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<div><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Hi Klaus,</span><br style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);" />
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<span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">As you know I was recently elected Chair of the NCSG Finance Committee. It is my hope during the coming year to revitalize the FC, to make it a key and productive part of noncommercial activities at ICANN.</span><br style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);" />
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<span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">As part of this initiative I hope to get more people involved in the Finance Committee and would like to work closely with our Constituencies to maximize the potential of the FC. At my request, the FC has agreed to appoint you as an Observer to the FC, placing you on our mailing list with full posting privileges.</span><br style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);" />
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<span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Klaus, we hope you’ll join us. Please let us know if you’d be willing to join the FC as an Observer, per §2.6.6 of the NCSG Charter.</span><br style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);" />
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<span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Thank You,</span><br style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);" />
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<span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Ed Morris</span><br style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);" />
<span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Chair</span><br style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);" />
<span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">NCSG Finance Committee</span></div>
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