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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=title><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Please attend so that you are updated for the topics that will be coming up in Dakar!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=title><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>See you there!<br>Glen <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=title><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-20sep11-en.htm"><span lang=EN-US style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-20sep11-en.htm</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br><br>Pre-Dakar ICANN Policy Update Webinar Invitation<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=docdate><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>20 September 2011<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>In order to participate, please RSVP via email to the GNSO Secretariat (</span></strong><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org"><span lang=EN-US>gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</span></a></span></strong><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>) to receive the call details.</span></strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Whether you plan to participate in the upcoming ICANN meeting in Dakar remotely or in person, you're invited to a quick reminder of the background and current status of each major policy issue currently under discussion in ICANN.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The ICANN Policy Staff will provide a briefing on <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thursday 13 October at 12.00 UTC and Thursday 13 October at 19.00 UTC</span></strong>, summarizing policy issues across the different ICANN Supporting Organizations, namely the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO), Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) and Address Supporting Organization (ASO). </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Amongst other topics, updates will be provided on:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy Issue Report (GNSO) <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Post-Expiration Domain Name Recovery (GNSO) <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Recent WHOIS work <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Study Group on Use of Names for Countries and Territories (ccNSO) <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Framework of Interpretation Working Group for the delegation and re delegation of ccTLDs (ccNSO) <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Joint DNS Security and Stability Analysis Working Group <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The two sessions are duplicates, scheduled to accommodate different time zones. Each session, scheduled to run for 90 minutes, will be conducted in English only. The meeting will be run in Adobe Connect with a slide presentation along with a dial-in conference bridge for audio.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions at the end of each session. During the course of the webinar, questions may be submitted using the chat function of Adobe Connect. If you are not able to participate in either of the live sessions, the recording of the session will be made available shortly after the meeting. The policy staff is always available to answer any questions that you email to </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:policy-staff@icann.org"><span lang=EN-US>policy-staff@icann.org</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>In order to participate, please RSVP via email to the GNSO Secretariat (</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org"><span lang=EN-US>gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>) to receive the call details. Please indicate which call you would like to join, Thursday at 12.00 UTC or Thursday at 19.00 UTC (to convert those times into your local time, see: </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedform.html"><span lang=EN-US>http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedform.html</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>). We will send you an e-mail reminder before the event with log-in and dial-in details. Please DO NOT RSVP to any other ICANN staff members e-mail address.</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br><br></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Glen de Saint Géry<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>GNSO Secretariat<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org">gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</a><br><a href="http://gnso.icann.org">http://gnso.icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>