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<p style="background:#FEFEFE"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">ICANN <a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2020-01-27-en"><span style="color:#047BC1">introduced</span></a> the Dr. Tarek Kamel Award for
Capacity Building in January 2020 to recognize ICANN community members for significant efforts in developing capacity in areas related to ICANN's mission. The award was established in honor of the late Dr. Tarek Kamel, an Internet pioneer known for his contributions
to global Internet governance. At the time of his passing, Kamel was ICANN's Senior Advisor to the President and Senior Vice President for Government and Intergovernmental Organization Engagement.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:#FEFEFE"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">T</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">he ICANN Board will evaluate a shortlist of candidates. Please submit
nominations via this <a href="https://forms.gle/thikXKQWeiLgAR459"><span style="color:#047BC1">nomination form</span></a> by <strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">25 July 2022 23:59 UTC</span></strong>. Any additional information in support
of nominations or questions about the award process may be submitted via email to <a href="mailto:kamelaward@icann.org"><span style="color:#047BC1">kamelaward@icann.org</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">This year's award recipient will be announced in September 2022 at ICANN75. For more information, please refer to the <a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/tarek-kamel-capacity-building-award-2020-08-21-en"><span style="color:#047BC1">Dr.
Tarek Kamel Award for Capacity Building webpage</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#111111">Andrea Glandon</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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