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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dear NCUC Members from the North American Region,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I am happy to announce that the Community Regional Outreach Programme (CROP) is available for <b>one (1) NCUC Member from eligible North American region</b> to attend ICANN82
in<b> Seattle, U.S.</b> from 8-13 March 2025<b>.<br>
</b><br>
The CROP program provides travel funding for one NCUC member to attend an ICANN meeting within the region of the meeting. Interested community members can learn more about CROP at: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">FY25 Outreach Strategy: <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/docs.google.com/document/d/1KrWN7cGijBT2RKVKcfCy19ln5gRhUqMkduyZD80p8X4/edit?usp=sharing__;!!PtGJab4!7DvfO8qEPagf094Bqx7C_neeFosrAWTxFAb1lrKNBCb-h1PtGMi2AsOQrRi3cZYVTSaALR_kheKnjcK5YBLB9lWzKQ$" target="_blank" title="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KrWN7cGijBT2RKVKcfCy19ln5gRhUqMkduyZD80p8X4/edit?usp=sharing__;!!PtGJab4!7DvfO8qEPagf094Bqx7C_neeFosrAWTxFAb1lrKNBCb-h1PtGMi2AsOQrRi3cZYVTSaALR_kheKnjcK5YBLB9lWzKQ$">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KrWN7cGijBT2RKVKcfCy19ln5gRhUqMkduyZD80p8X4/edit?usp=sharing
[docs.google.com]</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">FY25 CROP Landing Page: <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/docs.google.com/document/d/1Guq_QTzRajIHn2SPDqa0rJp6w8ybNRVqGh5nt6R5TOg/edit?usp=sharing__;!!PtGJab4!7DvfO8qEPagf094Bqx7C_neeFosrAWTxFAb1lrKNBCb-h1PtGMi2AsOQrRi3cZYVTSaALR_kheKnjcK5YBKfh5HpPg$" target="_blank" title="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Guq_QTzRajIHn2SPDqa0rJp6w8ybNRVqGh5nt6R5TOg/edit?usp=sharing__;!!PtGJab4!7DvfO8qEPagf094Bqx7C_neeFosrAWTxFAb1lrKNBCb-h1PtGMi2AsOQrRi3cZYVTSaALR_kheKnjcK5YBKfh5HpPg$">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Guq_QTzRajIHn2SPDqa0rJp6w8ybNRVqGh5nt6R5TOg/edit?usp=sharing
[docs.google.com]</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">FY25 CROP Procedures and Guidelines: <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/docs.google.com/document/d/1BzWzXHLT56boZuouFmnbQ5O8JPcFBCRRiw7QATL4pt4/edit?usp=sharing__;!!PtGJab4!7DvfO8qEPagf094Bqx7C_neeFosrAWTxFAb1lrKNBCb-h1PtGMi2AsOQrRi3cZYVTSaALR_kheKnjcK5YBJu-bOfVA$" target="_blank" title="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BzWzXHLT56boZuouFmnbQ5O8JPcFBCRRiw7QATL4pt4/edit?usp=sharing__;!!PtGJab4!7DvfO8qEPagf094Bqx7C_neeFosrAWTxFAb1lrKNBCb-h1PtGMi2AsOQrRi3cZYVTSaALR_kheKnjcK5YBJu-bOfVA$">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BzWzXHLT56boZuouFmnbQ5O8JPcFBCRRiw7QATL4pt4/edit?usp=sharing
[docs.google.com]</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Who can apply: </b>Anyone who is a member of NCUC from the<b> </b>eligible North American region, to be found here: <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/soacabout/FY22+CROP++Procedures+and+Guidelines?preview=/167544383/167544384/GSE%20Geographical%20Regions%20-%20ALL%20GSE%20REGIONS.pdf" target="_blank" title="https://community.icann.org/display/soacabout/FY22+CROP++Procedures+and+Guidelines?preview=/167544383/167544384/GSE%20Geographical%20Regions%20-%20ALL%20GSE%20REGIONS.pdf">https://community.icann.org/display/soacabout/FY22+CROP++Procedures+and+Guidelines?preview=/167544383/167544384/GSE%20Geographical%20Regions%20-%20ALL%20GSE%20REGIONS.pdf</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Expectations:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> The selected candidate should be prepared to: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Participate in the length of the meeting provided by the funding.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Participate in drafting communications during the meeting to the NCUC membership regarding the sessions attended.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Participate in a post-meeting membership call to describe the outcomes/activities of the meeting. <o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">How to apply: </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If you wish to be considered, kindly complete the online application through the Google
Form: <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/forms.gle/SBUsTQok6QpEYuor9__;!!PtGJab4!7DvfO8qEPagf094Bqx7C_neeFosrAWTxFAb1lrKNBCb-h1PtGMi2AsOQrRi3cZYVTSaALR_kheKnjcK5YBLwu9eMAQ$" target="_blank" title="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://forms.gle/SBUsTQok6QpEYuor9__;!!PtGJab4!7DvfO8qEPagf094Bqx7C_neeFosrAWTxFAb1lrKNBCb-h1PtGMi2AsOQrRi3cZYVTSaALR_kheKnjcK5YBLwu9eMAQ$">https://forms.gle/SBUsTQok6QpEYuor9
[forms.gle]</a> with the following information by <b>23:59 UTC/GMT Friday, Jan 10, 2025. </b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NOTE: <b><u>REPLYING TO THE NCUC-DISCUSS or ANY OTHER LIST DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN APPLICATION. </u></b><br>
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Please feel free to reach out, should you have any further questions. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Good luck!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#111111;mso-ligatures:none">Andrea Glandon</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Policy Operations Sr. Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#111111;mso-ligatures:none">Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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