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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span> <span style="color:black">Dear NCUC members,</span></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span><span style="color:black">Good day to you, and I hope you are doing well. Apologies for coming so late to you.</span></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="color:black"><br></span></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="color:black">Please, what topics would you like me as NCUC chair to take to the board?</span></span></i><i><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="color:black"><br></span></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="color:black"><br></span></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="color:black">Please read the email below<br></span></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="color:black"><br></span></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="color:black"><br></span></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="color:black">Sent on behalf of Maarten Botterman, Chair, ICANN Board of Directors<span class="m_-468245976564817653apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></i></b><u></u><u></u></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Dear Constituency and Stakeholder Groups Chairs,</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<b><span style="background:yellow none repeat scroll 0% 0%">*Please reply no later than Friday
</span></b></span><b><span style="font-size:12pt;background:yellow none repeat scroll 0% 0%">9<span style="color:black">th
</span>September<span style="color:black"> 2022*</span></span></b><u></u><u></u></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt">After a first successful hybrid meeting
in The Hague last June, the Board and I are looking forward to meeting
you again soon, in Kuala Lumpur, for our 24th AGM.
<span style="color:black">While COVID is not a thing of the past, the
Board and the organization are working together to ensure that the
strongest safety & security measures will be put in place to provide
the best possible meeting environment to keep us as
safe as possible. We will keep informing you about the status of those
plans based on health and safety developments as we get closer to the
meeting. </span></span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0.5in"><span style="font-size:12pt">Before taking a well-deserved break this summer,
<span style="color:black">we are actively preparation our meeting</span>s<span style="color:black">
</span>during<span style="color:black"> ICANN7</span>5<span style="color:black"> (</span>1<span style="color:black">7-</span>22<span style="color:black">
</span>September<span style="color:black">)</span>. T<span style="color:black">he Board and I would like to propose the following topics for discussion during our time together: </span></span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">“<i>What collaborative
actions should the Community, Board and Org be undertaking to further
progress achieving our strategic priorities?”</i></span><u></u><u></u></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black"> </span><u></u><u></u></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">We are </span><span style="font-size:12pt">proposing to keep
<span style="color:black">the suggestion to dedicate half of our time
together to discuss this topic and half the time to discuss the topic of
your choice or answer the questions you might have.<span class="m_-468245976564817653apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">We would therefore like to
invite you to submit your topic of interest and/or questions (please
consider the limited time) to our Board Operations team (<a href="mailto:board-ops-team@icann.org" title="mailto:board-ops-team@icann.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:purple">board-ops-team@icann.org</span></a>)
no later than<span class="m_-468245976564817653apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Friday </b></span><b><span style="font-size:12pt">9 September<span style="color:black"> 2022.</span></span></b><u></u><u></u></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black"> </span></b><u></u><u></u></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt">As usual, y<span style="color:black">our
suggested questions and/or topic for discussion will be published and
circulated in the Policy digest, as always, which will facilitate
transparency and allow the groups to deepen their
own understanding of their peers’ point of views on different issues.<br>
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We look forward to hearing your thoughts, questions or topics of interest and to exchange with you constructively</span>.
<span style="color:black"><br>
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Best regards,</span></span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Maarten Botterman<br>
Chair, ICANN Board of Directors</span></p>
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