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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, January 9, 2017 1:54 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Mark Svancarek <marksv@microsoft.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> FW: [REGYCON] Fwd: [MEAC-SWG] Registries Stakeholder Group (RySG) comments on Middle East and Adjoining Countries 2016-2019 Strategy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Stephane Van Gelder - Starting Dot<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 02 January 2017 00:43<br>
<b>To:</b> GTLD Registries <<a href="mailto:regycon@googlegroups.com">regycon@googlegroups.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [REGYCON] Fwd: [MEAC-SWG] Registries Stakeholder Group (RySG) comments on Middle East and Adjoining Countries 2016-2019 Strategy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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From: <b>Fahd Batayneh</b> <<a href="mailto:fahd.batayneh@icann.org">fahd.batayneh@icann.org</a>><br>
Date: 30 December 2016 at 10:14<br>
Subject: RE: [MEAC-SWG] Registries Stakeholder Group (RySG) comments on Middle East and Adjoining Countries 2016-2019 Strategy<br>
To: "Stéphane Van Gelder (<a href="mailto:svg@startingdot.bio">svg@startingdot.bio</a>)" <<a href="mailto:svg@startingdot.bio">svg@startingdot.bio</a>><br>
Cc: Baher Esmat <<a href="mailto:baher.esmat@icann.org">baher.esmat@icann.org</a>>, "Walid Al-Saqaf (<a href="mailto:walid@al-saqaf.se">walid@al-saqaf.se</a>)" <<a href="mailto:walid@al-saqaf.se">walid@al-saqaf.se</a>><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Dear Stéphane,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">I am pleased to share with you the Year 1 Implementation Plan for the MEAC Strategy. You can also find this document, and other relevant documents, on the MEAC Strategy working space
at <a href="https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=59642230" target="_blank">
https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=59642230</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">ICANN</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 13, 2016 3:45 PM</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>To:</b> Stéphane Van Gelder (<a href="mailto:svg@startingdot.bio">svg@startingdot.bio</a>)<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Baher Esmat; Walid Al-Saqaf (<a href="mailto:walid@al-saqaf.se" target="_blank">walid@al-saqaf.se</a>)<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [MEAC-SWG] Registries Stakeholder Group (RySG) comments on Middle East and Adjoining Countries 2016-2019 Strategy<o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Dear Stéphane,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">I am pleased to share with you the final version of the MEAC Strategy document; which, you can download from
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https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=59642230</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">As a next step, the MEAC Strategy Working Group are working on finalizing the Year 1 Implementation Plan, and we hope to share the final version with you once it is finalized.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Once again, thank you for your interest in the MEAC Strategy and ICANN’s Middle East regional work, and for your valuable comments.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 29, 2016 8:53 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Stéphane Van Gelder (<a href="mailto:svg@startingdot.bio" target="_blank">svg@startingdot.bio</a>)<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Baher Esmat; Walid Al-Saqaf (<a href="mailto:walid@al-saqaf.se" target="_blank">walid@al-saqaf.se</a>)<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [MEAC-SWG] Registries Stakeholder Group (RySG) comments on Middle East and Adjoining Countries 2016-2019 Strategy</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Dear Stéphane,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">We trust this finds you well.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Thank you for your valuable comments on the draft Middle East and Adjoining Countries Strategy Document. We received, it total, 10 comments.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">The staff report on the public comments received has been published at
<a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/meac-strategy-2016-10-27-en" target="_blank">
https://www.icann.org/public-comments/meac-strategy-2016-10-27-en</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Thank you,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Fahd Batayneh</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Manager, Global Stakeholder Engagement, Middle East</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">ICANN</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">
<a href="mailto:meac.swg-bounces@icann.org" target="_blank">meac.swg-bounces@icann.org</a> [<a href="mailto:meac.swg-bounces@icann.org" target="_blank">mailto:meac.swg-bounces@icann.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Stephane Van Gelder - Starting Dot<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 17, 2016 3:11 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:meac.swg@icann.org" target="_blank">meac.swg@icann.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [MEAC-SWG] Registries Stakeholder Group (RySG) comments on Middle East and Adjoining Countries 2016-2019 Strategy</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-GB">Please find attached, in PDF format, the Registries Stakeholder Group (RySG) comments on the Middle East and Adjoining Countries 2016-2019 Strategy.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-GB">In the interest of time, the RySG did not conduct a formal vote on these comments. They were circulated and debated on our mailing list, with no member expressing
opposition to their submission.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-GB">Please do not hesitate to contact me or any member of the RySG Executive Committee should you have any questions.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-GB">Best regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-GB">Stéphane Van Gelder</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-GB">RySG Vice Chair (Policy)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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