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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ"> icevi-spevi@googlegroups.com [mailto:icevi-spevi@googlegroups.com]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Frances Gentle<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, 28 May 2019 12:21 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> icevi-spevi@googlegroups.com<br>
<b>Subject:</b> ICEVI promotes ratification of the WIPO Marrakesh Treaty<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dear friends and colleagues<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please find attached an open letter that I have penned on behalf of ICEVI, urging ratification of the WIPO Marrakesh Treaty and implementation of fair and balanced
copyright laws. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I offer the attached letter as an advocacy tool in Pacific Island Countries that have not as yet ratified the Marrakesh Treaty.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">With best wishes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Frances<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:120%"><b><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0076B3;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Frances Gentle,
</span></b><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0076B3;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">AO, PhD</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">
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</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Conjoint Lecturer, RIDBC Renwick Centre;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:120%"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">President, International Council for Education of People with Visual Impairment (ICEVI);
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:120%"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">and Co-President, South Pacific Educators in Vision Impairment (SPEVI)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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361-365 North Rocks Road, North Rocks NSW 2151<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Tel: +61 2 9872 0808<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Fax: +61 2 9873 1614<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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