<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Sylfaen, serif;" class="">Dear all,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Sylfaen, serif;" class="">&nbsp;</span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Sylfaen, serif;" class="">As of the Rapporteur for WS2 Subgroup ‘Ombudsman’, I would like to encourage you and your peers to participate in the&nbsp;<b class=""><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.surveygizmo.com_s3_3462816_ICANN&amp;d=DwMFAw&amp;c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&amp;r=xjNMRR-fjlgBx7tqUEv8lZv2O9RJyMyqWkymcecegCUuwDxFVsW6VBuvkqKnS_lk&amp;m=hPfLgTEcnxsTXLaFkztCsM5AF7pIEMLxVx0KQW11Yic&amp;s=n6Aa_dMtx1XYX6mFQkU4gDn3PChISyS2GOYpFkCez6I&amp;e=" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class="">survey</a>&nbsp;on the ICANN&nbsp;Ombudsman Office</b>. The survey will take approximately 5-10min.&nbsp;<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Sylfaen, serif;" class="">&nbsp;</span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Sylfaen, serif;" class="">The&nbsp;<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.surveygizmo.com_s3_3462816_ICANN&amp;d=DwMFAw&amp;c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&amp;r=xjNMRR-fjlgBx7tqUEv8lZv2O9RJyMyqWkymcecegCUuwDxFVsW6VBuvkqKnS_lk&amp;m=hPfLgTEcnxsTXLaFkztCsM5AF7pIEMLxVx0KQW11Yic&amp;s=n6Aa_dMtx1XYX6mFQkU4gDn3PChISyS2GOYpFkCez6I&amp;e=" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class="">survey</a>&nbsp;is part of the ongoing assessment of the ICANN Ombudsman Office and it has been designed in cooperation with the WS2 Subgroup ‘Ombudsman’.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Sylfaen, serif;" class="">&nbsp;</span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Sylfaen, serif;" class="">The&nbsp;<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.surveygizmo.com_s3_3462816_ICANN&amp;d=DwMFAw&amp;c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&amp;r=xjNMRR-fjlgBx7tqUEv8lZv2O9RJyMyqWkymcecegCUuwDxFVsW6VBuvkqKnS_lk&amp;m=hPfLgTEcnxsTXLaFkztCsM5AF7pIEMLxVx0KQW11Yic&amp;s=n6Aa_dMtx1XYX6mFQkU4gDn3PChISyS2GOYpFkCez6I&amp;e=" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class="">survey</a>&nbsp;is available in 6 UN languages and links to the translations, as well as instructions on how to respond to the non-English versions, are provided on the survey&nbsp;<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_display_WEIA_Ombudsman-2BAssessment-253A-2BSurvey&amp;d=DwMFAw&amp;c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&amp;r=xjNMRR-fjlgBx7tqUEv8lZv2O9RJyMyqWkymcecegCUuwDxFVsW6VBuvkqKnS_lk&amp;m=hPfLgTEcnxsTXLaFkztCsM5AF7pIEMLxVx0KQW11Yic&amp;s=YkQtnV9gWjaPb5io1p6-5OPM4wIkR3vLvOIhiXYFWLw&amp;e=" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class="">wiki page</a>.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Sylfaen, serif;" class="">&nbsp;</span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Sylfaen, serif;" class="">If you have questions on the assessment of the Ombudsman Office, including the survey, please contact&nbsp;<a href="mailto:reviews@icann.org" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class="">reviews@icann.org</a>.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Sylfaen, serif;" class="">&nbsp;</span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class=""><font face="Sylfaen, serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px;" class="">All</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">&nbsp;the best wishes,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Sylfaen, serif;" class="">SeB<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Sylfaen, serif;" class="">&nbsp;</span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Sylfaen, serif;" class="">&nbsp;</span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-family: Sylfaen, serif;" class="">Link to the survey:</span></b><span style="font-family: Sylfaen, serif;" class="">&nbsp;<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.surveygizmo.com_s3_3462816_ICANN&amp;d=DwMFAw&amp;c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&amp;r=xjNMRR-fjlgBx7tqUEv8lZv2O9RJyMyqWkymcecegCUuwDxFVsW6VBuvkqKnS_lk&amp;m=hPfLgTEcnxsTXLaFkztCsM5AF7pIEMLxVx0KQW11Yic&amp;s=n6Aa_dMtx1XYX6mFQkU4gDn3PChISyS2GOYpFkCez6I&amp;e=" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class="">http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/3462816/ICANN[surveygizmo.com]</a><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-family: Sylfaen, serif;" class="">Link to the survey wiki page with translations:</span></b><span style="font-family: Sylfaen, serif;" class="">&nbsp;<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_x_vc3RAw&amp;d=DwMFAw&amp;c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&amp;r=xjNMRR-fjlgBx7tqUEv8lZv2O9RJyMyqWkymcecegCUuwDxFVsW6VBuvkqKnS_lk&amp;m=hPfLgTEcnxsTXLaFkztCsM5AF7pIEMLxVx0KQW11Yic&amp;s=k0ciHh2yRiLt7t5bSr7OkOqRiks3_TlxTIP55OvJUl0&amp;e=" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class="">https://community.icann.org/x/vc3RAw[community.icann.org]</a><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Sylfaen, serif;" class=""></span></div><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">Début du message réexpédié :</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">De: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">ICANN At-Large Staff &lt;<a href="mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org" class="">staff@atlarge.icann.org</a>&gt;<br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Objet: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">[ALAC-Announce] ICANN News Alert -- Survey to Contribute Your Views to the Independent Assessment of the Ombudsman Office</b><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">11 avril 2017 à 10:43:15 UTC+2<br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">À: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">ALAC Announce &lt;<a href="mailto:alac-announce@atlarge-lists.icann.org" class="">alac-announce@atlarge-lists.icann.org</a>&gt;<br class=""></span></div><br class=""><div class=""><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><div class=""><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: arial; font-size: small;" class=""><div style="width: 758px; padding: 10px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" class=""><div style="width: 738px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" class=""><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.icann.org_&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&amp;r=mrDeztziKLa7gZqGADzxcnHA3QXmXYsnChWYBR4NElI&amp;m=vR8kMxMYLVk5xCBFOy_ybX3GoJI8lwTPOi9ej-usjxM&amp;s=tvHcjuZC4J1Li9myKqxU5RkVqdZSCNwlPnEtNkwluIg&amp;e=" class=""><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><img alt="ICANN" src="https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/assets/icann-primary-logo-94x94-en.png" style="border: 0px; width: 94px; height: 94px; float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px;" class="">[icann.org]</a><h2 class="">News Alert</h2><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-family: arial; font-size: small;" class=""><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_announcement-2D2017-2D04-2D10-2Den&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&amp;r=mrDeztziKLa7gZqGADzxcnHA3QXmXYsnChWYBR4NElI&amp;m=vR8kMxMYLVk5xCBFOy_ybX3GoJI8lwTPOi9ej-usjxM&amp;s=1IB8s1j6bxgAf5PHpruzxJ5SxMz5jvOimZ_qQt_7LHI&amp;e=" class="">https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2017-04-10-en[icann.org]</a></p><hr style="margin: 20px 0px 0px;" class=""><h2 style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">Survey to Contribute Your Views to the Independent Assessment of the Ombudsman Office</h2><p style="margin: 15px 0px 0px;" class="">10 April 2017</p><div class="">Have you ever interacted with ICANN's Office of the Ombudsman? Do you have thoughts on areas for improvement?<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.surveygizmo.com_s3_3462816_ICANN&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&amp;r=mrDeztziKLa7gZqGADzxcnHA3QXmXYsnChWYBR4NElI&amp;m=vR8kMxMYLVk5xCBFOy_ybX3GoJI8lwTPOi9ej-usjxM&amp;s=y8O_RorX4FglQml0vdc96nId0N3HliHBOJ8GXuzS7SM&amp;e=" class="">Please take the survey[surveygizmo.com]</a><span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>to contribute to the current Ombudsman Assessment.</div><div class="">This assessment of the<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_ombudsman&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&amp;r=mrDeztziKLa7gZqGADzxcnHA3QXmXYsnChWYBR4NElI&amp;m=vR8kMxMYLVk5xCBFOy_ybX3GoJI8lwTPOi9ej-usjxM&amp;s=Rl2Y02SbJ2dL7xI6PAVqfPHGILv1KrB36kDlxJl7-Rk&amp;e=" class="">ICANN Ombudsman Office[icann.org]</a><span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>was initiated in response to Recommendations from the<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_display_atrt_ATRT2&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&amp;r=mrDeztziKLa7gZqGADzxcnHA3QXmXYsnChWYBR4NElI&amp;m=vR8kMxMYLVk5xCBFOy_ybX3GoJI8lwTPOi9ej-usjxM&amp;s=my1046cEMw1SKEiJyga9cFP8iCx7mOjx6rI5NQRnsLw&amp;e=" class="">Second Accountability and Transparency Review[community.icann.org]</a><span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>and the community-led WorkStream 2.</div><div class="">The survey has been developed by the independent assessor,<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.cameronralph.com.au_&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&amp;r=mrDeztziKLa7gZqGADzxcnHA3QXmXYsnChWYBR4NElI&amp;m=vR8kMxMYLVk5xCBFOy_ybX3GoJI8lwTPOi9ej-usjxM&amp;s=fzq8ZVmIwwRiWifHE3AT_nHXGRPwmVAAKKhaDtFyv20&amp;e=" class="">Cameron Ralph LLC[cameronralph.com.au]</a>, in conjunction with the<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_display_WEIA_Ombudsman&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&amp;r=mrDeztziKLa7gZqGADzxcnHA3QXmXYsnChWYBR4NElI&amp;m=vR8kMxMYLVk5xCBFOy_ybX3GoJI8lwTPOi9ej-usjxM&amp;s=gyImXOqRLq6AOf_Y-Or_TrJgJw0P_H3ENzrzcSLNqzE&amp;e=" class="">WS2 Subteam 'Ombuds'[community.icann.org]</a>. All survey responses are submitted anonymously by default. Your name is collected to assure legitimate responses and only the independent assessor has access to the information you provide. All responses and results will be anonymized.</div><div class="">Please direct any questions you may have to<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a href="mailto:reviews@icann.org" class="">reviews@icann.org</a>.</div></div></div><br class=""><br class=""><img src="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/track.php?msgid=1002791&amp;act=CWP8&amp;r=28876652&amp;c=165637" width="1" height="1" class=""></div></div></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; display: inline !important;" class="">_______________________________________________</span><br style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; display: inline !important;" class="">ALAC-Announce mailing list</span><br style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><a href="mailto:ALAC-Announce@atlarge-lists.icann.org" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class="">ALAC-Announce@atlarge-lists.icann.org</a><br style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><a href="https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac-announce" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class="">https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac-announce</a><br style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><br style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; display: inline !important;" class="">At-Large Official Site:<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></span><a href="http://www.atlarge.icann.org/" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class="">http://www.atlarge.icann.org</a></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></body></html>