<html><body><span style="display:block;" class="xfm_33884524"><pre style="white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;margin:5px 0;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;background-color:#ffffff;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:12pt;" class="xfmc1">Dear NCUC Europe Members,</span></pre>
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<pre style="white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;margin:5px 0;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;background-color:#ffffff;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;line-height:12pt;" class="xfmc1"><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">While the NCUC EC is waiting for some final approvals, we would like to check your interest in the Community Regional Outreach Program (CROP) for ICANN78 that will take place on </span></span><b><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);float:none;line-height:12pt;display:inline !important;" class="xfmc1">21-26 October 2023</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;white-space:normal;background-color:#ffffff;display:inline !important;float:none;line-height:14pt;"> </span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;line-height:12pt;" class="xfmc1"><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>in Hamburg, Germany</b>. This time the CROP program can ensure <b>travel funding for one NCUC member residing in Europe</b> to attend ICANN78 meeting. You can learn more about CROP <a id="xfmi1" href="https://community.icann.org/display/soacabout/Community+Regional+Outreach+Program" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a></span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">.</span></span></pre>
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<pre style="white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;margin:5px 0;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;background-color:#ffffff;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;line-height:12pt;" class="xfmc1"><b><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Who can apply: </span></b><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Anyone who is a member of NCUC and resides in Europe.</span></span></pre>
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<pre style="white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;margin:5px 0;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;background-color:#ffffff;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;line-height:12pt;" class="xfmc1"><b><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Conditions</span></b></span></pre>
<pre style="white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;margin:5px 0;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;background-color:#ffffff;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;line-height:12pt;" class="xfmc1"><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"> The<b> </b>selected candidate should be prepared to:<b>
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<div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;line-height:12pt;" class="xfmc1"><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Take a lead in organizing an outreach session in close coordination with NCUC EC during ICANN78.</span></span></div>
<pre style="white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;margin:5px 0;text-align:left;background-color:#ffffff;text-indent:-0.25in;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;line-height:12pt;" class="xfmc1"><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">- </span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Participate in ICANN78 meeting and attend sessions of interest to NCUC.</span></span></pre>
<pre style="white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;margin:5px 0;text-align:left;background-color:#ffffff;text-indent:-0.25in;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;line-height:12pt;" class="xfmc1"><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">- </span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Participate in drafting communications during the meeting to the NCUC membership regarding the sessions attended.
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<pre style="white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;margin:5px 0;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;background-color:#ffffff;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;line-height:12pt;" class="xfmc1"><b><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">How to apply: </span></b><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">If you are interested to be considered for CROP funding, make sure to submit your expression of interest to </span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;line-height:12pt;"><a href="mailto:ncuc-ec@lists.ncuc.org" target="_blank">ncuc-ec@lists.ncuc.org</a> and </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;line-height:12pt;"><a href="mailto:andrea.glandon@icann.org" target="_blank" style="outline:none;color:#0563c1;text-decoration:underline;"><span style="outline:none;color:#0563c1;text-decoration:underline;">andrea.glandon@icann.org</span></a></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;line-height:12pt;" class="xfmc1"> <b>by 23:59 CEST on 24 August 2023</b>.</span></pre>
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<li style="white-space:pre-wrap;text-indent:-0.25in;background-color:#ffffff;margin:5px 0px;text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;line-height:12pt;" class="xfmc1"><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Short explanation of how you have contributed to NCUC activities and policy discussions to date.</span></span></li>
<li style="white-space:pre-wrap;text-indent:-0.25in;background-color:#ffffff;margin:5px 0px;text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;line-height:12pt;" class="xfmc1"><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Short statement explaining why you would like to attend ICANN78 representing the NCUC. Include a mention of which working groups or policy discussions you have been involved with and would like to be involved further. If you have not been involved in policy discussions, which policy discussion(s) you will become involved with. Please provide links to your mailing list contributions and your record of attendance in WG meetings.</span></span></li>
<li style="white-space:pre-wrap;text-indent:-0.25in;background-color:#ffffff;margin:5px 0px;text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;" class="xfmc1"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:12pt;"><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Short explanation how you plan to stay engaged in NCUC</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:12pt;"><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"> after the ICANN78 meeting. </span></span></span></li>
<li style="white-space:pre-wrap;text-indent:-0.25in;background-color:#ffffff;margin:5px 0px;text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;line-height:12pt;" class="xfmc1"><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Verdana;" class="xfmc1"> Confirm that you can obtain visa on time, if visa is needed for your travel</span>. If you do not need a visa, please indicate so.</span></span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;line-height:12pt;" class="xfmc1"></span></b></span></li>
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<div><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:10pt;line-height:12pt;" class="xfmc1">Please note that the travel slot is still awaiting final approvals but given the short timeframe we want to make sure that once we get final confirmation, we already have a pre-selected candidate to promptly proceed with all necessary travel arrangements.</span></div>
<pre style="white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;margin:5px 0;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;background-color:#ffffff;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:10pt;line-height:12pt;" class="xfmc1"><br data-mce-bogus="1"/></span></pre>
<pre style="white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;margin:5px 0;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;background-color:#ffffff;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:10pt;line-height:12pt;" class="xfmc1">Feel free to reach out in case of any further questions.</span></pre>
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<div><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:10pt;line-height:12pt;" class="xfmc1">Olga Kyryliuk</span></div>
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