<div dir="ltr"><p class="m_1972479544576025874MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Dear all,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_1972479544576025874MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_1972479544576025874MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">ICANN’s NextGen programme has now opened its application period for ICANN</span><span class="m_1972479544576025874apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">86 8-11 June 2026, in Seville, Spain.</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_1972479544576025874MsoPlainText" style="margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">The NextGen programme is for university students 18-30 years old, living and studying in the <b>European region</b> who are interested in the future of the Internet and participating in the public meeting.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"> <span lang="EN-US">ICANN fully funds accepted NextGen@ICANN participants’ travel to the meeting location, lodging and provides a stipend. ICANN staff and community members offer guidance and know-how to join the ICANN community.<u></u><u></u></span></span></p><p class="m_1972479544576025874MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">See</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span class="m_1972479544576025874apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/call-for-applications-nextgenicann86-01-12-2025-en" target="_blank">https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/call-for-applications-nextgenicann86-01-12-2025-en</a></span></span></p><p class="m_1972479544576025874MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">and   </span><a href="https://www.icann.org/public-responsibility-support/nextgen" title="https://www.icann.org/public-responsibility-support/nextgen" target="_blank" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">https://www.icann.org/public-responsibility-support/nextgen</span></a></p><p class="m_1972479544576025874MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">   <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_1972479544576025874MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Applications are welcome until<span class="m_1972479544576025874apple-converted-space"> 9 January 2026.</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_1972479544576025874MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="m_1972479544576025874MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Please, forward this information to anyone you think might be interested!<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_1972479544576025874MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.6667px">Regards,</span></font></p><p class="m_1972479544576025874MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.6667px">Amine Hacha </span></font></p></div>