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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Apologies for cross posting,
please find below an invite from CCAOI<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><img width=236 height=72
id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CF2981.1174A1D0"
alt="cid:image002.jpg@01CF11E0.1F3A1380"></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Dear Stakeholder,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>We wish to invite you to
participate in a <b>round table</b> discussion on <b>" IANA Transition
& ICANN Accountability Process and India's position</b> ",</span><span
lang=EN-IN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:black'> to be held on <b>30<sup>th</sup> May, 2015, at Juniper </b></span><b><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Hall</span></b><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>,
India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003 from 10:30 to 2:30pm,
followed by lunch. <b>For the very first time, this round table will facilitate
remote participation so that interested stakeholders from across the country
can join the discussion and share their views with the global audience.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>As may be aware, CCAOI
had conducted a study on the “The Indian Perspective on the IANA
Stewardship Transition”, to understand and crystallize issues related to
the IANA Transition and obtained inputs on these issues from diverse
stakeholders. The latter include civil society, private sector, experts as well
as government functionaries. Subsequently, the views expressed by these
stakeholders were assimilated to come up with the discussion points, which were
compiled into a report and submitted to NIXI.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>At the round table we plan
not only to s</span><span lang=EN-IN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>hare and discuss the salient points of
our study, but also to but also </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>to cover and catch up the
recent global developments on IANA Transition </span><span lang=EN-IN
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>and
initiate deliberation between all stakeholders on India’s approach to the
queries raised by CCWG Accountability group, discuss issues in the IANA
transition which are relevant to India but not receiving adequate
attention and identify best way forward for India and identify best way forward
for India<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-IN
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Dr. Ajay Kumar</span></b><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>,
Joint Secretary, Department of Electronics and Information Technology, has
accepted to <b>Chair </b>the event and the discussions would be <b>moderated</b>
by <b>Dr. Govind</b>, CEO NIXI and <b>Dr. Mahesh Uppal</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>The supporting partners for
the event are <b>NIXI, DeitY, ICANN, ISOC Delhi, ITU APT Foundation of India,
ACTO and AUSPI.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>The
concept note for the workshop has been attached , while the detailed
program would be shared subsequently. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>We look forward to for your
confirmation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>With warm regards & best
wishes,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>On behalf of CCAOI<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Amrita Choudhury<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>+91 9899682701<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><a href="http://www.ccaoi.in"><span
style='color:black'>www.ccaoi.in</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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