<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="purple"><div class="m_-6092252265977816562WordSection1">Hi all,</div><div class="m_-6092252265977816562WordSection1"><br></div><div class="m_-6092252265977816562WordSection1">please find below the topics suggested by board for the council-board meeting in Cancun. </div><div class="m_-6092252265977816562WordSection1">we should suggest topics from our side we want to discuss with them. We have to reply by 24th February.</div><div class="m_-6092252265977816562WordSection1"><br></div><div class="m_-6092252265977816562WordSection1">Best,</div><div class="m_-6092252265977816562WordSection1"><br></div><div class="m_-6092252265977816562WordSection1">Rafik</div><div class="m_-6092252265977816562WordSection1">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From: </span></b><span style="color:black">SO-AC-SG-CLeaders <<a href="mailto:so-ac-sg-cleaders-bounces@icann.org" target="_blank">so-ac-sg-cleaders-bounces@icann.org</a>> on behalf of Vinciane Koenigsfeld <<a href="mailto:vinciane.koenigsfeld@icann.org" target="_blank">vinciane.koenigsfeld@icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Date: </b>Monday, February 3, 2020 at 8:47 PM<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>"<a href="mailto:icann-board@icann.org" target="_blank">icann-board@icann.org</a>" <<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>><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[ICANN Community Leaders] ICANN67 - Constituency Sessions - Areas of interest from the Board<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Dear Constituency and Stakeholder Groups Chairs,</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:yellow">Please reply no later than Monday 24 February 2020</span></u></b><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Our first meeting of the year is approaching fast! The Board and I are very much looking forward to engaging with you during our Community Forum in Cancun, which is taking place from 7-12 March
2020.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">As we continue working with you on the format of our engagement with your groups, we would like to experiment a new way of interacting by offering you to choose one or two area</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">(<span style="color:black">s</span>)<span style="color:black">
of interest and having an open discussion with the Board on those, instead of asking you to come up with specific questions.</span></span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">We are also suggesting that the list of areas of interest be shared with the entire Community using the Policy digest, in order to increase transparency and allow the groups to improve their own
understanding of their peers’ point of views on different issues. </span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">As for time allocation, we propose to allocate the first part of our time together to be spent on your specific areas of interest, and to allow sufficient time to address the areas of interest
indicated by the Board, if they have not been covered by that time. </span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">In preparation for our meetings, the Board
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">proposes<span style="color:black"> the following </span>areas of interest<span style="color:black"> to have an open discussion with you:</span></span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Key priorities for action of ICANN constituencies in 2020 (e.g. prioritization of recommendations, streamlining of reviews, improve effectiveness of ICANN’s multistakeholder
model, …)</span><u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Specific developments coming up that ICANN constituencies feel need to be addressed when updating the ICANN Strategic Plan. </span><u></u><u></u></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">We would be very grateful if you could send Board Operations (</span><a href="mailto:board-ops-team@icann.org)" title="mailto:board-ops-team@icann.org)" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">board-ops-team@icann.org)</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> your area(s)
of interest, in order of priority, no later than <b><u>Monday 24 February 2020.</u></b></span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">So you are aware, we are not changing the current total time allotted per group. </span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">We look forward to hearing your thoughts on our suggestions and on how to further improve our interaction.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">We thank you in advance for your time on this matter and we look forward to welcoming you in Mexico!</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Best regards, </span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Maarten Botterman
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Chair, ICANN Board of Directors</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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