<div dir="auto"><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto">Dear NPOC Members, </div><br><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr"><span style="text-align:justify">Please note that for those willing to attend ICANN69 V remotely and need financial assistance for Internet connectivity, please read on.</span><span style="text-align:justify"> </span></div><div lang="en-JO" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">Interested community members must apply in advance of ICANN69, and those who meet the eligibility requirements will be selected to participate. The application deadline is
<b>Friday, 2 October 2020 at 23:59 UTC</b>. The application is available <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/newsalerts.icann.org/x0C0000Z2V10PNR0ud0B0E0__;!!PtGJab4!ujFCU9cR-xxKU5bZj_QJpRzhqeEwxX67jvffAWZtRuJthrev92P9VQNHftrC9JiDXKE4k_OZxA$" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">here</span></a>.</p>
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</span><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0f51e1"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/newsalerts.icann.org/I010bC00P0BJNd200Y0RE00__;!!PtGJab4!ujFCU9cR-xxKU5bZj_QJpRzhqeEwxX67jvffAWZtRuJthrev92P9VQNHftrC9JiDXKEX0V0zIA$" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight:normal">ICANN
 Launches Pandemic Internet Access Reimbursement Program Pilot</span></a></span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">31 August 2020</span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">LOS ANGELES – 31 August 2020 – The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) today announced the Pandemic Internet Access Program Pilot
 for ICANN69, following the ICANN Board's <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/newsalerts.icann.org/p0000C02XE000lNRdP0B012__;!!PtGJab4!ujFCU9cR-xxKU5bZj_QJpRzhqeEwxX67jvffAWZtRuJthrev92P9VQNHftrC9JiDXKEqFA-xGg$" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">
resolution</a> in support of the pilot program. To facilitate participation during the remote Public Meeting, the pilot program offers community members who have limited Internet capacity financial assistance to increase their Internet bandwidth during ICANN69.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Reimbursement amounts of up to USD 60 will be provided to eligible applicants who purchase additional Internet bandwidth (capacity or data limits) for the
 duration of the month or billing cycle for October 2020. The services must be rendered by a business entity or Internet service provider, specifically for Internet or cellular data service. The provider must also provide digital or paper documentation of the
 upgrade costs.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">"It is important that we continue to find new, innovative ways of lowering the barriers to participation, so that community members have an opportunity to
 contribute and have their voices heard," said Maarten Botterman, Chair of the ICANN Board of Directors. "This pilot program is an important step towards that goal."<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Interested community members must apply in advance of ICANN69, and those who meet the eligibility requirements will be selected to participate. The application
 deadline is Friday, 2 October 2020 at 23:59 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The application is available
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here</a>.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For more information on the program, including eligibility requirements, click
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here</a>. A Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document is also available <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/newsalerts.icann.org/c00020BC0PNR01dEK00cY00__;!!PtGJab4!ujFCU9cR-xxKU5bZj_QJpRzhqeEwxX67jvffAWZtRuJthrev92P9VQNHftrC9JiDXKG80SHiGw$" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">
here</a>.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<h3><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">About ICANN<u></u><u></u></span></h3>
<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">ICANN's mission is to help ensure a stable, secure, and unified global Internet. To reach another person on the Internet, you need to type an address – a
 name or a number – into your computer or other device. That address must be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN helps coordinate and support these unique identifiers across the world. ICANN was formed in 1998 as a not-for-profit public
 benefit corporation with a community of participants from all over the world.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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