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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:black">Sent on behalf of Cherine Chalaby, Chair, ICANN Board of Directors<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Dear Review Teams Leaders,</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">My Board colleagues and I look forward to our forthcoming call with you, as Leaders of your respective reviews (CCT, RDS-WHOIS2, SSR2, ATRT3), which is scheduled at
<b><u>17:00 UTC on Friday 14<sup>th</sup> (for 60 min)</u></b></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The objective of this call is to continue the dialogue that started between us in Kobe on the prioritization and affordability of review recommendations as well as their effective implementation. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">It would be productive if at the end of the call we could agree on the next steps, including;</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">- discussions with the broader community to arrive at a</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black"> list of attributes that make review recommendations more effective and impactful; and</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">- agreed-upon principles to apply to a prioritization process of review recommendations in the context of broader ICANN work and priorities.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">I look forward to a fruitful and constructive exchange of ideas.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Best regards</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Cherine Chalaby</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Chair, ICANN Board of Directors</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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