<div dir="ltr">Dear NPOC Members,<div><br></div><div>We just wanted to highlight this webinar for our members and to encourage you all to participate and attend.</div><div><br></div><div><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5rem;padding:0px;font-size:16px;line-height:1.5rem;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif;background-color:rgb(254,254,254)">The webinar, "ICANN for Beginners: Policy and Advice Development," will introduce newcomers to policy and advice development at ICANN. Participants will learn how policy is created at ICANN, why this is important for a functioning Internet, and how they can contribute.</p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5rem;padding:0px;font-size:16px;line-height:1.5rem;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif;background-color:rgb(254,254,254)">The ICANN for Beginners Virtual Program comprises a series of interactive webinars held via Zoom and provides participants with an overview of the global Internet ecosystem. The program also shows newcomers how to join the global community and help shape Internet governance.</p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5rem;padding:0px;font-size:16px;line-height:1.5rem;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif;background-color:rgb(254,254,254)">Moderated by experienced ICANN staff members, the program aims to broaden participants' knowledge about and foster participation at ICANN.</p><h3 style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5rem;padding:0px;font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:1.25rem;line-height:1.5;background-color:rgb(254,254,254)">How to Participate</h3><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5rem;padding:0px;font-size:16px;line-height:1.5rem;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif;background-color:rgb(254,254,254)">Participating is easy, free, and open to all. No prior technical knowledge or experience is necessary. The "ICANN for Beginners: Policy and Advice Development" webinar will be offered on two dates. Simply register for the one that suits you best:</p><ul style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1rem;padding:0px;list-style-position:outside;line-height:1.5rem;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif;font-size:16px;background-color:rgb(254,254,254)"><li style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0.3125rem 0px 0.3125rem 2rem;padding:0px 0px 0px 0.5rem;font-size:inherit">3 April 2024 at 14:00 UTC<br style="box-sizing:inherit"><a href="https://icann.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sCC6mVgFQvKhye7S0Ue0sQ" style="box-sizing:inherit;background-color:transparent;line-height:inherit;color:rgb(4,123,193)">Register</a> to attend</li><li style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0.3125rem 0px 0px 2rem;padding:0px 0px 0px 0.5rem;font-size:inherit">4 April 2024 at 6:00 UTC<br style="box-sizing:inherit"><a href="https://icann.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5hXtb400SdyOgSyG6EgGSQ" style="box-sizing:inherit;background-color:transparent;line-height:inherit;color:rgb(4,123,193)">Register</a> to attend</li></ul><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5rem;padding:0px;font-size:16px;line-height:1.5rem;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif;background-color:rgb(254,254,254)">Closing date to register: 2 April 2024. The webinars are in English only. Recordings will be posted on the <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/beginners/virtual-program-webinar-series" style="box-sizing:inherit;background-color:transparent;line-height:inherit;color:rgb(4,123,193)">Beginners Virtual Program website</a> after the webinars.</p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5rem;padding:0px;font-size:16px;line-height:1.5rem;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif;background-color:rgb(254,254,254)">For inquiries, please email: <a href="mailto:beginners@icann.org" style="box-sizing:inherit;background-color:transparent;line-height:inherit;color:rgb(4,123,193)">beginners@icann.org</a>.</p><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><b><font color="#000000">Caleb Ogundele</font></b><div><font color="#000000">Email: <a href="mailto:muyiwacaleb@gmail.com" target="_blank">muyiwacaleb@gmail.com</a></font></div></div></div></div></div>