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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear Councilors,<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">Please find attached the slides that Cherine is speaking to at your joint meeting with the Board today. These slides have also been shared with the Chairs of GNSO’s Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies.<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">As a reminder, this was the topic proposed for the meeting:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:67.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">“Community, Board and ICANN org readiness to implement the following three critical plans that will shape ICANN’s future. : (1) Strategic Plan FY 21-25, (2) Operating
& Financial Plan FY 21-25, and (3) Work Plan to improve the effectiveness of ICANN’s multistakeholder model.”</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:67.5pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">The <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_en_system_files_files_strategic-2Dplan-2D2021-2D2025-2D24jun19-2Den.pdf&d=DwMGaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=DJ69mAe-idEhpAMF1nu2x6c2w3xl7xb5cjS_7sB4h6Y&m=TjyU6uwKps67EwTvcywBGNRBe2M4WqWAvqeNmrXQe9k&s=HcjPCpz9CoTuOjJwG60uIpUz8ZMIXkqOomMXQppkAkw&e="><span style="color:purple">Strategic
Plan</span> [icann.org]</a> has been adopted by the Board last June at ICANN 65 in Marrakech. The two other plans will be completed and posted for public comment in December 2019. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:67.5pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:67.5pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">At ICANN 64 in Kobe, the Board asked each constituency to p<u>rovide three suggestions, one for the Board, one for ICANN org and one for the Community </u>of things/aspects
that should be done/improved in order to implement these plans successfully, starting 1 July 2020, as mandated by our Bylaws. In addition, the Board asked for <u>one suggestion</u> of something that could be done <u>externally</u> to improve trust and with
our partners and alliances (eg. IETF) so that they collaborate effectively with ICANN on some of our strategic objectives (eg. DNS security).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:67.5pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Based on the input received in Kobe, we are compiling a list of suggested actions for the community, Board and ICANN org which we would like to share and discuss with
you in Montreal. We will send you that list in advance of our meeting in Montreal on or before 11 October 2019.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Cheers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Mary<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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