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<div><span style="font-size: 16px;">To view the original announcement, please see:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-4-2014-09-09-en">https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-4-2014-09-09-en</a></span></div>
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Cross Community Group Informational Call</h1>
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As previously&nbsp;<a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-08-27-en" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(33, 123, 192); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">announced</a>,&nbsp;<abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; ">ICANN</abbr>&nbsp;will
 host a call for the Cross Community Group of the Enhancing&nbsp;<abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; ">ICANN</abbr>&nbsp;Accountability
 and Governance Process on&nbsp;<strong style="box-sizing: border-box; ">Monday, 15 September from 14:00 &#8211; 16:00 UTC</strong>. In light of the recently&nbsp;<a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-08-2014-09-05-en" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(33, 123, 192); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">announced</a>&nbsp;21-day
 public comment period on the process, the Cross Community Group call will be informational only. No chartering or Coordination Group selection will occur during the informational session. Theresa Swinehart will facilitate the community discussion.</p>
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Webinar Details:</h3>
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<strong style="box-sizing: border-box; ">Date</strong>: Monday, 15 September 2014<br style="box-sizing: border-box; ">
<strong style="box-sizing: border-box; ">Time</strong>: 14:00 &#8211; 16:00 UTC (time zone conversions can be found&nbsp;<a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Cross&#43;Community&#43;Group&#43;Call&amp;amp;iso=20140915T14&amp;amp;ah=2" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(33, 123, 192); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">here</a>)<br style="box-sizing: border-box; ">
<strong style="box-sizing: border-box; ">Adobe Connect</strong>:&nbsp;<a href="https://icann.adobeconnect.com/accountability" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(33, 123, 192); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">https://icann.adobeconnect.com/accountability</a><br style="box-sizing: border-box; ">
<strong style="box-sizing: border-box; ">Conference ID</strong>: 2497545 &#8211; a list of country dial-in numbers can be found&nbsp;<a href="http://adigo.com/icann/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(33, 123, 192); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">here</a>.<sup style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; line-height: 0; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; top: -0.5em; "><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-4-2014-09-09-en#foot1" name="note1" id="note1" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(33, 123, 192); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">1</a></sup><br style="box-sizing: border-box; ">
The call will be recorded and transcribed.</p>
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The Cross Community Group is open to all interested individuals, and there is no deadline to register. To join the Cross Community Group, simply submit your name and affiliation<sup style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; line-height: 0; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; top: -0.5em; "><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-4-2014-09-09-en#foot2" name="note2" id="note2" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(33, 123, 192); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">2</a></sup>&nbsp;to&nbsp;<a href="mailto:accountability-ccg-members@icann.org" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(33, 123, 192); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">accountability-ccg-members@icann.org</a>.</p>
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All members of the Cross Community Group are listed&nbsp;<a href="https://community.icann.org/display/acctcrosscomm/Membership" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(33, 123, 192); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">here</a>.</p>
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To access the group's publicly archived mailing list, please click&nbsp;<a href="http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/accountability-cross-community/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(33, 123, 192); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">here</a>.</p>
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For the most up-to-date information regarding the Enhancing&nbsp;<abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; ">ICANN</abbr>&nbsp;Accountability
 and Governance Process, please visit&nbsp;<a href="https://community.icann.org/category/accountability" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(33, 123, 192); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Community
 Wiki.</a></p>
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<sup style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; line-height: 0; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; top: -0.5em; "><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-4-2014-09-09-en#note1" name="foot1" id="foot1" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(33, 123, 192); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">1</a></sup>&nbsp;For
 all dial-out service requests please contact&nbsp;<a href="mailto:grace.abuhamad@icann.org" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(33, 123, 192); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Grace
 Abuhamad</a>&nbsp;by 12:00 UTC, 15 September 2014.</p>
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<sup style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; line-height: 0; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; top: -0.5em; "><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-4-2014-09-09-en#note2" name="foot2" id="foot2" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(33, 123, 192); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">2</a></sup>&nbsp;To
 enable transparency, stakeholders are asked to identify which&nbsp;<abbr title="Supporting Organisation" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; ">SO</abbr>/<abbr title="Advisory Committee; or Administrative Contact (of a domain registration)" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; ">AC</abbr>/<abbr title="Stakeholder Group" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; ">SG</abbr>&nbsp;they
 affiliate with. If none, they may select &quot;other.&quot; Stakeholders identifying with &quot;other&quot; may either not identify with any particular<abbr title="Supporting Organisation" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; ">SO</abbr>/<abbr title="Advisory Committee; or Administrative Contact (of a domain registration)" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; ">AC</abbr>/<abbr title="Stakeholder Group" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; ">SG</abbr>,
 or are new to the&nbsp;<abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; ">ICANN</abbr>&nbsp;structure
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