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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C03E30">‼️ DUE TOMORROW:
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ICANN Calls for Volunteers for the New gTLD Program Next Round Implementation Review Team
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</span></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Planning Prioritization Update</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The prioritization process is a step in the annual ICANN planning process, which will permit<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">ICANN to receive input for the development of the FY25 Draft Plans. The Planning Prioritization<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Group comprises members of the ICANN stakeholder groups. ICANN is seeking from the chairs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">of the below stakeholder groups to nominate one member and one secondary-member by
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<p><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">April 2023</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">ASO | ALAC | GNSO/CSG | GNSO/CPH | GNSO/NCSG | ccNSO | GAC | RSSAC | SSAC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The scope of activities to be prioritized are the Board-approved implementation work, such as<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">PDP recommendations, Specific Review recommendations and the implementation of other<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">non-policy and advice work.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Please email the name of the members that you have nominated to
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">copy to the Policy Strategic Management team (<a href="mailto:policy-strat-mgt@icann.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:#2B94AB">policy-strat-mgt@icann.org</span></a>).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Moreover, ICANN has published the Planning Prioritization Framework (Version 3) on the<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">ICANN Finance and Planning Community wiki workspace here (<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0019e03dlzNhtoQUEmDT9G4mVeWyBcmXzwHN7tdhBw7Tq20jPp-62xns_FVLF2FHa-OgDT02PaIc8MwmXJoeuWBSotKgo5cSSld9R6pATyfXJqK-zJw5Qj5UEomdLqOYBANFe5fM4OLSpRaJy1ghjLQthJN3DrIx2wXvMAAr7S6X_MIT1JXGIJf0QnJVamM_fMc_TnrcjHPa9vtnYJTiISqcG3W6Fjwh7BgaO2r91xhTDbJoJGTq_1sAr4zBDsZISwj-nXW6QOdW5TnLU6MIdxZBwG5zC9C4D6xO2p8BLIvbqsKluMXLMGJo7r6Ms83gM3XSHL6TStMSFV5E4A0Jum9R8dBAaeHxVp6cGUruhqpfRj95S9kqIbU1ki8LNs77Ai92wAfiSvMJjE2w30veOQQdSzXrdRuL3oX&c=2NGn2sB9V7_N1vkbSZ71SNvhqcxbMZH3-UQqLmvHwkICkMiqM6mZRA==&ch=iuA5hHIg4Ey8s3LvLI9Vy_Gv9cAxp_oUb8-xkmXk2OzI0WXTZKwzQw==__;!!PtGJab4!7HGHgTfFVJRA6uhrxzEDvtxytMQKMd5d8durwZ2XZiMldDWbFNtKp2cDIdC5ZcWM6JpUbIKcBQRpLET2AEcwBFKiKpj8$" target="_blank"><span style="color:#2B94AB">Planning
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V3 [r20.rs6.net]</span></a>). The key elements of the framework have not changed; however, based on<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">feedback received from a lessons learned session with the members of the FY24 planning<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">prioritization process, ICANN has incorporated several recommendations into version 3.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For additional information on the planning prioritization framework please visit this
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">ICANN org is seeking volunteer participants for the Implementation Review Team (IRT) to assist in the implementation of the policy recommendations in the New Generic Top-Level Domain
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">ICANN org plans for the first IRT meeting to take place no later than the week of
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">To join the IRT as a participant or observer, please complete this form. Alternatively, if you are not able to access the form, please send an email to
<a href="mailto:nextround_policyimplementation@icann.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:#2B94AB">nextround_policyimplementation@icann.org</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">In almost eight months of collaboration, the total number of identified operations and security issues for the 12 ccTLD operators dropped from 285 to 85, a 70 percent improvement that
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<p><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#258D23">NEW:</span></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> Next Round of New gTLDs: Forming the Implementation Review Team</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Apple Color Emoji";color:#C03E30">🔥</span></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C03E30"> ACTION ITEM:</span></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#CC9933">
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">This program is a joint effort of the ICANN ecosystem to identify and track trends that are<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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