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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Dear all,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">In case you haven’t already received this, I am forwarding the invite for the “ICANN Stakeholder Assembly: A Briefing by the European Commission on the Recent EU Initiatives
on Digital Services and Cybersecurity” that is taking place this Friday 26 February at 15:30 UTC.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">During the webinar the European Commission will provide an overview of the recently announced initiatives, including:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Digital Services Act (DSA)
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The EU Cybersecurity Policy Initiatives:
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Cybersecurity Strategy
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The revised Network and Information Security Directive (NIS2)
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The briefing will
<span style="color:black">focus on the areas of relevance to the DNS and the broader ICANN community, and answer questions on these important initiatives and their possible impacts.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#444444"><a href="https://icann.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_3DjDGwH7Q0KsKLtBYElkBA">Here</a>
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">is the direct link to registration.
<span style="background:white">Please note you can submit questions in advance, if you so wish, to </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="mailto:nora.mari@icann.org"><span style="color:#217BC0;background:white">nora.mari@icann.org</span></a>.<span style="color:#444444"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">For background information, you can view the recording of the “ICANN Stakeholder Assembly: ICANN Perspectives on
EU Digital Initiatives” that took place on 27 January <a href="https://icann.zoom.us/rec/play/8uVLgrqdjVQiEWIiiDFcSP9xt0VEH1SxEUOqhkRCa-CvlZPNTlChMMs6kfRvhAdgptUqzREAQHZatT7k.hMGJ0EktAoT5_wl-?continueMode=true">
here</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Kind Regards,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Brian</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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