<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="">Do you have anything that Ken and I should bring to the board?<br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Vinciane Koenigsfeld via SO-AC-SG-CLeaders <<a href="mailto:so-ac-sg-cleaders@icann.org" class="">so-ac-sg-cleaders@icann.org</a>><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">[ICANN Community Leaders] PLEASE READ - ICANN75 Stakeholders/Board sessions</b><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">July 19, 2022 at 11:49:59 PM PDT<br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">"<a href="mailto:so-ac-sg-cleaders@icann.org" class="">so-ac-sg-cleaders@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:so-ac-sg-cleaders@icann.org" class="">so-ac-sg-cleaders@icann.org</a>><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Cc: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Board Ops Team <<a href="mailto:board-ops-team@icann.org" class="">board-ops-team@icann.org</a>><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Reply-To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Vinciane Koenigsfeld <<a href="mailto:vinciane.koenigsfeld@icann.org" class="">vinciane.koenigsfeld@icann.org</a>><br class=""></span></div><br class=""><div class=""><meta charset="UTF-8" class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; 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;"><div class=""><blockquote style="margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;" class="" type="cite"><div class=""><blockquote style="margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;" class="" type="cite"><div class=""><div class=""><blockquote style="margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;" class="" type="cite"><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><i class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""> <span style="" class="">Sent on behalf of Maarten Botterman, Chair, ICANN Board of Directors<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></i></b><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); word-spacing: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Dear Constituency and Stakeholder Groups Chairs,</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""><br class=""><b class=""><span style="background-color: yellow;" class="">*Please reply no later than Friday<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b></span><b class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: yellow;" class="">9<span style="" class="">th<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>September<span style="" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>2022*</span></span></b><o:p class=""></o:p></p><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); word-spacing: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">After a first successful hybrid meeting in The Hague last June, the Board and I are looking forward to meeting you again soon, in Kuala Lumpur, for our 24th AGM.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="" class="">While COVID is not a thing of the past, the Board and the organization are working together to ensure that the strongest safety & security measures will be put in place to provide the best possible meeting environment to keep us as safe as possible. We will keep informing you about the status of those plans based on health and safety developments as we get closer to the meeting. </span></span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0.5in 0in 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Before taking a well-deserved break this summer,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="" class="">we are actively preparation our meeting</span>s<span style="" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>during<span style="" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>ICANN7</span>5<span style="" class="">(</span>1<span style="" class="">7-</span>22<span style="" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>September<span style="" class="">)</span>. T<span style="" class="">he Board and I would like to propose the following topics for discussion during our time together: </span></span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0.5in 0.0001pt 1.5in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); word-spacing: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0.5in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">“<i class="">What collaborative actions should the Community, Board and Org be undertaking to further progress achieving our strategic priorities?”</i></span><o:p class=""></o:p></b></div><div style="margin: 0in 0.5in 0.0001pt 1in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></b></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); word-spacing: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">We are<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">proposing to keep<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="" class="">the suggestion to dedicate half of our time together to discuss this topic and half the time to discuss the topic of your choice or answer the questions you might have.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); word-spacing: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); word-spacing: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">We would therefore like to invite you to submit your topic of interest and/or questions (please consider the limited time) to our Board Operations team (<a href="mailto:board-ops-team@icann.org" target="_blank" title="mailto:board-ops-team@icann.org" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: purple;" class="">board-ops-team@icann.org</span></a>) no later than<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">Friday </b></span><b class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">9 September<span style="" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>2022.</span></span></b><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); word-spacing: 0px;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""> </span></b><o:p class=""></o:p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">As usual, y<span style="" class="">our suggested questions and/or topic for discussion will be published and circulated in the Policy digest, as always, which will facilitate transparency and allow the groups to deepen their own understanding of their peers’ point of views on different issues.<br class=""><br class="">We look forward to hearing your thoughts, questions or topics of interest and to exchange with you constructively</span>.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="" class=""><br class=""><br class="">Best regards,</span></span><o:p class=""></o:p></p><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); word-spacing: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Maarten Botterman<br class="">Chair, ICANN Board of Directors</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); word-spacing: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; 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