<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body ><div><div></div><div>Thanks For this valuable information. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div style="font-size:75%;color:#575757">Sent from Samsung Mobile</div></div></div><br><br><br>-------- Original message --------<br>From: Rudi Vansnick <rudi.vansnick@ISOC.BE> <br>Date: 05/01/2015 17:42 (GMT+01:00) <br>To: NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU <br>Subject: Invitation to the Webinar <br> <br><br>Dear Friends<br class=""><br class="">Greetings and I hope you had a great start into 2015. <br class="">Below you will find the invitation to the first webinar of the Pathfinder series. <big class=""><big class=""><big class=""><big class=""><big class=""><b class=""><big class=""><big class=""><big class=""><big class=""><big class=""><big class=""><big class=""><big class=""><big class=""><big class=""><font class="" face="Calibri,
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sans-serif"><font class="" style="font-size: 11pt;"><big class=""><big class=""><span class="">Please help us promoting this important webinar by forwarding the information about the webinar to you friends, network, mailing list and organizational www sites</span></big></big><span class="">.</span></font></font></big></big></big></big></b></big></big><br class=""><br class="">If you have any questions or suggestions, please let us know.<br class=""><br class="">In the hope to see you in person or on-line during the webinar.<br class=""><br class="">Yours<br class=""><br class=""><div class="moz-forward-container"><div style="orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; widows: 2;" class=""><span style="font-size: 13px;" class="">Rudi Vansnick</span></div><div style="orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; widows: 2;" class=""><span style="font-size: 13px;" class="">Chair Non-for-Profit Operational Concerns Constituency (NPOC)</span></div><div style="orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; widows: 2;" class=""><a href="http://www.npoc.org" class="">www.npoc.org</a></div><br style="font-family: EuphemiaUCAS;" class=""><div class="" style="font-family: EuphemiaUCAS;"><div class="" style="text-align: center;"><img apple-inline="yes" id="B852796C-BDBA-42BB-9179-7D15DED2BF06" height="114" width="744" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:part1.03060807.03050805@gkpfoundation.org" class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><p class="western" align="center" lang="en-US" style="margin-left: 1.5cm; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><font class="" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font class="" style="font-size: 11pt;"><b class="">Invitation to the Webinar</b></font></font></p><p class="western" lang="en-US" style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span class="" style="font-size: 18px;"><font class="" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font class=""><b class="">"</b></font></font><font class="" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font class=""><span class="" lang="en-CA"><b class="">What Every Non-profit Organization Should Know About Its Use of the Internet and Never Dared to Ask!"</b></span></font></font></span></p><p class="western" align="center" lang="en-CA" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><font class="" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font class="" style="font-size: 11pt;">Time and Date: January 14, 2015; 10:00am EST</font></font></p><p class="western" align="center" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><font class="" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font class="" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="" lang="en-CA">Place: </span></font></font><font class="" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font class="" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="" lang="en-CA"><b class="">On the web</b></span></font></font><font class="" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font class="" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="" lang="en-CA"> and </span></font></font><font class="" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font class="" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="" lang="en-CA"><b class="">on site</b></span></font></font><font class="" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font class="" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="" lang="en-CA"> at the ICANN Offices, Washington, DC, 801 17th Street, NW, Suite 400</span></font></font></p><p class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><font class="" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font class="" style="font-size: 11pt;">We are pleased to invite you the first of a series of webinars and face-to-face dialogs addressing the vital operational concerns and strategic uses of the Internet for non-profits and non-governmental organizations.</font></font></p><p class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><font class="" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font class="" style="font-size: 11pt;">The Internet has become a critical tool for organizations to carry out their mission and vision. The </font></font><font class="" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font class="" style="font-size: 11pt;"><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.gkpf.org/?p=gkpf-pathfinder" class="">Pathfinder</a> series (<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.gkpf.org/?p=gkpf-pathfinder" class="">http://www.gkpf.org/?p=gkpf-pathfinder</a>) has been developed to assist non-profits and non-governmental organizations in using this tool effectively and understanding the context in which the Internet operates. The security and stability of the Internet depend on the active involvement of all stakeholders.</font></font></p><p class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><font class="" color="#000000"><font class="" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font class="" style="font-size: 11pt;">The need for dialogue and education is highlighted by the United States government’s announcement of its intention to relinquish control of the Internet’s numbering system known as IANA. The IANA numbers are behind the names that nonprofits depend upon for their Internet presence. How will this change effect your organization? Does it matter? Please join us for a lively and information discussion.</font></font></font></p><p class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><font class="" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font class="" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="" lang="en-CA">Topic: </span></font></font><font class="" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font class="" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="" lang="en-CA"><b class="">"Making it work and pay for you. Pitfalls and Opportunities for Non-profits and Non-governmental Organizations in the new Internet Domain space” </b></span></font></font><font class="" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font class="" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="" lang="en-CA">Presenter: Klaus Stoll, Executive Director GKPF</span></font></font></p><p class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><font class="" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font class="" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="" lang="en-CA">Topic:</span></font></font><font class="" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font class="" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="" lang="en-CA"><b class=""> "What impact the IANA transition will have on Non-profits and Non-governmental Organizations" </b></span></font></font><font class="" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font class="" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="" lang="en-CA">Presenter:</span></font></font><font class="" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font class="" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="" lang="en-CA"><b class=""> </b></span></font></font><font class="" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font class="" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="" lang="en-CA">Theresa Swinehart, Sr. Advisor to the President on Strategy, ICANN</span></font></font></p><p class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><font class="" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font class="" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="" lang="en-CA">Topic: </span></font></font><font class="" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font class="" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="" lang="en-CA"><b class="">"Online Trademark Abuse and Legitimate Use Cases for Non-profits and Non-governmental Organizations" </b></span></font></font><font class="" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font class="" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="" lang="en-CA">Presenter:</span></font></font><font class="" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font class="" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="" lang="en-CA"><b class=""> </b></span></font></font><font class="" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font class="" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="" lang="en-CA">Brian J. Winterfeldt, Esq., </span></font></font><font class="" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font class="" style="font-size: 11pt;">Head of Internet Practice Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP</font></font></p><p class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><font class="" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font class="" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="" lang="en-CA"><b class="">Moderator: </b></span></font></font><font class="" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font class="" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="" lang="en-CA">Lori Schulman, Esq., General Counsel, ASCD and ICANN Non-profit Operational Concerns Constituency, Vice-Chair</span></font></font></p><p class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><font class="" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font class="" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="" lang="en-CA">For further information and RSVP please click here: </span></font></font><font class="" color="#000080"><span class="" lang="zxx"><u class=""><font class="" color="#ff3333"><font class="" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font class="" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="" lang="en-CA"><a moz-do-not-send="true" class="western" href="mailto:webinar@gkpf.org?subject=RSVP%20Webinar%2014%20Januari%202015">webinar@gkpf.org</a></span></font></font></font></u></span></font></p><p class="western" align="center" lang="en-CA" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><font class="" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font class="" style="font-size: 11pt;"><b class="">Please help us promoting this important webinar by</b></font></font></p><p class="western" align="center" lang="en-CA" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><font class="" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font class="" style="font-size: 11pt;"><b class="">Forwarding the information about the webinar to you friends, network, mailing list and organizational www sites.</b></font></font></p><p class="western" align="center" lang="en-CA" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.gkpf.org/?p=webinardc150114#howtoconnect" class="">Find here information on how to connect to the webinar</a></p><p class="western" align="left" lang="en-CA" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><font class="" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font class="" style="font-size: 11pt;">If you have any questions or suggestions please contact us under: </font></font><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Klaus Stoll, </span><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:klaus.stoll@gkpf.org" class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">klaus.stoll@gkpf.org</a>, <span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Rudi Vansnick, </span><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:rudi.vansnick@gkpf.org" class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">rudi.vansnick@gkpf.org</a></p></div></div><div class="" style="font-family: EuphemiaUCAS;"><br class=""></div></div><div apple-content-edited="true" class=""><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">
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