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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dear NSCG,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please find attached a PDF with more information on the ICANN for Beginners Virtual Program as well as information below:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:#FEFEFE"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The ICANN for Beginners Virtual Program comprises a series of interactive webinars held via Zoom and will provide participants an overview of the global
Internet ecosystem. The program will also guide newcomers on how they can join the global community and help shape Internet governance.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Tailored to those new to ICANN and held fully virtually, each of the one-hour webinars will focus on a specific topic of interest. The webinars will be moderated by experienced ICANN
staff members with the goal to strengthen the knowledge about and foster participation at ICANN. The newcomers will come away with a better understanding of how the Internet works and importance of keeping the Internet open, free, and safe for all.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Participation in the program's webinars will complement ICANN's other newcomer programs, such as the Fellowship Program and NextGen@ICANN Program.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">How to participate:<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Participating is easy, free, and open to all. No prior technical or Internet governance experience is necessary. The first webinar "ICANN for Beginners: An Introduction" will be held
during two time slots (you only need to register for one of the webinars):<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2 November 2022 at 1400 UTC<br>
Click <a href="https://icann.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwofuigrj8oH9I1GuAL5Ut5Fm73ml_COyJF"><span style="color:#047BC1">here</span></a> to register<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:#FEFEFE;box-sizing: inherit;margin:0.3125rem 0px 0px 2rem;padding:0.5rem;font-size:inherit;overflow-wrap: break-word">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">3 November 2022 at 0600 UTC<br>
Click <a href="https://icann.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcrd--prTkqH9L5LXP4gqJ9pbe3K-Or_6KI"><span style="color:#047BC1">here</span></a> to register<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Closing date for registration: 1 November 2022. The webinars are in English only. Recordings will be posted </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/IFBVP/ICANN+for+Beginners+Virtual+Program+Pilot"><span style="color:#047BC1">here</span></a> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">after
the webinars.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For enquiries, please email: </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><a href="mailto:beginners@icann.org"><span style="color:#047BC1">beginners@icann.org</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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