<div dir="ltr"><div dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="">Hi everyone,</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><font color="#000000">We are just one week away from </font><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0)">ICANN82 which will take place 8-13 March 2025 in Seattle, Washington. Here some information to about the meeting, how to join remotely and to get an idea about the topics to be discussed there:</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"></p><ul><li><a href="http://registration" style="text-decoration:none" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Registration</font></span></a> </li><li><a href="https://icann82.sched.com/" style="text-decoration:none" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Schedule</font></span></a></li><li><a href="https://go.icann.org/outlook82" style="text-decoration:none" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, sans-serif">ICANN82 Policy Outlook Report</font></span></a></li><li><font face="arial, sans-serif"><a href="https://go.icann.org/gnsobriefing" style="text-decoration:none" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">ICANN82 GNSO Briefing</span></a>I</font></li></ul><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, sans-serif">We have several NCSG related sessions, I encourage you to join and you can see the schedule below for more information.</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="font-weight:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Saturday, 08 March all times local PST </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">(UTC -7 for Saturday or UTC -8 Starting on Sunday) </span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"></p><ul><li><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, sans-serif">0900-1000<a href="https://icann82.sched.com/event/1vpVz/joint-session-gnso-cph-and-ncsg-memberships-work-session"> CPH with NCSG Membership</a></font></span></li><li><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, sans-serif">1030-1200 <a href="https://icann82.sched.com/event/1vpVt/gnso-how-to-do-an-hria-when-mitigating-dns-abuse">NCSG HRIA Session</a></font></span></li><li><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, sans-serif">1315-1430 <a href="https://icann82.sched.com/event/1vpXi/gnso-ncph-work-session">NCPH wok session</a></font></span></li><li><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, sans-serif">1500-1600 <a href="https://icann82.sched.com/event/1vpYL/gnso-ncsg-policy-committee-work-session-1-of-2">NCSG PC</a></font></span></li></ul><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Sunday, 09 March</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"></p><ul><li><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, sans-serif">0900-1000 <a href="https://icann82.sched.com/event/1vpYS/gnso-npoc-membership-work-session">NPOC Membership </a></font></span></li><li><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, sans-serif">0930-1000 <a href="https://icann82.sched.com/event/1vpVm/gac-open-mic-and-meeting-with-the-ncsg-sessions">NCSG/GAC in GAC room</a></font></span></li><li><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, sans-serif">1500-1600<a href="https://icann82.sched.com/event/1vpVA/joint-alac-and-ncsg-meeting"> NCSG/At-Large in At-Large room</a></font></span></li><li><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, sans-serif">1630-1730 <a href="https://icann82.sched.com/event/1vpWT/get-to-know-icann-community-noncommercial-stakeholder-group">NCSG with Newcomers</a></font></span></li></ul><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Tuesday, 11 March</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"></p><ul><li><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, sans-serif">0900-1000 <a href="https://icann82.sched.com/event/1vpaa/joint-session-icann-board-and-ncsg">ICANN Board and NCSG</a></font></span></li><li><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, sans-serif">1030-1200 <a href="https://icann82.sched.com/event/1vpdy/gnso-ncsg-policy-committee-work-session-2-of-2">NCSG PC</a></font></span></li><li><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, sans-serif">1315-1430 <a href="https://icann82.sched.com/event/1vpdv/gnso-ncsg-issue-forum">NCSG Issue Forum</a></font></span></li><li><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, sans-serif">1500-1600 <a href="https://icann82.sched.com/event/1vpe1/gnso-ncuc-membership-work-session">NCUC Membership</a></font></span></li><li><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, sans-serif">1630-1730<a href="https://icann82.sched.com/event/1vpe4/gnso-ncsg-membership-work-session"> NCSG Membership</a></font></span></li></ul><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">There are other sessions you can join too, while there are some clashing with NCSG sessions</span></p><font face="arial, sans-serif"><b>Saturday, 08 March 2025</b><br><ul><li><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:black">13:15 – 14:30: </span><a href="https://icann82.sched.com/event/1vpYP/gnso-latin-script-diacritics-pdp-working-group" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Latin Script Diacritics PDP Working Group</a></li><li><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:black">16:30 – 17:30: </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(20,20,20);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><a href="https://icann82.sched.com/event/1vpYO/gnso-scci-session" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">Standing Committee on Continuous Improvement (SCCI)</a></span></li></ul></font><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><b>Sunday, 09 March 2025</b><u></u><u></u></font></span></p><ul><li><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:black">09:00 – 10:00: </span><a href="https://icann82.sched.com/event/1vpW5/gnso-council-working-session-1-of-3" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">GNSO Council Working Session (1 of 3)</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:black">10:30 – 12:00: </span><a href="https://icann82.sched.com/event/1vpW8/gnso-council-working-session-2-of-3" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">GNSO Council Working Session (2 of 3)</a></li><li><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:black">13:15 – 14:30: </span><a href="https://icann82.sched.com/event/1vpWA/gnso-council-working-session-3-of-3" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">GNSO Council Working Session (3 of 3)</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:black">15:00 – 16:00: </span><a href="https://icann82.sched.com/event/1vpVh/joint-meeting-gac-and-gnso" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Joint GAC and GNSO Council</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><b>Monday, 10 March 2025</b><u></u><u></u></font></span></p><ul><li><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:black">09:00 – 10:15: </span><a href="https://icann82.sched.com/event/1vpaZ/welcome-ceremony" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Welcome Ceremony</a></li><li><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:black">10:45 – 12:00: </span><a href="https://icann82.sched.com/event/1vpaT/how-we-meet-community-feedback-session" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">How We Meet Community Feedback Session</a></li><li><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:black">13:15 – 14:30: </span><a href="https://icann82.sched.com/event/1vpaO/qa-with-icann-org-executive-team" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Q&A with ICANN org Executives</a></li><li><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:black">15:00 – 16:00: </span><a href="https://icann82.sched.com/event/1vpaQ/joint-session-icann-board-and-gnso-council" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Joint ICANN Board and GNSO Council</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:black">17:30 – 18:30: </span><a href="https://icann82.sched.com/event/1vqWh/opening-reception" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Opening Reception</a></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><b>Wednesday, 12 March 2025</b><u></u><u></u></font></span></p><ul><li><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:black">13:15 – 15:15: </span><a href="https://icann82.sched.com/event/1vpbt/gnso-council-meeting" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">GNSO Council Meeting</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:black">16:30 – 17:30: </span><a href="https://icann82.sched.com/event/1vpbm/gnso-rdrs-standing-committee-work-session" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">RDRS Standing Committee Work Session</a></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><b>Thursday, 13 March 2025</b><u></u><u></u></font></span></p><ul><li><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:black">09:00 – 10:00: </span><a href="https://icann82.sched.com/event/1vpgL/geopolitical-legislative-and-regulatory-developments-update" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Geopolitical, Legislative, and Regulatory Developments Update</a></li><li><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:black">10:30 – 12:00: </span><a href="https://icann82.sched.com/event/1vpgK/public-forum" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">ICANN Public Forum</a></li><li><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:black">13:15 – 14:30: </span><a href="https://icann82.sched.com/event/1vpgZ/gnso-council-wrap-up" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">GNSO Council Wrap-Up</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:black">16:30 – 17:30: </span><a href="https://icann82.sched.com/event/1vpgO/icann-board-meeting" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">ICANN Board Meeting</a></li><li><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:black">17:30 – 18:30: </span><a href="https://icann82.sched.com/event/1vphJ/closing-reception" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Closing Reception</a></li></ul><div><font color="#000000">Please feel free to ask any questions and look forward to seeing everyone in Seattle. Let me know off-list if you will be with us in Seattle.</font></div><div><font color="#000000"><br></font></div></div></div></div><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Best regards,</font></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Rafik</font></div></div></div>
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