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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dear all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The GAC will hold an “Open Mic” session on Sunday, 9 March, from 09:00-09:30 local time.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">This session will serve as an ‘open time’ where individuals from different constituencies across the ICANN community are invited to offer short remarks, or present
questions or comments to the GAC. </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The GAC will be in "listening" mode during this 30-minute period and may then reflect on any particular points raised in a subsequent session at ICANN82 or at a
future ICANN Public Meeting.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">If members of your group are interested to share their news and views with committee delegates in-person and on-line during the meeting, the GAC developed an “Open
Mic” Google form members can access here: </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://forms.gle/FA1yd8bfnBBrvqcX9"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://forms.gle/FA1yd8bfnBBrvqcX9</span></a><span style="color:black">. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Slots will be allocated to speakers in a first-come/first-served order. The time per speaker will be up to 3 minutes, depending on the number of
requests received.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">If you have additional questions, please reach out to:
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<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Thank you for sharing this information with your groups,</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Terri<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Policy Team Supporting the GNSO</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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