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<p class="MsoNormal">I will happily join the “flood” of volunteers so please add me to this small team.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> council <council-bounces@gnso.icann.org> <b>On Behalf Of
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, February 17, 2023 10:22 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Paul McGrady <paul@elstermcgrady.com>; Steve Chan <steve.chan@icann.org>; Sebastien@registry.godaddy; COUNCIL@GNSO.ICANN.ORG; GNSO-Chairs <gnso-chairs@icann.org>; gnso-secs@icann.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [council] [gnso-chairs] PLEASE READ - ICANN76 Stakeholders/Board sessions<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:black">Since I have been been banging the drum about Council-Board interaction, I think I should step up for this team.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:black">Lead us to greatness, Paul.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Mark W. Datysgeld<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Paul McGrady via council <<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, February 17, 2023 18:37<br>
<b>To:</b> Steve Chan; <a href="mailto:Sebastien@registry.godaddy">Sebastien@registry.godaddy</a>;
<a href="mailto:COUNCIL@GNSO.ICANN.ORG">COUNCIL@GNSO.ICANN.ORG</a>; GNSO-Chairs; <a href="mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org">
gnso-secs@icann.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [council] [gnso-chairs] PLEASE READ - ICANN76 Stakeholders/Board sessions<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks Steve! The document looks great. I’ll await the final greenlight from Seb that the bespoke small team is the final plan and then the resulting flood of volunteers. Once we are at that point, I hope Staff will send around a Doodle
to help us get our kickoff meeting scheduled. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Paul<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Steve Chan <<a href="mailto:steve.chan@icann.org">steve.chan@icann.org</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, February 17, 2023 1:14 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:Sebastien@registry.godaddy">Sebastien@registry.godaddy</a>; Paul McGrady <<a href="mailto:paul@elstermcgrady.com">paul@elstermcgrady.com</a>>;
<a href="mailto:COUNCIL@GNSO.ICANN.ORG">COUNCIL@GNSO.ICANN.ORG</a>; GNSO-Chairs <<a href="mailto:gnso-chairs@icann.org">gnso-chairs@icann.org</a>>;
<a href="mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org">gnso-secs@icann.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [gnso-chairs] PLEASE READ - ICANN76 Stakeholders/Board sessions<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Councilors,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please find a Google doc created for this exercise. Permissions are currently set to allow for comments, but once we know who will be taking part in the effort besides Paul, we will provide Editor rights:
<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1igtbNSUBMc3cIFlR7-zTyg5epNwfm7ImkxaP_K-8Uw8/edit?usp=sharing">
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1igtbNSUBMc3cIFlR7-zTyg5epNwfm7ImkxaP_K-8Uw8/edit?usp=sharing</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Note that in the Google document, we have also included the potential questions to the ICANN Board as by shared by Sebastien. We are assuming that similar planning will be needed once the topics are agreed to by the Council.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">It sounds like the Councilors will organize themselves, but if you need any assistance from support staff, just let us know.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Steve<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From:
</span></b><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Gnso-chairs <<a href="mailto:gnso-chairs-bounces@icann.org">gnso-chairs-bounces@icann.org</a>> on behalf of Sebastien--- via Gnso-chairs <<a href="mailto:gnso-chairs@icann.org">gnso-chairs@icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Reply-To: </b>"<a href="mailto:Sebastien@registry.godaddy">Sebastien@registry.godaddy</a>" <<a href="mailto:Sebastien@registry.godaddy">Sebastien@registry.godaddy</a>><br>
<b>Date: </b>Friday, February 17, 2023 at 1:48 AM<br>
<b>To: </b>Paul McGrady <<a href="mailto:paul@elstermcgrady.com">paul@elstermcgrady.com</a>>, "<a href="mailto:COUNCIL@GNSO.ICANN.ORG">COUNCIL@GNSO.ICANN.ORG</a>" <<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a>>, GNSO-Chairs <<a href="mailto:gnso-chairs@icann.org">gnso-chairs@icann.org</a>>,
"<a href="mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org">gnso-secs@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org">gnso-secs@icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [gnso-chairs] PLEASE READ - ICANN76 Stakeholders/Board sessions</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black">Hi Paul,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black">Thank you for raising your hand for this, it is much appreciated.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black">I think that in the past we would have taken this to the mailing list, but I must admit it is not my favorite medium: I tend to get quickly lost in the sub-threads (I am probably showing my age).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black">The current thinking should lead us to a small team setup, but given the short timelines I wouldn’t want to waste any of it haggling over how to form it.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black">Could I suggest that:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-AU">We initiate immediately a bespoke small team headed by Paul McGrady + eventually a single co-lead from the other house should anyone volunteer.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-AU">Membership to open to all Councillors. Should any Councillor need external input, he/she can seek it but remains the small team sole member.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-AU">Staff to create a bespoke Google Doc with the Board’s questions.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-AU">The small team takes it from there with the aim of gathering our thoughts by March 3rd.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black">Council colleagues: Thoughts? Comments?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black">Kindly,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>Date: </b>Thursday, 16 February 2023 at 4:32 pm<br>
<b>To: </b>Sebastien Ducos <<a href="mailto:Sebastien@registry.godaddy">Sebastien@registry.godaddy</a>>,
<a href="mailto:COUNCIL@GNSO.ICANN.ORG">COUNCIL@GNSO.ICANN.ORG</a> <<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a>>, GNSO-Chairs <<a href="mailto:gnso-chairs@icann.org">gnso-chairs@icann.org</a>>,
<a href="mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org">gnso-secs@icann.org</a> <<a href="mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org">gnso-secs@icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject: </b>RE: PLEASE READ - ICANN76 Stakeholders/Board sessions</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks Seb! I think our questions to the Board proposed below look great and touch on important concerns.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As for Tripti’s question, what will be our mechanism to respond? Should we (1) start a shared document that folks can contribute to, (2) do we want to run a short-lived small team to develop a draft for the broader Council to review (I’m
happy to lead that effort if you like), (3) do we send ideas to the mailing list and have staff compile them and then we all edit the compilation, (4) something else?
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<p class="MsoNormal">Also, we need to have milestone deadlines so that we aren’t scrambling and doing this on airplanes to Cancun. Thanks!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> council <<a href="mailto:council-bounces@gnso.icann.org">council-bounces@gnso.icann.org</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Sebastien--- via council<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 16, 2023 9:01 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:COUNCIL@GNSO.ICANN.ORG">COUNCIL@GNSO.ICANN.ORG</a>; GNSO-Chairs <<a href="mailto:gnso-chairs@icann.org">gnso-chairs@icann.org</a>>;
<a href="mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org">gnso-secs@icann.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [council] PLEASE READ - ICANN76 Stakeholders/Board sessions<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">Dear Council Colleagues,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">A short note to correct my previous email:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">While the Board would like us to prepare our response to their question ahead of our meeting, the March 1<sup>st</sup> deadline if for us to submit our questions to them.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">Here are some questions already floated:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><b><span lang="EN-AU">Ensuring Board and ICANN org input to PDP processes</span></b><span lang="EN-AU"><br>
How do we minimize the need for an ODP and minimize its impact when it is needed?
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What further information or details should the GNSO integrate into a PDP Final Report to ensure it delivers Board-ready recommendations?</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><b><span lang="EN-AU">Getting to the next round of new gTLDs</span></b><span lang="EN-AU"><br>
What in the Boards view would be required of the GNSO Council and Community to secure a Next Round Launch Date by the 2023 AGM?</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><b><span lang="EN-AU">WHOIS Disclosure System</span></b><span lang="EN-AU"><br>
The Council’s recommendations were delivered 3 months ago which corresponds to ICANN Org’s ramp up requirement; has the development been initiated? What assistance can the Council and its small team offer to ensure initial timelines are met?</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">Kindly,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black"><a href="mailto:sebastien@registry.godaddy"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#1976D2;text-decoration:none">sebastien@registry.godaddy</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From:
</span></b><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">council <<a href="mailto:council-bounces@gnso.icann.org">council-bounces@gnso.icann.org</a>> on behalf of Sebastien--- via council <<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Date: </b>Thursday, 16 February 2023 at 2:00 pm<br>
<b>To: </b><a href="mailto:COUNCIL@GNSO.ICANN.ORG">COUNCIL@GNSO.ICANN.ORG</a> <<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a>>, GNSO-Chairs <<a href="mailto:gnso-chairs@icann.org">gnso-chairs@icann.org</a>>,
<a href="mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org">gnso-secs@icann.org</a> <<a href="mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org">gnso-secs@icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[council] FW: PLEASE READ - ICANN76 Stakeholders/Board sessions</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">Dear Council Colleagues,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">Please find below a letter from Tripti Sinha on behalf of the Board regarding our session in Cancun.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">In particular the Board would like for us to respond to the following by March 1<sup>st</sup>:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">The final SupPro report assigns resolution of many, potentially complex issues to the Implementation Review Team (IRT). IRTs can - and sometimes have - become bottlenecks, for example, in connection with efforts
to relitigate policy outcomes or where there are gaps in the policy being implemented. What concrete steps can the board, org, or community (or all 3 collectively) take to improve the IRT process? Please be as concrete as possible.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">Please note that as per our discussion with Becky today, I also expect we will receive a list of clarifying questions on the SubPro Recommendations themselves.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">Kindly,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></b><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Gnso-chairs <<a href="mailto:gnso-chairs-bounces@icann.org">gnso-chairs-bounces@icann.org</a>> on behalf of Vinciane Koenigsfeld via Gnso-chairs <<a href="mailto:gnso-chairs@icann.org">gnso-chairs@icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Date: </b>Tuesday, 14 February 2023 at 7:23 pm<br>
<b>To: </b><a href="mailto:gnso-chairs@icann.org">gnso-chairs@icann.org</a> <<a href="mailto:gnso-chairs@icann.org">gnso-chairs@icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Cc: </b><a href="mailto:becky.burr@board.icann.org">becky.burr@board.icann.org</a> <<a href="mailto:becky.burr@board.icann.org">becky.burr@board.icann.org</a>>,
<a href="mailto:matthew.shears@board.icann.org">matthew.shears@board.icann.org</a> <<a href="mailto:matthew.shears@board.icann.org">matthew.shears@board.icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[gnso-chairs] PLEASE READ - ICANN76 Stakeholders/Board sessions</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The Board and I very much look forward to welcoming and meeting with you during ICANN76 in Cancún, between 11-16 March. It is with great pleasure and excitement that we are finally going to Mexicó, after having
had to cancel the in-person component of both ICANN67 and ICANN70. We are grateful to our friends and stakeholders in Latin America for their patience and understanding in the process, and delighted to say<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#202124;background:white">¡</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="color:black">Cancún
aquí vamos! (Cancún, here we are!).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The last three years have certainly proven eventful for all of us, but in unison with ICANN organization, we are more<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">determined
than ever to work closely with you to make 2023 and the many years after that, productive and successful.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">This time in particular, the Board proposes a slight change in the approach to our bilateral sessions. We understood that there was an appetite for questions more tailored to each stakeholder group’s needs. Therefore,
we will not be sending the same question from the Board to all of you. Having said this, to maintain our commitment to transparency, all of the questions the Board to sends to each group will be published in the Community Digest.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The second improvement that we are putting in place starting at ICANN76, is to provide you with a summary of what we heard from you during these bilateral sessions. This summary will be in two forms:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black">1.</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color:black">A blog highlighting key take aways
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black">2.</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black">Summaries of bilateral sessions will be included in the Policy Outcomes Report
we publish after each ICANN meeting</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">These are only initial steps, and we will continue to discuss with you ways improve the way we interact moving forward. In the meantime, please find herewith the questions we would like to ask<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><u>your</u><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Group
ahead of our joint session in Cancún: </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">The final SupPro report assigns resolution of many, potentially complex issues to the Implementation Review Team (IRT). IRTs can - and sometimes have - become bottlenecks, for example, in connection with efforts
to relitigate policy outcomes or where there are gaps in the policy being implemented. What concrete steps can the board, org, or community (or all 3 collectively) take to improve the IRT process? Please be as concrete as possible.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">We look forward to hearing your thoughts on this soon.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">We would be grateful if you could send to Board Operations (</span><span lang="EN-AU"><a href="mailto:board-ops-team@icann.org"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#954F72">board-ops-team@icann.org</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">)
the questions you would like the Board to address during our face-to-face meetings. Given the finite time available for these meetings, please list your questions in order of priority.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color:black">We
would also appreciate getting your questions no later than <b><u>Wednesday 1 March, 2023</u></b>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">We thank you in advance for your time on this matter.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">Best regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">Tripti Sinha</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">Chair, ICANN Board of Directors</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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