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    <p><font size="+1"><font face="Lucida Grande">Perhaps we ought to
          discuss this on the broader list as well, just forwarding....</font></font></p>
    <p><font size="+1"><font face="Lucida Grande">Stephanie</font></font><br>
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            <td>YOUR FEEDBACK REQUESTED: Planning for 2018 NCPH
              Intersessional & GNSO Council strategic planning
              sessions</td>
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            <th valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap">Date: </th>
            <td>Mon, 24 Jul 2017 15:22:29 +0000</td>
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            <th valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap">From: </th>
            <td>Mary Wong <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:mary.wong@icann.org"><mary.wong@icann.org></a></td>
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            <th valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap">To: </th>
            <td>Phil Corwin <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:psc@vlaw-dc.com"><psc@vlaw-dc.com></a>, Susan Kawaguchi
              <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:susankpolicy@gmail.com"><susankpolicy@gmail.com></a>, Heather Forrest
              <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:haforrestesq@gmail.com"><haforrestesq@gmail.com></a>, icannlists
              <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:icannlists@winston.com"><icannlists@winston.com></a>, Wolf-Ulrich.Knoben
              <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:wolf-ulrich.knoben@t-online.de"><wolf-ulrich.knoben@t-online.de></a>, Anthony Harris
              <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:anthonyrharris@gmail.com"><anthonyrharris@gmail.com></a>, Rafik Dammak
              <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:rafik.dammak@gmail.com"><rafik.dammak@gmail.com></a>, Milan, Stefania
              <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:Stefania.Milan@EUI.eu"><Stefania.Milan@EUI.eu></a>, Marilia Maciel
              <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:mariliamaciel@gmail.com"><mariliamaciel@gmail.com></a>, Stephanie Perrin
              <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:stephanie.perrin@mail.utoronto.ca"><stephanie.perrin@mail.utoronto.ca></a>, Martin Pablo
              Silva Valent <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:mpsilvavalent@gmail.com"><mpsilvavalent@gmail.com></a>, Johan
              Helsingius <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:julf@julf.com"><julf@julf.com></a></td>
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            <td>Benedetta Rossi <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:benedetta.rossi@icann.org"><benedetta.rossi@icann.org></a></td>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear
            Heather, Susan, Marilia, Stefania, Stephanie, Phil, Rafik,
            Tony, Julf, Wolf-Ulrich, Paul and Martin,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I am writing
            to seek your input as we (ICANN staff) begin working with
            the GNSO Council leadership and the NCPH leadership to plan
            two face-to-face meetings that have been approved for FY
            2018. One is a 2-3 day strategic planning session for the
            GNSO Council (approved as a pilot project for FY2018), and
            the other is the periodic NCPH Intersessional meeting.
            <o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">As the
            application for the GNSO Council’s strategic planning
            meeting had indicated that this might take place in January
            2018, and as the NCPH Intersessional has traditionally taken
            place in January or February, staff would like to know if
            you believe it will be <u>preferable for these two meetings
              to take place concurrently, such that both meetings can
              occur within the space of a single week in the same
              location, or if you think it will be better to plan them
              as two separate meetings taking place at different times
              in the year</u>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">You may be
            interested to know that the ICANN process for face-to-face
            meeting planning has been updated (as of June 2017), such
            that meeting requests for location, dates and travel now
            have to be sent in several months ahead of time. For the
            GNSO Council strategic planning meeting, the budget approval
            requires an ICANN office location, with preference for Los
            Angeles – hence, if you think running both meetings
            concurrently in the same week is better, this will most
            probably mean that the NCPH Intersessional will take place
            in Los Angeles as well.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We
            understand that, as these events are going to take place in
            calendar year 2018, several of you may no longer be on the
            Council by that time. In addition, decisions and programming
            concerning the NCPH Intersessional is the responsibility of
            the NCPH leadership and not the GNSO Council. However, for
            planning purposes we thought it appropriate to seek as much
            input as possible from those community members who may be
            most affected by the dates and timing, and so we hope you
            are able to provide us with your opinion as to which option
            is preferred. <o:p>
            </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thanks and
            cheers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Mary<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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