<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Hello everyone,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The schedule for ICANN70 is now available. Please register and build your schedule.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Have a great day,</div><div class="">Ore<br class=""><div class="">
<div><br class="">-- <br class="">Oreoluwa Lesi<br class="">Executive Director, Women's Technology Empowerment Centre (W.TEC)<br class="">+234.803.621.1307, +234.813.339.9999 | <a href="http://www.wtec.org.ng" class="">www.wtec.org.ng</a> | @wteconline <br class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">
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font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><img width="643" height="106" id="_x0000_i1026" src="https://info.icann.org/rs/529-CRE-717/images/slice_03.png" alt="ICANN Announcement Alerts" style="width: 6.6979in; height: 1.1041in;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></td></tr><tr style="height: 0.75pt;" class=""><td valign="top" style="padding: 0cm; height: 0.75pt;" class=""><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left" width="96%" style="width: 617.25px;"><tbody class=""><tr style="height: 0.75pt;" class=""><td style="padding: 0cm; height: 0.75pt;" class=""></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr class=""><td valign="top" style="background-color: white; padding: 7.5pt 15pt 0cm; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><p style="text-align: justify;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><br class=""></span><strong class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(15, 81, 225);" class=""><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/newsalerts.icann.org/NTI5LUNSRS03MTcAAAF7jfb6ke9Lt3HfmSGnw7jnm26C1V15-96WDJZtiSbKpQQAk00DS01lHQySYM1ZLh_CQEACZZs=__;!!PtGJab4!oGR0P_Jei4ikLA1YzJa6BPukTmw_mxJn7wTVLLIWZSPfM_QgMymszoSMe7RRfcr50snRmoLW4w$" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: blue; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="font-weight: normal;" class="">Schedule for ICANN70 Virtual Community Forum Now Available</span></a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class=""><span class="rowcontent1" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;" class="">01 March 2021</span></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">LOS ANGELES – 1 March 2021 – The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has released the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/newsalerts.icann.org/NTI5LUNSRS03MTcAAAF7jfb6kSv8UEY-v-9hG7sc7fW65-uhHyz3dLp0izDaZepdUWLuFUuyAYiAv2UseNi5AX0DUvc=__;!!PtGJab4!oGR0P_Jei4ikLA1YzJa6BPukTmw_mxJn7wTVLLIWZSPfM_QgMymszoSMe7RRfcr50sniU31aWg$" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: blue; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><strong class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">schedule</span></strong></a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>for the ICANN70 Community Forum,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">22-25 March 2021</span></strong>. Initially planned for Cancún, Mexico, the meeting will take place virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Registration is required to view the schedule. Details and information about remote participation tools, including interpretation, can be found<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/newsalerts.icann.org/NTI5LUNSRS03MTcAAAF7jfb6keRKng8tjJZFri44jWjOWU9K3nsxncqS_Xg85cQ8FYrUnJu4LVMzQrDu0O-V3vO7Qyw=__;!!PtGJab4!oGR0P_Jei4ikLA1YzJa6BPukTmw_mxJn7wTVLLIWZSPfM_QgMymszoSMe7RRfcr50sn00GasVg$" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: blue; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><strong class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">here</span></strong></a>. Important note: ICANN70 will be held in the UTC -5 (Chetumal) time zone of Cancún.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">ICANN70 is the fourth virtual ICANN Public Meeting. Developed in collaboration among cross-functional ICANN org teams and community groups, the schedule includes sessions designed to advance the community's policy and technical work.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Reminder: ICANN70 Prep Week will take place from 8-11 March 2021. The Prep Week session schedule is available<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/newsalerts.icann.org/NTI5LUNSRS03MTcAAAF7jfb6kdrp2Os6VL5cW3VvufAYD3IU178D7X68wyfmKYbZlnlJa1gJ2pbIhG0wPZIkNKhqHyI=__;!!PtGJab4!oGR0P_Jei4ikLA1YzJa6BPukTmw_mxJn7wTVLLIWZSPfM_QgMymszoSMe7RRfcr50sljSkj4bQ$" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: blue; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: underline;" class="">here</a>. You can read more information about Prep Week<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/newsalerts.icann.org/NTI5LUNSRS03MTcAAAF7jfb6kQxuC0TSNGDck2wQBRQi3xdvLlKfI1edHmvCjbFWpBVGFly6EHTDt0uqtaXZXmYbSps=__;!!PtGJab4!oGR0P_Jei4ikLA1YzJa6BPukTmw_mxJn7wTVLLIWZSPfM_QgMymszoSMe7RRfcr50snELZ9Iug$" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: blue; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: underline;" class="">here</a>.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><h3 style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">About ICANN<o:p class=""></o:p></span></h3><p style="text-align: justify;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">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.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><div class=""><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left" width="96%" style="width: 642.984375px;"><tbody class=""><tr style="height: 6.75pt;" class=""><td valign="top" style="background-color: rgb(61, 152, 208); padding: 0cm; height: 6.75pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 1pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><img border="0" width="643" height="10" id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://info.icann.org/rs/529-CRE-717/images/slices-test_06.jpg" alt="shadow" style="width: 6.6979in; height: 0.1041in;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0.75pt;" class=""><td valign="top" style="padding: 0cm; height: 0.75pt;" class=""><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left" width="96%" style="width: 617.25px;"><tbody class=""><tr style="height: 0.75pt;" class=""><td style="padding: 0cm; height: 0.75pt;" class=""></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></div></td><td style="padding: 0cm; height: 3.75pt;" class=""></td><td style="padding: 0cm; height: 3.75pt;" class=""></td><td style="padding: 0cm; height: 3.75pt;" class=""></td><td style="padding: 0cm; height: 3.75pt;" class=""></td><td style="padding: 0cm; height: 3.75pt;" class=""></td></tr><tr class=""><td colspan="5" style="padding: 0cm;" class=""></td><td style="padding: 0cm;" class=""></td><td style="padding: 0cm;" class=""></td><td style="padding: 0cm;" class=""></td><td style="padding: 0cm;" class=""></td><td style="padding: 0cm;" class=""></td></tr><tr class=""><td style="background-color: rgb(208, 207, 207); padding: 0cm; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""></td><td style="background-color: rgb(208, 207, 207); padding: 0cm; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""></td><td style="background-color: rgb(208, 207, 207); padding: 0cm; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""></td><td style="background-color: rgb(208, 207, 207); padding: 0cm; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""></td><td style="background-color: rgb(208, 207, 207); padding: 0cm; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""></td><td style="background-color: rgb(208, 207, 207); padding: 0cm; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""></td><td style="background-color: rgb(208, 207, 207); padding: 0cm; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""></td><td style="background-color: rgb(208, 207, 207); padding: 0cm; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""></td><td style="background-color: rgb(208, 207, 207); padding: 0cm; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""></td><td style="background-color: rgb(208, 207, 207); padding: 0cm; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""></td></tr><tr class=""><td width="129" style="width: 96.75pt; padding: 0cm;" class=""></td><td width="129" style="width: 96.75pt; padding: 0cm;" class=""></td><td width="129" style="width: 96.75pt; padding: 0cm;" class=""></td><td width="129" style="width: 96.75pt; padding: 0cm;" class=""></td><td width="129" style="width: 96.75pt; padding: 0cm;" class=""></td><td width="0" style="width: 0.3pt; padding: 0cm;" class=""></td><td width="0" style="width: 0.3pt; padding: 0cm;" class=""></td><td width="0" style="width: 0.3pt; padding: 0cm;" class=""></td><td width="0" style="width: 0.3pt; padding: 0cm;" class=""></td><td width="0" style="width: 0.3pt; padding: 0cm;" class=""></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></body></html>