<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000">Hello NPOC Members,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000"><br></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)">The ICANN Board is preparing for Kobe and asking the Constituencies for input <span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">Specifically, they are looking for high-level input on: </span></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail-m_-5523320927056243287WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u></p><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)"></div><br><ol start="1" type="1" style="margin-top:0cm"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0cm"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt">What the Board, ICANN org, and the Community should be doing now to prepare for the successful implementation of these plans? Please make <u>three suggestions</u> as concrete as possible, providing one each for the Board, ICANN org, and the Community.</span><u></u><u></u></li></ol><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><ol start="2" type="1" style="margin-top:0cm"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0cm"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt">While the success of these plans lies primarily within ICANN, we all know that ICANN does not operate in a vacuum, and alliances and partnerships are important to our success. How can we increase the likelihood that important allies and partners in the space are on the same page and working together to achieve common/agreed upon goals? Please provide <u>one suggestion</u> of something that could be done externally to improve trust and collaboration. </span></li></ol></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail-m_-5523320927056243287WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Please send </span>your questions no later than <b><u>Monday 18 February, 2019 or sooner</u></b>.</span><u></u><u></u></p></div></div></blockquote><div class="gmail_default" style=""><span style="font-size:14.6667px">Thanks,</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">
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