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Outside

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of

...

ICANN,

...

I,

...

Dev

...

Anand

...

Teelucksingh

...

:

  • founded

...

  • the

...

  • Trinidad

...

  • and

...

  • Tobago

...

  • Computer

...

  • Society

...

  • (TTCS

...

  • ;

...

...

  • in

...

  • the

...

  • 1990s

...

  • to

...

  • network

...

  • and

...

  • share

...

  • knowledge

...

  • and

...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

  • Internet

...

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...

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...

  • computer

...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

  • Board

...

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...

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...

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...

  • 2000

...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

  • maintaining

...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

  • well

...

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...

  • 500,000

...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

...

 

With TTCS accredited as an At-Large

...

Structure

...

in

...

2006,

...

I

...

  • signed

...

  • the

...

  • MOU

...

  • with

...

  • ICANN

...

  • in

...

  • December

...

  • 2006

...

  • to

...

  • create

...

  • LACRALO

...

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...

  • in

...

  • WG3

...

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...

  • gTLDs)

...

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...

  • the

...

  • At-Large

...

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...

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...

  • 2009

...

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...

  • elected

...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

  • 2012

...

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...

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...

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...

  • out

...

  • many

...

  • various

...

  • tasks

...

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...

  • behalf

...

  • of

...

  • LACRALO.

...

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...

  • in

...

  • numerous

...

  • At-Large

...

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...

  • Groups

...

  • and

...

  • have

...

  • chaired

...

  • several

...

  • At-Large

...

  • Working

...

  • Groups

 

As LACRALO Secretariat,

...

I

...

:

...

  • issued

...

  • all

...

  • calls,

...

  • votes,

...

  • polls

...

  • for

...

  • the

...

  • election

...

  • or

...

  • selection

...

  • of

...

  • various

...

  • LACRALO

...

  • representatives

...

  • and

...

  • tallied

...

  • all

...

  • results,

...

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...

  • our

...

  • LACRALO

...

  • Rules

...

  • of

...

  • Procedure.

...

  • updated

...

  • the

...

  • LACRALO

...

  • wiki

...

  • attempting

...

  • to

...

  • explain

...

  • various

...

  • aspects

...

  • of

...

  • LACRALO

...

  • such

...

  • as

...

  • LACRALO

...

  • Organising

...

  • Documents

...

...

  •  and

...

  • LACRALO

...

  • Representatives

...

...

  • attended

...

  • 11

...

  • out

...

  • of

...

  • 12

...

  • ALAC

...

  • monthly

...

  • calls

...

  • in

...

  • 2011

...

...

  • participated

...

  • in

...

  • the

...

  • LACRALO

...

  • Bylaw

...

  • WG

...

...

  • -

...

  • the

...

  • summary

...

  • report

...

  • of

...

  • how

...

  • to

...

  • deal

...

  • with

...

  • "inactive"

...

  • ALSes

...

  • has

...

  • been

...

  • considered

...

  • by

...

  • other

...

  • RALOs

...

  • participated

...

  • in

...

  • all

...

  • LACRALO

...

  • conference

...

  • calls,

...

  • including

...

  • regional

...

  • calls

...

  • and

...

  • WG

...

  • calls

...

  • since

...

  • April

...

  • 2009

...

  • except

...

  • for

...

  • one

...

...

  • promoted

...

  • the

...

  • concept

...

  • of

...

  • regional

...

  • calls

...

  • in

...

  • early

...

  • 2011

...

  • to

...

  • promote

...

  • dialogue

...

  • and

...

  • discussion

...

  • in

...

...

...

  • -

...

  • the

...

  • summary

...

  • report

...

  • of

...

  • how

...

  • to

...

  • deal

...

  • with

...

  • "inactive"

...

  • ALSes

...

  • has

...

  • been

...

  • considered

...

  • by

...

  • other

...

  • RALOs

...

  • chaired

...

  • the

...

  • LACRALO

...

  • Cartagena

...

  • WG

...

  • and

...

  • attended

...

  • all

...

  • calls

...

  • to

...

  • organise

...

  • LACRALO

...

  • showcase

...

  • at

...

  • ICANN

...

  • meeting

...

  • in

...

  • Cartagena

...

  • in

...

  • December

...

  • 2010,

...

  • including

...

  • collecting

...

  • and

...

  • creating

...

  • ALS

...

  • factsheets

...

...

  •  
  • developed the budget estimate for funding of LACRALO events in Costa Rica and lead drafter of the letter from LACRALO to ICANN funding of LACRALO events in Costa Rica ( https://community.icann.org/x/2ZzbAQ

...

  • )

...

  • produced

...

  • monthly

...

  • Secretariat

...

  • reports

...

  • for

...

  • LACRALO/ALAC/At-Large

...

...

  • and

...

  • was

...

  • involved

...

  • in

...

  • most

...

  • of

...

  • those

...

  • activites.

...

  • developed

...

  • the

...

  • LACRALO

...

  • Dashboard,

...

  • the

...

  • concept

...

  • which

...

  • is

...

  • being

...

  • looked

...

  • by

...

  • other

...

  • RALOs.

...

...

  •  . 
    An

...

  • updated

...

  • version

...

  • of

...

  • the

...

  • dashboard

...

  • as

...

  • part

...

  • of

...

  • the

...

  • At-Large

...

  • Improvements

...

  • Project

...

  • Taskforce

...

  • is

...

  • being

...

  • worked

...

  • on.

...

  • developed

...

  • an

...

  • improved

...

  • Policy

...

  • Advice

...

  • Development

...

  • (PAD)

...

  • in

...

  • 2010

...

  • to

...

  • track

...

  • ALAC

...

  • and

...

  • At-Large

...

  • track

...

  • ICANN

...

  • public

...

  • comments

...

  • and

...

...

 

I am involved in numerous ICANN At-Large

...

Working

...

Groups.

...

I

...

:

...

  • chaired

...

  • the

...

  • At-Large

...

  • Structure

...

  • Survey

...

  • WG

...

...

  • in

...

  • 2010

...

  • and

...

  • presented

...

  • the

...

  • raw

...

  • data

...

  • in

...

  • a

...

  • detailed

...

  • spreadsheet

...

  • for

...

  • the

...

  • WG

...

  • and

...

  • developed

...

  • and

...

  • presented

...

  • the

...

  • final

...

  • report.

...

  • chaired

...

  • and

...

  • contributed

...

  • significantly

...

  • to

...

  • Work

...

  • Team

...

  • D

...

...

  • of

...

  • the

...

  • At-Large

...

  • Improvements

...

...

  • from

...

  • September

...

  • 2010

...

  • to

...

  • March

...

  • 2011

...

  • to

...

  • come

...

  • up

...

  • with

...

  • recommendations

...

  • with

...

  • detailed

...

  • flowcharts

...

  • that

...

  • were

...

  • included

...

  • in

...

  • the

...

  • At-Large

...

  • Milestone

...

  • Report

...

...

  • chairing

...

  • the

...

  • gTLD

...

  • Review

...

  • Group

...

...

  • which

...

  • coordinates

...

  • At-Large

...

  • ability

...

  • to

...

  • submit

...

  • public

...

  • comments

...

  • on,

...

  • and

...

  • file

...

  • objections

...

  • to

...

  • new

...

  • gTLD

...

...

  • which

...

  • periodically

...

  • reviews

...

  • the

...

  • appropriateness

...

  • of

...

  • available

...

  • technology,

...

  • and

...

  • to

...

  • help

...

  • train

...

  • RALOs/ALSes

...

  • in

...

  • such

...

  • technologies,

...

  • introduce

...

  • to

...

  • the

...

  • ALSes

...

  • selected

...

  • information-dissemination,

...

  • communication

...

  • and

...

  • collaboration

...

  • tools

...

  • and

...

  • provide

...

  • training

...

  • and

...

  • to

...

  • assist

...

  • with

...

  • the

...

  • development

...

  • and

...

  • implementation

...

  • of

...

  • the

...

  • At-Large

...

  • Social

...

  • Media

...

  • Outreach

...

  • Strategy.

...

  • participated

...

  • in

...

  • Work

...

  • Teams

...

  • A,B,C

...

  • of

...

  • the

...

  • At-Large

...

  • Improvements

...

...

  • and

...

  • contributed

...

  • significantly

...

  • to

...

  • WT-B,

...

  • WT-

...

  • to

...

  • come

...

  • with

...

  • recommendations

...

  • with

...

  • detailed

...

  • flowcharts

...

  • that

...

  • were

...

  • included

...

  • in

...

  • the

...

  • At-Large

...

  • Milestone

...

  • Report

...

...

  • participated

...

  • in

...

  • the

...

  • At-Large

...

  • Improvements

...

  • Project

...

  • Taskforce

...

  • WG

...

...

  • and

...

  • participated

...

  • in

...

  • all

...

  • weekly

...

  • calls

...

  • since

...

  • late

...

  • November

...

  • 2011

...

...

  • participated

...

  • in

...

  • the

...

  • JAS

...

  • Working

...

  • Group

...

  • from

...

  • March

...

  • 2011

...

...

  • attended

...

  • several

...

  • At-Large

...

  • ICANN

...

  • Academy

...

  • Ad-Hoc

...

  • WG

...

...

  • calls

...

  • implemented

...

  • the

...

  • procedure

...

  • for

...

  • the

...

  • ALAC

...

  • to

...

  • submit

...

  • public

...

  • comments

...

  • on,

...

  • and

...

  • file

...

  • objections

...

  • to

...

  • new

...

  • gTLD

...

  • applications

...

...

  • had

...

  • several

...

  • meetings

...

  • with

...

  • ICANN

...

  • At-Large

...

  • Staff

...

  • and

...

  • IT

...

  • Staff

...

  • to

...

  • work

...

  • and

...

  • test

...

  • the

...

  • new

...

  • gTLD

...

  • Applications

...

  • Dashboard

...

...

  • submitted

...

  • numerous

...

  • comments

...

  • to

...

  • ICANN's

...

  • Public

...

  • Comment

...

  • Focus

...

  • Group

...

...

 

I am currently participating in the

  • At-Large

...

  • new

...

  • gTLD

...

  • WG

...

...

  • attending

...

  • all

...

  • weekly

...

  • new

...

  • gTLD

...

  • WG

...

  • meetings

...

...

  • and

...

  • drafted

...

  • the

...

  • Proposal

...

  • for

...

  • the

...

  • ALAC

...

  • to

...

  • submit

...

  • public

...

  • comments

...

  • on,

...

  • and

...

  • file

...

  • objections

...

  • to

...

  • new

...

  • gTLD

...

  • applications

...

...

  • which

...

  • was

...

  • approved

...

  • by

...

  • ALAC

...

  • at

...

  • the

...

  • ICANN

...

  • Costa

...

  • Rica

...

  • meeting

...

...

  • ALAC

...

  • Finance

...

  • and

...

  • Budget

...

  • Subcommittee

...

  • (FBSC)

...

  • WG

...

...

  • (various)

...

  • Rules

...

  • of

...

  • Procedures

...

  • Working

...

  • Groups

...

...

  • ALAC

...

  • Metrics

...

  • WG

...

...

  • gTLD

...

  • Review

...

  • Group

...

...

  • Technology

...

  • Taskforce

...

  • WG

...

...


When

...

evaluating

...

policies

...

(be

...

it

...

ICT/Internet

...

Goverance

...

policies

...

in

...

my

...

country,

...

or

...

ICANN

...

domain

...

name

...

issues),

...

I

...

always

...

try

...

to

...

examine

...

the

...

impact

...

of

...

such

...

policies

...

on

...

ordinary

...

Internet

...

end

...

users.

...

I

...

also

...

strive

...

to

...

understand

...

the

...

ICANN

...

policy

...

work

...

to

...

better

...

explain

...

issues

...

to

...

end

...

users

...

and

...

to

...

seek

...

ways

...

to

...

make

...

such

...

information

...

about

...

ICANN

...

policies

...

more

...

accessible

...

to

...

end

...

users.

...

I

...

read

...

and

...

listen

...

to

...

the

...

comments

...

and

...

viewpoints

...

on

...

ICANN

...

policy

...

issues

...

by

...

others

...

before

...

making

...

my

...

own

...

conclusions.

...

If

...

someone

...

asks

...

questions

...

via

...

email

...

or

...

via

...

Skype

...

chat,

...

I

...

do

...

my

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utmost

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to

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listen

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and

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respond.

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I

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intend

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to

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continue

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such

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care

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and

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diligence

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if

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elected

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by

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LACRALO

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to

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serve

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on

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the

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ALAC.

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