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--></style></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Hello, all.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Please see below a message from Angie Graves from the Multistakeholder Strategy and Strategic Initiatives department at ICANN organization. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Best,<br>Carlos<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>As part of the Bylaws-mandated Organizational Reviews process, ICANN's Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) is currently under review.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>We are currently arranging interviews with interested community members who have been involved with or impacted by the SSAC, to be interviewed by the independent examiner for the SSAC review. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>INSTRUCTIONS FOR SCHEDULING AN INTERVIEW<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Appointments are first-come, first served, and are being scheduled for 60-minute blocks of time, but anticipated to take 30-45 minutes each. At ICANN61, interviews will take place at the Sheraton hotel adjacent to the convention center, beginning Saturday, 10 March.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>To schedule an interview, please select your preferred time in the Doodle poll at <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__doodle.com_poll_s4sq9g3kd6euwxss&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=LPJOplhefkfDQ1ue_yXiAe-FOkJaM4A9RGnDMWhZFXE&m=hM0Pkrl8JIBSqjUpYcEJDVwia0oVp-1cgqdhwwwh2kA&s=3bPEXkpJ8QelduIkNsaoQFwFbv_QIoXlV2mSSYgLTy8&e=" target="_blank">https://doodle.com/poll/s4sq9g3kd6euwxss[doodle.com]</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Alternatively, <b>if you are not available during ICANN61 but would still like to be interviewed by the independent examiner</b>, we will be glad to make arrangements for a telephone or Skype interview with the independent examiner following ICANN61. Please let us know if this is your preference. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>For more information, please contact Angie Graves, <a href="mailto:angie.graves@icann.org">angie.graves@icann.org</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Carlos Reyes </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>| Policy Support and Community Services Senior Manager</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>carlos.reyes@icann.org | +1 (202) 802-8019</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>ICANN </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>| Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>801 17th Street NW, Suite 400 | Washington, DC 20006</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>