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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:black">Dear Colleagues:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:black">Please see the message below from ICANN staff regarding proposed incremental changes to the current ICANN meeting strategy. ICANN will solicit feedback
on this report at a 2 November meeting at ICANN 60.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:black">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:black">Barbara
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino",serif">Barbara P. Wanner<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino",serif">BC Representative to the CSG<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino",serif">Vice President, ICT Policy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino",serif">U.S. Council for International Business<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino",serif"><a href="mailto:bwanner@uscib.org">bwanner@uscib.org</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:black">Dear Community Leaders and Representatives:</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:black">On 17 August 2017,
</span><a href="http://ICANN.org">ICANN.org</a><span style="color:black"> hosted a call with community leaders and representatives to discuss questions about the criteria for ICANN Meeting venue selection, and potential updates to the current strategy for ICANN
Public Meetings, which was approved by the ICANN Board in 2014 (See: </span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_display_soaceinputfeedback_Event-2BCalendar&d=DwMGaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=h7ObVMPGpAcLv72avqZ3syNYxeg9Akd-D4l9_q4cPOQ&m=94preyNkXJFdSmX1cA1I95hH5W50y0Zlplk2_Z5JAZE&s=loXKL64Q3lo-DsXcnVpDA4-LAu32UOdyz_5-tYeHPSo&e=">https://community.icann.org/display/soaceinputfeedback/Event+Calendar[community.icann.org]</a><span style="color:black">.
Community leaders and representatives on the call included:</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) and RALO Chairs, Commercial Stakeholder Group (CSG), Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO), Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO), Non-Commercial Stakeholder
Group (NCSG), Registrar Stakeholder Group (RrSG), Registry Stakeholder Group (RySG), Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC), and Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC), and the Government Advisory Committee (GAC) .</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:black">This document summarizes the discussion, and provides a detailed report of proposed incremental changes to the
</span><a href="https://meetings.icann.org/en/mswgrecommendations-icannfuturemeetingsstrategyfinalv119jun14.pdf">current meeting strategy</a><u><span style="color:black">,</span></u><span style="color:black"> for the purposes of future consultation with the
community.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:black">Fundamental changes to the meeting strategy were also discussed, however participants agreed to wait for a more comprehensive review of the current meeting
strategy with the community to examine those issues and make informed recommendations for change.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><a href="http://ICANN.org"><b>ICANN.org</b></a><b><span style="color:black"> will present this paper to community leaders and representatives on 13 October 2017 and solicit feedback
from the group at a meeting on 2 November 2017 at 0800 am in Capital Suite 3 at the ICANN60 Annual General Meeting in Abu Dhabi.</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">
</span><span style="color:black">Following that discussion, community leaders and representatives will determine next steps and whether the proposed incremental changes outlined in this document should go out for consultation with the ICANN community.
</span><a href="http://ICANN.org">ICANN.org</a><span style="color:black"> will await further guidance and direction from the community before amending the current meeting strategy.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:black">Best regards and safe travel to those going to Abu Dhabi</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:black">Sally, Tanzanica, Nick and David</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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