Councillors, At Thomas' request, please find below the invitation for the ECO reception on Monday, to which ECO has kindly invited the whole Council. Thanks, Stéphane Début du message réexpédié :

De : Melanie Busse <melanie.busse@eco.de> Objet : Invitation ICANN - Reception Dakar, October 24th Date : 20 octobre 2011 14:40:01 HAEC À : "'stephane.vangelder@indom.com'" <stephane.vangelder@indom.com>

Dear Sir or Madam,

eco, the Association of the German Internet Industry, kindly invites you to another reception at the upcoming 42nd ICANN meeting in Dakar. The reception will be an opportunity for an informal exchange of thoughts in a casual setting. Meet representatives of well-known companies in the domain industry in the relaxed atmosphere of the Pool Bar, Radisson Blu Hotel.

When: Monday October 24th from 6.30pm to 9pm Where: At the Hotel Radisson Blu, Dakar

Welcome:

Prof. Michael Rotert, Chairman eco e.V. Oliver J. Süme, Vice Chairman eco e.V.

GNSO - A Brief Introduction to Current and Future Challenges.

Stéphane van Gelder, Chair of the GNSO Council, tbc

About eco: eco – the Association of the German Internet Industry e.V., represents and promotes the interests of enterprises involved economically with the Internet. The association represents the enterprises in politics, facilitates communications between market participants and supports them in the marketing their products. With its Names & Numbers Forum, eco offers a platform for companies in the domain industry, such as registries and registrars where positions can be discussed and developed.

Beyond lobbying, the eco Names & Numbers Forum regularly hosts events on current political, legal, and technical developments. We look forward to seeing you at our reception.

The event is free of charge, but a registration is required by e-mail to names-numbers@eco.de.

At the following link you find a direction: http://dakar42.icann.org/maps

Radisson Blu Hotel, Dakar Route de la Corniche Ouest BP 16868 Dakar Fann, Sénégal

We look forward to seeing you there!

Sincerely,

Oliver J. Süme Vice Chairman

i. A. Melanie Busse Teamassistentin

eco - Verband der deutschen Internetwirtschaft e.V.

Berliner Verbindungsbüro Marienstr. 12 10117 Berlin

Fon: +49 (0) 30 – 20 21 567 - 0 Fax: +49 (0) 30 – 20 21 567 - 11 E-Mail:melanie.busse@eco.de Web: http://www.eco.de

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eco - Verband der deutschen Internetwirtschaft e.V. Geschäftsführer: Harald A. Summa Vorstand: Prof. Michael Rotert (Vorsitzender), Oliver Süme (stv. Vorsitzender), Klaus Landefeld, Thomas von Bülow, Felix Höger Vereinsregister: Amtsgericht Köln, VR 14478 Sitz des Vereins: Köln