Greetings Nicolas,<div><br></div><div>I generally buy the Chambers of Commerce arguments... NPOC is not submitting any Chamber of Commerce membership application... for the USOC case please refer to the stream of emails and we can exchange further, if you wish.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Generally I think Avri's criteria of assessing what are the main activities of an organization applying for membership is excellent. So in reference to the London games, NPOC would support an application by the UK Olympic Committee but not by the London olympic games organizing committee (See the distinction in Kelly's email response to Avri).</div>
<div><br></div><div>Best</div><div><br></div><div>Alain<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 5:08 PM, Nicolas Adam <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nickolas.adam@gmail.com">nickolas.adam@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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  <div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000">
    catching up on a lot of discussion folks. This debate may be more
    advance now than I am aware of.<br>
    <br>
    Alain,<br>
    <br>
    Don't make this about "being" or "not being" a *non-profit*. It is
    about being or not being *non-commercial*.  Non-profit and
    non-commercial are objectivaly distinctive. one of the distinction
    we chose to make was about the commercial status of the org members
    themselves, which is a very objective way to discriminate. <br>
    <br>
    Tell me straight please, would you have wanted to draft rules that
    would have enabled Chambers of Commerce to apply for and receive
    NCSG membership? This is a trust-building or trust-breaking question
    as far as i'm concern. And a fundamental one at that.<br>
    <br>
    Also, why isn't the org in question interested in joining the CSG?<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
    <br>
    Nicolas</font></span><div><div class="h5"><br>
    <br>
    On 14/11/2011 2:27 PM, Alain Berranger wrote:
    <blockquote type="cite">Thanks Kelly for putting evidence of USOC's
      not-for-profit status squarely on the table. It is now hoped that
      the NCSG-Executive Committee opponents to USOC's membership will
      change their minds and rally to the NPOC-Executive Committee's
      recommendation. Kudos to Avri for her mature and transparent
      attitude!
      <div>
        <br>
      </div>
      <div>I sincerely hope future discussions about pending and new
        NPOC members will be based solely on evidence, ie. facts
        verifiable by an independant and uninterested third party. Let
        it be clear, once again, that the NPOC Constituency will accept
        only non-commercial members, thus facilitating the work of the
        NCSG-Executive Committee on admission to the Stakeholders'
        Group.</div>
      <div><br>
      </div>
      <div>Best, Alain</div>
      <div><br>
        <div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 12:07 PM, Kelly
          Maser <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Kelly.Maser@usoc.org" target="_blank">Kelly.Maser@usoc.org</a>></span>
          wrote:<br>
          <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
            <div link="blue" vlink="purple" lang="EN-US">
              <div>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Thank you to
                    Alain for speaking up to discuss why the U.S.
                    Olympic Committee is truly a non-profit entity.  
                    The USOC and its predecessor organizations have been
                    responsible for overseeing amateur sports in this
                    country, not just at the elite level but also
                    encouraging sports, healthy lifestyles, competition
                    and fair play at the grassroots levels as well.  The
                    USOC has many member organizations, some of which
                    are community-based organizations such as the YMCA
                    or  Boys and Girls Clubs of America, the Girl
                    Scouts, etc.  But the primary members are the
                    National Governing Bodies (“NGBs”) for the
                    individual sports (<i>e.g.,
                    </i>USA Track & Field, USA Swimming, U.S. Ski
                    and Snowboard Association, U.S. Figure Skating, U.S.
                    Tennis Association).  The majority of the USOC’s
                    budget goes to support athletes, either through
                    direct grants or through funding the NGBs.  The USOC
                    also provides support to the NGBs (and their
                    athletes) in terms of governance support, coaching
                    assistance, sports medicine, sports psychology and
                    the like.  The USOC also operates three U.S. Olympic
                    Training Centers where thousands of athletes train
                    each year.  Here are a few statistics for you:  </span></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span></p>
                <p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">For
                    <span style="color:black">example, from 2002-2010,
                      these fees were used to assist the USOC
                      in:                         
                    </span></span></p>
                <p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in">
                  <span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">(a)         
                    annually hosting approximately 25,000 athletes,
                    coaches, officials and program staff for the
                    National Governing Bodies (“NGBs”) for the
                    individual Olympic sports at its three Olympic
                    training centers (located in Chula Vista,
                    California, Colorado Springs, Colorado and Lake
                    Placid, New York) and at its U.S. Olympic Education
                    Center in Marquette, Michigan, at a cost of  $360
                    million over that
                    period;                               
                  </span></p>
                <p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in">
                  <span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">(b)         
                    providing support to and sending elite U.S. athletes
                    and teams to national and international
                    competitions, most notably the Olympic Games, at a
                    cost of $80 million;</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">                            
                  </span></p>
                <p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in">
                  <span style="font-size:11.0pt">(c)           <span style="color:black">
                      working with local communities and 19 different
                      NGBs on behalf of the Community Olympic
                      Development Programs in Atlanta, Georgia; Chicago,
                      Illinois; Springfield, Missouri; Moorestown, New
                      Jersey; San Antonio, Texas; Verona, Wisconsin; and
                      Park City and Kearns, Utah;</span>                                       
                  </span></p>
                <p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in">
                  <span style="font-size:11.0pt">(<span style="color:black">d)             directing over
                      $160 million in grants and services to athletes,
                      including monetary stipends, health services and
                      benefits, educational grants, and more;</span></span></p>
                <p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in">
                  <span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">(e)             
                    providing additional support to 47 different
                    National Governing Bodies in the form of NGB
                    Programs and Services including sport performance,
                    coaching assistance, sports medicine, sports science
                    and organizational support, at a cost of $235
                    million; and</span></p>
                <p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in">
                  <span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">(f)             
                    funding the USOC’s many other statutory functions.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Please let me
                    know if there are other questions that I could help
                    answer.</span></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Sincerely,</span></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Kelly</span><b><span style="font-size:7.5pt;color:#425DA1"></span></b></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:7.5pt;color:#425DA1"> </span></b></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:7.5pt;color:#425DA1">Kelly Maser </span></b><b><span style="font-size:7.5pt;color:gray">| Associate
                      General Counsel|</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">
                    </span></b><b><span style="font-size:7.5pt;color:#425DA1">United
                      States Olympic Committee</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">
                    </span></b><b><span style="font-size:7.5pt;color:gray">|</span></b><b><span style="font-size:7.5pt;color:gray"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size:7.5pt;color:#425DA1">Office</span></b><b><span style="font-size:7.5pt;color:gray">: <a href="tel:719.866.4115" value="+17198664115" target="_blank">719.866.4115</a> 
                      |</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">
                    </span></b><b><span style="font-size:7.5pt;color:#425DA1">Cell</span></b><b><span style="font-size:7.5pt;color:gray">: <a href="tel:719.330.0266" value="+17193300266" target="_blank">719.330.0266</a>
                      |</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">
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                      | <a href="mailto:kelly.maser@usoc.org" target="_blank">kelly.maser@usoc.org</a></span></b><b><span style="font-size:7.5pt;color:gray"> |</span></b><b><span style="font-size:7.5pt;color:gray"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size:7.5pt;color:#425DA1"><a href="http://www.teamusa.org" target="_blank">www.teamusa.org</a></span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"></span></p>

                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> <a href="mailto:owner-npoc-voice@icann.org" target="_blank">owner-npoc-voice@icann.org</a>
                    [mailto:<a href="mailto:owner-npoc-voice@icann.org" target="_blank">owner-npoc-voice@icann.org</a>]
                    <b>On Behalf Of </b>Alain Berranger<br>
                    <b>Sent:</b> Saturday, November 12, 2011 3:09 PM<br>
                    <b>To:</b> Avri Doria<br>
                    <b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@listserv.syr.edu" target="_blank">NCSG-DISCUSS@listserv.syr.edu</a>;
                    <a href="mailto:npoc-voice@icann.org" target="_blank">npoc-voice@icann.org</a><br>
                    <b>Subject:</b> [npoc-voice] Re: [NCSG-Discuss]
                    Notes from NCSG-EC Teleconference on 8 November 2011</span></p>
                <div>
                  <div>
                    <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                    <p class="MsoNormal">Thks Avri,</p>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal">I have no appetite for
                        minority appeal that I cannot hope to win under
                        current membership mindset, sense of
                        entitlement, grand-fathering, numbers and
                        distribution... but NPOC colleagues may decide
                        differently.</p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal">I think we need in general to
                        follow evidence-based membership criteria and
                        follow the same criteria for all. So my 4
                        arguments remain as far as I am concerned and
                        can be verified by evidence (facts) not opinion,
                        hearsay, bias, etc...</p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal">Different strokes for
                        different folks? For instance, how can we have
                        NCUC/NCSG individual members working for a law
                        firm or a telecom company? but we do. The NPOC
                        membership is clear: all are not-for-profit and
                        only play one side of the street.  </p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal">To the risk of repeating
                        myself, national olympic committees are
                        not-for-profits working year in and year out for
                        athletes and not to be confused with the games
                        organizing committees which are for profit (or
                        at least not for loss) once in a blue moon when
                        the country is awarded the games...</p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">For
                        instance re London 2012: one needs to distingush
                        between the games organizers -  <a href="http://www.london2012.com/" target="_blank">http://www.london2012.<b>com</b>/</a> which
                        is for profit and get sponsors to support the
                        2012 games and the UK Olympic committee which
                        every year supports UK athletes and get sponsors
                        to support athletes- <a href="http://www.olympics.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.olympics.<b>org</b>.uk/</a><br>
                        <br>
                        Alain</p>
                      <div>
                        <p class="MsoNormal">On Sat, Nov 12, 2011 at
                          3:42 PM, Avri Doria <<a href="mailto:avri@acm.org" target="_blank">avri@acm.org</a>>
                          wrote:</p>
                        <p class="MsoNormal">Hi,<br>
                          <br>
                          Assuming there are 14 members who agree with
                          your position, the charter has provision for
                          an appeal process that includes the
                          possibility of taking it to a full membership
                          vote if the difference of opinion cannot be
                          resolved.<br>
                          <br>
                          > 1. Any decision of the NCSG-EC can be
                          appealed by requesting a full vote of the NCSG
                          membership. There are several ways in which an
                          appeal can be initiated:<br>
                          ><br>
                          > ·      If 15 NCSG members, consisting of
                          both organizational and individual members,
                          request such an appeal the NCSG Executive
                          Committee will first take the appeal under
                          consideration.<br>
                          ><br>
                          > ·      If, after consideration of any
                          documentation provided by those making the
                          appeal, the NCSG‑EC does not reverse its
                          decision, the NCSG‑EC and those making the
                          appeal should attempt to negotiate a mutually
                          agreeable solution.<br>
                          ><br>
                          > ·      If the NCSG‑EC and those making
                          the appeal cannot reach a mutually acceptable
                          agreement on the decision within 30 days, then
                          an NCSG vote will be scheduled as soon as
                          practicable.<br>
                          ><br>
                          > ·      For this type of appeal to succeed
                          60% of all of the NCSG members must approve of
                          the appeal in a full membership vote as
                          defined in section 4.0.<br>
                          <br>
                          <br>
                          Some comments below.</p>
                        <div>
                          <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><br>
                            On 12 Nov 2011, at 15:16, Alain Berranger
                            wrote:<br>
                            <br>
                            > Dear Colleagues,<br>
                            ><br>
                            > I want to state I disagree with the
                            decision to exclude the USOC. For 4 reasons:<br>
                            ><br>
                            > 1) Its vision: to enable America's
                            athletes to realize their Olympic and
                            Paralympic dreams.</p>
                        </div>
                        <p class="MsoNormal">That is its vision, but it
                          is debatable that is main purpose is to
                          administer commercial  licensing agreement.
                           Or at least this seems to be the resumption
                          of those who voted against their membership.<br>
                          <br>
                          The charter indicates:<br>
                          "3. Is engaged in online activities that are
                          primarily noncommercial, including, e.g.,
                          advocacy, educational, religious, human
                          rights, charitable, scientific and artistic,
                          and"<br>
                          <br>
                          So the question is, what are its primary
                          activities, granting licenses or supporting
                          athletes.  I have certainly heard arguments on
                          both sides of this issue, and personally think
                          it is a toss up.  For example, it is well
                          known that most olympians have to find their
                          own funding in the US.  This varies by
                          country, but in the US, the US Olympic
                          Committee does not support athletes as far as
                          I have been able to discover.  So what do they
                          do beyond sanction events and licensing?</p>
                        <div>
                          <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><br>
                            <br>
                            > 2) its mission: To support U.S. Olympic
                            and Paralympic athletes in achieving
                            sustained competitive excellence and
                            preserve the Olympic ideals, and thereby
                            inspire all Americans.<br>
                            ><br>
                            > 3) It is a not-for-profit with IRS
                            exemption under 501 c 3</p>
                        </div>
                        <p class="MsoNormal">As the charter indicates,
                          being not-for-profit is not sufficient.  For
                          example the Chamber of Commerce in
                          not-for-profit and yet obviously not a
                          non-commercial entity.   Specifically:<br>
                          <br>
                          "4. In the case of a membership-based
                          organization, the organization should not only
                          be noncommercial itself, but should have a
                          primarily noncommercial focus, and the
                          membership should also be primarily composed
                          of noncommercial members.  (E.g., a chamber of
                          commerce, though it may be a noncommercial
                          organization itself, and might even have some
                          noncommercial members, is primarily composed
                          of commercial organizations and has a
                          commercial focus and would not be eligible for
                          membership.)"<br>
                          <br>
                          So the question becomes, who are the
                          principles members?  I do not know the answer
                          to this.<br>
                          <span style="color:#888888"><br>
                            <span>avri</span></span></p>
                        <div>
                          <div>
                            <p class="MsoNormal"><br>
                              ><br>
                              > 4) fundraising is an activity of all
                              not-for-profits, including sponsoring, and
                              thus does not make a not-for-profit a
                              commercial organization. I think you are
                              confusing the USOC per se with the various
                              olympic games hosting organizations set up
                              for Lake Placid, Los Angeles games, etc...<br>
                              ><br>
                              > Alain<br>
                              ><br>
                              > On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 6:11 PM,
                              Robin Gross <<a href="mailto:robin@ipjustice.org" target="_blank">robin@ipjustice.org</a>>
                              wrote:<br>
                              > The new NCSG Executive Committee held
                              its first tele-conference on Tuesday and
                              we made great progress, particularly with
                              respect to establishing a process for
                              handling NCSG membership applications and
                              dealing with the NPOC applications that
                              had come in since the election.  So below
                              are my notes from the EC meeting's
                              discussion.<br>
                              ><br>
                              > Thanks,<br>
                              > Robin<br>
                              ><br>
                              > NCSG-EC Teleconference - 8 Nov. 2011<br>
                              > Transcript & mp3 recording:  <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Meetings" target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Meetings</a><br>

                              > Attendance: Michael Carson, Rafik
                              Dammak, Robin Gross, Milton Mueller, Klaus
                              Stoll<br>
                              > NCSG-EC Mtg Discussion Agenda:<br>
                              ><br>
                              > - Review of NCSG membership
                              application procedures<br>
                              ><br>
                              > - Review of pending NCSG membership
                              applications<br>
                              ><br>
                              > - Establishment of NCSG Financial
                              Committee<br>
                              ><br>
                              >
                              --------------------------------------------------<br>
                              ><br>
                              > MEETING NOTES:<br>
                              ><br>
                              > These 8 orgs were approved for NCSG
                              membership:<br>
                              > ALSAC / St. Jude<br>
                              > Australian RedCross Society<br>
                              > Church of God in Christ<br>
                              > Goodwill Industries<br>
                              > International Baccalaureate
                              Organization<br>
                              > The Association of NGOs, The Gambia
                              (TANGO)<br>
                              > Water Environment Research Foundation<br>
                              > YMCA of The Gambia<br>
                              ><br>
                              > These 3 orgs were determined
                              ineligible for NCSG membership:<br>
                              >       1.  Kaswesha Community Resource
                              Center<br>
                              > Reason provided for non-approval: Not
                              the exclusive user of at least one domain
                              name (a requirement for eligibility under
                              NCSG Charter Section 2.2.1).<br>
                              > They were invited to re-apply when
                              they have a noncommercial domain name.<br>
                              ><br>
                              >       2.  Civil Society Movement
                              Against Tuberculosis in Sierre Leone
                              (CISMAT-SL)<br>
                              > Reason provided for non-approval: Not
                              the exclusive user of at least one domain
                              name (a requirement for eligibility under
                              NCSG Charter Section 2.2.1).<br>
                              > They were invited to re-apply when
                              they have a noncommercial domain name.<br>
                              ><br>
                              >       3.  US Olympic Committee:<br>
                              > Reason provided for non-approval:
                              USOC is substantially a major sports
                              licensing business and NCSG is devoted to
                              the protection of noncommercial interests.<br>
                              > They were invited to join ICANN's
                              Intellectual Property Constituency as the
                              more appropriate place to protect their
                              interests.<br>
                              ><br>
                              > These 7 orgs are undergoing further
                              evaluation:<br>
                              > Child Protection Alliance<br>
                              > Information Technology Association of
                              the Gambia<br>
                              > National Coalition for the Homeless<br>
                              > National Grange of the Order of
                              Patrons of Husbandry<br>
                              > Pilots N Paws<br>
                              > Tranquil Space Foundation<br>
                              > Young Life<br>
                              ><br>
                              ><br>
                              > ** Attached to this email is a flow
                              chart to explain the agreed process for
                              handling NCSG Membership Applications
                              going forward.<br>
                              ><br>
                              > A few notes on the procedures for
                              handling NCSG Membership Applications:<br>
                              ><br>
                              > Completed NCSG Membership
                              applications should be submitted by the
                              Applicant to the email address
                              <a href="mailto:join-ncsg@ipjustice.org" target="_blank">join-ncsg@ipjustice.org</a>
                              for consideration by the entire NCSG
                              Executive Committee.<br>
                              ><br>
                              > NCSG-NCUC Membership application
                              forms are available on the NCSG wiki (for
                              individuals and for organizations).<br>
                              ><br>
                              > Members of the NCSG-EC have 2 weeks
                              to conduct the required due diligence on
                              the applications (more flexible if a
                              holiday).<br>
                              ><br>
                              > Decisions to approve membership
                              applications require the full consensus of
                              the voting members of the NCSG Executive
                              Committee (NCSG Charter 2.4.2).<br>
                              ><br>
                              > Verification of a named official
                              representative's authority to represent an
                              organizational applicant should be
                              independently verified by the EC (NSCG
                              Charter 2.2.4.1).<br>
                              ><br>
                              > Aggregate voting / representation is
                              not permitted for organizations.  Each
                              organization must be represented by a
                              different person.  No single person (or
                              group of persons, i.e., a law firm) can
                              represent two or more organizations in
                              NCSG at the same time.  This policy
                              discourages attempts to game the system
                              through aggregating membership votes.<br>
                              ><br>
                              > Organizations with a nonprofit legal
                              structure are nonetheless ineligible for
                              membership in NCSG if they are
                              substantially a commercial or business
                              activity and their interests are more
                              appropriately represented in one of the
                              commercial stakeholder groups (NCSG
                              Charter 2.2.2).<br>
                              ><br>
                              > An organization's official
                              representative to NCSG cannot be a GNSO
                              Council Representative for the
                              Intellectual Property Constituency (or
                              other officer or member of the IPC or
                              CSG).  Outside trademark lawyers are
                              discouraged as the official representative
                              for an org to NCSG since NCSG is devoted
                              to protecting noncommercial interests.<br>
                              ><br>
                              > ON A SEPARATE ISSUE:<br>
                              > The EC is in the process of
                              establishing a NCSG Financial Committee
                              (as per NCSG Charter 2.1. & 2.6.) and
                              is looking for volunteers from among the
                              NCSG membership - people with fundraising
                              expertise and time to devote to NCSG
                              fundraising activities and ICANN resource
                              allocations.  So please let an EC member
                              know if you'd like to be considered for
                              membership on the NCSG Financial
                              Committee.  Thank you!<br>
                              > --------------------<br>
                              ><br>
                              ><br>
                              ><br>
                              ><br>
                              ><br>
                              ><br>
                              > IP JUSTICE<br>
                              > Robin Gross, Executive Director<br>
                              > 1192 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA
                               94117  USA<br>
                              > p: <a href="tel:%2B1-415-553-6261" target="_blank">+1-415-553-6261</a>  
                               f: <a href="tel:%2B1-415-462-6451" target="_blank">
                                +1-415-462-6451</a><br>
                              > w: <a href="http://www.ipjustice.org" target="_blank">http://www.ipjustice.org</a>
                                  e:
                              <a href="mailto:robin@ipjustice.org" target="_blank">robin@ipjustice.org</a><br>
                              ><br>
                              ><br>
                              ><br>
                              ><br>
                              ><br>
                              ><br>
                              ><br>
                              > --<br>
                              > Alain Berranger, B.Eng, MBA<br>
                              > Member, Board of Directors, CECI, <a href="http://www.ceci.ca" target="_blank">
                                http://www.ceci.ca</a><br>
                              > Executive-in-residence, Schulich
                              School of Business, <a href="http://www.schulich.yorku.ca" target="_blank">
                                www.schulich.yorku.ca</a><br>
                              > NA representative, Chasquinet
                              Foundation, <a href="http://www.chasquinet.org" target="_blank">
                                www.chasquinet.org</a><br>
                              > interim Vice Chair, NPOC, NCSG,
                              ICANN, <a href="http://npoc.org/" target="_blank">
                                http://npoc.org/</a><br>
                              > O:<a href="tel:%2B1%20514%20484%207824" target="_blank">+1 514 484 7824</a>; M:<a href="tel:%2B1%20514%20704%207824" target="_blank">+1 514 704 7824</a><br>
                              > Skype: alain.berranger<br>
                              ></p>
                          </div>
                        </div>
                      </div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><br>
                        <br clear="all">
                      </p>
                      <div>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                      </div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal">-- <br>
                        Alain Berranger, B.Eng, MBA</p>
                      <div>
                        <p class="MsoNormal">Member, Board of Directors,
                          CECI, <a href="http://www.ceci.ca/en/about-ceci/team/board-of-directors/" target="_blank">http://www.ceci.ca</a></p>
                        <div>
                          <p class="MsoNormal">Executive-in-residence,
                            Schulich School of Business, <a href="http://www.schulich.yorku.ca" target="_blank">
                              www.schulich.yorku.ca</a></p>
                        </div>
                        <div>
                          <p class="MsoNormal">NA representative,
                            Chasquinet Foundation, <span style="font-family:"Times","serif";color:#0A246A">
                              <a href="http://www.chasquinet.org" target="_blank">www.chasquinet.org</a></span><br>
                            interim Vice Chair, NPOC, NCSG, ICANN, <a href="http://npoc.org/" target="_blank">http://npoc.org/</a><br>
                            O:<a href="tel:%2B1%20514%20484%207824" value="+15144847824" target="_blank">+1
                              514 484 7824</a>; M:<a href="tel:%2B1%20514%20704%207824" value="+15147047824" target="_blank">+1
                              514 704 7824</a><br>
                            Skype: alain.berranger</p>
                        </div>
                      </div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                    </div>
                  </div>
                </div>
              </div>
            </div>
          </blockquote>
        </div>
        <br>
        <br clear="all">
        <div><br>
        </div>
        -- <br>
        Alain Berranger, B.Eng, MBA
        <div>Member, Board of Directors, CECI, <a href="http://www.ceci.ca/en/about-ceci/team/board-of-directors/" target="_blank">http://www.ceci.ca</a><br>
          <div>Executive-in-residence, Schulich School of Business, <a href="http://www.schulich.yorku.ca" target="_blank">www.schulich.yorku.ca</a></div>
          <div>NA representative, Chasquinet Foundation, <font face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif" color="#0a246a"><a href="http://www.chasquinet.org" target="_blank">www.chasquinet.org</a></font><br>
            interim Vice Chair, NPOC, NCSG, ICANN, <a href="http://npoc.org/" target="_blank">http://npoc.org/</a><br>
            O:<a href="tel:%2B1%20514%20484%207824" value="+15144847824" target="_blank">+1 514 484 7824</a>; M:<a href="tel:%2B1%20514%20704%207824" value="+15147047824" target="_blank">+1 514 704 7824</a><br>
            Skype: alain.berranger<br>
          </div>
        </div>
        <br>
      </div>
    </blockquote>
  </div></div></div>

</blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br>Alain Berranger, B.Eng, MBA<div>Member, Board of Directors, CECI, <a href="http://www.ceci.ca/en/about-ceci/team/board-of-directors/" target="_blank">http://www.ceci.ca</a><br>
<div>Executive-in-residence, Schulich School of Business, <a href="http://www.schulich.yorku.ca" target="_blank">www.schulich.yorku.ca</a></div><div>NA representative, Chasquinet Foundation, <font color="#0a246a" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><a href="http://www.chasquinet.org" target="_blank">www.chasquinet.org</a></font><br>
interim Vice Chair, NPOC, NCSG, ICANN, <a href="http://npoc.org/" target="_blank">http://npoc.org/</a><br>O:+1 514 484 7824; M:+1 514 704 7824<br>Skype: alain.berranger<br></div></div><br>
</div>