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<div>Dear Chapter Delegates and Advisory Council Members,</div>
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<div class="ace-line" id="magicdomid1495"><span class="author-a-z82z3z78z9v6z86zz122zjz83zuuz87z0xu">Today, there was a major announcement from the </span><span class="author-a-mcwz85z8ayz66zz82zz65zdz69zchjl">US </span><span class="author-a-z82z3z78z9v6z86zz122zjz83zuuz87z0xu">Department
 of C</span><span class="author-a-mcwz85z8ayz66zz82zz65zdz69zchjl">o</span><span class="author-a-z82z3z78z9v6z86zz122zjz83zuuz87z0xu">mmerce regarding the future of a key aspect of Internet ope</span><span class="author-a-mcwz85z8ayz66zz82zz65zdz69zchjl">ra</span><span class="author-a-z82z3z78z9v6z86zz122zjz83zuuz87z0xu">tions.  
 You may find this statement here: </span><span class="author-a-z82z3z78z9v6z86zz122zjz83zuuz87z0xu url"><a href="http://www.ntia.doc.gov/press-release/2014/ntia-announces-intent-transition-key-internet-domain-name-functions" style="color: purple; ">http://www.ntia.doc.gov/p</a></span><span class="author-a-t7mz74zyuz86zyz71ziz78zz85zz67zop8 url"><a href="http://www.ntia.doc.gov/press-release/2014/ntia-announces-intent-transition-key-internet-domain-name-functions" style="color: purple; ">ress-release/2014/ntia-announces-intent-transition-key-internet-domain-name-functions</a></span><span class="author-a-z82z3z78z9v6z86zz122zjz83zuuz87z0xu">.  
 Please understand:  this is the first step in a very important multistakeholder dialogue about the stewardship of the shared resources that provide the foundation for the global Internet. We look forward to broad engagement by the Internet community.  We understand
 that ICANN will begin a community-wide dialogue as soon as their upcoming meeting in Singapore.  We will provide more information as details emerge in the coming days. A statement from the Internet technical organizations may be found here: </span><span class="author-a-z82z3z78z9v6z86zz122zjz83zuuz87z0xu url"><a href="http://www.internetsociety.org/news/internet-technical-leaders-welcome-iana-globalization-progress" style="color: purple; ">http://www.internetsociety.org/news/internet-technical-leaders-welcome-iana-globalization-progress</a></span></div>
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<div class="ace-line" id="magicdomid1495">Sincere regards,</div>
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<div>Ted Mooney</div>
<div>Senior Director, Membership & Services</div>
<div>The Internet Society</div>
<div>1775 Wiehle Avenue</div>
<div>Reston, VA 20190 USA</div>
<div>Office: +1 703-439-2774</div>
<div>Cell: +1 301-980-6446</div>
<div>eMail: mooney@isoc.org</div>
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