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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>Like Tom regarding the revised ODP paper, I just wanted to draw your attention to the particular item regarding Additional Budget Requests (ABRs). As you can see below, the deadline for requests is 29 January 2021. Some background that you all may or may not be aware of is that the GNSO Council in recent years has consistently submitted two ABRs, one for the Strategic Planning Session and one for travel funding to PDP Chairs who would be otherwise unable to attend ICANN public meetings. Both of those items are now included in the core budget and will not require the submission of an ABR this cycle (see page 15 of the Draft FY22 Budget here: <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/draft-budget-fy22-2020-en.pdf">https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/draft-budget-fy22-2020-en.pdf</a>). <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please give some thought to whether or not the GNSO Council specifically should submit any ABRs this cycle, which are of course separate and apart from any ABRs that the SG/Cs may submit.<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><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 Andrea Glandon <andrea.glandon@icann.org><br><b>Date: </b>Monday, December 21, 2020 at 8:46 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: [Ext] 21 December 2020<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><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 style='text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:.75pt'><span style='font-size:1.0pt'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1031" 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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 border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" 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offices will be closed from Thursday, 24 December 2020 through Friday, 1 January 2021 </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'>and reopen on Monday, 4 January 2021. </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:l3 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'> Operational Design Phase: Updated Concept Paper</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:l3 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 Draft FY22-26 Operating and Financial Plan, and the ICANN Draft FY22 Operating Plan and Budget Now Available</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:l3 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'>Nomination Period for the ICANN Community Excellence Award Now Open</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:l3 level1 lfo2'><![if 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Fellowship Program Mentors and Selection Committee Members</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:l3 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:#403F42'> </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>FY22 Additional Budget Requests Due Friday, 29 January 2021</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:l0 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'>Priority 2 Policy Recommendations for ICANN Board Consideration from EPDP Phase 2 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:30.0pt;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l0 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 style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> Draft FY22-26 Operating & Financial Plan and Draft FY22 Operating Plan & Budget</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'> </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 style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></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 style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></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'>Information Sharing</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:#387B37'>NEW:</span></b><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> Operational Design Phase: Updated Concept Paper </span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>From: Theresa Swinehart, Senior Vice President, Global Domains & Strategy </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 org has shared an updated version of 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=001Tv9e9K9oUsPb8KyHgWcZuJ3pUNuSQZl4hsFkF6CzTa1NB5gW7s927bh445GmBhZJrEsZ4-_NFgGz5DjrkK1jsiyk8CcTxQrVV6c1Lls6PBuUOHYWwx42yUJK6iMeWLk872b3Mn0qVRYvthfKizXmOdfH_dFU8AE2pzBcp04aFc9PD4hnG65_W0Hp5rzrQ-7ALe2EwtceucRaIa-aVqi-Q1rymncbruTYb71wqqySi6Y=&c=LGgRVI55kJBKLTEnnEU-y8oUyr9yRPFeaa_uVELLOZGXq8eNaH1IPA==&ch=d6RtkCjPCB54ugJdqd63bMQ0p2Cx2EID_vElDGfTVwHk2MpWosE4fA==__;!!PtGJab4!uGgyaieasPQb86wj0aK_T8v7pq9TcT34YnTgBnjp2bCn25e1yJhQl7N4HdZkk7ZIE75XuFVE0A$" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#48A199'>Operational Design Phase Concept Paper [r20.rs6.net]</span></b></a>.</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> The new version follows community consultation during ICANN69, including written feedback by a number of community groups. The community is asked to provide input by <b>Friday, 22 January 2021</b>. ICANN org will also conduct a webinar; details will be shared shortly. </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 concept paper proposes an Operational Design Phase (ODP) that is to become part of the policy and implementation life cycle. The ICANN organization will conduct the ODP for consensus policy recommendations that are approved by the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council. The purpose of the ODP is to provide the Board with relevant information to decide, as required by the Bylaws, whether a recommendation is in the best interest of the ICANN community or ICANN.</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 Draft FY22-26 Operating and Financial Plan, and the ICANN Draft FY22 Operating Plan and Budget Now Available</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'>Xavier Calvez, Senior Vice President, Planning and Chief Financial Officer</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 Thursday, 17 December 2020, ICANN published the Draft FY22 Plans 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=001Tv9e9K9oUsPb8KyHgWcZuJ3pUNuSQZl4hsFkF6CzTa1NB5gW7s927bh445GmBhZJwCNZdR0Kj0lk9-KMBJOdgHKGkuyWx0W1pn0E4OR1iHcGHKwgp1dp78XzdJEZ95uoIwxX98t3ktKCAdViyjUzs9-ETWL8ohv6SrGW8yd7_eGMubOIlYh1PXFqBOOOQ3HHZSw74VbeHzR7wBw1Fs6e2bq87sAAUqVh&c=LGgRVI55kJBKLTEnnEU-y8oUyr9yRPFeaa_uVELLOZGXq8eNaH1IPA==&ch=d6RtkCjPCB54ugJdqd63bMQ0p2Cx2EID_vElDGfTVwHk2MpWosE4fA==__;!!PtGJab4!uGgyaieasPQb86wj0aK_T8v7pq9TcT34YnTgBnjp2bCn25e1yJhQl7N4HdZkk7ZIE74uXnF4gA$" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#368A9C'>Public Comment [r20.rs6.net]</span></b></a></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>. The three documents published are:</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'> </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='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Highlights of the Draft FY22-26 Operating & Financial Plan and Draft FY22 Operating Plan & Budget </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='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Draft FY22-26 Operating & Financial Plan and Draft FY22 Operating Plan </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='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Draft FY22 Budget </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'>Two community webinars will be held in January to provide an overview of the draft plans:</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:30.0pt;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo8'><![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]><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Webinar 1</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> | Tuesday, 12 January 2021, 16:00 UTC, please register </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=001Tv9e9K9oUsPb8KyHgWcZuJ3pUNuSQZl4hsFkF6CzTa1NB5gW7s927bh445GmBhZJCDEz2aTyT8cRomid_-hkjXSSb3_6Vo0UHwdPGlJUeNOdgq6mxeRWuKiFxKQATl_K31spWmSBibGBi1vpupcHueQ2m85M4YMn0ffVNpne36UdAoBm8xR6xs01ZkBxsYZUud1YV34RuvGObFYz67CazgDxgQNPocw_&c=LGgRVI55kJBKLTEnnEU-y8oUyr9yRPFeaa_uVELLOZGXq8eNaH1IPA==&ch=d6RtkCjPCB54ugJdqd63bMQ0p2Cx2EID_vElDGfTVwHk2MpWosE4fA==__;!!PtGJab4!uGgyaieasPQb86wj0aK_T8v7pq9TcT34YnTgBnjp2bCn25e1yJhQl7N4HdZkk7ZIE76srVHqiQ$" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#368A9C'>here [r20.rs6.net]</span></b></a></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>. </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:30.0pt;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Webinar 2</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> | Wednesday, 13 January 2021, 01:00 UTC, please register </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Tv9e9K9oUsPb8KyHgWcZuJ3pUNuSQZl4hsFkF6CzTa1NB5gW7s927bh445GmBhZJ80f5IGX0uahOTzc0zxhbU7txcXbhV98txq0w7nnWkTnnK2SOedahS2Sm6AO5GYk3yjxqdDQo6daEEZOnHyOviow9DUmeodOdYinqgc9QfIXcAbGuBo-uHGLBAXPHC4L3xpK8P5irokKZbiQldiRUfFX1NME7PFcr&c=LGgRVI55kJBKLTEnnEU-y8oUyr9yRPFeaa_uVELLOZGXq8eNaH1IPA==&ch=d6RtkCjPCB54ugJdqd63bMQ0p2Cx2EID_vElDGfTVwHk2MpWosE4fA==__;!!PtGJab4!uGgyaieasPQb86wj0aK_T8v7pq9TcT34YnTgBnjp2bCn25e1yJhQl7N4HdZkk7ZIE77tGyzlVw$" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#368A9C'>here [r20.rs6.net]</span></b></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><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 register in advance to receive details on hot to join these webinars.</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 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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'>Nomination Period for the ICANN Community Excellence Award Now Open</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 nomination period for the ICANN Community Excellence Award 2020 is now open. The deadline for submissions is <b>Monday, 29 March 2021</b>,<b> </b>and the winner(s) will be announced during ICANN71. The ICANN Community Excellence Award recognizes ICANN community members who substantively contribute to policymaking within the ICANN ecosystem and who are deeply invested in developing consensus-based solutions within the ICANN multistakeholder model. Learn more about 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=001Tv9e9K9oUsPb8KyHgWcZuJ3pUNuSQZl4hsFkF6CzTa1NB5gW7s927SzJJxiYdL789_DGUEt3OEjBoVmIHT0v35b6p5gSs30z0W4zH2D2xX7jGBSWn0Qq002wpBUrpI3Nd53bqi5RQI7-ZGUE82C0w_eQ6DoaqAlL&c=LGgRVI55kJBKLTEnnEU-y8oUyr9yRPFeaa_uVELLOZGXq8eNaH1IPA==&ch=d6RtkCjPCB54ugJdqd63bMQ0p2Cx2EID_vElDGfTVwHk2MpWosE4fA==__;!!PtGJab4!uGgyaieasPQb86wj0aK_T8v7pq9TcT34YnTgBnjp2bCn25e1yJhQl7N4HdZkk7ZIE76uDEjReg$" target="_blank"><span style='color:#368A9C'>nomination process [r20.rs6.net]</span></a></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> and submit your nominations </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><a 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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:#387B37'> </span></b><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'>Request for Community Selection Panel Participants – 2021 ICANN Community Excellence Award Program</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'>ICANN Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees will be requested to provide up to two members from their respective group to help choose the recipient of the 2021 ICANN Community Excellence Award. </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 2021 ICANN Community Excellence Award will be presented during ICANN71. A community selection panel will be formed to review the nominations and select the award recipient. Ideally, panelists will serve a maximum of two consecutive terms on the selection panel to ensure diversity and equal opportunity among community members. The time commitment for the selection panel includes weekly one-hour calls between the end of March through June 2021. </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'>Further information will be available in the upcoming weeks.</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_i1026" 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:#387B37'> </span></b><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Call for SOs/ACs to Nominate Fellowship Program Mentors and Selection Committee Members</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 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'>ICANN has </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=001Tv9e9K9oUsPb8KyHgWcZuJ3pUNuSQZl4hsFkF6CzTa1NB5gW7s927ZHrW76Bg-TdVoah8nGSnym6i3Vc1c7n5bruk9SOEgOOATlWf2cZz8c6ARNkuZ9wuZZQFUrEJGe127C7UmDSRCMpA4peivhYc1CL9qgAsEU8NMPRd7GvSv_pFJpVz1Kfaz-gVTayC3Wv&c=LGgRVI55kJBKLTEnnEU-y8oUyr9yRPFeaa_uVELLOZGXq8eNaH1IPA==&ch=d6RtkCjPCB54ugJdqd63bMQ0p2Cx2EID_vElDGfTVwHk2MpWosE4fA==__;!!PtGJab4!uGgyaieasPQb86wj0aK_T8v7pq9TcT34YnTgBnjp2bCn25e1yJhQl7N4HdZkk7ZIE76DE9T8Vg$" 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'> a call for nominees to volunteer to serve as mentors to the Fellowship Program and as members to its Selection Committee. There will be a total of seven mentors and seven Selection Committee members, and each group is welcome to nominate one individual for each role.</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'>Interested Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees should select their respective Fellowship Program mentor and Selection Committee representative by <b>Sunday, 31 January 2021 </b>and notify </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><a href="mailto:fellowshipconsultation@icann.org" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#368A9C'>fellowshipconsultation@icann.org</span></b></a></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>. Individual self-nominations will not be considered.</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'>Criteria for mentors and Selection Committee members can be found </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=001Tv9e9K9oUsPb8KyHgWcZuJ3pUNuSQZl4hsFkF6CzTa1NB5gW7s927ZHrW76Bg-TdVoah8nGSnym6i3Vc1c7n5bruk9SOEgOOATlWf2cZz8c6ARNkuZ9wuZZQFUrEJGe127C7UmDSRCMpA4peivhYc1CL9qgAsEU8NMPRd7GvSv_pFJpVz1Kfaz-gVTayC3Wv&c=LGgRVI55kJBKLTEnnEU-y8oUyr9yRPFeaa_uVELLOZGXq8eNaH1IPA==&ch=d6RtkCjPCB54ugJdqd63bMQ0p2Cx2EID_vElDGfTVwHk2MpWosE4fA==__;!!PtGJab4!uGgyaieasPQb86wj0aK_T8v7pq9TcT34YnTgBnjp2bCn25e1yJhQl7N4HdZkk7ZIE76DE9T8Vg$" target="_blank"><span style='color:#368A9C'>here [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 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_i1025" 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'> FY22 Additional Budget Requests Due Friday, 29 January 2021</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 org has launched the FY22 Additional Budget Request process. This process pertains to a dedicated part of the overall ICANN annual budget that is set aside to fund specific requests from the community for activities that are not already included in the recurring ICANN budget.</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'>Submissions are due on <b>Friday, 29 January 2021 at 23:59 UTC </b>to</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'> <a href="mailto:planning@icann.org" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#48A199'>planning@icann.org</span></b></a>. </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 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