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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Please Join us !<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-03feb12-en.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-03feb12-en.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=title><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Pre-Costa Rica ICANN Policy Update Webinar Invitation<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=docdate><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>3 February 2012<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><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(</span></strong></span></b><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 Costa Rica 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 1 March at 13.00 UTC and Thursday 1 March at 20.00 UTC</span></strong>, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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). 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 style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy <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"'>RAA Improvements <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"'>Consumer Choice, Competition and Innovation <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 <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 <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><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"'>Participation and Engagement activities in Costa Rica <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><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>In order to participate, please RSVP via email to the GNSO Secretariat (</span><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><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>) to receive the call details. Please indicate which call you would like to join, Thursday at 13.00 UTC or Thursday at 20.00 UTC (to convert those times into your local time, see: </span><span style='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-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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Glen de Saint Géry<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>GNSO Secretariat<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org">gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org">http://gnso.icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>