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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>Dear ICANN Community members:<br><br>In advance of the ICANN meeting in Costa Rica, I would like to call your attention to the progress that has been made on efforts to advance ICANN's accountability and transparency, specifically implementation of the Accountability & Transparency Review Team (ATRT) Recommendations. Status reports on ICANN's ATRT-related work are posted on ICANN's <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/in-focus/accountability" target="_blank">Accountability & Transparency web page</a>. For your convenience, links to recent highlights are included below:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span> <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/in-focus/accountability/atrt-implementation-glance-summary-24feb12-en.pdf" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#EF673E;text-decoration:none'>At a glance: ATRT Implementation Status</span></a> <o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-left:30.0pt;margin-right:0cm;border-width:initial;border-color:initial'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span> <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/in-focus/accountability/atrt-project-list-workplans-24feb12-en.pdf" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#EF673E;text-decoration:none'>ATRT Implementation Summary</span></a> <o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-left:30.0pt;margin-right:0cm;border-width:initial;border-color:initial'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span> <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/whois-rt-draft-final-report-05dec11-en.htm" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#EF673E;text-decoration:none'>WHOIS Community Review Team Seeks Public Comments</span></a> <o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-left:30.0pt;margin-right:0cm;border-width:initial;border-color:initial'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span> <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#EF673E;text-decoration:none'>Action on ATRT Recommendations 15, 16, 17: Public Comment Processes</span></a> <o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-left:30.0pt;margin-right:0cm;border-width:initial;border-color:initial'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span> <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-08dec11-en.htm#3" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#EF673E;text-decoration:none'>Action on ATRT Recommendation 5: Board Compensation</span></a> <o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'><br>You are invited to share any input you may have about these activities at the public <a href="http://costarica43.icann.org/node/29713" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC'>forum</span></a> in Costa Rica. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'>Please don't hesitate to contact me if you need additional information.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'>Denise<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Denise Michel<br>ICANN <br>Advisor to the President & CEO<br></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'><a href="mailto:denise.michel@icann.org" target="_blank">denise.michel@icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>PS Staff can be available to answer questions about ATRT implementation, or to provide a more in-depth briefing for their group in Costa Rica if needed. Just drop me an email if there is interest.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p></div></div></div></body></html>