<div dir="auto">Hi all,<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">As usual in ICANN meeting, we will have a joint session with ICANN Board. It will be also possible to attend it remotely. </div><div dir="auto">We got the communication below to ask for topics to discuss with board and also question from them. Prior to that, there is also an online session open to all with the Board.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Let me know your suggestions for questions and topics for the joint session.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Best regards,</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Rafik </div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container" dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ------<span lang="EN-US">Dear Noncommercial Stakeholder Group</span><span class="m_3881789800293641214apple-converted-space"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;background:white"> </span></i></span><span lang="EN-US">Chair,</span></div><div lang="en-BE" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style="word-wrap:break-word"><div class="m_3881789800293641214WordSection1">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Our ICANN84 Annual General Meeting is already on our doorstep. The Board and I are looking forward to<span class="m_3881789800293641214apple-converted-space"> </span>seeing you soon in Dublin (25-30 October). This will be
our last meeting of<span class="m_3881789800293641214apple-converted-space"> </span>2025 - a year of exciting, challenging, and unfortunately sad moments.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Before<span class="m_3881789800293641214apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="background:white">this important event, we also hope to see you online for our<span class="m_3881789800293641214apple-converted-space"> </span></span>open engagement
session during Prep Week.<span class="m_3881789800293641214apple-converted-space"> </span><b>This session will be held<span class="m_3881789800293641214apple-converted-space"> </span>on<span class="m_3881789800293641214apple-converted-space"> </span>13 October<span class="m_3881789800293641214apple-converted-space"> </span>at<span class="m_3881789800293641214apple-converted-space"> </span>19:30<span class="m_3881789800293641214apple-converted-space"> </span>UTC.</b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">This 60-minute session led by Chris Buckridge and myself, will focus on an essential subject for ICANN: WSIS+20 and the Future of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF). In this session, the Board will share
its visions for WSIS+20 and beyond, including the future of the IGF, and conduct a discussion with participants to gather their views.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">In particular, the Board will focus on topics that have the potential to impact ICANN’s mission, such as those reflected in the WSIS+20 Zero Draft. We also welcome a discussion on the conditions and assurances
that will contribute to a permanent and improved IGF. This exchange of perspectives will help the Board and community identify shared priorities and inform ICANN’s contributions to the broader WSIS+20 process.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">We look forward to this opportunity to engage, and I encourage your active participation.<span class="m_3881789800293641214apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">During ICANN84, we will listen<span class="m_3881789800293641214apple-converted-space"> </span>carefully<span class="m_3881789800293641214apple-converted-space"> </span>to your specific needs during our bilateral sessions. In keeping with our
established practice, we would like to ask this question<span class="m_3881789800293641214apple-converted-space"> </span>of<span class="m_3881789800293641214apple-converted-space"> </span>your<span class="m_3881789800293641214apple-converted-space"> </span>group ahead of our joint session in<span class="m_3881789800293641214apple-converted-space"> </span>Dublin:</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span></span></b></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">believe should be the Board’s and the ICANN organization’s policy priorities in 2026, taking into consideration the new Five-Year Strategic Plan, the WSIS+20 review, and the
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">We kindly request that you send any questions you would like the Board to address during our face-to-face meetings to Board Operations </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">.
Given the limited time for these meetings, please prioritize your questions in order of importance. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Please send these questions no later than </span><b><span lang="SR-LATN-RS" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Friday,<span class="m_3881789800293641214apple-converted-space"> </span>17
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Looking forward to our discussions during Prep Week and ICANN84!</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span class="m_3881789800293641214apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1f1f1f;background:white">Thank you for your constant commitment to our mission.</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Best regards,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Chair, ICANN Board of Directors</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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