<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif">Hi all,</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif">ICANN Board of Directors' chair, Cherine Chalabi, recently published a blog post, which included a brief on the NCPH Inter-sessional. It might be an interesting read for some: <a href="https://www.icann.org/news/blog/chair-s-blog-the-los-angeles-workshop-recap">https://www.icann.org/news/blog/chair-s-blog-the-los-angeles-workshop-recap</a></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div class="gmail_default"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><font face="georgia, serif">"As the fifth Non-Contracted Parties House (<abbr title="Non-Contracted Parties House" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">NCPH</abbr>) Intersessional Meeting was being held in Los Angeles at the same time, we were invited to join the <abbr title="Non-Contracted Parties House" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">NCPH</abbr> delegates for lunch on the second day of the meeting. The Intersessional allows representatives from the various community groups making up the <abbr title="Non-Contracted Parties House" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">NCPH</abbr> to come together, to collaborate on policy and other topics of mutual interest. The lunch was an excellent opportunity for Board members to meet with community leaders as well as new faces from each community group in an informal setting.</font></p></div><div class="gmail_default"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><font face="georgia, serif">Along with Avri, Becky, León Sanchez, Matthew Shears and Sarah Deutsch, I joined the <abbr title="Generic Names Supporting Organization" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">GNSO</abbr> Council for a discussion on the Council’s focus for the year ahead, including the need to ensure efficiency and effectiveness in managing the <abbr title="Generic Names Supporting Organization" style="box-sizing:border-box;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">GNSO</abbr> policy process. This was the Council’s first-ever strategic planning session, and it happened to be in Los Angeles while we were there. We were pleased to have had the chance to meet them in person for a very informative dialogue."</font></p></div></blockquote><div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif">For more details on the NCPH Inter-sessional, we've put together small summaries which you could check out on this link: <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RkG0bWGXDwS-eTYB7tbl1fAmwksYgfzaEjqZspp_HU0/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/<wbr>document/d/1RkG0bWGXDwS-<wbr>eTYB7tbl1fAmwksYgfzaEjqZspp_<wbr>HU0/edit?usp=sharing</a></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif">Happy reading!</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif">Elsa</font></div></div><font face="georgia, serif">-- <br></font><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><font face="georgia, serif">--<br><br>Elsa Saade<br>Human Rights Officer<br>Gulf Center for Human Rights<br>Beirut, Lebanon</font><br></div></div></div></div>
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