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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=SLEYE3dbO-hK3RpH3gZ-sDm0kbM8p1yZvlHAU1FyS7M&s=gAeGlw4VnrpJqjDYvSngwom4AggKHQ3zHJ_KUyjfSRY&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-2D2018-2D01-2D23-2Den&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=mrDeztziKLa7gZqGADzxcnHA3QXmXYsnChWYBR4NElI&m=SLEYE3dbO-hK3RpH3gZ-sDm0kbM8p1yZvlHAU1FyS7M&s=PdVdx2xdBwlLsrVzHegcXaScSzlnrZr7UamX4M0J-M0&e=">https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2018-01-23-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 Three Public Sessions and Board Meeting During Los Angeles Workshop<o:p></o:p></h2>
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23 January 2018<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>LOS ANGELES – 23 January 2018 – The ICANN Board will be holding three public sessions and a Board Meeting during its upcoming workshop in Los Angeles, California, which will be taking place from 1-5 February 2018.<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">PDP on GEO Names as TLDs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">FY19 Draft Budget Review<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Board FY18 Priorities<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><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Additional access numbers:</span></strong>
<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=SLEYE3dbO-hK3RpH3gZ-sDm0kbM8p1yZvlHAU1FyS7M&s=DUipFLrE7iHavPuSV2UsXTkpuyOy4K57prQcY0mrWWk&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 Los Angeles workshop and other upcoming ICANN Board meetings, please go to
<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__icann.org_resources_pages_2018-2Dboard-2Dmeetings&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=mrDeztziKLa7gZqGADzxcnHA3QXmXYsnChWYBR4NElI&m=SLEYE3dbO-hK3RpH3gZ-sDm0kbM8p1yZvlHAU1FyS7M&s=0vGtxSnSuLl01DasYbY22UbEZwQ0sMYI80m_W0Uq0Mw&e=">
https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/2018-board-meetings[icann.org]</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3>About ICANN<o:p></o:p></h3>
<p>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.<o:p></o:p></p>
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