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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>Hello North American members of the Non-Commercial User Constituency.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Welcome to 2023! <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>A reminder that registration for the ICANN76 Community Forum is open! The meeting will operate as a hybrid, with in-person participation in Cancun, Mexico (UTC-5), a time zone that is advantageous for virtual participation within North America. The meeting schedule will be published on February 17<sup>th</sup>. See the meeting website (<a href="https://76.schedule.icann.org/">https://76.schedule.icann.org/</a>) for all the details.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please let me know if you are planning to attend, either in-person or virtually. The meeting will include Non-Commercial community membership meetings, and having some idea of our participation numbers would be helpful for planning and communication purposes. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Speaking of membership meetings, in case you have not seen the notice on the main mailing list, the NCUC Chair has called a membership meeting for this Thursday, February 2 at 15:00 UTC (10:00 EST/07:00PST). I have included the connection link below. The brief presentations cover a number of topics, including human rights impact assessments, membership engagement and outreach, mentorships and a recap of ICANN 75 last fall. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I hope many of you can make it.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I am always eager to hear from North American members, so please feel free to reach out with comments, questions, or anything else ICANN-related on your mind.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Best regards<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ken Herman<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Executive Committee North America Regional Representative<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR>Non-Commercial Users Constituency (NCUC)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR>Membership Meeting Connection Details<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Please note this meeting is moved to <b>THURSDAY</b>, <b>2 February at 15:00 UTC.</b> Additional time zone support <a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=NCUC+Membership+Call&iso=20230202T15&p1=1440&ah=1">here</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Join Zoom Meeting: <span class=apple-converted-space> </span><span style='background:yellow'><a href="https://icann.zoom.us/j/94092142200?pwd=TnpWeFhha3lsbytJRG1tR1E3MHIwUT09" title="https://icann.zoom.us/j/94092142200?pwd=TnpWeFhha3lsbytJRG1tR1E3MHIwUT09"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>https://icann.zoom.us/j/94092142200?pwd=TnpWeFhha3lsbytJRG1tR1E3MHIwUT09</span></a></span></span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Meeting ID: 940 9214 2200</span><span style='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:12.0pt;color:black'>Passcode: APaP=1ET!9</span><span style='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:12.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='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:12.0pt;color:black'>AUDIO ONLY 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