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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Dear Elizabeth,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Thank you for this excellent background paper. I will send you offline my suggestions for small editorial changes.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><br>Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Richard<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Chapter-delegates [mailto:chapter-delegates-bounces@elists.isoc.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Elizabeth Oluoch<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, July 28, 2017 21:57<br><b>To:</b> chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [Chapter-delegates] [Community Input] WTDC-17 Background Paper<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif"'>Dear Chapter Leaders,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif"'>The ITU World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-17) is taking place in Buenos Aires, Argentina on 9-20 October, 2017. As a Sector Member of the ITU Telecommunication Development Sector (ITU-D), ISOC will be participating. As part of our preparations, we have developed a <a href="https://isoc.box.com/v/WTDC17-background-paper-review">Draft WTDC-17 Background Paper</a> that is intended to provide an overview of the conference and outline ISOC’s main objectives for the conference. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif"'>We invite you to read the draft paper and provide any comments/feedback by <b><u>Monday, August 7th</u></b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif"'>Please note that the paper is intended as an informational paper, particularly for audiences that are less familiar with the conference. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif"'>We welcome and appreciate your input on the paper which is located in the Box link below. Please either include any input using the Box comment feature or send them directly to <b><a href="mailto:Oluoch@isoc.org">Oluoch@isoc.org</a></b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif"'><a href="https://isoc.box.com/v/WTDC17-background-paper-review">https://isoc.box.com/v/WTDC17-background-paper-review</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif"'>Thank you. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif"'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif"'>Elizabeth <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif"'>Elizabeth Oluoch<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif"'>Policy Advisor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif"'>Internet Society<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif"'>Direct: +1 703 439 2138<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>