<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Madame Chair, Fellow Members of the SCI and Invaluable SCI Support Staff:</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">It is somewhat bittersweet for me to announce that IPC leadership has unanimously approved Lori Schulman (representative of IPC member INTA) as the Alternate Representative of the IPC, replacing me. This appointment is effective immediately (or as soon as the SCI charter allows). Given my new role in the IPC, it was beyond my capacity to give SCI as much attention as it deserves. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">It has been an honor and a pleasure to serve as a member of the SCI, and I'm glad that I have been able to contribute to the smooth and efficient running of the GNSO Council and ultimately the GNSO and the gTLD Policy Development Process.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">I'm sure that Lori will be an excellent replacement, since she already has experience as a member of the SCI, and will be continue to bring a great deal of real-world experience to the SCI.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Thank you all for letting me serve with you.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Best regards,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Greg Shatan</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">President, Intellectual Property Constituency</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:12pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><br></p></div></div></div>
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