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

[Caroline Figuères <cfigueres@xxxxxxxx>]

Sounds good! Thanks ! Best caroline

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Op 5 dec. 2011 om 18:11 heeft Amber Sterling <asterling@xxxxxxxx> het
volgende geschreven:

 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



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