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<b>Reply-To: </b>"policyinfo@icann.org" <policyinfo@icann.org><br>
<b>Date: </b>Monday, November 13, 2023 at 10:01 AM<br>
<b>To: </b>Julie Bisland <julie.bisland@icann.org><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[Ext] NEW: ICANN Community Excellence Award Nomination Period<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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"> ICANN Request for Information: Internal Audit Services</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">Today, ICANN issued a request for information (RFI) to identify and learn about independent firms providing internal audit services that have extensive capabilities in performing internal
audits for a broad range of operations as appropriate.<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 nomination period for the ICANN Community Excellence Award is now open. The deadline for submissions is
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Submit your nominations
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</span></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Retirement of Non-Policy Recommendations</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">ICANN org shared a document named "Draft Process to Retire Non-Policy Recommendations" with SO/AC Chairs and expects their feedback by
<b>30 November.</b> The process pertains exclusively to non-policy recommendations that emerge from Reviews and Cross-Community Working Groups, aligning with the objective of the implementation of ATRT3 Recommendation 5.<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 NextGen@ICANN Program mentors for the ICANN 2024 mentoring Program have been nominated. These appointments will serve for ICANN79, ICANN80, and ICANN81. To view those nominated
please visit the</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2B94AB">
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001AHhXAaOwHm93KTkHYxryx0ABb77Vwb49l2qdZQ_7wSpMxvFjV908ajEanh58cUiHAI56zIdaiXp_UcT2r6oYNyJXyETKRrLMHccJPX0eEP5vBgIQWkQNlre3keI5mRgyLrD8cjaxPooVxPrrU54Uyv7H3AJTaUZmZZ9NnvVkcEqycmJSPW6SsUF-u8lW-m0N2ArAWsnGde6XsMqBtAHeRpPd5z7g1L4u&c=_82HUrhZIfbwpuYIwRv5cmz5Pfw-HQReyNLsWFYq9tzQIHGakilSoQ==&ch=lv1X5omxNfwKFaAFMdMRcNn_Pm8F_45RxIuE3V9taA7I4g4GuTjm_g==__;!!PtGJab4!5kB-7O3kbEowYUqUNOnlEZ3SRYORd14e3QZeI-pFqcoVz8KQFec5C5rpV62sRwT_AIeYsVs5dHUKjbeslgMsyKL-MvVbA2g$" target="_blank"><span style="color:#2B94AB">NextGen@ICANN
website [r20.rs6.net]</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</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:black"> ICANN Community Excellence Award Selection Panel</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">ICANN Supporting Organization and Advisory Committee Leaderships are invited to appoint up to two individuals from their communities to comprise the 2024 ICANN Community Excellence
Award Selection Panel by Monday, <b>11 December 2023.</b><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">2024 ICANN Community Excellence Award will be presented at ICANN79 in San Juan. A nomination period will be open from 13 November 2023 through 8 January 2024. ICANN is convening a community
selection panel that will review the nominations and select the award recipient(s). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">It would be ideal for panelists to serve a maximum of two consecutive terms on the selection panel to ensure diversity and variety of input and equal opportunity among community members
to take part in this recognition effort. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For more information about the ICANN Community Excellence Award please see Community Excellence Award wiki space:
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</span></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Participate in the next Strategic Plan Environmental Scan Webinar</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">ICANN held a hybrid community environmental scan session at ICANN78, which allowed participants to provide their input in person or online. If you missed this session at ICANN78, there
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Session Date and Time:
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">This session will be held via Zoom and in English. Please
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<span style="color:#2B94AB">register [r20.rs6.net]</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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more. [r20.rs6.net]</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Call for Nominations: ICANN Academy 2024 Leadership Program</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">From 9 October – 15 November 2023, ICANN has issued a call for nominations for the 2024 Leadership Program, scheduled for 29 February –1 March in San Juan, Puerto Rico, just prior to
the ICANN79 Public Meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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