<div dir="ltr">Dear Vinciane,<div><br></div><div>With sincere apologies for the delay, please find below discussion topics suggested by the GNSO Council.</div><div>
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<br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Feb 12, 2018 at 1:52 AM, Vinciane Koenigsfeld <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:vinciane.koenigsfeld@icann.org" target="_blank">vinciane.koenigsfeld@icann.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal">Gentle Reminder – Deadline to submit your questions is tomorrow, Monday 12 February. <u></u><u></u></p><span class="">
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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>
<b>Cc: </b>icann-board <<a href="mailto:icann-board@icann.org" target="_blank">icann-board@icann.org</a>>, Board-Ops-Team <<a href="mailto:board-ops-team@icann.org" target="_blank">board-ops-team@icann.org</a>>, David Olive <<a href="mailto:david.olive@icann.org" target="_blank">david.olive@icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject: </b><span style="background:yellow">ICANN61 San Juan, Puerto Rico – Constituencies Sessions</span></span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Sent on behalf of Cherine Chalaby, Chair, ICANN Board of Directors</span></i><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt">Dear Constituency and Stakeholder Groups Chairs,</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt">Questions to the Board -
<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">On behalf of the Board, I would like to wish each and every one of you, a HAPPY NEW YEAR!</span><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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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0cm"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;background:yellow">What are your key goals in 2018? </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;background:yellow"> The
Board is interested in this question to make sure that its own priorities are aligned with the community’s priorities.</span><u></u><u></u></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
Board is interested in this question because discussions about longer-term goals and strategic planning will commence soon between the community, the Board and ICANN org.</span><u></u><u></u></li></ul>
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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><u></u><u></u></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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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt">Cherine Chalaby</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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