<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><div><div class="AppleOriginalContents"><blockquote type="cite"><div><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width: 630px; background-color: rgb(205, 215, 238); border-collapse: collapse; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td style="padding: 0in;" class=""><div align="center" class=""><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="630" style="width: 472.5pt; 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background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: white;" class=""></span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div align="center" class=""><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width: 600px; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td width="100%" valign="top" style="width: 600px; padding: 0in; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; word-wrap: break-word;" class=""><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width: 600px; border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; word-wrap: break-word;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td valign="top" style="padding: 7.5pt 15pt; min-width: 100%;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(56, 123, 55);" class="">NEW:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><b class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Board Activity on the Third Accountability and Transparency Review</span></b><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">From:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Maarten Botterman, ICANN Board Chair</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(64, 63, 66);" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Earlier this year, the third Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT3) delivered its </span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(64, 63, 66);" class=""><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/atrt3-report-29may20-en.pdf__;!!PtGJab4!okjs5DvZBIWzQ7Xl28KIT_NofQ407shQOh_WsAdqUfq7pt3rCPqfGQcIooVcxBtAZ0JAVPJMvQ$" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(54, 138, 156);" class="">Final Report</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[icann.org]</a></span><b class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""> </span></b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">to the ICANN Board. This report was then posted for Public Comment to help inform the Board’s action on the final recommendations.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(64, 63, 66);" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">During the Board's 30 November meeting, the Board </span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(64, 63, 66);" class=""><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2020-11-30-en__;!!PtGJab4!okjs5DvZBIWzQ7Xl28KIT_NofQ407shQOh_WsAdqUfq7pt3rCPqfGQcIooVcxBtAZ0LKO5_vCg$" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;" class=""><b class=""><span style="color: rgb(54, 138, 156);" class="">resolved</span></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[icann.org]</a></span><b class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(54, 138, 156);" class=""> </span></b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">to approve the five recommendations in the ATRT3 </span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(64, 63, 66);" class=""><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/atrt3-report-29may20-en.pdf__;!!PtGJab4!okjs5DvZBIWzQ7Xl28KIT_NofQ407shQOh_WsAdqUfq7pt3rCPqfGQcIooVcxBtAZ0JAVPJMvQ$" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(54, 138, 156);" class="">Final Report</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[icann.org]</a></span><u class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(54, 138, 156);" class="">,</span></u><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">comprised of 15 component parts as enumerated in the </span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(64, 63, 66);" class=""><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/resolutions-atrt3-final-recs-board-action-scorecard-30nov20-en.pdf__;!!PtGJab4!okjs5DvZBIWzQ7Xl28KIT_NofQ407shQOh_WsAdqUfq7pt3rCPqfGQcIooVcxBtAZ0IwNhdcrQ$" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(54, 138, 156);" class="">scorecard</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[icann.org]</a></span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">, which call for:</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 30pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><span class="">1.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Updates to the requirements of ICANN’s Public Comment proceedings.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 30pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><span class="">2.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">ICANN org to review the implementation of the second Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT2) recommendations in light of the ATRT3’s assessment, and to complete the implementation of ATRT2 recommendations subject to prioritization.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 30pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><span class="">3.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Changes to Specific and Organizational Reviews, including creation of a new Holistic Review of ICANN, and evolution of Organizational Reviews into Continuous Improvement Programs.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 30pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><span class="">4.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Improvements to the accountability and transparency of ICANN’s Strategic and Operating Plans.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 30pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><span class="">5.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">The creation of a community-led entity tasked with operating a prioritization process for recommendations made by review teams, cross-community groups, or any other community-related budgetary elements the Board or ICANN org feels appropriate.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(64, 63, 66);" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">On behalf of the Board, I want to extend our thanks to the ATRT3 team for its dedication and hard work. The ATRT3 Final Report is the culmination of 14 months of work by 19 team members, representing more than 2,500 hours of meetings and significant engagement with the wider ICANN community throughout the process. The commitment and efforts of this review team and thoughtful contributions of the wider community via public comments and other engagement with the ATRT3 cannot be underestimated. This illustrates the strength, accountability, and transparency of the multistakeholder model.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(64, 63, 66);" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(64, 63, 66);" class=""><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.icann.org/news/blog/board-activity-on-the-third-accountability-and-transparency-review__;!!PtGJab4!okjs5DvZBIWzQ7Xl28KIT_NofQ407shQOh_WsAdqUfq7pt3rCPqfGQcIooVcxBtAZ0IXGv-kPg$" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;" class=""><b class=""><span style="color: rgb(72, 161, 153);" class="">Learn more</span></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[icann.org]</a><b class="">.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></b></span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div align="center" class=""><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width: 600px; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td width="100%" valign="top" style="width: 600px; padding: 0in;" class=""><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width: 600px; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td valign="top" style="padding: 0in;" class=""><div align="center" class=""><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width: 600px; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; cursor: default;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td width="100%" valign="top" style="width: 600px; padding: 6.75pt 0in;" class=""><div align="center" class=""><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="564" style="width: 423pt; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 94%;"><tbody class=""><tr style="height: 0.75pt;" class=""><td style="background-color: rgb(29, 53, 103); padding: 0in; height: 0.75pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: white;" class=""></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></blockquote></div></div></body></html>