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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>A Happy New Year to everyone!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Just a reminder that we will hold our next
conference call week beginning 18<sup>th</sup> January, you’ll shortly be
receiving a request to complete a doodle that will determine the final date and
time.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Currently there are a number of
consultations/requests for public comment that we need to review
and determine whether we’ll respond formally as a constituency or leave
it to individual members. In particular can I draw your attention to the
following;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Public
Comment: STI Report on Trademark Protection in New gTLDs, </span><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;
margin-left:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>see<b>
</b></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-17dec09-en.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-17dec09-en.htm</a>
<b>response require by 26th Jan</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;
margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
font-weight:normal'>New gTLD Program — ICANN Proposes Draft Expression of
Interest / Pre-Registrations Model <o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;
margin-left:18.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'> </span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'>See
<a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-18dec09-en.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-18dec09-en.htm</a>
</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>response
required by 27 Jan.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;
margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
font-weight:normal'>Discussion Draft: Affirmation Reviews</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;
margin-left:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;
margin-left:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>See
<a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-26dec09-en.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-26dec09-en.htm</a>
<b>response required by end of Jan.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;
margin-left:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;
margin-left:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please
respond to the list with your comments on how to proceed. These are fairly
detailed and lengthy documents which will require substantial effort across the
next few weeks if we’re to submit constituency comments. I would be
looking for volunteers to assist in producing the initial drafts.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;
margin-left:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;
margin-left:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Tony<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;
margin-left:18.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></h2>
<h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;
margin-left:18.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></h2>
<h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;
margin-left:18.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></h2>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;
margin-left:18.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;
margin-left:18.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;
margin-left:0cm'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;
margin-left:0cm'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<h2 style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></h2>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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