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 Kamila
                                                          SekiewiczICA Executive Director
 | The
                                                        reasoning behind this
                                                        move was explained to ICA
                                                        members in a letter
                                                        sent out by Executive
                                                        Director Kamila
                                                        Sekiewicz today. She
                                                        wrote, "With the
                                                        departure of Phil
                                                        Corwin, the General
                                                        Counsel position is vacant
                                                        for the first time
                                                        in the 11-year history
                                                        of the ICA. The Board
                                                        intends to use the
                                                        transition to a new
                                                        General Counsel to
                                                        determine how the
                                                        position can be
                                                        restructured to best
                                                        support progress on ICA
                                                        priorities, in
                                                        particular the review of
                                                        the UDRP commencing
                                                        next year. The Board
                                                        will use the next
                                                        six-months to assess the
                                                        skill set and
                                                        experience required
                                                        for the position going
                                                        forward. The Board
                                                        expects that the review
                                                        of the General Counsel
                                                        position will require
                                                        discussion and
                                                        experimentation to come
                                                        up with the right
                                                        balance and use of the
                                                        ICA’s resources. At
                                                        the conclusion of the
                                                        interim term, the Board
                                                        will determine how to
                                                        fill this position on an
                                                        indefinite and ongoing
                                                        basis." Kamila
                                                        added, "Since the
                                                        ICA has a full slate of
                                                        pressing and time
                                                        consuming matters to
                                                        attend to immediately
                                                        that requires the
                                                        attention of a General
                                                        Counsel and cannot be
                                                        discharged in  |