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[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
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><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 Sunday,
31 January 2021 and notify </span></b><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><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.
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<b>Monday, 8 February 2021</b> and program details are available here. The application deadline is
<b>Friday, 5 March 2021 at 23:59</b> (UTC).</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">
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[r20.rs6.net]</span></b></a> </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black">[Application site will open
<b>Monday, 8 February 2021</b>].</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
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for ICANN org to verify the applications. SO/AC chair and community leaders will have until
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[r20.rs6.net]</span></a>. </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">On 24 January 2021, the ICANN Board held an open session during the workshop to discuss its priorities for 2021. The recording can be found
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of the North America Stakeholder Engagement Plan. This effort seeks community input to enhance the important work of stakeholder engagement across North America by actively soliciting input into ICANN policy and work processes.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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in developing consensus-based solutions within ICANN’s multistakeholder model. Learn more about the
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