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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.icann.org_&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=mrDeztziKLa7gZqGADzxcnHA3QXmXYsnChWYBR4NElI&m=-f-cWhYp8mPThJPBFNf9_NOR0SCm1SjkRgMMluZHPA8&s=djMRENrzpKP0qfnUp9eFcv3WxiSkNC7824ikFtE7a_Q&e="><span style="text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="94" height="94" id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/assets/icann-primary-logo-94x94-en.png" alt="CANN"></span>[icann.org]</a>
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<h2>News Alert<o:p></o:p></h2>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_announcement-2D2017-2D09-2D13-2Den&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=mrDeztziKLa7gZqGADzxcnHA3QXmXYsnChWYBR4NElI&m=-f-cWhYp8mPThJPBFNf9_NOR0SCm1SjkRgMMluZHPA8&s=upXb9yb-OjdRriWe4EZEbkS41MmhePw45umffYXtCNA&e=">https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2017-09-13-en[icann.org]</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h2 style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">ICANN Board to Hold Public Session and Board Meeting During Montevideo Workshop<o:p></o:p></h2>
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13 September 2017<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>LOS ANGELES – 13 September 2017 – The ICANN Board will be holding one public session and a Board Meeting during its upcoming workshop in Montevideo, Uruguay, which will be taking place from 20-23 September, 2017.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>The agenda of the sessions is provided below.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">22 September<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Discussion on how Board responds to the GAC Advice in its ICANN59 Johannesburg Communiqué<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">23 September<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p>The sessions will be in English only. The format for each will be a listen-only session via Adobe Connect.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Adobe Connect Link:</span></strong>
<a href="https://participate.icann.org/opencommunity/">https://participate.icann.org/opencommunity/</a><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Participant Code:</span></strong> 5542211258<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Additional access numbers: <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.myrcplus.com_cnums.asp-3Fbwebid-3D8369444-26ppc-3D5542211258-26num-3D1-2D605-2D475-2D5606&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=mrDeztziKLa7gZqGADzxcnHA3QXmXYsnChWYBR4NElI&m=-f-cWhYp8mPThJPBFNf9_NOR0SCm1SjkRgMMluZHPA8&s=jcTuw0ao2ppR_hFXq-THuNo6bUTym6OkfgD9VU9468s&e=">
https://www.myrcplus.com/cnums.asp?bwebid=8369444&ppc=5542211258&num=1-605-475-5606[myrcplus.com]</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>For more information about the Montevideo workshop and other upcoming ICANN Board meetings, please go to
<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_resources_pages_2017-2Dboard-2Dmeetings&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=mrDeztziKLa7gZqGADzxcnHA3QXmXYsnChWYBR4NElI&m=-f-cWhYp8mPThJPBFNf9_NOR0SCm1SjkRgMMluZHPA8&s=5auFrMEI4CYM4KnkJnHZcXBSNyiklxgc5r85ZR0pkek&e=">
https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/2017-board-meetings[icann.org]</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3>About ICANN<o:p></o:p></h3>
<p><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">ICANN's mission is to help ensure a stable, secure and unified global Internet. To reach another person on the Internet, you need to type an address – a name or a number – into your computer or other device.
That address must be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN helps coordinate and support these unique identifiers across the world. ICANN was formed in 1998 as a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with a community of participants from
all over the world.</span></em><o:p></o:p></p>
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