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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Dear all,<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><u1:p> </u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>This is to update you on recent developments regarding the
future of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) and enhanced cooperation (EC). <u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><u1:p> </u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>On the 13 July, the Internet Society
(ISOC) and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) organized a briefing
lunch for ECOSOC (Economic and Social Council) delegations on the IGF and EC.
 On 16 and 19 July, ECOSOC Member States decided to recommend to the UN
General Assembly, meeting next autumn in <ns0:state
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  w:insAuthor="Constance Bommelaer" w:insDate="2010-07-20T16:43:00Z"
  w:endInsAuthor="Constance Bommelaer" w:endInsDate="2010-07-20T16:43:00Z"><st1:State
  w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">New York</st1:place></st1:State></ns0:place></ns0:state>,
to renew the mandate of the IGF and adopt CSTD resolutions on the future of the
IGF and EC (adopted in May 2010).<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><u><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Background
information:</span></font></u></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<u1:p></u1:p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<u1:p></u1:p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The Internet Governance Forum and
the enhanced cooperation process are at an important juncture.<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The UN World Summit on Information Society
(WSIS Tunis 2005 preceded by WSIS Geneva 2003) created the Internet Governance
Forum (IGF), a multistakeholder forum for the discussion of “public
policy issues related to key elements of Internet governance in order to foster
the sustainability, robustness, security, stability and development of the
Internet.” The IGF’s current five year mandate expires at the end
of 2010.<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>In the Tunis Agenda for Information
Society, formal outcome of the WSIS, the UN Member States also recognized
“the need for enhanced cooperation (EC) in the future, to enable
governments, on an equal footing, to carry out their roles and
responsibilities, in international public policy issues pertaining to the
Internet, but not in the day-to-day technical and operational matters, that do
not impact on international public policy issues.”<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Both processes - IGF and EC - are
currently under review by UN’s Department of Economic and Social Affairs
(DESA). The Internet Society has participated in both of these processes since
their inception. The decision on the future course of the IGF and enhanced
cooperation rest now with governments, through the <ns0:placename
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ECOSOC and ultimately the UN General Assembly meeting, September-December 2010
in <ns0:state w:insAuthor="Constance Bommelaer" w:insDate="2010-07-20T16:43:00Z"
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><u><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Outcome of the
ISOC-ICC briefing session:</span></font></u></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<u1:p></u1:p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The ISOC-ICC briefing gathered
roughly 50 participants. ECOSOC has around 50 member states. We expected 15 to
participate and 20 showed up, including <ns0:country-region
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 w:endInsAuthor="Constance Bommelaer" w:endInsDate="2010-07-20T16:43:00Z"><st1:country-region
 w:st="on">Russia</st1:country-region></ns0:country-region>, <ns0:country-region
 w:insAuthor="Constance Bommelaer" w:insDate="2010-07-20T16:43:00Z"
 w:endInsAuthor="Constance Bommelaer" w:endInsDate="2010-07-20T16:43:00Z"><st1:country-region
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 w:endInsAuthor="Constance Bommelaer" w:endInsDate="2010-07-20T16:43:00Z"><st1:country-region
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 w:endInsAuthor="Constance Bommelaer" w:endInsDate="2010-07-20T16:43:00Z"><st1:country-region
 w:st="on">Saudi Arabia</st1:country-region></ns0:country-region>, <ns0:country-region
 w:insAuthor="Constance Bommelaer" w:insDate="2010-07-20T16:43:00Z"
 w:endInsAuthor="Constance Bommelaer" w:endInsDate="2010-07-20T16:43:00Z"><st1:country-region
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4 NGOs were also present, as well as participants from Business such as CISCO,
SAS and Verizon.<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The panelists (Bertrand de La
Chapelle, France; Art O’Reilly, ICC; Constance Bommelaer, ISOC; Nick
Thorne, ICANN) all advocated in favor of the renewal of the IGF’s
mandate. The different perspectives in discussing the issues and trying to
connect with the audience also made the panelists’ speeches very
complementary and non duplicative. Full details on the recommendations ISOC
made to ECOSOC delegations on the future of the IGF and enhanced cooperation
are available in the briefing document ECOSOC delegates all received
electronically on the same day:<font color="#00106a"><span style='color:#00106A'>
</span></font><a
href="http://www.isoc.org/isoc/conferences/wsis/docs/igf_20100713.pdf"><font
color="#0026f9"><span style='color:#0026F9'>http://www.isoc.org/isoc/conferences/wsis/docs/igf_20100713.pdf</span></font></a><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#00106A'> </span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Dynamic interactions of the
panelists and the audience led to two important conclusions.<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;
text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>•<font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>                     
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>First, ECOSOC delegations in <ns0:state
 w:insAuthor="Constance Bommelaer" w:insDate="2010-07-20T16:43:00Z"
 w:endInsAuthor="Constance Bommelaer" w:endInsDate="2010-07-20T16:43:00Z"><ns0:place
  w:insAuthor="Constance Bommelaer" w:insDate="2010-07-20T16:43:00Z"
  w:endInsAuthor="Constance Bommelaer" w:endInsDate="2010-07-20T16:43:00Z"><st1:State
  w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">New York</st1:place></st1:State></ns0:place></ns0:state>
have limited expertise in Internet-related issues. The WSIS and the IGF
processes were both initiated in <ns0:city w:insAuthor="Constance Bommelaer"
 w:insDate="2010-07-20T16:43:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Constance Bommelaer"
 w:endInsDate="2010-07-20T16:43:00Z"><ns0:place w:insAuthor="Constance Bommelaer"
  w:insDate="2010-07-20T16:43:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Constance Bommelaer"
  w:endInsDate="2010-07-20T16:43:00Z"><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Geneva</st1:place></st1:City></ns0:place></ns0:city>,
which is still the hub for Internet governance discussions in the UN.
There, governmental, civil society and business entities participate in
integrated network, together shaping the direction of Internet governance
discussions.<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;
text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>•<font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>                     
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Secondly, <ns0:state
 w:insAuthor="Constance Bommelaer" w:insDate="2010-07-20T16:43:00Z"
 w:endInsAuthor="Constance Bommelaer" w:endInsDate="2010-07-20T16:43:00Z"><ns0:place
  w:insAuthor="Constance Bommelaer" w:insDate="2010-07-20T16:43:00Z"
  w:endInsAuthor="Constance Bommelaer" w:endInsDate="2010-07-20T16:43:00Z"><st1:State
  w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">New York</st1:place></st1:State></ns0:place></ns0:state>
based UN delegations have expressed their desire to deepen their relationship
with Internet stakeholders and participate in a second briefing session before
the UN General Assembly, next autumn.<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#00106A'> </span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><u><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Outcome of the
ECOSOC meeting:<u1:p></u1:p></span></font></u></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Delegations were invited to make
official statements before discussing the draft CSTD resolution. You will find
attached a copy of the remarks made on behalf of Mr. Sha Zukang,
Under-Secretary General for Economic and Social Affairs to the Economic and
Social Council. <u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><u1:p> </u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The UN Economic and Social Council
decided to adopt the CSTD resolution as submitted. This resolution, which still
needs to be confirmed by the UN General Assembly at its autumn session, plans
two distinct processes to shape the future of IGF as well as of enhanced
cooperation:<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>       
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><b><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Enhanced cooperation<u6:p></u6:p></span></font></b><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>: the UN Secretary General will
convene “open and inclusive consultations involving all member states and
all other stakeholders to proceed with the process towards the implementation
of enhanced cooperation in order to enable governments, on an equal footing to
carry out their roles and responsibilities in international public policy issues
pertaining to the Internet, but not in the day-to-day technical and operational
matters, that do not impact on international public policy issues, through a
balanced participation of all stakeholders in their respective roles and
responsibilities, as stated in para 35 of the Tunis Agenda. These consultations
will be held before the end of 2010, the outcomes of which will be submitted to
the 66<sup>th</sup> UN General Assembly for consideration through ECOSOC.”<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font><u6:p></u6:p></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>       
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><b><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Internet Governance Forum<u6:p></u6:p>:
</span></font></b><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>the CSTD is
invited to establish, “in an open and inclusive manner, a working group
to seek, compile and review inputs from all UN member states and all other
stakeholders on improvements to the IGF in line with its mandate as set out in
the Tunis Agenda for the Information Society, and report to its next
substantive session in 2011 with recommendations as appropriate. This report is
to constitute an input from the Commission to the General Assembly, through
ECOSOC, for consideration, should the mandate of the IGF be extended.” <u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><u6:p></u6:p> <u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><b><u><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Analysis: <u6:p></u6:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></u></b></p>

<u1:p></u1:p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>       
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>The Internet Society, through its different
submissions on enhanced cooperation and the IGF process, has <span
class=apple-style-span>continuously </span>made two major points.
 The first is that "enhanced cooperation" is already taking
place among the various stakeholders, and has improved since the WSIS. Enhanced
cooperation is consistent with the Internet model, and is happening at the
global, regional and national levels.  Second, ISOC sees the IGF itself as
an example of enhanced cooperation among all stakeholders.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>       
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=apple-style-span><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>On these different issues (IGF and EC),
ISOC has consulted its membership which regard cooperation and collaboration as
central to advancing the development of the Internet for all mankind.<u1:p></u1:p></span></font></span><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>       
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>While EC and the IGF have been recognized as
“two distinct processes”, ISOC believes it is important to be very
vigilant in the implementation of both follow-up processes (UN DESA
consultations on enhanced cooperation + UN CSTD working group on IGF) that
would be established by the United Nations, encouraging UN member States to
preserve the openness and inclusiveness experienced in the framework of the
IGF. <u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>       
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>Several questions remain pending: If the UN must
organize consultations on enhanced cooperation before the end of 2010, how,
when, and where will that be accomplished?  Are they likely to be
organized on the side of IGF 2010? Similarly,<font color=navy><span
style='color:navy'> </span></font>if the CSTD is to present a report on
possible improvements of the IGF to its next session in May 2011, will it
consult on the side of the IGF 2010 and elaborate a first draft report for its
intercessional meeting in November 2010? How will the members of the CSTD
working group be chosen? <u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>       
</span></font></span></span></font><u8:p></u8:p><![endif]><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>ISOC will continue engaging with its members on IGF
follow-up and enhanced cooperation to seek their insights on these evolving and
crucial processes. <u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><u1:p> </u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><u><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Useful links: <u1:p></u1:p></span></font></u></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Briefing agenda: <a
href="http://www.isoc.org/isoc/conferences/wsis/docs/igf-invitation_20100713.pdf"><font
color="#0026f9"><span style='color:#0026F9;text-decoration:none'>http://www.isoc.org/isoc/conferences/wsis/docs/igf-invitation_20100713.pdf</span></font></a>
<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>ISOC ICC briefing paper: <a
href="http://www.isoc.org/isoc/conferences/wsis/docs/igf_20100713.pdf"><font
color="#0026f9"><span style='color:#0026F9;text-decoration:none'>http://www.isoc.org/isoc/conferences/wsis/docs/igf_20100713.pdf</span></font></a><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>ISOC ICC press release: <a
href="http://isoc.org/wp/newsletter/?p=1883"><font color="#0026f9"><span
style='color:#0026F9;text-decoration:none'>http://isoc.org/wp/newsletter/?p=1883</span></font></a><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Best,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><st1:place w:st="on"><font
 size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Constance</span></font></st1:place><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><u1:p> </u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><u1:p> </u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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