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    Hello all,<br>
    <br>
    are any representatives from At-Large (or ALSes) going to be at the
    LAC-i-Roadshow (see below)?<br>
    Kindest regards,<br>
    <br>
    Olivier<br>
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            <th nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT">Subject:
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            <td>[ALAC-Announce] ICANN News Alert -- ICANN participates
              in LACNIC29 and prepares for ICANN62 in Panama</td>
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            <th nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT">Date: </th>
            <td>Wed, 2 May 2018 07:35:12 +0000</td>
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            <th nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT">From: </th>
            <td>ICANN At-Large Staff <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org"><staff@atlarge.icann.org></a></td>
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            <td>ALAC Announce
              <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:alac-announce@atlarge-lists.icann.org"><alac-announce@atlarge-lists.icann.org></a></td>
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                  [icann.org]</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            <h2 style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">ICANN
              participates in LACNIC29 and prepares for ICANN62 in
              Panama<o:p></o:p></h2>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">30
              April 2018<o:p></o:p></p>
            <p>MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay – 30 April 2018 – Today, the Internet
              Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
              announced the participation of Rodrigo de la Parra, Vice
              President, Stakeholder Engagement for Latin America and
              the Caribbean, at LACNIC29. This meeting will take place
              in Panama City, Panama from 30 April to 4 May 2018.
              Rodrigo will be available for interviews with the media on
              Monday, 30 April from 15:00 to 18:00 and Tuesday, 1 May
              from 9:00 to 13:00 (local time, -5 UTC).<o:p></o:p></p>
            <p>In 2016, the ICANN org relocated ICANN56, originally
              planned for Panama City, due to concerns over the Zika
              outbreak in the Caribbean region. This year, ICANN will
              host two regional events in Panama:<o:p></o:p></p>
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                <strong><span
                    style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">LAC-i-Roadshow
                    – 21 to 22 May 2018</span></strong> Session
                dedicated to outreach focused on key topics related to
                the critical infrastructure of the Domain Name System
                (DNS) in the region.
                <o:p></o:p></li>
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                <strong><span
                    style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">ICANN62
                    Public Meeting – 25 to 28 June 2018</span></strong>
                Policy Forum focused on current policy development work,
                outreach, and daily opportunities to network with the
                ICANN community.
                <o:p></o:p></li>
            </ul>
            <p>ICANN Public Meetings are held three times each year in
              different regions of the world to encourage global
              participation. ICANN meetings offer the best opportunity
              for face-to-face discussions and airing of opinions among
              knowledgeable people dedicated to the continued stable and
              secure operation of the Internet. For more information
              visit the
              <a href="https://meetings.icann.org/en/panamacity62"
                moz-do-not-send="true">ICANN62 website.</a><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p>Benefits of attending an ICANN Meeting:<o:p></o:p></p>
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                Understand how Internet policies are created and how the
                Internet works. <o:p></o:p></li>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l2
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                Gain knowledge about the main issues facing the Internet
                today and in the future.
                <o:p></o:p></li>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l2
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                Enhance the ICANN org's work by participating in key
                developments. <o:p></o:p></li>
            </ul>
            <h3>Media contacts<o:p></o:p></h3>
            <p>Alexandra Dans<br>
              Sr. Communications Manager, Latin America and the
              Caribbean<br>
              +598 95 831 442<br>
              <a href="mailto:alexandra.dans@icann.org"
                moz-do-not-send="true">alexandra.dans@icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p>Daniela Campos-Lopez<br>
              Global Communications Coordinator<br>
              +1 (202) 304-5984<br>
              <a href="mailto:daniela.campos@icann.org"
                moz-do-not-send="true">daniela.campos@icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
            <h3>About ICANN<o:p></o:p></h3>
            <p>ICANN's mission is to help ensure a stable, secure, and
              unified global Internet. To reach another person on the
              Internet, you need to type an address – a name or a number
              – into your computer or other device. That address must be
              unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN
              helps coordinate and support these unique identifiers
              across the world. ICANN was formed in 1998 as a
              not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with a community
              of participants from all over the world.<o:p></o:p></p>
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