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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#1F497D'>Agreed…and I’ve already seen non At Large detractors commenting (and I’m respectfully countering) on SoMe.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#1F497D'>John<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> ALAC <alac-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Alberto Soto<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, September 15, 2018 11:22 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'Alan Greenberg' <alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca>; 'ALAC' <alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [ALAC] Planning for ATLAS-III<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Perfect Maureen and Alan !! Now to work!!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Regards<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Alberto<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=ES>De:</span></b><span lang=ES> ALAC <<a href="mailto:alac-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org">alac-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org</a>> <b>En nombre de </b>Alan Greenberg<br><b>Enviado el:</b> sábado, 15 de septiembre de 2018 08:19 p.m.<br><b>Para:</b> ALAC <<a href="mailto:alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org">alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org</a>><br><b>Asunto:</b> [ALAC] Planning for ATLAS-III<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES-AR><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES-AR>In our pre-ICANN discussion with ICANN's President and CEO, Göran Marby, Maureen and I raised the issue of ATLAS III and the need to both begin our detailed planning and for a commitment from ICANN to allow the Meetings Team to make commitments for both meeting and hotel space.<br><br>As some of you may have seen, he replied earlier this week. His letter is attached here and is posted to the ICANN Correspondence page (<a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/correspondence"> https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/correspondence</a>).<br><br>His reply was <b><u>very</u></b> supportive.<br><br>I have now responded to his letter and a copy is attached.<br><br>Our challenge is to now to organize and run a fantastic ATLAS that will meet the expectations we have set and for which we have received such a strong vote of confidence.<br><br>Alan<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>