<html class="apple-mail-supports-explicit-dark-mode">

<head>

<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">

</head>

<body dir="auto">

<div dir="ltr"></div>

<blockquote type="cite">

<div dir="ltr">

<div class="WordSection1">

<div id="tracking-image">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:.75pt"><span style="font-size:1.0pt"><img id="_x0000_i1041" src="https://danh45uab.cc.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=cec8c266-1405-428d-9767-45f63037d704&a=1122025845763&c=29b60710-5027-11e5-b466-d4ae527557ea&ch=2a0167f0-5027-11e5-b475-d4ae527557ea" data-unique-identifier=""><o:p></o:p></span></p>

</div>

<div>

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="640" style="width:480.0pt">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td valign="top" style="padding:11.25pt 7.5pt 11.25pt 7.5pt">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td valign="top" style="border:solid #1C3771 6.0pt;background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:#1D3567">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td valign="top" style="padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt">

<p class="indent-0" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">Thursday, 06 November 2025</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><o:p></o:p></span></p>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p> </o:p></p>

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td valign="top" style="padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt">

<div>

<div>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">ICANN Community Digest</span></b><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D3567"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

</div>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p> </o:p></p>

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td valign="top" style="padding:7.5pt 0in 7.5pt 0in">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><img width="275" style="width:2.8645in" id="_x0000_i1040" src="https://files.constantcontact.com/304b3fd3501/31f30ab5-1445-45c3-aef7-c0ea4ebcc58c.jpg?rdr=true" data-unique-identifier=""><o:p></o:p></span></p>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p> </o:p></p>

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;word-break:break-word">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td style="padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:inherit;border-radius: 0px;border-spacing: 0;max-width:100%">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td style="background:#C03E30;padding:7.5pt 30.0pt 7.5pt 30.0pt;width:inherit;border-radius: 0px;border-spacing: 0;max-width:100%">

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/danh45uab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001bmMDQJ1JAOYrtov-bc7vW14bHio4WkmmtoJgaUFOYhfGg4Cy7iDz2URJ9io8gCF9jZFpx0WgRgn4LDHWjTUrkTala0_JK1trycmv8CScTH0oW0fjfdVLq4Y6S4_7Jmcih6DBwECXA7X4F-dOiCuG6SQX_O80o8ym8f9QRCIMScA=&c=3lInAYUL-tgImxDcFMhPktDr50GwCoqeL0yD7qd1aNxHBIST7DGilA==&ch=5gRJ821eTQpnc8Snf0ryl3B-qXkKGsQuExTZ31BwekuCVDig6njOyA==__;!!PtGJab4!_VRjsFdKoHVyZDz50_CPWlHRgkxMRNStrws9R5afi_GF57f4f1bBBhBCgMotAgDHP-OTTlzpWlG4n8qH-NhP858KZIQ$" target="_blank"><span style="color:white;text-decoration:none">Click

 here to learn more about the New gTLD Program [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]</span></a> <o:p>

</o:p></span></p>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p> </o:p></p>

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td width="50%" valign="top" style="width:50.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;word-break:break-word">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td style="padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 15.0pt">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:inherit;border-radius: 0px;border-spacing: 0;max-width:100%">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td style="background:#1C3771;padding:7.5pt 30.0pt 7.5pt 30.0pt;width:inherit;border-radius: 0px;border-spacing: 0;max-width:100%">

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/danh45uab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001bmMDQJ1JAOYrtov-bc7vW14bHio4WkmmtoJgaUFOYhfGg4Cy7iDz2Vjmww7yKNPK14_Ip32jOfnHQ5Xq7j9uMigvyvdTD180LAjFKOYpOI7NzaVOfKRceYFc2Hz48fXyA5CGcUgndwUX96SigySrLNMkiB8vkce6aZ8dndwuO7A3i1plJERW6H8xNn_jsh5PJ9l9GXlVV5fKRyYe6lR2Ozn7b_MdBRzz&c=3lInAYUL-tgImxDcFMhPktDr50GwCoqeL0yD7qd1aNxHBIST7DGilA==&ch=5gRJ821eTQpnc8Snf0ryl3B-qXkKGsQuExTZ31BwekuCVDig6njOyA==__;!!PtGJab4!_VRjsFdKoHVyZDz50_CPWlHRgkxMRNStrws9R5afi_GF57f4f1bBBhBCgMotAgDHP-OTTlzpWlG4n8qH-NhPzqSzFWM$" target="_blank"><span style="color:white;text-decoration:none">Applicant

 Support Program [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

<td width="50%" valign="top" style="width:50.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;word-break:break-word">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td style="padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 7.5pt">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:inherit;border-radius: 0px;border-spacing: 0;max-width:100%">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td style="background:#1D3567;padding:7.5pt 30.0pt 7.5pt 30.0pt;width:inherit;border-radius: 0px;border-spacing: 0;max-width:100%">

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/danh45uab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001bmMDQJ1JAOYrtov-bc7vW14bHio4WkmmtoJgaUFOYhfGg4Cy7iDz2XKVSWucENV3REB0DT7dYtR70Cp2I49hclS5z9i1hmEJWjqE6ri_3xFzpCLeNsWXd4XfC1VPSUujr0TxvkdyEZW73eoE__k7a00a-XVndgBlAoGh0jxohoYx8UfW0KDspwnMvf3ZwPYJwe47DrdGKKCXV-6n8qkzeg==&c=3lInAYUL-tgImxDcFMhPktDr50GwCoqeL0yD7qd1aNxHBIST7DGilA==&ch=5gRJ821eTQpnc8Snf0ryl3B-qXkKGsQuExTZ31BwekuCVDig6njOyA==__;!!PtGJab4!_VRjsFdKoHVyZDz50_CPWlHRgkxMRNStrws9R5afi_GF57f4f1bBBhBCgMotAgDHP-OTTlzpWlG4n8qH-NhPU1BlnbY$" target="_blank"><span style="color:white;text-decoration:none">Registry

 Service Provider Evaluation Program [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p> </o:p></p>

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td valign="top" style="padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt">

<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The ICANN organization Policy Development Support function publishes this twice-weekly digest

<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">to help ICANN community groups track requests and follow updates.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p> </o:p></p>

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td valign="top" style="padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt">

<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Do you have any ideas for improving the ICANN Community Digest?

</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Write to us at

</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="mailto:policyinfo@icann.org" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#2B94AB">policyinfo@icann.org!</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p> </o:p></p>

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:#1D3567">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td valign="top" style="padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt">

<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">Table of Contents</span></b><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D3567"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p> </o:p></p>

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td valign="top" style="padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt">

<p><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">ICANN84</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1">

<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">    

</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#258D23">NEW:

</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">ICANN84 Governmental Advisory Committee Communiqué Now Available

<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Information Sharing</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">

<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">    

</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#258D23">NEW:

</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">ICANN Request for Proposal: Evaluator Panels for String Similarity and Variant Strings for the new gTLD Program: 2026 Round

<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">

<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">    

</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#258D23">NEW:</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> ICANN Request for Proposal: New gTLD Program: 2026 Round Background

 Screening Services <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Next Round</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo3">

<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">    

</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">ICANN Materials Provide Prospective New gTLD Applicants Clarity on Key Topics

<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo3">

<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">    

</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Next Round Champions Toolkit Available in the Six ICANN Languages 

<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo3">

<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">    

</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Call for ASP Mentors

<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Apple Color Emoji";color:black">🚨</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">

<b>Action Items</b></span><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C03E30">

</span></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Apple Color Emoji";color:#C03E30">🚨</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4">

<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">    

</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Call for Expressions of Interest for the ICANN Director Nominated by At-Large</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">

<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4">

<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">    

</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C03E30">CLOSES TOMORROW:

</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">ICANN Generic Names Supporting Organization Calls for Volunteers for SPIRT

<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4">

<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">    

</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C03E30">CLOSES TOMORROW:

</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">NextGen@ICANN Mentor Program Nominations

<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4">

<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">    

</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Call for Nominations: 2026 ICANN Leadership Program

<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4">

<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">    

</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">ICANNWiki Seeking Volunteers

<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Public Comment</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#258D23">

</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5">

<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">    

</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C03E30">CLOSES TOMORROW:

</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#07181B">Second Draft of the RIR Governance Document</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">

<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5">

<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">    

</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Proposed Next Round Base gTLD Registry Agreement - Public Comment 2 of 2

<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5">

<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">    

</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Draft LAC Regional Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2026–2030

<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5">

<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">    

</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">ICANN Public Meeting Proposed Dates for 2029–2033

<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5">

<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">    

</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">String Similarity Evaluation Data for New gTLD Program: Next Round

<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5">

<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">    

</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Registration Data Request Service (RDRS) Policy Alignment Analysis

<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5">

<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">    

</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Timeline for Urgent Requests for Lawful Disclosure of Nonpublic Registration Data

<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5">

<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">    

</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Name Collision IPv6 Research Study

<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Events</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo6">

<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">    

</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">These events occur in November 2025.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="display:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"></td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="display:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"></td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p> </o:p></p>

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:#1A6319">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td valign="top" style="padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt">

<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">ICANN84</span></b><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D3567"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p> </o:p></p>

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:#EAF5EA">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td valign="top" style="padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt">

<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">ICANN84 Governmental Advisory Committee Communiqué Now Available</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"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The ICANN84 GAC Communiqué can be found

<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/danh45uab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001bmMDQJ1JAOYrtov-bc7vW14bHio4WkmmtoJgaUFOYhfGg4Cy7iDz2RC_Jh2X36YV287Q55RGiM3OuxEyTm6CiicNZHYDLmDjHxXz3rQJDJY178WnpOYdPbLxD6Pt1fLrJX_Q4C-bEPQP1OO5HobavpgslDjXO2Gzri7gcZX4Ld7lQx3TGkH7cDM4JfV7yNwQqi-kz4o_Wsaz2l3zZ5u9xsrE4v7WjspwHj0Pd0-pKa04VEjFEl9_EtajafmnPKuoyE25X9z29TIi-dKqix9PMbZUFzGLUnIQdV9dSjlcF5s=&c=3lInAYUL-tgImxDcFMhPktDr50GwCoqeL0yD7qd1aNxHBIST7DGilA==&ch=5gRJ821eTQpnc8Snf0ryl3B-qXkKGsQuExTZ31BwekuCVDig6njOyA==__;!!PtGJab4!_VRjsFdKoHVyZDz50_CPWlHRgkxMRNStrws9R5afi_GF57f4f1bBBhBCgMotAgDHP-OTTlzpWlG4n8qH-NhP6wbRm70$" target="_blank">

<span style="color:#48A199">here [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p> </o:p></p>

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:#1D3567">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td valign="top" style="padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt">

<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">Information Sharing</span></b><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D3567"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p> </o:p></p>

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:#EAF5EA">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td valign="top" style="padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt">

<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">ICANN Request for Proposal: Evaluator Panels for String Similarity and Variant Strings for the new gTLD Program: 2026 Round</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"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The selected provider(s) will also be required to collaborate with ICANN on the development of evaluation guides for the work conducted by the panels, ensuring that the evaluation processes

 are transparent, consistent, and repeatable across all gTLD applications.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">DEADLINE: 23:59 UTC on 16 January 2026</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"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/danh45uab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001bmMDQJ1JAOYrtov-bc7vW14bHio4WkmmtoJgaUFOYhfGg4Cy7iDz2RC_Jh2X36YVPcsgPfxMIv9NuWN81BdN8_gYEoaKG5852eQ-wIEoIj3LWrMJ4y6k1XswJ9-6ME6xkGaqm-tD_oX8_MpBrX3j6J0rQE3343zYPBs19_PgocRfZBddj6xjKmrZXcFk4LoAKc6mNdQTX29zI8_Byo71MPfvePMMdVRnIw999neUL6Ex6fsS4c0eHYPMQGys8mT523T7B6q2MHLDEjMkEmj4RB5p832YXcfYGiEKQUPHYGVAuvPEEOVTVDqlHF8KP1rmA52WcxYD9HqAoTZnaJVhT2MDOjO06YboK-eL23t3AoxOeCxngv9BXg==&c=3lInAYUL-tgImxDcFMhPktDr50GwCoqeL0yD7qd1aNxHBIST7DGilA==&ch=5gRJ821eTQpnc8Snf0ryl3B-qXkKGsQuExTZ31BwekuCVDig6njOyA==__;!!PtGJab4!_VRjsFdKoHVyZDz50_CPWlHRgkxMRNStrws9R5afi_GF57f4f1bBBhBCgMotAgDHP-OTTlzpWlG4n8qH-NhP9le1iZs$" target="_blank"><span style="color:#48A199">Read

 more. [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p> </o:p></p>

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:#EAF5EA">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr style="height:.75pt">

<td style="background:#1A191A;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:.75pt">

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:.75pt">

<span style="color:white"><img border="0" width="5" height="1" style="width:.052in;height:.0104in" id="_x0000_i1039" src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101116784221/S.gif" data-unique-identifier=""></span><o:p></o:p></p>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p> </o:p></p>

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:#EAF5EA">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td valign="top" style="padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt">

<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">ICANN Request for Proposal: New gTLD Program: 2026 Round Background Screening Services</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"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Its purpose is to safeguard registrants and the public interest by ensuring that corporations, organizations, and institutions are in good standing and eligible to operate a gTLD.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">DEADLINE: 23:59 UTC on 16 January 2026</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"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/danh45uab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001bmMDQJ1JAOYrtov-bc7vW14bHio4WkmmtoJgaUFOYhfGg4Cy7iDz2RC_Jh2X36YVyQHuQNFeMg-nzeOug14WphFKA6aBEtMGYN8HU-VEi0XWpq40n9gMol4ufc6g618e3fADQ2BD5Cf7RyMVBwCoaL4dZdEO2kTyPynSxjgbotqEzERWXBUXn_k3Sz23R9tPp8af-4neyS4hOb29xm5WNLw5kHjXMFR1Qrw44EeslsPvBdNpLWfZBY6kxWR7Y2tfYU_wt5JrjIweq_d57YVMBDrsUvblbaOPwAfVg7W3HP0k_GO1p_TK-Ab53cUlGWws&c=3lInAYUL-tgImxDcFMhPktDr50GwCoqeL0yD7qd1aNxHBIST7DGilA==&ch=5gRJ821eTQpnc8Snf0ryl3B-qXkKGsQuExTZ31BwekuCVDig6njOyA==__;!!PtGJab4!_VRjsFdKoHVyZDz50_CPWlHRgkxMRNStrws9R5afi_GF57f4f1bBBhBCgMotAgDHP-OTTlzpWlG4n8qH-NhPRTWlwV0$" target="_blank"><span style="color:#48A199">Read

 more. [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p> </o:p></p>

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:#1D3567">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td valign="top" style="padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt">

<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">Next Round</span></b><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D3567"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p> </o:p></p>

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:#FFF1D6">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td valign="top" style="padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt">

<p><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">ICANN Materials Provide Prospective New gTLD Applicants Clarity on Key Topics</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"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">ICANN org is developing supplemental, complementary materials to aid prospective generic top-level domain (gTLD) applicants in understanding the Next Round application requirements,

 and how to navigate the application and evaluation processes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><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"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/danh45uab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001bmMDQJ1JAOYrtov-bc7vW14bHio4WkmmtoJgaUFOYhfGg4Cy7iDz2SsY2LssE8it_P1ShsCdDfHBhRs8_ViP-PDsSCGCfLHFpk51S_TODNWsjrbexrfGDSWzuqBndqb_j_JVoc4FRX_xuwEwZziB815JGYXuz3KewvYJ1DqY_aIACp0Rv6B22S309teZVx5KepSyf-POKuLfY-nXLoIC3Ygf9Js0KzjzPDldibTtrWV6MAUEwiBDUhCD-RRxIioWiXdQZNcvAyV1wl6GgjJh87ga31Ku-p68xrprVkm_6hY=&c=3lInAYUL-tgImxDcFMhPktDr50GwCoqeL0yD7qd1aNxHBIST7DGilA==&ch=5gRJ821eTQpnc8Snf0ryl3B-qXkKGsQuExTZ31BwekuCVDig6njOyA==__;!!PtGJab4!_VRjsFdKoHVyZDz50_CPWlHRgkxMRNStrws9R5afi_GF57f4f1bBBhBCgMotAgDHP-OTTlzpWlG4n8qH-NhP8UUaIK8$" target="_blank"><span style="color:#2B94AB">Blog

 [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2B94AB">.</span><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"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/danh45uab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001bmMDQJ1JAOYrtov-bc7vW14bHio4WkmmtoJgaUFOYhfGg4Cy7iDz2SsY2LssE8it_ljXjhU2GnC8-shFAy88AZmHMKyTQtDHF4OFM8_om9o6KRw4o-R66SI-eQZC67Tfe8lGdJpqwqt5tadPY_YUT-xPv99wz26nXO9p4AGSX7C5naoR3D5QFFWVCRLrLe4unr2WqF2rsLQblAlb7O-GWIw3XILvofScMA6yzrhI6BI=&c=3lInAYUL-tgImxDcFMhPktDr50GwCoqeL0yD7qd1aNxHBIST7DGilA==&ch=5gRJ821eTQpnc8Snf0ryl3B-qXkKGsQuExTZ31BwekuCVDig6njOyA==__;!!PtGJab4!_VRjsFdKoHVyZDz50_CPWlHRgkxMRNStrws9R5afi_GF57f4f1bBBhBCgMotAgDHP-OTTlzpWlG4n8qH-NhPeGtbCnI$" target="_blank"><span style="color:#2B94AB">Key

 Topic Overview Documents. [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p> </o:p></p>

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:#FFF1D6">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr style="height:.75pt">

<td style="background:#1A191A;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:.75pt">

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:.75pt">

<span style="color:white"><img border="0" width="5" height="1" style="width:.052in;height:.0104in" id="_x0000_i1038" src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101116784221/S.gif" data-unique-identifier=""></span><o:p></o:p></p>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p> </o:p></p>

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:#FFF1D6">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td valign="top" style="padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt">

<p><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Next Round Champions Toolkit Available in the Six ICANN Languages </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"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">ICANN is working with the community to identify potential Applicant Support Program (ASP) applicants – especially in regions that are currently under-represented in ICANN. If you are

 interested in helping to raise awareness among your own contacts or communities, please use the materials in the

<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/danh45uab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001bmMDQJ1JAOYrtov-bc7vW14bHio4WkmmtoJgaUFOYhfGg4Cy7iDz2Zk5JZ5fuaL9kJ6cRFRyKIy8tf7DQ24wNr6yT6Y9JDIg6Uk3XGr5aZB7v-HorXIxuWlO2qYNo_2HuwFaVLzQBF6VKEBQUNTn4SEaYpDcI_WJ6u3TrwWJf9_xDiLpmIePxW_abz_HYFxLtnjkVrnXFbMx7tuYAVjHtQ==&c=3lInAYUL-tgImxDcFMhPktDr50GwCoqeL0yD7qd1aNxHBIST7DGilA==&ch=5gRJ821eTQpnc8Snf0ryl3B-qXkKGsQuExTZ31BwekuCVDig6njOyA==__;!!PtGJab4!_VRjsFdKoHVyZDz50_CPWlHRgkxMRNStrws9R5afi_GF57f4f1bBBhBCgMotAgDHP-OTTlzpWlG4n8qH-NhPu8BPDSk$" target="_blank">

<span style="color:#2B94AB">Next Round Champions Toolkit [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2B94AB">.</span><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"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">To stay up to date on the New gTLD Program: Next Round and ASP, join the mailing list: nextroundinfo@icann.org. ASP leads, targets, and ideas can be sent to

<a href="mailto:engagement.newgTLDprogram@icann.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:#2B94AB">engagement.newgTLDprogram@icann.org</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p> </o:p></p>

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:#FFF1D6">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr style="height:.75pt">

<td style="background:#1A191A;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:.75pt">

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:.75pt">

<span style="color:white"><img border="0" width="5" height="1" style="width:.052in;height:.0104in" id="_x0000_i1037" src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101116784221/S.gif" data-unique-identifier=""></span><o:p></o:p></p>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p> </o:p></p>

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:#FFF1D6">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td valign="top" style="padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt">

<p><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Call for ASP Mentors</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"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">ICANN is seeking volunteer mentors who would like to offer their expertise to supported applicants as part of the ASP in the

<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/danh45uab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001bmMDQJ1JAOYrtov-bc7vW14bHio4WkmmtoJgaUFOYhfGg4Cy7iDz2Vjmww7yKNPK14_Ip32jOfnHQ5Xq7j9uMigvyvdTD180LAjFKOYpOI7NzaVOfKRceYFc2Hz48fXyA5CGcUgndwUX96SigySrLNMkiB8vkce6aZ8dndwuO7A3i1plJERW6H8xNn_jsh5PJ9l9GXlVV5ckfYWp41AYE3IpmAA0V0Xf&c=3lInAYUL-tgImxDcFMhPktDr50GwCoqeL0yD7qd1aNxHBIST7DGilA==&ch=5gRJ821eTQpnc8Snf0ryl3B-qXkKGsQuExTZ31BwekuCVDig6njOyA==__;!!PtGJab4!_VRjsFdKoHVyZDz50_CPWlHRgkxMRNStrws9R5afi_GF57f4f1bBBhBCgMotAgDHP-OTTlzpWlG4n8qH-NhPH3wjBoo$" target="_blank">

<span style="color:#2B94AB">new gTLD Program: Next Round [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]</span></a>. ICANN is looking for mentors who can share insights and experience across ICANN Languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, or Spanish) to support diverse

 gTLD applicants.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><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">Mentors may play a role in: advising applicants on navigating the gTLD application process and DNS industry; identifying resources; providing guidance; sharing experiences as appropriate;

 and helping supported applicants navigate the ICANN community and Public Meetings. If you or someone in your network might be interested, please refer to the

<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/danh45uab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001bmMDQJ1JAOYrtov-bc7vW14bHio4WkmmtoJgaUFOYhfGg4Cy7iDz2V1iz7jcW_VDp7oD2fESEaBq7pK35AlsXvO9Q4PlDKDKL-jrrj6uhW2Lp8-WrcF4AQbfTDvnCXUxh_hmGPc4N7UaRhBbt3vhZ_PxAYzLBYH3ZE5gegX3jymyHMJMiVd1yFqhh_XCi76msDJfh_O46__hkswTscPRCwrE34qcJq0P1vZochP3y0YmXjI26vBMChg0b5GXYMZx3xVdxMr7SdG4HyBnPzPwguWfani_yKt3Ajj_sAhnRfFl4Iyu11byBA==&c=3lInAYUL-tgImxDcFMhPktDr50GwCoqeL0yD7qd1aNxHBIST7DGilA==&ch=5gRJ821eTQpnc8Snf0ryl3B-qXkKGsQuExTZ31BwekuCVDig6njOyA==__;!!PtGJab4!_VRjsFdKoHVyZDz50_CPWlHRgkxMRNStrws9R5afi_GF57f4f1bBBhBCgMotAgDHP-OTTlzpWlG4n8qH-NhPDMmKZQE$" target="_blank">

<span style="color:#2B94AB">mentor registration announcement [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]</span></a> for more information.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><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">Questions about the ASP or becoming a supported applicant Mentor can be sent to

<a href="mailto:globalsupport@icann.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:#2B94AB">globalsupport@icann.org</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2B94AB">.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p> </o:p></p>

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:#1D3567">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td valign="top" style="padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt">

<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">Action Items</span></b><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D3567"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p> </o:p></p>

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:#FFF1D6">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td valign="top" style="padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt">

<p><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Call for Expressions of Interest for the ICANN Director Nominated by At-Large</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"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#141414">On behalf of the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) Board Candidate Evaluation Committee (BCEC), the At-Large Community is seeking Expressions of Interest (EoIs) from individuals

 who wish to serve as an ICANN Board Director. The nominated candidate will serve a three-year term starting at the end of ICANN87, which is currently scheduled for 17–22 October 2026.</span><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"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/danh45uab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001bmMDQJ1JAOYrtov-bc7vW14bHio4WkmmtoJgaUFOYhfGg4Cy7iDz2X81hZ4sOhu9AuQ7fHcYniAVhkV4kJbb1j90h623cu07AHHRULKUWExzL9bRGY_MKuq-KhIUw0uKShRpszfgIJw0EyQd97T-xY6HLt3GWdBct9g7oud3v2E5QRsBpsAWDIuzRa6egJiiTQ5IikzyFWSdp46V3PrW2ZHHlMkbzDt76FYWSEWPcfy1HlJrflS8r3dWQqXT6QnbzsAAJ2Y6qUA0H4exf1K5eZ6M9N4-eG2bvfgjsOzocA86fcRygFrfSw==&c=3lInAYUL-tgImxDcFMhPktDr50GwCoqeL0yD7qd1aNxHBIST7DGilA==&ch=5gRJ821eTQpnc8Snf0ryl3B-qXkKGsQuExTZ31BwekuCVDig6njOyA==__;!!PtGJab4!_VRjsFdKoHVyZDz50_CPWlHRgkxMRNStrws9R5afi_GF57f4f1bBBhBCgMotAgDHP-OTTlzpWlG4n8qH-NhPwcwEwEA$" target="_blank"><span style="color:#2B94AB">Read

 more. [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p> </o:p></p>

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr style="height:.75pt">

<td style="background:#1A191A;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:.75pt">

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:.75pt">

<span style="color:white"><img border="0" width="5" height="1" style="width:.052in;height:.0104in" id="_x0000_i1036" src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101116784221/S.gif" data-unique-identifier=""></span><o:p></o:p></p>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="display:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td valign="top" style="padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt">

<p><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C03E30">CLOSES TOMORROW:

</span></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">ICANN Generic Names Supporting Organization Calls for Volunteers for SPIRT</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"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">In coordination with the GNSO Council, the SPIRT will collaborate with ICANN org to address all non-minor changes during the program using the Predictability Framework.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Deadline: Friday, 07 November 2025</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"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/danh45uab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001bmMDQJ1JAOYrtov-bc7vW14bHio4WkmmtoJgaUFOYhfGg4Cy7iDz2V8_jlv6u6VQNwkseNCpex3nNrDFND0EGmhgn3y3lZ51X3eplE7wwjTF8hMUN1RSYeSvChmZ5zEqzxoS4IbEKR9Dndtrr7hU3-A4-sZjDigCjzlRtydkamvZb6npjkGDuDaKGMYYyzh_CztL4eXSU8xcGsXQ9fRFxeqJ34SJybf9A46HgoT2UKHIi0V0_ksWPtvnxWBDaBgpqyfPa_bMr9z4D3RdJfpjbl-U1ZifK3ATrqkq6iK8y-RJ0MVTt5j_pg==&c=3lInAYUL-tgImxDcFMhPktDr50GwCoqeL0yD7qd1aNxHBIST7DGilA==&ch=5gRJ821eTQpnc8Snf0ryl3B-qXkKGsQuExTZ31BwekuCVDig6njOyA==__;!!PtGJab4!_VRjsFdKoHVyZDz50_CPWlHRgkxMRNStrws9R5afi_GF57f4f1bBBhBCgMotAgDHP-OTTlzpWlG4n8qH-NhPBVU0gPM$" target="_blank"><span style="color:#48A199">Read

 more. [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p> </o:p></p>

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:#FFF1D6">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr style="height:.75pt">

<td style="background:#1A191A;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:.75pt">

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:.75pt">

<span style="color:white"><img border="0" width="5" height="1" style="width:.052in;height:.0104in" id="_x0000_i1035" src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101116784221/S.gif" data-unique-identifier=""></span><o:p></o:p></p>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p> </o:p></p>

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:#FFF1D6">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td valign="top" style="padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt">

<p><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C03E30">CLOSES TOMORROW:

</span></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">NextGen@ICANN Mentor Program Nominations</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"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The NextGen@ICANN Program is seeking nominations for three (3) positions in the 2026 Mentor Program. These mentors will guide the NextGen participants through the mentorship process

 during the ICANN85-87 meetings. ICANN will provide travel funding for the appointed mentors to attend these meetings.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><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">Each Supporting Organization (SO) and Advisory Committee (AC) is invited to nominate one individual for a total of three spots. Nominations can include program alumni, and we encourage

 the selection of active community members who are passionate about mentoring students. SOs and ACs can also choose to renominate previous mentors. Please note that individual self-nominations will not be accepted. All nominations must be submitted by<b> Friday,

 7 November 2025</b> to Fernanda Iunes at <b>fernanda.iunes@icann.org.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><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">If we receive nominations from more than three SOs/ACs, they will be accepted on a first come, first served basis, but ICANN org will prioritize groups that have not had mentors in

 the past.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p> </o:p></p>

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:#FFF1D6">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr style="height:.75pt">

<td style="background:#1A191A;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:.75pt">

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:.75pt">

<span style="color:white"><img border="0" width="5" height="1" style="width:.052in;height:.0104in" id="_x0000_i1034" src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101116784221/S.gif" data-unique-identifier=""></span><o:p></o:p></p>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="display:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td valign="top" style="padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt">

<p><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Call for Nominations: 2026 ICANN Leadership Program</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"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">FromA

<b>30 September – 21 November 2024</b>, ICANN will issue a call for nominations for the 2026 Leadership Program, scheduled for

<b>5 – 6 March</b> in Mumbai, India, just before the ICANN85 Public Meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Current and incoming community leaders interested in participating in the program need to be endorsed by their Supporting Organization, Advisory Committee, or stakeholder group chairs.

<b>The ICANN organization will reach out to the respective chairs for nominations and a registration link will be sent directly to individuals who are nominated.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><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">The Leadership Program does not provide financial support for travel to Mumbai, but does cover accommodations and offer a stipend for the days a participant is involved in the program.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Questions may be sent to Fernanda Iunes at

<b>fernanda.iunes@icann.org.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><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"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/danh45uab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001bmMDQJ1JAOYrtov-bc7vW14bHio4WkmmtoJgaUFOYhfGg4Cy7iDz2f2Q_HjfoNeuKmD8fXhWLfOB0haNGU2BT0MMunSGnfWFgkX90-FO23DzH_N68i64bCNg0DDj4gd9hxjZG2igvYh8NYQzjuK-BfToHn5M0nYmSIRYeA7AVTcwx3NAOV7Bo94MWd5FMwIo2ZjXHxcJIxJqDfoVK7SeoOFyBy6zmvltWMHQG1az3UcHMs-6Q3fmNZhMbUsgu1SgvSMdvdAKSi1LMugHEEa2Mw==&c=3lInAYUL-tgImxDcFMhPktDr50GwCoqeL0yD7qd1aNxHBIST7DGilA==&ch=5gRJ821eTQpnc8Snf0ryl3B-qXkKGsQuExTZ31BwekuCVDig6njOyA==__;!!PtGJab4!_VRjsFdKoHVyZDz50_CPWlHRgkxMRNStrws9R5afi_GF57f4f1bBBhBCgMotAgDHP-OTTlzpWlG4n8qH-NhPu3FpLgc$" target="_blank"><span style="color:#48A199">Announcement

 [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p> </o:p></p>

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:#FFF1D6">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr style="height:.75pt">

<td style="background:#1A191A;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:.75pt">

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:.75pt">

<span style="color:white"><img border="0" width="5" height="1" style="width:.052in;height:.0104in" id="_x0000_i1033" src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101116784221/S.gif" data-unique-identifier=""></span><o:p></o:p></p>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p> </o:p></p>

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:#FFF1D6">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td valign="top" style="padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt">

<p><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">ICANNWiki Seeking Volunteers</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"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">ICANNWiki is seeking volunteers to assist with creating and editing articles and content for the site. Do you want to help? Getting started is as simple as

<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/danh45uab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001bmMDQJ1JAOYrtov-bc7vW14bHio4WkmmtoJgaUFOYhfGg4Cy7iDz2Zk5JZ5fuaL9e5_wbp5_zA99Pmxc8BZ2fmta4JREphd0V_eCfdIPuKVA9iEeMuxsNotPlvWdFX4qz6cTYA1PD16SD43Q_kO3VfpEl79Lwa34-nxMe4dlh5BhYI2qPo_ADQ==&c=3lInAYUL-tgImxDcFMhPktDr50GwCoqeL0yD7qd1aNxHBIST7DGilA==&ch=5gRJ821eTQpnc8Snf0ryl3B-qXkKGsQuExTZ31BwekuCVDig6njOyA==__;!!PtGJab4!_VRjsFdKoHVyZDz50_CPWlHRgkxMRNStrws9R5afi_GF57f4f1bBBhBCgMotAgDHP-OTTlzpWlG4n8qH-NhP0x2cSvI$" target="_blank">

<span style="color:#2B94AB">requesting an account [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]</span></a>. Then, make sure to read the short

<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/danh45uab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001bmMDQJ1JAOYrtov-bc7vW14bHio4WkmmtoJgaUFOYhfGg4Cy7iDz2Zk5JZ5fuaL9Eu2VB6z1YsdPQRApnY0Bm4drcCJA9RCg7jcHZLlscNaajVBb_1IPF8N1YS_CHL0DeZxIRULtI4X4tlNLkn5MlPhA9iMrK7zQhQHNPgzSSYFdP-AlJdPefMwx3CvqNwLUVzTnL2JA7NA=&c=3lInAYUL-tgImxDcFMhPktDr50GwCoqeL0yD7qd1aNxHBIST7DGilA==&ch=5gRJ821eTQpnc8Snf0ryl3B-qXkKGsQuExTZ31BwekuCVDig6njOyA==__;!!PtGJab4!_VRjsFdKoHVyZDz50_CPWlHRgkxMRNStrws9R5afi_GF57f4f1bBBhBCgMotAgDHP-OTTlzpWlG4n8qH-NhP69v1SVA$" target="_blank">

<span style="color:#2B94AB">content guide [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2B94AB">

</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">to get a feel for what belongs in the wiki. Also, feel free to take a look at some

<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/danh45uab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001bmMDQJ1JAOYrtov-bc7vW14bHio4WkmmtoJgaUFOYhfGg4Cy7iDz2Zk5JZ5fuaL9Eu2VB6z1YsdPQRApnY0Bm4drcCJA9RCg7jcHZLlscNaajVBb_1IPF8N1YS_CHL0DeZxIRULtI4X4tlNLkn5MlPhA9iMrK7zQhQHNPgzSSYFdP-AlJdPefB29U2MQXGMITJQQsfRkZEM=&c=3lInAYUL-tgImxDcFMhPktDr50GwCoqeL0yD7qd1aNxHBIST7DGilA==&ch=5gRJ821eTQpnc8Snf0ryl3B-qXkKGsQuExTZ31BwekuCVDig6njOyA==__;!!PtGJab4!_VRjsFdKoHVyZDz50_CPWlHRgkxMRNStrws9R5afi_GF57f4f1bBBhBCgMotAgDHP-OTTlzpWlG4n8qH-NhP0KQxa0A$" target="_blank">

<span style="color:#2B94AB">data [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]</span></a><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/danh45uab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001bmMDQJ1JAOYrtov-bc7vW14bHio4WkmmtoJgaUFOYhfGg4Cy7iDz2Zk5JZ5fuaL9Eu2VB6z1YsdPQRApnY0Bm4drcCJA9RCg7jcHZLlscNaajVBb_1IPF8N1YS_CHL0DeZxIRULtI4X4tlNLkn5MlPhA9iMrK7zQhQHNPgzSSYFdP-AlJdPefER5H3eUv7foCFGSlSVkkmQ=&c=3lInAYUL-tgImxDcFMhPktDr50GwCoqeL0yD7qd1aNxHBIST7DGilA==&ch=5gRJ821eTQpnc8Snf0ryl3B-qXkKGsQuExTZ31BwekuCVDig6njOyA==__;!!PtGJab4!_VRjsFdKoHVyZDz50_CPWlHRgkxMRNStrws9R5afi_GF57f4f1bBBhBCgMotAgDHP-OTTlzpWlG4n8qH-NhPi3MulC4$" target="_blank"><span style="color:#2B94AB">source

 suggestions [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]</span></a> on where to find reliable data. Happy editing!<o:p></o:p></span></p>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p> </o:p></p>

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:#1D3567">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td valign="top" style="padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt">

<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">Public Comment</span></b><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D3567"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p> </o:p></p>

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:#FAD8D4">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td valign="top" style="padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt">

<p><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C03E30">CLOSES TOMORROW:</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">

<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/danh45uab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001bmMDQJ1JAOYrtov-bc7vW14bHio4WkmmtoJgaUFOYhfGg4Cy7iDz2bEnJP7ENUy4lTqVI4NvKjJvM4NxFRiVdBrLl8cb6rHQiWXtKLwKhTp-Asv56-r5E97p_B1edHmwSp9E-MUN3uqdrM5WADKX-E9gQHswrBNjkbZcHa8YzFPyo42p_Zsn8XUVA5u4xlgN0RU2uhKBcLtd3Mv8UkpRj4mX7junbFHDU90rNcd2vgPkvK-P-V31FvmIq1HIyu6SymTVWHsgHrw=&c=3lInAYUL-tgImxDcFMhPktDr50GwCoqeL0yD7qd1aNxHBIST7DGilA==&ch=5gRJ821eTQpnc8Snf0ryl3B-qXkKGsQuExTZ31BwekuCVDig6njOyA==__;!!PtGJab4!_VRjsFdKoHVyZDz50_CPWlHRgkxMRNStrws9R5afi_GF57f4f1bBBhBCgMotAgDHP-OTTlzpWlG4n8qH-NhPr3Z97o4$" target="_blank">

<b><span style="color:#2B94AB">Second Draft of the RIR Governance Document [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#080808">Submissions Opening Date: Thursday, 28 August 2025</span><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:#080808">Submissions Closing Date: Friday, 07 November 2025</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p> </o:p></p>

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:#FFF1D6">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr style="height:.75pt">

<td style="background:#1A191A;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:.75pt">

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:.75pt">

<span style="color:white"><img border="0" width="5" height="1" style="width:.052in;height:.0104in" id="_x0000_i1032" src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101116784221/S.gif" data-unique-identifier=""></span><o:p></o:p></p>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p> </o:p></p>

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:#FFF1D6">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td valign="top" style="padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt">

<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/danh45uab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001bmMDQJ1JAOYrtov-bc7vW14bHio4WkmmtoJgaUFOYhfGg4Cy7iDz2f2Q_HjfoNeuT6Leu-7IoTVDerUf8zXMhHemBj9ODR45UMTMFlNvfPsYgnH4M9XZ492sGWB08Ki-wOJqB4X9w_EjZNyddZTtBlTODw74_JkvU4aqysGh1a90Vg4OruqbXmfQm4yEymkl-klSouLzTC72a4u9AzdtfHeyS5_qVPpPM0cDbSMEDW6X5Px_6W0hYhCa_CD4gSSDqP6k1qsBsL7p32fFyDK3ymrROC-PqlYzP-Gygl2H2RyenPO79pN0cg==&c=3lInAYUL-tgImxDcFMhPktDr50GwCoqeL0yD7qd1aNxHBIST7DGilA==&ch=5gRJ821eTQpnc8Snf0ryl3B-qXkKGsQuExTZ31BwekuCVDig6njOyA==__;!!PtGJab4!_VRjsFdKoHVyZDz50_CPWlHRgkxMRNStrws9R5afi_GF57f4f1bBBhBCgMotAgDHP-OTTlzpWlG4n8qH-NhPvNT4zOI$" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#48A199">Proposed

 Next Round Base gTLD Registry Agreement - Public Comment 2 of 2 [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Submissions Opening Date: Tuesday, 30 September 2025<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Submissions Closing Date: Monday, 17 November 2025<o:p></o:p></span></p>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p> </o:p></p>

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:#FFF1D6">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr style="height:.75pt">

<td style="background:#1A191A;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:.75pt">

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:.75pt">

<span style="color:white"><img border="0" width="5" height="1" style="width:.052in;height:.0104in" id="_x0000_i1031" src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101116784221/S.gif" data-unique-identifier=""></span><o:p></o:p></p>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p> </o:p></p>

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:#FFF1D6">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td valign="top" style="padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt">

<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/danh45uab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001bmMDQJ1JAOYrtov-bc7vW14bHio4WkmmtoJgaUFOYhfGg4Cy7iDz2cVOUxHTKkYlN6xCO3HP3jTQJ9kh4wz2Nr4K9krp4wTMkPBFhq-_oJzUEp5nSuyuMPhKemyYrXBlykKA6huYyHdao8jyU6ali6c8fLpxT3oLRYmDg5QAL6KZB0IhZReV-v32tonS4qd5ogou9O1-3cLezEPbx-WUEsEQ5-Jne2mSqycaWI40a240LRi6nme-k9iL5ZPapKd3yY8LtNLZibgQNl80ThUJ18zSdOiCfiMB&c=3lInAYUL-tgImxDcFMhPktDr50GwCoqeL0yD7qd1aNxHBIST7DGilA==&ch=5gRJ821eTQpnc8Snf0ryl3B-qXkKGsQuExTZ31BwekuCVDig6njOyA==__;!!PtGJab4!_VRjsFdKoHVyZDz50_CPWlHRgkxMRNStrws9R5afi_GF57f4f1bBBhBCgMotAgDHP-OTTlzpWlG4n8qH-NhPutISn14$" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#48A199">Draft

 LAC Regional Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2026–2030 [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Submissions Opening Date: Thursday, 9 October 2025<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Submissions Closing Date: Monday, 24 November 2025<o:p></o:p></span></p>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p> </o:p></p>

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:#FFF1D6">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr style="height:.75pt">

<td style="background:#1A191A;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:.75pt">

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:.75pt">

<span style="color:white"><img border="0" width="5" height="1" style="width:.052in;height:.0104in" id="_x0000_i1030" src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101116784221/S.gif" data-unique-identifier=""></span><o:p></o:p></p>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p> </o:p></p>

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:#FFF1D6">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td valign="top" style="padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt">

<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/danh45uab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001bmMDQJ1JAOYrtov-bc7vW14bHio4WkmmtoJgaUFOYhfGg4Cy7iDz2V8_jlv6u6VQXBK32ZY7UE6pdJFbydpdudokPCtI-yDrJXPvFhRpYmjZvDJ704RgGSMRgbsBjiXUC9M8Vd_HAg8Czr_L1sUFfc4vSxPyyXmPMjG8oH5TSA79oed7HoBWwfR7u8MdU7JEotpHrcf_DbNUKUPnEbZZiKT2NHd1Sb1D851ixl7nFBnmM3Gu4w2TsCKUZ1axnMDPLbAnKBhTz26s01iUqkDb1A==&c=3lInAYUL-tgImxDcFMhPktDr50GwCoqeL0yD7qd1aNxHBIST7DGilA==&ch=5gRJ821eTQpnc8Snf0ryl3B-qXkKGsQuExTZ31BwekuCVDig6njOyA==__;!!PtGJab4!_VRjsFdKoHVyZDz50_CPWlHRgkxMRNStrws9R5afi_GF57f4f1bBBhBCgMotAgDHP-OTTlzpWlG4n8qH-NhPjLV7iZM$" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#48A199">ICANN

 Public Meeting Proposed Dates for 2029–2033 [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Submissions Opening Date: Monday, 13 October 2025<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Submissions Closing Date: Monday, 1 December 2025<o:p></o:p></span></p>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p> </o:p></p>

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:#FFF1D6">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr style="height:.75pt">

<td style="background:#1A191A;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:.75pt">

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:.75pt">

<span style="color:white"><img border="0" width="5" height="1" style="width:.052in;height:.0104in" id="_x0000_i1029" src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101116784221/S.gif" data-unique-identifier=""></span><o:p></o:p></p>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p> </o:p></p>

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:#FFF1D6">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td valign="top" style="padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt">

<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/danh45uab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001bmMDQJ1JAOYrtov-bc7vW14bHio4WkmmtoJgaUFOYhfGg4Cy7iDz2V8_jlv6u6VQsdB3VMniih1fJVOLxTq_jAJGeYarXluOSY2IrglUg6JMdXYaSIDoqyHjmA8on3N6yjfVdpUW2A-sytf-O8wK9Zsf8vwG2AH2NGxN4QrcA--lqhr3xwDZDCBeH9Ifr8yIkSeQ4AJUF-gFDKk9F476q9Bf3aotGD6dKc9DO1njdjmkLzlb3hAzsoGi51B3IlwXyZFnB5GnHjmMGATnVZzTYSp0hz2ThexJFeNNZlRHegg=&c=3lInAYUL-tgImxDcFMhPktDr50GwCoqeL0yD7qd1aNxHBIST7DGilA==&ch=5gRJ821eTQpnc8Snf0ryl3B-qXkKGsQuExTZ31BwekuCVDig6njOyA==__;!!PtGJab4!_VRjsFdKoHVyZDz50_CPWlHRgkxMRNStrws9R5afi_GF57f4f1bBBhBCgMotAgDHP-OTTlzpWlG4n8qH-NhPWnK2sKw$" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#48A199">String

 Similarity Evaluation Data for New gTLD Program: Next Round [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Submissions Opening Date: Thursday, 16 October 2025<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Submissions Closing Date: Thursday, 4 December 2025<o:p></o:p></span></p>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p> </o:p></p>

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:#FFF1D6">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr style="height:.75pt">

<td style="background:#1A191A;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:.75pt">

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:.75pt">

<span style="color:white"><img border="0" width="5" height="1" style="width:.052in;height:.0104in" id="_x0000_i1028" src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101116784221/S.gif" data-unique-identifier=""></span><o:p></o:p></p>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p> </o:p></p>

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:#FFF1D6">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td valign="top" style="padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt">

<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/danh45uab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001bmMDQJ1JAOYrtov-bc7vW14bHio4WkmmtoJgaUFOYhfGg4Cy7iDz2bLaeRjgF8yrs0FfAPHuuQcVYLvxki2uyBjeQpb2vIRIEL2nAHNgWRFkfcPuxZlDrCcB-fgOeLmjZwwlAYIqz4STE1P4Q5acisGn7OSUfGpK6lu2etXA6OvFR4Kc9mTQfyK-gXWhXIroN1tZEPhJ7y4_s-nHXMsybKzRDcQ-F10iK6XYfLjGX8hxILKQNk4uiR2K1XIaVkAqS-u9sXWWWqn17bK5kr0PDBm80gOLu5SFHG4hMVjf6JI=&c=3lInAYUL-tgImxDcFMhPktDr50GwCoqeL0yD7qd1aNxHBIST7DGilA==&ch=5gRJ821eTQpnc8Snf0ryl3B-qXkKGsQuExTZ31BwekuCVDig6njOyA==__;!!PtGJab4!_VRjsFdKoHVyZDz50_CPWlHRgkxMRNStrws9R5afi_GF57f4f1bBBhBCgMotAgDHP-OTTlzpWlG4n8qH-NhPIg2UHJI$" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#48A199">Registration

 Data Request Service (RDRS) Policy Alignment Analysis [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Submissions Opening Date: Thursday, 30 October 2025<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Submissions Closing Date: Tuesday, 9 December 2025<o:p></o:p></span></p>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p> </o:p></p>

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:#FFF1D6">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr style="height:.75pt">

<td style="background:#1A191A;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:.75pt">

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:.75pt">

<span style="color:white"><img border="0" width="5" height="1" style="width:.052in;height:.0104in" id="_x0000_i1027" src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101116784221/S.gif" data-unique-identifier=""></span><o:p></o:p></p>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p> </o:p></p>

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:#FFF1D6">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td valign="top" style="padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt">

<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/danh45uab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001bmMDQJ1JAOYrtov-bc7vW14bHio4WkmmtoJgaUFOYhfGg4Cy7iDz2UKxmf-dHO_yksmwu-7hLza742IznKPiZp5H4hjPrk01xQURjHKINsBzO-OqMQj0jlo3raXknURg378xtAHWBDh3yvrK5oyqHKEpD4GWm3viX691tgWHT5gejwLW-fPVOAYX_Ov6Em7d1Gif00clQxattLsScBFVmCSMHl9uXKGZS1ialjEQswXvTji27GzTDoPDsRDIRQ4BUvls6RqmloTBDqUgDlo-dzpcOldN9tEIQbWFzqZLLY6eSjAG9vuGIbCa5JCZBTyG&c=3lInAYUL-tgImxDcFMhPktDr50GwCoqeL0yD7qd1aNxHBIST7DGilA==&ch=5gRJ821eTQpnc8Snf0ryl3B-qXkKGsQuExTZ31BwekuCVDig6njOyA==__;!!PtGJab4!_VRjsFdKoHVyZDz50_CPWlHRgkxMRNStrws9R5afi_GF57f4f1bBBhBCgMotAgDHP-OTTlzpWlG4n8qH-NhPCYml89U$" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#48A199">Timeline

 for Urgent Requests for Lawful Disclosure of Nonpublic Registration Data [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Submissions Opening Date: Wednesday, 22 October 2025<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Submissions Closing Date: Monday, 15 December 2025<o:p></o:p></span></p>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p> </o:p></p>

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:#FFF1D6">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr style="height:.75pt">

<td style="background:#1A191A;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:.75pt">

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:.75pt">

<span style="color:white"><img border="0" width="5" height="1" style="width:.052in;height:.0104in" id="_x0000_i1026" src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101116784221/S.gif" data-unique-identifier=""></span><o:p></o:p></p>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p> </o:p></p>

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:#FFF1D6">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td valign="top" style="padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt">

<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/danh45uab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001bmMDQJ1JAOYrtov-bc7vW14bHio4WkmmtoJgaUFOYhfGg4Cy7iDz2X81hZ4sOhu9qP96I99wFGdqt6k7EK-ChbG0u3Y9HtiZH14JBMx7iJmOke9NFhMXNeEjAyDXiH6oVt2PA3wIfiOonb6qOft4YOvH1iR7T6XzCEygBZCoGGTwtK8rB_PphUNi3XPOt2HuYOXtQkPSxGAUrwCkp0aTWgPbmwVNTIr_nq9n3lXDjKqkZCI5vpjOXVqqz5ky4jDQ&c=3lInAYUL-tgImxDcFMhPktDr50GwCoqeL0yD7qd1aNxHBIST7DGilA==&ch=5gRJ821eTQpnc8Snf0ryl3B-qXkKGsQuExTZ31BwekuCVDig6njOyA==__;!!PtGJab4!_VRjsFdKoHVyZDz50_CPWlHRgkxMRNStrws9R5afi_GF57f4f1bBBhBCgMotAgDHP-OTTlzpWlG4n8qH-NhP_QvVMCw$" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#2B94AB">Name

 Collision IPv6 Research Study [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Submissions Opening Date: Monday, 20 October 2025<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Submissions Closing Date: Monday, 22 December 2025<o:p></o:p></span></p>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p> </o:p></p>

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr style="height:.75pt">

<td style="background:#1A191A;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:.75pt">

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:.75pt">

<span style="color:white"><img border="0" width="5" height="1" style="width:.052in;height:.0104in" id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101116784221/S.gif" data-unique-identifier=""></span><o:p></o:p></p>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p> </o:p></p>

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td valign="top" style="padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt">

<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1A191A">See

</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/danh45uab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001bmMDQJ1JAOYrtov-bc7vW14bHio4WkmmtoJgaUFOYhfGg4Cy7iDz2UyEowrqJc6jgkKkRKLx20PbK2MabcK1gipVn67-qPiHNWcd-VeQdqlK7ypKnyqRB2F0uDXhEE2fsxjA4Esc45c_TrK_SroQMhUwF2bO3-NoG9_tddOWHWT5MbHkmAit3Xz2Eg5wg2jLMEVnZ4pDWHk=&c=3lInAYUL-tgImxDcFMhPktDr50GwCoqeL0yD7qd1aNxHBIST7DGilA==&ch=5gRJ821eTQpnc8Snf0ryl3B-qXkKGsQuExTZ31BwekuCVDig6njOyA==__;!!PtGJab4!_VRjsFdKoHVyZDz50_CPWlHRgkxMRNStrws9R5afi_GF57f4f1bBBhBCgMotAgDHP-OTTlzpWlG4n8qH-NhPXsYxS1Q$" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#2B94AB">upcoming

proceedings [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]</a><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2B94AB">.

</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p> </o:p></p>

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:white">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td valign="top" style="padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt">

<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1A191A">See

</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/danh45uab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001bmMDQJ1JAOYrtov-bc7vW14bHio4WkmmtoJgaUFOYhfGg4Cy7iDz2ShE8sztEPTVTNt4T4V6Tvf7XrawArrUW6jzi1M-zSWd024tsxFHox96S_RneDtupIzA3_PSvOdEpKpmVQgDORy6VdYzyujbXUyv71QXmqWOKbJnw8e_rVpmdtplegyDQV_DFIJh67cxFECD2CSDIdH87ZL2PI8EMw==&c=3lInAYUL-tgImxDcFMhPktDr50GwCoqeL0yD7qd1aNxHBIST7DGilA==&ch=5gRJ821eTQpnc8Snf0ryl3B-qXkKGsQuExTZ31BwekuCVDig6njOyA==__;!!PtGJab4!_VRjsFdKoHVyZDz50_CPWlHRgkxMRNStrws9R5afi_GF57f4f1bBBhBCgMotAgDHP-OTTlzpWlG4n8qH-NhPEWxhxWU$" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#2B94AB">other

public consultations [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]</a><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2B94AB">.

</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p> </o:p></p>

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:#1D3567">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td valign="top" style="padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt">

<p class="indent-0" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">Events</span></b><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D3567"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p> </o:p></p>

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:#F0F8F0">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td valign="top" style="padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt">

<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">These events occur in November 2025.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">To learn more, please visit our

<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/danh45uab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001bmMDQJ1JAOYrtov-bc7vW14bHio4WkmmtoJgaUFOYhfGg4Cy7iDz2VSje3UNXDcOTimidumhPKZmIAWqPJvn20Oof6-3Pl4viSTFhF4F1aANGA27scGUH0UIo77VWZNbHlly92nTJh-9zPsdqezN3HInOXzuBG3iZpEdTzCOD20smxMxzYv09Q==&c=3lInAYUL-tgImxDcFMhPktDr50GwCoqeL0yD7qd1aNxHBIST7DGilA==&ch=5gRJ821eTQpnc8Snf0ryl3B-qXkKGsQuExTZ31BwekuCVDig6njOyA==__;!!PtGJab4!_VRjsFdKoHVyZDz50_CPWlHRgkxMRNStrws9R5afi_GF57f4f1bBBhBCgMotAgDHP-OTTlzpWlG4n8qH-NhPesI2rUs$" target="_blank">

<span style="color:#2B94AB">community engagement calendar [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo7">

<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">    

</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Training for Fresh Graduates and Women in ICT-Oman 2025

<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo7">

<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">    

</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">2025 NamesCon

<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo7">

<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">    

</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">AONOG/ AOPF 2025

<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo7">

<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">    

</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Internet as a Battlefield: Cyber Threats and Disinformation in Contemporary Information Warfare

<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo7">

<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">    

</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">2-Day DNSSEC Training

<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo7">

<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">    

</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Seminar on the New gTLD Program: Next Round - Kuwait 2025

<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo7">

<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">    

</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">2025 Canadian Internet Governance Forum

<o:p></o:p></span></p>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p> </o:p></p>

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:#1D3567">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">

<div align="center">

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">

<tbody>

<tr>

<td valign="top" style="padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt">

<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">Volume 7, Issue 80 |

</span></b><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D3567"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/danh45uab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001bmMDQJ1JAOYrtov-bc7vW14bHio4WkmmtoJgaUFOYhfGg4Cy7iDz2e4bSSLUh65NaOupxieIYG4rkTApS0Bf55q7i9iiu5gUWmvycHLzrwZwCqOjuouItdxcNc7QnLm5xRquX_pXfYMxh-S92PDo_c8aj0ThuKGUQuEfJHrPSk2euHe3gTqlXYqpKzpaCj1Em1ce08OAiVeqmOsMHSjgVG6rDbXOcafu&c=3lInAYUL-tgImxDcFMhPktDr50GwCoqeL0yD7qd1aNxHBIST7DGilA==&ch=5gRJ821eTQpnc8Snf0ryl3B-qXkKGsQuExTZ31BwekuCVDig6njOyA==__;!!PtGJab4!_VRjsFdKoHVyZDz50_CPWlHRgkxMRNStrws9R5afi_GF57f4f1bBBhBCgMotAgDHP-OTTlzpWlG4n8qH-NhPNot62Cg$" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:white">Archive

 [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white"> | Next Issue: Monday, 10 November 2025</span></b><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D3567"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">STAY INFORMED:

</span></b><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D3567"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/danh45uab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001bmMDQJ1JAOYrtov-bc7vW14bHio4WkmmtoJgaUFOYhfGg4Cy7iDz2SSMj_8qVBKJLfh9iK2az6rcUzzxXfu58DF08TPVYX-ehYq3WN6m-RUKnMFmdEi0m3EW1NVEZ6V0IgGrWR7aj7Zvsj0bUpf-22bHueXKKKIRMWBbwYu9Lig=&c=3lInAYUL-tgImxDcFMhPktDr50GwCoqeL0yD7qd1aNxHBIST7DGilA==&ch=5gRJ821eTQpnc8Snf0ryl3B-qXkKGsQuExTZ31BwekuCVDig6njOyA==__;!!PtGJab4!_VRjsFdKoHVyZDz50_CPWlHRgkxMRNStrws9R5afi_GF57f4f1bBBhBCgMotAgDHP-OTTlzpWlG4n8qH-NhPB4mufwI$" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:white">Subscribe

 here [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>

</div>

</div>

<span>_______________________________________________</span><br>

<span>council mailing list -- council@icann.org</span><br>

<span>To unsubscribe send an email to council-leave@icann.org</span><br>

<span></span><br>

<span>_______________________________________________</span><br>

<span>By submitting your personal data, you consent to the processing of your personal data for purposes of subscribing to this mailing list accordance with the ICANN Privacy Policy (https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy ) and the website Terms of Service (https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos

 ). You can visit the Mailman link above to change your membership status or configuration, including unsubscribing, setting digest-style delivery or disabling delivery altogether (e.g., for a vacation), and so on.</span></div>

</blockquote>

</body>

</html>