<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">We have an approved ABR request for this year meeting of INTA which will be held in Seattle. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">We need to issue a call for the members to apply. If I do not receive an objection by Wednesday this week I will send the below to the members. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Two travel support slots are available for NCSG members to attend INTA annual meeting :<a href="https://www.inta.org/2018Annual/Pages/Home.aspx">https://www.inta.org/2018Annual/Pages/Home.aspx</a></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">The meeting is targeted at IP rights of brand owners and the applicants need extensive knowledge of IP and how INTA and similar association work. If you are interested, please apply by sending an email to me and Maryam and express your interest. Please note the travel support was approved by ICANN through an additional budget request, ICANN has set a condition that 1. you should be located in North America to go to INTA and 2. need to write a report after the event. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">You need to also have a good knowledge of IP law, and be familiar with how NCSG tries to combat trademark overreach at ICANN. You are also required to have a clear plan on what you are going to do at INTA, if you are planning to meet with certain IP law firms that are aligned in mission with NCSG and how you are going to use this opportunity to forge stronger allies with like minded IP lawyers. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Apply by 31 January 2018 13.00 UTC. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">ABR Decision</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#000000"><br></font></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-family:"SF Regular","Segoe System UI Regular","Segoe UI Regular",sans-serif;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:-0.2px;white-space:pre-wrap">FY18-56-NCSG –INTA MeetingTravel support for NCSG at INTA 2018(Yes)(5,000)(Benedetta Rossi)Two NCSG regional travelersfrom North American Region approved to attend INTA 2018on a pilot basis to test potential effectiveness of outreach efforts to this community. Approval contingent on the submission of a written report within 30 days of travel thataddresses eachitemized metric as per request. Report to be submitted to </span><div style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:"SF Regular","Segoe System UI Regular","Segoe UI Regular",sans-serif;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:-0.2px;white-space:pre-wrap;display:inline;overflow:visible"><div style="box-sizing:border-box;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;height:1px;width:1px;line-height:normal"></div><a href="mailto:sbr-outcomes@icann.organd" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" style="box-sizing:border-box;display:inline;overflow:visible;line-height:22px">sbr-outcomes@icann.organd</a></div><span style="font-family:"SF Regular","Segoe System UI Regular","Segoe UI Regular",sans-serif;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:-0.2px;white-space:pre-wrap"> is a condition of future resource allocations. Approval includes economy airfare + hotel + per diem for up to two NCSG regional members.</span></font></span><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Farzaneh </font></div></div></div></div>
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