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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Councilors,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>As noted in my reply to Juan Manuel yesterday, you will find the Call for Volunteers for IGO Work Track included below. In coordination with your respective SG/C leaders, we would greatly appreciate if you could help spread the word through each of your groups, to help identify qualified members to put forth.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Best,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Steve<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>council <council-bounces@gnso.icann.org> on behalf of Julie Bisland <julie.bisland@icann.org><br><b>Date: </b>Thursday, October 29, 2020 at 8:10 AM<br><b>To: </b>"council@gnso.icann.org" <council@gnso.icann.org><br><b>Cc: </b>"gnso-secs@icann.org" <gnso-secs@icann.org><br><b>Subject: </b>[council] FW: [ICANN Community Leaders] 29 October 2020<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>FYI:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>SO-AC-SG-CLeaders <so-ac-sg-cleaders-bounces@icann.org> on behalf of ICANN Community Leadership Digest <david.olive@icann.org><br><b>Reply-To: </b>"policyinfo@icann.org" <policyinfo@icann.org><br><b>Date: </b>Thursday, October 29, 2020 at 10:03 AM<br><b>To: </b>"so-ac-sg-cleaders@icann.org" <so-ac-sg-cleaders@icann.org><br><b>Subject: </b>[ICANN Community Leaders] 29 October 2020</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center 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align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;word-wrap: break-word'><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;word-wrap: break-word'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt;min-width: 100%'><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>ICANN Community Leadership Digest</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable 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0in 0in 0in;word-wrap: break-word'><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;word-wrap: break-word'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt;min-width: 100%'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>The ICANN org Policy Development Support function publishes this twice-weekly digest </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>to help ICANN community leaders track requests and follow updates.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;background:#1D3567;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;word-wrap: break-word'><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;word-wrap: break-word'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt;min-width: 100%'><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white'>Table of Contents</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;word-wrap: break-word'><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;word-wrap: break-word'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt;min-width: 100%'><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Information Sharing</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:30.0pt;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#387B37'>NEW: </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Call for Expressions of Interest: Chair of the Intergovernmental Organization (IGO) Work Track</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:30.0pt;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#387B37'>NEW: </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Call for Volunteers: Intergovernmental Organization (IGO) Work Track</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:30.0pt;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#387B37'>NEW: </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>ICANN and PTI Publish Audited Financial Statements for FY20</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:30.0pt;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#CF8F12'>REMINDER:</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> Future of ICANN Meetings Survey </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:30.0pt;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if 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style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Nominations for NextGen Selection Committee and Mentor Positions through 15 November</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Public Comment</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:30.0pt;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Proposed Amendment 1 to the .JOBS Registry Agreement </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:30.0pt;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Recommendations for Early Warning for Root Zone Scaling </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:30.0pt;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>DRAFT PTI and IANA FY22 Operating Plan and Budgets </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:30.0pt;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Preliminary Issue Report on a Policy Development Process to Review the Transfer Policy </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:30.0pt;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>IANA Naming Function Review (IFR) Initial Report </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:30.0pt;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#387B37'>NEW: </span><span 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style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>David Olive, Senior Vice President, Policy Development Support</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'>The GNSO is seeking expressions of interest to chair the Intergovernmental Organization (IGO) Work Track, a subteam within an ongoing Policy Development Process (PDP) that will review all trademark-related rights protection mechanisms at the second level of the domain name system.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>The deadline to submit 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[r20.rs6.net]</span></b></a> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;cursor:default'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:6.75pt 0in 6.75pt 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="94%" style='width:94.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 94%'><tr style='height:.75pt'><td style='background:#1D3567;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:.75pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:.75pt'><span style='color:white'><img border=0 width=5 height=1 style='width:.052in;height:.0104in' id="_x0000_i1030" src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101116784221/S.gif"></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;word-wrap: break-word'><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;word-wrap: break-word'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt;min-width: 100%'><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#387B37'>NEW: </span></b><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Call for Volunteers: Intergovernmental Organization (IGO) Work Track</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>David Olive, Senior Vice President, Policy Development Support</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>The GNSO Council is requesting that interested Supporting Organizations (SOs), Advisory Committees (ACs), and GNSO Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies consider appointing members to the Intergovernmental Organization (IGO) Work Track, a group to be formed within an ongoing Policy Development Process (PDP) reviewing all rights protection mechanisms in all gTLDs at the second level of the domain name system.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>The composition of the IGO Work Track is as follows:</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:30.0pt;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>The Registries Stakeholder Group: up to 2 Members; </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:30.0pt;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>The Registrars Stakeholder Group: up to 2 Members; </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:30.0pt;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>The Commercial Stakeholder Group: up to 3 Members </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:30.0pt;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>The Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group: up to 3 Members. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:30.0pt;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Each AC, other SOs and IGOs: </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:66.0pt;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Up to 2 Members per group. </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Please confirm your group's appointed Members and Alternates at the latest by <b>7 December 2020</b> by notifying the GNSO Secretariat at </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><a href="mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#368A9C'>gnso-secs@icann.org</span></b></a></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#368A9C'>.</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001PsLcHckHarG4A_qhD1iKKQsTPbVjdjCBs4OVBVnG3vAhjDXme10-lQx3ADcG-qAfXyc1vSjZpyU8Z-o0W1NzWqgIsTwraAtJcsTU1OcWXHXD-JRUdVwcCjiGwB_2Trd2LDeGlc8jR_DANsXuzan_EnIJY0GQnwhoFuw4n8ISdoAsckIV5J356C_eI12UgORhmGhv3r-GfEz6jUUSI30FNJwFHkSiBd4yHP6aOKwb-Mk5igr__tZcLw9JIcFNZyJ92kxBnHGBdk-4FBw7_0eEEg==&c=opvw3W-AQM9FvOEn76K5vIBUHvaO4zB8f6WgpqQXF4FboagNjphUmA==&ch=4-Sme56uTJXlDqvoqiiC24oIG5lcFj9BaeaoW9Pj4xyrhFplQgvJqQ==__;!!PtGJab4!oCnRK_RubQYgVTGYrsycIzEd-cRAi5nt6TQRI_lqRbBqB0Zth7URBDpUUhlqRqQr5BzNewLmdQ$" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#368A9C'>Learn more about the work track and how to apply. [r20.rs6.net]</span></b></a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;cursor:default'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:6.75pt 0in 6.75pt 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="94%" style='width:94.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 94%'><tr style='height:.75pt'><td style='background:#1D3567;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:.75pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:.75pt'><span style='color:white'><img border=0 width=5 height=1 style='width:.052in;height:.0104in' id="_x0000_i1029" src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101116784221/S.gif"></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;word-wrap: break-word'><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;word-wrap: break-word'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt;min-width: 100%'><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#387B37'>NEW: </span></b><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>ICANN and PTI Publish Audited Financial Statements for FY20</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>ICANN recently </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001PsLcHckHarG4A_qhD1iKKQsTPbVjdjCBs4OVBVnG3vAhjDXme10-lQx3ADcG-qAfjiehWihEwyZjZppXPdBS14w8i9OZLjCJcjDPTyLrxI3JXDk89jjCrfgLN6HbK87GU2yq3bHEgA_6XGBfct3TwpVT2zpQh9UyT2WNLXQNuIKQB6j78l2HTX5WhfrDI0ed&c=opvw3W-AQM9FvOEn76K5vIBUHvaO4zB8f6WgpqQXF4FboagNjphUmA==&ch=4-Sme56uTJXlDqvoqiiC24oIG5lcFj9BaeaoW9Pj4xyrhFplQgvJqQ==__;!!PtGJab4!oCnRK_RubQYgVTGYrsycIzEd-cRAi5nt6TQRI_lqRbBqB0Zth7URBDpUUhlqRqQr5BzpllWthg$" target="_blank"><span style='color:#48A199'>announced [r20.rs6.net]</span></a> </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>publication of its audited, consolidated financial statements and Public Technical Identifiers (PTI) published its audited financial statements for the fiscal year ending 30 June 2020.</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>In addition, the ICANN Board has also published the</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'> <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001PsLcHckHarG4A_qhD1iKKQsTPbVjdjCBs4OVBVnG3vAhjDXme10-lQx3ADcG-qAfk-4onNSCvO-sgcOsNcdslf4TmkYFV-1Pel-Y7gxH0XbGaQsg-zJb-tA2uHY0rS4CzOHqays4KQpXqYKI_eYNEJqjtwY_ZFvBS7E3fs8-WYsLGxnl2RLxd-NFiJuAQnUVwqqL_g4OIEj3TZpIlxay1Q==&c=opvw3W-AQM9FvOEn76K5vIBUHvaO4zB8f6WgpqQXF4FboagNjphUmA==&ch=4-Sme56uTJXlDqvoqiiC24oIG5lcFj9BaeaoW9Pj4xyrhFplQgvJqQ==__;!!PtGJab4!oCnRK_RubQYgVTGYrsycIzEd-cRAi5nt6TQRI_lqRbBqB0Zth7URBDpUUhlqRqQr5ByAOcAnRA$" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#48A199'>FY20 Annual Report [r20.rs6.net]</span></b></a>, </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>which contains the FY20 Report on Board Expenses.</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;cursor:default'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:6.75pt 0in 6.75pt 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="94%" style='width:94.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 94%'><tr style='height:.75pt'><td style='background:#1D3567;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:.75pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:.75pt'><span style='color:white'><img border=0 width=5 height=1 style='width:.052in;height:.0104in' id="_x0000_i1028" src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101116784221/S.gif"></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;word-wrap: break-word'><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;word-wrap: break-word'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt;min-width: 100%'><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#CF8F12'>REMINDER:</span></b><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> Future of ICANN Meetings Survey </span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>David Olive, Senior Vice President, Policy Development Support</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>On Monday, 12 October, ICANN org announced the Future of ICANN Meetings Survey to all Community Chairs. Each SO and AC was sent a unique survey URL to circulate among their respective community members. </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>As a reminder, the survey will close on <b>Thursday, 5 November. </b>Please contact your community chair or </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><a href="mailto:policy-staff@icann.org" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#368A9C'>policy-staff@icann.org</span></b></a></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> for further information. </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;cursor:default'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:6.75pt 0in 6.75pt 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="94%" style='width:94.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 94%'><tr style='height:.75pt'><td style='background:#1D3567;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:.75pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:.75pt'><span style='color:white'><img border=0 width=5 height=1 style='width:.052in;height:.0104in' id="_x0000_i1027" src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101116784221/S.gif"></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;word-wrap: break-word'><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;word-wrap: break-word'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt;min-width: 100%'><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#CF8F12'>REMINDER:</span></b><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#BF3F2F'> </span></b><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Nominations for NextGen Selection Committee and Mentor Positions EXTENDED</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Sally Costerton, Senior Advisor to the President and Senior Vice President, Global Stakeholder Engagement</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>The ICANN org NextGen Program </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001PsLcHckHarG4A_qhD1iKKQsTPbVjdjCBs4OVBVnG3vAhjDXme10-la5JZkwQuLu4K3aMsbjgRbudrTp8naNL8WGyeA6872nwwlutwKhwU1QOO6cpjJXDrv5K3dfqRa9Ot0YKGSYaWLQzCSPbp02ARMVQIx0IY74qJGMJNCHLUhsdMK1sRxkyvu5Mgo07UqZ5&c=opvw3W-AQM9FvOEn76K5vIBUHvaO4zB8f6WgpqQXF4FboagNjphUmA==&ch=4-Sme56uTJXlDqvoqiiC24oIG5lcFj9BaeaoW9Pj4xyrhFplQgvJqQ==__;!!PtGJab4!oCnRK_RubQYgVTGYrsycIzEd-cRAi5nt6TQRI_lqRbBqB0Zth7URBDpUUhlqRqQr5Bwo2BkMQA$" target="_blank"><span style='color:#368A9C'>announced [r20.rs6.net]</span></a></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> that it is seeking nominations for mentors and for the NextGen selection committee. Communities may choose to appoint program alumni and are encouraged to appoint active community members who have an interest in mentoring students. </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>There are three slots available for mentors, and five slots for selection committee members. Each SO/AC is asked to nominate candidates for both positions. Individual self-nominations will not be considered. </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Interested community groups should select their respective NextGen@ICANN volunteers by <b>Sunday, 15 November 2020 </b>and notify Deborah Escalera at</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'> <a href="mailto:nextgen@icann.org" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#368A9C'>nextgen@icann.org</span></b></a></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>. </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Learn more about the guidelines and expectations for </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001PsLcHckHarG4A_qhD1iKKQsTPbVjdjCBs4OVBVnG3vAhjDXme10-labw5qNxQUaeuyJsBD4QAQnMBXhu4LhcUkCDTbfXOpP3lyLbv5i0fvrwNdpN0vt4kJJv30AKcuEMmQLbnpcrcBc9aBmA7GyXUzbOZe2NsB9rXY0HiYilLR9PlnZ-6SOcOt6lDqeE7fjoo3JcSv0UY8NN9rxf3Gip-r1bv-EZTrVRNaHpSC3sSwotLBdKLQSBMg==&c=opvw3W-AQM9FvOEn76K5vIBUHvaO4zB8f6WgpqQXF4FboagNjphUmA==&ch=4-Sme56uTJXlDqvoqiiC24oIG5lcFj9BaeaoW9Pj4xyrhFplQgvJqQ==__;!!PtGJab4!oCnRK_RubQYgVTGYrsycIzEd-cRAi5nt6TQRI_lqRbBqB0Zth7URBDpUUhlqRqQr5BzYGTe-MQ$" target="_blank"><span style='color:#368A9C'>Mentors [r20.rs6.net]</span></a></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> and for the </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001PsLcHckHarG4A_qhD1iKKQsTPbVjdjCBs4OVBVnG3vAhjDXme10-la5JZkwQuLu46voCH4mPFnDT5rC2Z3aroPg6BOuqziDltZzomKm0nDT47Pe0QmeDx0dlqIM6mhi5ZcDkHW6BAiiiIrZ9NXBwP-5mjaVj5mybNgAa69sfmS-fXdrZDColBFj3GuT7VL8hNsu-EDFjyrmAwyVe29YZh0_zk4hpp7ay&c=opvw3W-AQM9FvOEn76K5vIBUHvaO4zB8f6WgpqQXF4FboagNjphUmA==&ch=4-Sme56uTJXlDqvoqiiC24oIG5lcFj9BaeaoW9Pj4xyrhFplQgvJqQ==__;!!PtGJab4!oCnRK_RubQYgVTGYrsycIzEd-cRAi5nt6TQRI_lqRbBqB0Zth7URBDpUUhlqRqQr5BzKrSoKHw$" target="_blank"><span style='color:#368A9C'>Selection Committee [r20.rs6.net]</span></a></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>.</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 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style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#CF8F12'>REMINDER:</span></b><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> Information Transparency Initiative Update: New Content Available for Your Feedback</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> Sally Newell Cohen, ICANN Senior Vice President, Global Communications</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>As ICANN org President and CEO Göran Marby announced in his </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001PsLcHckHarG4A_qhD1iKKQsTPbVjdjCBs4OVBVnG3vAhjDXme10-lTcdoNjSrFlKIucDkbnGNMK6jhz4MwNXdZdsIazFPT4aX5yy3CRsztoc3OL_RI7d2rfBwUXnJnawqU6Tojw8xMy1h2Hd0Cf6-KSNlcilSr0ZU8pig-j2vJBIUdcYaJOb1cEfZuQuoTWbSPl9DHZK9Xh6309lHCP4flE15CEczxEtCoE_5mAR8_54SW4cxnBsdTJiwKBfe_lxXFH86msBUbsnVlkjFfNQag==&c=opvw3W-AQM9FvOEn76K5vIBUHvaO4zB8f6WgpqQXF4FboagNjphUmA==&ch=4-Sme56uTJXlDqvoqiiC24oIG5lcFj9BaeaoW9Pj4xyrhFplQgvJqQ==__;!!PtGJab4!oCnRK_RubQYgVTGYrsycIzEd-cRAi5nt6TQRI_lqRbBqB0Zth7URBDpUUhlqRqQr5BxFeuoJ-Q$" target="_blank"><span style='color:#368A9C'>May 2020 blog [r20.rs6.net]</span></a></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>, the Information Transparency Initiative (ITI) team is releasing new content to </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><a 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