Re: [npoc-voice] NPOC to testify before the US Senate Commerce Committee

["Hansen, Anjali" <AHansen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This looks great!  Thanks for sharing.



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From: "Amber Sterling" <asterling@xxxxxxxx>
To: "npoc-voice@xxxxxxxxx" <npoc-voice@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [npoc-voice] NPOC to testify before the US Senate Commerce Committee
Date: Mon, Dec 5, 2011 5:09 pm



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
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