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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Dear Fahd et al. <br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Thank you. Glad to know that the strategy is now out for public comment. <br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I agree we should spread the work in our respective circles so as to have considerable number of comments from the community. <br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Also, on the meeting next week, I second Rafiq. Unless there is something substantial to discuss, we can choose "not to have the meeting" next week. <br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Thank you again. <br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Best, <br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Zakir<br></div><div><br></div>
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On Wednesday, February 19, 2020, 12:40:44 PM GMT+5, Fahd Batayneh <fahd.batayneh@icann.org> wrote:
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<p class="ydp1a205617yiv7972499356MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;" lang="EN-US">Friends and Colleagues,</span></p>
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<p class="ydp1a205617yiv7972499356MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;" lang="EN-US">As you know, a group of community members from the Middle East came together last October to start work on a new engagement strategy for ICANN in the Middle East. The
SWG worked extremely hard over the course of 4 months to develop a draft strategy document that is in line with ICANN’s 2021-2025 Strategic Plan.</span></p>
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<p class="ydp1a205617yiv7972499356MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;" lang="EN-US">I am pleased to share with you that the draft strategy document has gone out for public comments, and remains so until
<b><span style="color:#0070C0;">3 April 2020 at 23.59 UTC</span></b>. We encourage you to share your input and feedback on the draft strategy document.</span></p>
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<p class="ydp1a205617yiv7972499356MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;" lang="EN-US">The link to the public comments page is as follows >>
<a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/meac-strategy-2020-02-18-en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.icann.org/public-comments/meac-strategy-2020-02-18-en</a>.</span></p>
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<p class="ydp1a205617yiv7972499356MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;" lang="EN-US">We look forward to your contribution.</span></p>
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<p class="ydp1a205617yiv7972499356MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;" lang="EN-US">Thank you,</span></p>
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<p class="ydp1a205617yiv7972499356MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;" lang="EN-US">Baher, Seher, and Fahd</span></p>
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