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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello Jeff,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Prior to our March meeting, and ICANN73, I’m highlighting a few updates here:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">We published on Monday the first in a
<a href="https://www.icann.org/en/blogs/details/icann-subpro-odp-update-highlighting-the-project-governance-work-track-28-2-2022-en">
blog post</a> series covering each of the project work tracks; this one looks at Work Track 1, project governance.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">In preparation for our
<span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="background:#F8F8F8"><a href="https://73.schedule.icann.org/meetings/GzLD4X2x8wqi5B4dp#/?limit=10&sortByFields[0]=isPinned&sortByFields[1]=lastActivityAt&sortByOrders[0]=-1&sortByOrders[1]=-1&uid=hkFxCerxzS6Z6wMJe" target="_blank">Subsequent
Procedures Operational Design Phase (SubPro ODP) ICANN73 meeting session</a></span>,</span><span style="color:#1D1C1D;background:#F8F8F8"> we’ve posted a draft set of </span><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/initial-assumptions-subsequent-procedures-odp-28feb22-en.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="background:#F8F8F8;text-decoration:none">Initial
Assumptions</span></a><span style="color:#1D1C1D;background:#F8F8F8"> that will be the ones we cover during that session. These are posted to our
<a href="https://www.icann.org/subpro-odp">ODP webpage</a> and the <a href="https://73.schedule.icann.org/meetings/GzLD4X2x8wqi5B4dp">
session page</a> in advance of ICANN73 as an update to the community and to help inform next week’s discussion.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="color:#1D1C1D;background:#F8F8F8">Please note the ICANN73 session date and time has changed to
<b>Monday, 7 March @ 16:30 UTC</b>. It is also a longer time slot, so we have more time for the material and for Q&A.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you and we look forward to the continuing engagement.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best regards,<br>
Karen<o:p></o:p></p>
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