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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Thanks again, Andrea. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>It seems I misunderstood where it would be deployed. Not so much for our meetings but for the membership sessions during the hybrid ICANN meetings. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>In that case I can see that it can have some value, provided there are support staff to monitor the questions coming through this channel. I can see how this might be useful over people putting questions into the chat, which can get busy. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>I still don’t have a strong opinion one way or another. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Ken<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> Andrea Glandon <andrea.glandon@icann.org> <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 17, 2023 12:18 PM<br><b>To:</b> Ken Herman <ken@kherman.com>; 'NCUC-EC' <ncuc-ec@lists.ncuc.org><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Ext] RE: [NCUC-EC] ICANN76 Session Zoom Setup<br><b>Importance:</b> High<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Hello all, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>I have received more information on this feature:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>MORE INFO ON Q&A FEATURE IN REGULAR ZOOM ROOM: Content will not be recorded (same as in webinar rooms), only hosts and co-hosts will be able to answer questions (so names will need to be provided ahead of time for staff to promote them upon arrival), the default will be questions will only be visible to all once they have been answered, if you wish to see them as they are asked, this needs to be requested at the start of the session.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>This would be for the NCUC Membership session during ICANN76. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Kind Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Andrea<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='color:black'>Ken Herman <<a href="mailto:ken@kherman.com">ken@kherman.com</a>><br><b>Date: </b>Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at 10:29<br><b>To: </b>Andrea Glandon <<a href="mailto:andrea.glandon@icann.org">andrea.glandon@icann.org</a>>, 'NCUC-EC' <<a href="mailto:ncuc-ec@lists.ncuc.org">ncuc-ec@lists.ncuc.org</a>><br><b>Subject: </b>[Ext] RE: [NCUC-EC] ICANN76 Session Zoom Setup<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Hi Andrea. Thanks for sharing the availability of this new feature. Personally, I do not see how it can add anything to the EC sessions. We’re a small group and between the audio and the chat it’s difficult enough to keep track of the discussion.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>That said, I do not see any harm in enabling the feature. We are not obliged to use it and, well, who know? We may yet determine it has some value in the future! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>I wait for others to comment.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Ken<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> NCUC-EC <<a href="mailto:ncuc-ec-bounces@lists.ncuc.org">ncuc-ec-bounces@lists.ncuc.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Andrea Glandon<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 17, 2023 9:43 AM<br><b>To:</b> NCUC-EC <<a href="mailto:ncuc-ec@lists.ncuc.org">ncuc-ec@lists.ncuc.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [NCUC-EC] ICANN76 Session Zoom Setup<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Hello!</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Zoom has had a significant improvement to the meeting format. </span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>The Zoom Q&A feature, previously only available in Zoom Webinars, is now available in Zoom Meetings. </span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>You can read more about this feature here:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/11400580088973-Enabling-Q-A-for-Meetings-__;!!PtGJab4!87fg4getavoMVXrh5GrseZqYVv4ZZE7I12lXCse1_ab0hJJmj0tufgkq3C0z1PIaVUSf-A9qr9IViEfcXaAn9A$" title="https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/11400580088973-Enabling-Q-A-for-Meetings-">https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/11400580088973-Enabling-Q-A-for-Meetings- [support.zoom.us]</a></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>For<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><b>all</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>ICANN76 sessions, regardless of the Zoom format selected, the Q&A feature will be<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><b>enabled</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>by default. The Q&A pod cannot be disabled once a session has started.</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Please let me know if you would like the Q&A feature turned on for your sessions so that I can request the appropriate setup.</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Thanks!</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.5pt;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#111111'>Andrea Glandon</span></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.5pt;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Policy Operations Coordinator</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.5pt;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#111111'>Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.5pt;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#111111'>Skype ID:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#111111'> acglandon76</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.5pt;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#101C45'> </span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><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:#101C45'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>