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<FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>Following Kathy’s email – if anyone is planning to attend please do get in touch with me to organize a common strategy. Otherwise, please do send me any comments or questions so as to incorporate them within our comments.<BR>
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Looking forward to hearing from you and I hope that some of you can make it.<BR>
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On 03/07/2009 15:39, "Kathy Kleiman" <<a href="Kathy@KathyKleiman.com">Kathy@KathyKleiman.com</a>> wrote:<BR>
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This London Consultation allows everyone to comment - and criticize - the IRT Proposals for overexpansion of trademark rights (a big part of our focus in Sydney).<BR>
It is a very important opportunity to speak.<BR>
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Please attend! Can you come? <BR>
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The more NCUC organizations and individuals who can come, the better. Konstantinos will be leading our NCUC charge in London (hooray!), but one person is not enough. Trademark interests will be there in force and Konstantinos needs support from other NCUC at the microphones. Let's continue our work from Sydney in London -- and continue to voice strong and clear opposition to the IRT Report.<BR>
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Please let me know if you would like any links or comments re: noncommercial concerns about the IRT report-- any materials to help prepare a short presentation for London.<BR>
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Kathy Kleiman, Esq.<BR>
Co-Founder, NCUC <BR>
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GNSO staff have asked me to call this to people's attention. There will be a </SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="4"><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:13.5pt'>New gTLDs global outreach and consultation event in </SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'>London on 15 July 2009 at the Royal Institute of British Architects, 66 Portland Place, London, W1B 1AD. It's free an open to anyone interested in knowing more about the program, sharing views, etc. <a href="http://www.registration123.com/ICANN/GTLD/">http://www.registration123.com/ICANN/GTLD/</a><BR>
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Dr. Konstantinos Komaitis,<BR>
Lecturer in Law,<BR>
GigaNet Membership Chair,<BR>
University of Strathclyde,<BR>
The Lord Hope Building,<BR>
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tel: +44 (0)141 548 4306<BR>
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