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<p><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">ICANN79</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">ICANN Publishes Registration Data Policy</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#258D23">
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<p><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#258D23">NEW:</span></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> Status Update: New gTLD Program: Next Round</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">ICANN org’s status report on the New gTLD Program: Next Round prior to ICANN 79 can be found
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">To leverage the “Community Forum” format of the ICANN79 Public Meeting, GAC Members have created the opportunity for the ICANN community to gather in the GAC meeting room on Tuesday
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Registration Data Policy is the result of broad community efforts to develop registration data policy requirements that can be implemented in compliance with applicable law. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">ICANN Publishes Fiscal Year 2024 Second Quarter Management Financial Results</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">ICANN has published its fiscal year 2024 (FY24) second quarter (Q2) management financial results. ICANN also published the FY24 Q2 management financial results for its PTI affiliate.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">"ICANN for Beginners: Policy and Advice Development," will introduce newcomers to policy and advice development at ICANN.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The application window for the Asia Pacific Internet Governance Academy (APIGA) 2024 will open on Monday, 26 February 2024 00:00 KST (UTC+9).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">ICANN org is initiating consultation with the community to seek input on the timing of the Fourth Accountability and Transparency Review (ATRT4) and whether there is a need for a deferral
of the ATRT4 for a limited time. A consultation approach is being used because it will allow for a targeted conversation with the SO/AC Chairs and their constituencies. While ATRT4 is of general interest to the entire ICANN community, it is important for the
Board and org to understand whether the SO/ACs would be available to come together to populate, perform and deliver the recommendations within the ATRT4 while carrying out their other work. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Members of the ICANN org Review Support and Accountability team are available to meet with interested community groups during ICANN79 or after to address questions about ATRT4 Timing
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">To schedule a meeting to discuss, please contact:
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<p><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Community consultation and engagement activities leading up to and during ICANN79 include:</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">- ICANN79 Prep Week Webinar (Thursday, 22 February)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">- ICANN79 Community Session on ATRT4 Deferral and Pilot Holistic Review (Tuesday, 5 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">- ICANN79 briefings (at the request of your community group)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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