voting Outside a Council Meeting<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">Hello again everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">Just a note to follow up on Ron’s email (below) - we will close the Consensus Call for both topics (Waiver of the 10-Day Motion Submission Deadline and Proposal
for Voting Outside a GNSO Council Meeting) this Friday 5 September. Please let us know as soon as possible, and no later than Friday, if you or your group have any objections to either proposal. <b><i>If there are no objections or changes received by <u>Friday
5 September 2014</u>, the language will be presumed to be accepted by full consensus.</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">Thanks and cheers<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">Mary<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">Mary Wong<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">Senior Policy Director<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">Telephone: +1 603 574 4892<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">Email:
<a href="mailto:mary.wong@icann.org">mary.wong@icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; 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="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">From:
</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">Ron Andruff <<a href="mailto:randruff@rnapartners.com">randruff@rnapartners.com</a>><br><b>Date: </b>Monday, August 25, 2014 at 4:39 PM<br><b>To: </b>Mary Wong <<a href="mailto:mary.wong@icann.org">mary.wong@icann.org</a>>, "<a href="mailto:gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org">gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org">gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org</a>><br><b>Subject: </b>RE: [gnso-improvem-impl-sc] Consensus Call: SCI Proposals on Waiver & Voting Outside a Council Meeting<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #B5C4DF 4.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt;margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt" id="MAC_OUTLOOK_ATTRIBUTION_BLOCKQUOTE"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Thanks for bringing these Consensus Calls to the list, Mary.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">This is a reminder to all members that with the first week of this behind us, we have two weeks in front of us before this consensus call is considered closed.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Kind regards,</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">RA</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Ron Andruff</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">ONR Consulting, Inc.</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><a href="http://www.ICANNSherpa.com">www.ICANNSherpa.com</a>
</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><a href="mailto:owner-gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org">owner-gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org</a> [<a href="mailto:owner-gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org">mailto:owner-gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Mary Wong<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 18, 2014 17:13<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org">gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [gnso-improvem-impl-sc] Consensus Call: SCI Proposals on Waiver & Voting Outside a Council Meeting</span><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><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">Dear SCI members,</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">As agreed on the last SCI call, the following documents are being circulated for a formal Consensus Call: (1) the SCI’s proposal to add language to the existing
Section 3.3 of the GNSO Operating Procedures regarding waiver of the 10-day motion deadline rule; and (2) the SCI’s proposal for a new Section 4.10 to be added to the GNSO Operating Procedures, to deal with voting outside a GNSO Council meeting. </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">Please note that per the SCI Charter, "Unless otherwise determined by the SCI members, committee decisions will be made by “full consensus” process as described
in the GNSO Working Group Guidelines (see section 3.6).” As such, please review the attached documents with your Stakeholder Group or Constituency (as applicable) if you have not already done so. If the language is approved the next step will be for staff
to prepare a redlined version of the GNSO Council Operating Procedures that will be put out for public comment; following which the SCI will review any relevant public comments received. The final step will be submission of the finalized language and proposals
to the GNSO Council for its review and adoption.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">If there are no objections or changes received by <u>Friday 5 September 2014</u>, the language will be presumed to be accepted by full consensus.</span></i></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">For the attached documents, please note the following minor changes that were made after the last SCI call on 5 August:</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">The format and introductory paragraph to the proposal for the Waiver of the 10-day Motion Rule was amended to conform with the format approved by the SCI for Voting Outside a Council Meeting.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">The proposed Section number for Voting Outside a Council Meeting was changed to Section 4.10 as there already is a Section 4.5 in the current GNSO Operating Procedures. By numbering this proposal
Section 4.10, it will (if adopted) be added to the GNSO Operating Procedures to follow the last current section in the Voting chapter (Section 4.9, regarding a Consent Agenda), without the need to renumber any of the existing Sections in this chapter.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">Best regards,</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">Mary</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">Mary Wong</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">Senior Policy Director</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN)</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">Telephone: +1 603 574 4892</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">Email:
<a href="mailto:mary.wong@icann.org">mary.wong@icann.org</a></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: gray;"><br>
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