<div dir="ltr">Dear Council colleagues,<div><br></div><div>As noted in my summary list of Action Items at the end of our 3-day strategic planning session yesterday, we have until 12 February to identify our questions to the Board for ICANN61. </div><div><br></div><div>As to the two questions from the Board to Council, I believe that we are in an excellent position to speak to our 2018 goals, and can use those to inform our articulation of longer-term goals. Leadership will work with staff to review the notes of the 3 days to develop a first draft and circulate to the Council list for input.</div><div><br></div><div>Best wishes,</div><div><br></div><div>Heather</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Vinciane Koenigsfeld</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:vinciane.koenigsfeld@icann.org">vinciane.koenigsfeld@icann.org</a>></span><br>Date: Sun, Jan 28, 2018 at 11:32 PM<br>Subject: [So-ac-sg-cleaders] REMINDER - ICANN61 San Juan, Puerto Rico – Constituencies Sessions<br>To: "<a href="mailto:so-ac-sg-cleaders@icann.org">so-ac-sg-cleaders@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:so-ac-sg-cleaders@icann.org">so-ac-sg-cleaders@icann.org</a>><br>Cc: Board Ops Team <<a href="mailto:board-ops-team@icann.org">board-ops-team@icann.org</a>><br><br><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Vinciane Koenigsfeld <<a href="mailto:vinciane.koenigsfeld@icann.org" target="_blank">vinciane.koenigsfeld@icann.<wbr>org</a>><br>
<b>Date: </b>Tuesday 9 January 2018 at 11:09<br>
<b>To: </b>"<a href="mailto:so-ac-sg-cleaders@icann.org" target="_blank">so-ac-sg-cleaders@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:so-ac-sg-cleaders@icann.org" target="_blank">so-ac-sg-cleaders@icann.org</a>><br>
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<b>Subject: </b><span style="background:yellow">ICANN61 San Juan, Puerto Rico – Constituencies Sessions</span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="background:yellow">Please reply no later than Monday 12 February 2018</span></span></u></b><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt">The Board is truly looking forward to working with you in 2018. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">While the year has just started, we are already preparing for ICANN 61 which will take place
between 10-15 March 2018. </span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt">Building on the improvements made to our face-to-face meetings over the past couple of years, we continue working on our collaboration, openness and transparency and I am therefore sending you
herewith, well ahead of time, two questions that the Board would like to submit to your attention for the upcoming face-to-face meetings in Puerto Rico. </span><u></u><u></u></p>
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Board is interested in this question to make sure that its own priorities are aligned with the community’s priorities.</span><span style="background:yellow"><u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0cm"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;background:yellow">What are your most relevant longer-term goals?</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;background:yellow"> The
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt">In the meantime, we would be very grateful if you could
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the questions you would like the Board to address during our face-to-face meetings. Given the finite</span><span style="background:yellow"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;background:yellow">time available for these meetings, we would appreciate it very much if you could list your questions in order of priority.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">We would also appreciate getting your questions no later than <b><u>Monday 12 February, 2018 or sooner</u></b>.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt">We thank you in advance for your time on this matter and we look forward to welcoming you in San Juan!</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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