<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Dear All,</div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:x="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:excel" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><div lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><br><font face="Calibri" size="3"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif">This is to inform you that we received an ALS application from
</font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: white;">Forum pour Gouvernance </span>Internet au Benin. <font face="Calibri,sans-serif"> It is based in Cotonou, Benin and would be a member of AFRALO if accepted.</font></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><font face="Calibri" size="3">
Please find the French application form attached, the English translation will be sent through upon receipt.</font></p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><font size="3">Staff are preparing the Due Diligence.</font><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br><font face="Calibri" size="3">Thank you.<o:p></o:p></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><font face="Calibri" size="3"><br>
Regards,</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="color:black">Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Terri Agnew and
</span>Yeşim<span style="color:black"> Nazlar<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color:black"><font face="Calibri" size="3">ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community<o:p></o:p></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color:black"><font face="Calibri" size="3">E-mail: <a href="mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org"><span style="color:blue">staff@atlarge.icann.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color:black"><font face="Calibri" size="3">Website:
<a href="https://atlarge.icann.org/"><span style="color:blue">atlarge.icann.org</span></a> <o:p></o:p></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color:black"><font face="Calibri" size="3">Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge"><span style="color:blue">facebook.com/icann</span></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge"><span style="color:blue">atlarge</span></a><o:p></o:p></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color:black"><font face="Calibri" size="3">Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge"><span style="color:blue">@</span></a><a href="https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge"><span style="color:blue">ICANNAtLarge</span></a><o:p></o:p></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color:black"><font face="Calibri" size="3"><img border="0" width="55" height="55" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D1A623.F2BCCA20" alt="unknown.png"></font></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></span><style><!--
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