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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">WG members—please note that on 9/22 ICANN’s Board will be discussing the GAC’s Johannesburg Communique, part of which discusses our issue.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> council-bounces@gnso.icann.org [mailto:council-bounces@gnso.icann.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Phil Corwin<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, September 18, 2017 7:45 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> GNSO Council List (council@gnso.icann.org)<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [council] ICANN Board Public Meetings on September 22 & 23<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I just became aware of this, and don’t believe that Councilors were sent a note on it. Some may wish to monitor---<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2017-09-13-en">https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2017-09-13-en</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333">ICANN Board to Hold Public Session and Board Meeting During Montevideo Workshop<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333">LOS ANGELES – 13 September 2017 – The ICANN Board will be holding one public session and a Board
Meeting during its upcoming workshop in Montevideo, Uruguay, which will be taking place from 20-23 September, 2017.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333">The agenda of the sessions is provided below.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">22 September<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#C00000">Discussion on how Board responds to the GAC Advice in its ICANN59 Johannesburg Communiqué</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">23 September<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">12:00 – 13:00<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333">The sessions will be in English only. The format for each will be a listen-only session via Adobe
Connect.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333">Adobe Connect Link:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333"> <a href="https://participate.icann.org/opencommunity/"><span style="color:#0098D5">https://participate.icann.org/opencommunity/</span></a><br>
<b>Participant Code:</b> 5542211258<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333">Additional access numbers: <a href="https://www.myrcplus.com/cnums.asp?bwebid=8369444&ppc=5542211258&num=1-605-475-5606"><span style="color:#0098D5">https://www.myrcplus.com/cnums.asp?bwebid=8369444&ppc=5542211258&num=1-605-475-5606</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333">For more information about the Montevideo workshop and other upcoming ICANN Board meetings, please
go to <a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/2017-board-meetings"><span style="color:#0098D5">https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/2017-board-meetings</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333">About ICANN<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333">ICANN's mission is to help ensure a stable, secure and unified global Internet. To reach another
person on the Internet, you need to type an address – a name or a number – into your computer or other device. That address must be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN helps coordinate and support these unique identifiers across the world. ICANN was
formed in 1998 as a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with a community of participants from all over the world.</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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