[npoc-voice] NPOC to testify before the US Senate Commerce Committee
Hi All, Very exciting news! On Friday afternoon, NPOC was invited to testify before the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation regarding ICANN's new gTLD program. The hearing is scheduled for Thursday, December 8, at 10:00 a.m. ET. The hearing will be held in the Russell Senate Office Building (Room 253), but will also be webcast live. For more information, please visit the Commerce Committee website<http://commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=Hearings&ContentRecord_id=22f4a71e-93e9-4711-acec-3ed7f52277cc&ContentType_id=14f995b9-dfa5-407a-9d35-56cc7152a7ed&Group_id=b06c39af-e033-4cba-9221-de668ca1978a>. The YMCA has graciously offered to take point and Angela Williams, General Counsel of the YMCA of the USA, has graciously agreed to provide such testimony on behalf of the YMCA and NPOC members. I would like to thank Angela Williams, Michael Carson, Debbie Hughes, and Judy Branzelle in particular for their hard work drafting over the weekend! The testimony Angela will be giving on Thursday is attached and focuses on the economic impact not-for-profit organizations will face if the new gTLD program proceeds unchanged. This testimony is quite similar in content and tone to previously issued NPOC statements. Please let me know as soon as possible if there is anything in the testimony that your organization finds objectionable. Otherwise, with the short notice of the hearing we unfortunately do not have time to further wordsmith/refine. If you are able, NPOC encourages you or a representative from your organization to consider attending the Senate hearing in person. Kind regards, Amber Amber Sterling Senior Intellectual Property Specialist Association of American Medical Colleges 2450 N Street NW Washington, DC 20037 (P) 202-862-6139 (F) 202-828-0659 Attachment:
NPOC_US_Senate_Testimony_Dec-08-2011.doc
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