<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">Roy<div><br></div><div>Again, I’m very sorry you won’t be able to join us in person. As to remote, there are two challenges: 1) Singapore is UTC/GMT +8 hours while Florida is UTC/GMT -5 hours, so unless you’re a real masochist you’ll probably only be able to join us for a few hours at the outset; and 2) ICANN isn’t providing staff + technical support for RP, as the deal was they reallocated the funding from room/facilities to cover an EC member’s travel. So for however long you want to be with us, we can connect you via the NCUC Adobe room and all just speak into our computers. We can also use Skype as sort of a backup channel. Hopefully it’ll be ok.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks in advance for your indulgence,</div><div><br></div><div>Bill</div><br><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On Feb 6, 2014, at 10:21 PM, Balleste, Roy <<a href="mailto:rballeste@stu.edu">rballeste@stu.edu</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Dear colleagues,<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">I have to share sad news for me. <span class="apple-converted-space"> I will not be joining you in Singapore. I recently had back surgery, and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>although I have returned to work, I am not fully healed. <span class="apple-converted-space"> I have been advised by more than one medical expert that<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>that due to extensive nerve damage (a problem that began with an accident is the US ARMY), I cannot and should not fly for long distances no earlier than May. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>It is too risky. It kills me not to be able to join you in Singapore. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I will of course, keep up remotely for the Singapore meeting, and I will definitely be in London. <o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">With Kind Regards, and a sigh,<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Roy<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Roy Balleste<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Law Library Director &<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Professor of Law<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">St. Thomas University Law Library<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">16401 NW 37th Avenue<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Miami Gardens, FL 33054<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">305-623-2341<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>