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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">As some new participants have been added to the mailing list, I’m just resending the below welcome message.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Best regards,<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">Marika<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From: </span></b><span style="color:black"><ccwg-auctionproceeds-bounces@icann.org> on behalf of Marika Konings <marika.konings@icann.org><br>
<b>Date: </b>Friday, January 6, 2017 at 1:12 PM<br>
<b>To: </b>"ccwg-auctionproceeds@icann.org" <ccwg-auctionproceeds@icann.org><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[Ccwg-auctionproceeds] Welcome to the new gTLD Auction Proceeds CCWG - first meeting scheduled for Thursday 26 Jan at 15.00 UTC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear All,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thank you very much for volunteering for the new gTLD Auction Proceeds Cross Community Working Group (CCWG). A first meeting of the CCWG will be scheduled for
<b><u>Thursday 26 January at 15.00 UTC</u></b> (the call details will follow in a separate email). Please note that the timing and schedule of future meetings, including possible rotation, will be discussed during the first meeting. The call will be led by
the co-chairs that have been appointed to date by the chartering organizations, namely Jonathan Robinson (GNSO) and Ching Chiao (ccNSO). Other Chartering Organizations are still in the process of selecting their respective members to the CCWG. For the latest
overview of members, participants and observers, please see <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_x_FpjDAw&d=DgMGaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=7_PQAir-9nJQ2uB2cWiTDDDo5Hfy5HL9rSTe65iXLVM&m=gWvUp6ydF2Sf3sjk2VEPu0zX6zpB9GE8-4Oc4eUNBMo&s=bu08UA-kVoWAZu98uNXP5osx1iajPzAJfY0gKs9A5h4&e=">
https://community.icann.org/x/FpjDAw[community.icann.org]</a>. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">In the meantime, please make sure to complete your statement of interest as well as declaration of intention, if you have not done so yet. Please contact the GNSO Secretariat (<a href="mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org)">gnso-secs@icann.org)</a>
should you have any difficulties. You are furthermore encouraged to review the background materials related to this effort (see
<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_x_1qDDAw-29&d=DgMGaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=7_PQAir-9nJQ2uB2cWiTDDDo5Hfy5HL9rSTe65iXLVM&m=gWvUp6ydF2Sf3sjk2VEPu0zX6zpB9GE8-4Oc4eUNBMo&s=b32dJvDxG4bKwk_2aFCNsfCX02XU1w2FEO3W-QjVe7Q&e=">
https://community.icann.org/x/1qDDAw)[community.icann.org]</a> as well as the CCWG Charter (see
<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_x_DJjDAw-29&d=DgMGaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=7_PQAir-9nJQ2uB2cWiTDDDo5Hfy5HL9rSTe65iXLVM&m=gWvUp6ydF2Sf3sjk2VEPu0zX6zpB9GE8-4Oc4eUNBMo&s=cT7SJXUy9iJFtbGpDBHZRZ1A9PyGIHaOFrdcNs42HWI&e=">
https://community.icann.org/x/DJjDAw)[community.icann.org]</a> prior to the first meeting. We are also looking into scheduling a communication tools classroom session for those that are new to ICANN Working Groups and want to learn more about how to use Adobe
Connect or other participation tools that will be used during the course of the CCWG. Further details will follow in a separate email.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to let me know. Looking forward to speaking to you all soon.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Best regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Marika</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Marika Konings</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Senior Policy Director & Team Leader for the GNSO, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) </span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Email: <a href="mailto:marika.konings@icann.org">
marika.konings@icann.org</a> </span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Follow the GNSO via Twitter @ICANN_GNSO</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Find out more about the GNSO by taking our <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__learn.icann.org_courses_gnso&d=DgMGaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=7_PQAir-9nJQ2uB2cWiTDDDo5Hfy5HL9rSTe65iXLVM&m=gWvUp6ydF2Sf3sjk2VEPu0zX6zpB9GE8-4Oc4eUNBMo&s=KQzYJsaSFom5193KiFYSK62YWvG-9Xue0sCFcChVV9w&e=">interactive
courses[learn.icann.org]</a> and visiting the <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__gnso.icann.org_sites_gnso.icann.org_files_gnso_presentations_policy-2Defforts.htm-23newcomers&d=DgMGaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=7_PQAir-9nJQ2uB2cWiTDDDo5Hfy5HL9rSTe65iXLVM&m=gWvUp6ydF2Sf3sjk2VEPu0zX6zpB9GE8-4Oc4eUNBMo&s=eXNZVlt3j5v_GtIkO7OgJvgiELo4PocdGU-SRhcXlzs&e=">GNSO
Newcomer pages[gnso.icann.org]</a>. </span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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