<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">All,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">It turns out that our own members cannot be consultants for the policy writing advocacy training at NCUC. I have asked ICANN staff to look into hiring an organization like this <a href="http://www.cepow.org/">http://www.cepow.org/</a> their event looks pretty good: <a href="http://www.cepow.org/event/brussels-op-ed/">http://www.cepow.org/event/brussels-op-ed/</a></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">I also found other consulting companies: <a href="http://www.icpolicyadvocacy.org/">http://www.icpolicyadvocacy.org/</a></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">We will have: 1. online training 2. online training will lead up to the in person meeting </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">We need money to hire the consultant and work with some of ICANN learn features, I will come up with a budget with ICANN staff soon. Unfortunately, we can't allocate money for travel. The decision about who would be the consultant is with the staff but we can suggest groups to them. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Best</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Farzaneh </font></div></div></div></div>
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