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<div class="">Thank you, Chris! And thanks to all staff and to all colleagues. </div>
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<div class="">I’m happy with the result, and impressed by the process. </div>
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<div class="">On 15. Sep 2021, at 15.19, BECKHAM Brian via gnso-igo-wt <<a href="mailto:gnso-igo-wt@icann.org" class="">gnso-igo-wt@icann.org</a>> wrote:</div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Thanks Chris,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">And especially thank you Mary, Berry, Steve for keeping us mostly on track.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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<b class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>gnso-igo-wt <<a href="mailto:gnso-igo-wt-bounces@icann.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">gnso-igo-wt-bounces@icann.org</a>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">On
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<b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[gnso-igo-wt] Public comment open<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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Hello All,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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The report has now been posted for public comment.<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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Thank you all for your hard work so far, your willingness to compromise, your creative and strategic thinking and your collegiality.<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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We will convene again after the comment period closes.<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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