<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000">Hello Everyone,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000">Please find info below regarding ICANN's new initiative to help deeper discussions at the Kobe meeting.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000">Thank</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000">Joan</div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-size:24pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">ICANN64 Prep Week</span></b></div><div style="border-top:none;border-right:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid rgb(207,207,207);padding:0in"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">ICANN org is piloting a new initiative called Prep Week to consolidate all pre-ICANN Public Meeting webinars into one week. Starting with ICANN64, Prep Week will streamline the pre-meeting experience, so deeper conversations can be had in the ICANN meeting sessions.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.4rem;margin:1.25rem"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">There are four webinars scheduled for ICANN64 Prep Week. The org will present updates on the community's work.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.4rem;margin:1.25rem"><strong><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Wednesday, 27 February</span></strong><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><br>16:00 UTC | Multistakeholder Strategy and Strategic Initiatives (MSSI) Webinar. Topics include:</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:51pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><u></u><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       </span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:51pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><u></u><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       </span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">ICANN Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2021-2025</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:51pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><u></u><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       </span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">The latest update and progress on various ICANN Reviews</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:51pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;back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t-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">An overview of the ICANN64 Finance/Planning Session</span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.4rem;margin:1.25rem"><strong><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Please register and submit any questions via <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__docs.google.com_forms_d_18IzOJlVHNwXoViSKXZrjM-2DiW1BZqinyXYoV-5FR-2D1rGfs_&d=DwMGaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=DRa2dXAvSFpCIgmkXhFzL7ar9Qfqa0AIgn-H4xR2EBk&m=gs562n2AHWHFwDniOm7rDtZgVGGQWb8KkWh_UC_AiSc&s=wXWqeYuMmaSbjPSnxoI7DGxuZBlsJExm7Ghf4DnKs1M&e=" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(0,152,213)">this form</span> [docs.google.com]</a> by Friday, 22 February 2019.</span></strong><u></u><u></u></p><p style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.4rem;margin:1.25rem"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">The webinars will be in English. Recordings and materials will be posted <a href="https://meetings.icann.org/en/kobe64-prep-week" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(0,152,213)">here</span></a>.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.4rem;margin:1.25rem"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">With this new initiative, we not only hope to improve community preparation, but also to increase awareness of cross-community and high-interest topics and enhance briefings and readout sessions.</span><u></u><u></u></p><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span></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">
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:100%"><font size="1">Joan Kerr,</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:100%"><font size="1">Entrepreneur, Artist, Humanitarian</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:100%"><font size="1">T: +1 (416) 907-0783</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:100%"><font size="1">Skype: joankerr_fbsc</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:100%"><font size="1"><a href="http://fbsc.org" target="_blank">fbsc.org</a>,
www.fbsc.eco</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:100%"><font size="1">Chair: Victory
Garden Leadership Implementation Team<br></font></p><p style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:100%"><font size="1">Chair, Sustainable Agriculture, Global Humanitarian Technology Conference</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:100%"><font size="1">Chair: IEEE Smart
Villages Project, Sustainable Agriculture Working Group</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:100%"><font size="1">Chair: ICANN Not for
Profit Operational Concerns Constituency<br></font></p><p style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:100%"><font size="1">Recipient of the United Nations Civil Society Award (WSIS 2004)<br></font></p><p style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:100%"><font size="1">Recipient, Region of Durham Community Partnership Award</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:100%"><font size="1">Advisor, IEEE
Humanitarian Initiatives Committee</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:100%"><font size="1">Advisor,  Climate
Smart Agriculture Youth Network, (CSAYN) Global Coordination Unit</font><br></p>
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