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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> <a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2017-05-22-en"><span style="color:#954F72">https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2017-05-22-en</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333">Please RSVP via <a href="https://goo.gl/forms/LTVbnZ8zXIBp5fFm1"><span style="color:#0098D5">this form</span></a> by 13 June 2017.<br>
You will receive remote participation details the week of 12 June 2017.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333">The ICANN Policy Development Support Team will host a Policy Update Webinar on <b>Thursday, 15 June 2017 at 10:00 and 19:00 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)</b>, in preparation for the upcoming ICANN59
Policy Forum in Johannesburg, South Africa. The purpose of the webinar is to summarize policy activities across the ICANN policy development community and to brief the community on the Empowered Community consultation and cross-community sessions taking place
in Johannesburg.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333">Briefings on the Empowered Community Consultation and Cross-Community Sessions:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333">Special
session on the Proposed Fundamental Bylaws Amendments</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333">Next-Generation
Generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) Registration Directory Services (RDS) policy requirements</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333">Geographic
names</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333">Operational
side of ICANN's Operating Plan and Budget</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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sets ICANN's priorities?</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333">Updates on Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Organization (ASO) and regional Internet registries (RIR) policy development</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO)</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Names Supporting Organization (GNSO)</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Committee (ALAC) and At-Large Community</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Committee (GAC)</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC)</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Committee (SSAC)</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333">The two sessions are duplicates, scheduled to accommodate different time zones. Each session runs in English for 90 minutes. The webinar will be conducted via Adobe Connect along with a dial-in conference
bridge for audio. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions at the end of each session. During the course of the webinar, participants may submit questions using the chat function in Adobe Connect. Recordings of the webinars will be made available <a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/presentations-2012-08-27-en"><span style="color:#0098D5">here</span></a>.
The Policy Development Support Team is always available to answer any questions via email at <a href="mailto:policyinfo@icann.org"><span style="color:#0098D5">policyinfo@icann.org</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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You will receive remote participation details the week of 12 June 2017.</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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