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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear All, <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please see the note below on the opening of the application process for Remote Hubs at ICANN 55.
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<p class="MsoNormal">**<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Applications for Remote Hubs at ICANN55 has gone live. Interested ENTITIES, not individuals, can go to the <a href="https://meetings.icann.org/en/remote-participation#remote-hubs">ICANN Remote Hubs</a> section of the Remote Participation
webpage, where the Terms, Directions and Application link can all be found. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The application form will close on February 29, in time for decisions to be made on entities that will ultimately host and Tech team preparation.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The sessions <b>tentatively</b> set as available for Remote Hubs are:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Monday: IANA Stewardship Transition Implementation: 1345-1500<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Monday Public Forum 1: 1700-1830<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Thursday Internet Governance: 0900-1015<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Thursday Public Forum 2: 1330-1530<o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As a reminder, ICANN Meeting Remote Hubs is a remote participation resource open to all, but prioritizes engagement around groups of interested participants from developing nations who might not otherwise have the ICANN Meeting experience.
The goal is to simulate the physical room experience, promoting lively and topical discussion between the remote participants as would happen in a face to face environment…and see positive outcomes related to more engagement and participation both regionally
and within the ICANN communities.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please do share this your community and direct any feedback to <a href="mailto:Rp_hubs@icann.org">Rp_hubs@icann.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">**<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Terri Agnew and Yesim Nazlar<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">E-mail: <a href="mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org"><span style="color:blue">staff@atlarge.icann.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">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></span></p>
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