
<html><body><span style="display:block;" class="xfm_40845746"><div><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:12pt;font-family:Arial;" class="xfmc1">Dear All,</span><br/></div>


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<div><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:12pt;font-family:Arial;" class="xfmc1">We have prepared a <a id="xfmi1" href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ROKgY91Eerirw6sDLcDkgyRsYaIpU5b2pxE4cU78iaQ/edit" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">draft NCSG comment </a>to the </span><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:12pt;">Draft Proposal for NextGen@ICANN Program Improvements<span style="font-family:Arial;" class="xfmc1">. The deadline for submission is 31 March. We also need to leave some time for the PC to approve the comment. </span></span></div>


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<div><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:12pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;" class="xfmc1">Please, take a moment to review the draft and leave your edits/comments in track changes for easier reference. We will be waiting for your contributions <b>till Friday, 27 March, end of the day</b>.</span></span></div>


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<div><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:12pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;" class="xfmc1">Thanks in advance!</span></span></div>


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<div><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:12pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;" class="xfmc1">Best,</span></span></div>


<div><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:12pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;" class="xfmc1">Olga</span></span></div></span></body></html>