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    <p>Hi folks, I know we are all suffering from zoom fatigue and prep
      fatigue and webinar ennui....but we need to send in our topics for
      the NCSG discussion with the ICANN Board.  What would you like to
      discuss, and would you like several questions or one topic? 
      Please note that their chosen single topic is:</p>
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        <span style="font-size:12.0pt">Enhancing the effectiveness of
          the Multistakeholder model: key issues and opportunities for
          acceleration. In your preparation you may want to consider the
          results of the most recent public consultation, and work that
          has progressed with dependencies to enhancing the
          effectiveness of the MSM (such as the ATRT3 report and work on
          prioritization and budgeting). <br>
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    <p>We need to muster our collective thoughts on that rather
      wide-ranging topic, so I would be grateful for a number of talking
      points and subtopics on that question.</p>
    <p>Let us kick off the discussion now, we have a couple of weeks to
      prepare but I would like to propose a deadline of October 1.</p>
    <p>Kind regards</p>
    <p>Stephanie Perrin</p>
    <p>NCSG Chair<br>
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            <th valign="BASELINE" nowrap="nowrap" align="RIGHT">Subject:
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            <td>[ICANN Community Leaders] PLEASE READ -
              Stakeholders/Board interaction ICANN69 VIRTUAL</td>
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            <th valign="BASELINE" nowrap="nowrap" align="RIGHT">Date: </th>
            <td>Tue, 15 Sep 2020 07:46:32 +0000</td>
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            <th valign="BASELINE" nowrap="nowrap" align="RIGHT">From: </th>
            <td>Vinciane Koenigsfeld
              <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:vinciane.koenigsfeld@icann.org"><vinciane.koenigsfeld@icann.org></a></td>
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            <th valign="BASELINE" nowrap="nowrap" align="RIGHT">To: </th>
            <td><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:so-ac-sg-cleaders@icann.org">so-ac-sg-cleaders@icann.org</a>
              <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:so-ac-sg-cleaders@icann.org"><so-ac-sg-cleaders@icann.org></a></td>
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            <th valign="BASELINE" nowrap="nowrap" align="RIGHT">CC: </th>
            <td>Board Ops Team <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:board-ops-team@icann.org"><board-ops-team@icann.org></a></td>
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          <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Vinciane Koenigsfeld
              <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:vinciane.koenigsfeld@icann.org"><vinciane.koenigsfeld@icann.org></a><br>
              <b>Date: </b>Monday, August 31, 2020 at 3:26 PM<br>
              <b>To: </b><a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:so-ac-sg-cleaders@icann.org">"so-ac-sg-cleaders@icann.org"</a>
              <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:so-ac-sg-cleaders@icann.org"><so-ac-sg-cleaders@icann.org></a><br>
              <b>Cc: </b>Board Ops Team
              <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:board-ops-team@icann.org"><board-ops-team@icann.org></a><br>
              <b>Subject: </b>PLEASE READ - Stakeholders/Board
              interaction ICANN69 VIRTUAL<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal">               <span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Dear
                    Constituency and Stakeholder Groups Chairs,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Please
                        reply no later than Monday
                      </span></u></b><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt">5<span style="color:black"> October 20</span>20</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">While 2020 has proven
                    challenging and likely very different from what we
                    were all expecting when we last saw each other,
                    almost a year ago in Montreal, the Board and I keep
                    being impressed and grateful for your continued
                    dedication to ICANN’s mission.  
                  </span><o:p></o:p></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">The
                  Board
                  <span style="font-size:12.0pt">still values its
                    dialogue with your Groups and<span style="color:black"> is very much looking forward
                      to engaging with you during our
                      <b>2</b></span><b>2<sup>nd</sup><span class="gmail-m1883795288327872895apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span>and first ever
                        virtual
                      </span><span style="color:black">AGM</span></b><span style="color:black"> <b>that will take place
                        between
                      </b></span><b>13<span style="color:black">-</span>22<span style="color:black"> </span>
                      Octo<span style="color:black">ber 20</span>20</b>.<span style="color:black"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">As you keep working on the
                    format for ICANN69, we would like to start preparing
                    for the Community Dialogue with the Board. 
                  </span><o:p></o:p></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">As per what we did
                    <span style="color:black">in Montreal</span> and
                    virtually for ICANN67<span style="color:black">,
                      instead of<s> </s>sending up to three questions to
                      the Board, we would like to offer you the
                      alternative option of choosing a single topic and
                      having an open discussion with the Board on that
                      topic.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">We
                  </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">will<span style="color:black"> also </span>
                    publish<span style="color:black"> the list of
                      questions or topics received with the entire
                      Community using the Policy digest</span> as it was
                    a successful tool for improving transparency
                    <span style="color:black">and allow the groups to
                      deepen their own understanding of their peers’
                      point of views on different issues.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">As for time
                    allocation,</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">
                    per what<span style="color:black"> we</span> did
                    previously, we<span style="color:black"> propose to
                      allocate half of our time together to answer your
                      questions or discuss your single topic and the
                      other half to address the Board’s topic.   </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">In preparation
                    for our meetings, the Board
                  </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">has chosen<span style="color:black"> the following topic to have
                      an open discussion with you:</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                    <span style="font-size:12.0pt">Enhancing the
                      effectiveness of the Multistakeholder model: key
                      issues and opportunities for acceleration. In your
                      preparation you may want to consider the results
                      of the most recent public consultation, and work
                      that has progressed with dependencies to enhancing
                      the effectiveness of the MSM (such as the ATRT3
                      report and work on prioritization and budgeting). </span><o:p></o:p></li>
                </ul>
                <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">We would be
                    very grateful if you could send to Board Operations
                    (</span><a href="mailto:board-ops-team@icann.org)" target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;text-decoration:none">board-ops-team@icann.org)</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica
                    Neue";color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> your single
                    topic or the  list of questions, in order of
                    priority, no later than <b><u>Monday 5 October 2020
                        or sooner</u>. </b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">For information,  we are
                    not changing the current total time allotted per
                    group.<span style="color:black"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">We look forward
                    to hearing your thoughts, questions or topics of
                    interest and to exchange with you constructively and
                    virtually.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Best regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right:.5in;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Maarten Botterman</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Chair, ICANN
                    Board of Directors</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
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