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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Nominating Committee (NomCom) of ICANN is accepting applications for key leadership positions within ICANN's Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees, the ICANN Board of
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The inaugural Universal Acceptance (UA) Day will kick off with a keystone event in New Delhi, India on 27–28 March 2023. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">UA is essential for a truly multilingual Internet and a key driver to bringing the next billion users online. UA helps to ensure that all valid domain names and email addresses, regardless
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">ICANN’s FY25 Planning Process has started, beginning with the strategic outlook program. We<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">are looking for participation from community members in the trend identification sessions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">through their Supporting Organization (SO) or Advisory Committee (AC).
<b>ICANN will collaborate</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">with SO and AC chairs and support teams to schedule sessions from March through May 2023.</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">This program is a joint effort of the ICANN ecosystem to identify and track trends that are<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">related to ICANN. This ensures that the opportunities and challenges are incorporated into<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">current and future planning.
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Once trends are identified, ICANN will conduct a trend analysis and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">impact assessment. Significant shifts could result in adjustments to the strategic plan.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Moreover, new trends or shifts in existing trends also impact the operating plans (five-year or<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">annual) and/or budget, and are factored into the annual iteration of those plans as appropriate.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">All strategic outlook sessions will be conducted virtually, and community members are<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">encouraged to join this important discussion. We look forward to your participation in this<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">dialogue about ICANN planning and strategy.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Thank you for your support in the ICANN planning process.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Planning Prioritization Update</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The prioritization process is a step in the annual ICANN planning process, which will permit<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">ICANN to receive input for the development of the FY25 Draft Plans. The Planning Prioritization<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Group comprises members of the ICANN stakeholder groups. ICANN is seeking from the chairs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">of the below stakeholder groups to nominate one member and one secondary-member by
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<p><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">April 2023</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">ASO | ALAC | GNSO/CSG | GNSO/CPH | GNSO/NCSG | ccNSO | GAC | RSSAC | SSAC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The scope of activities to be prioritized are the Board-approved implementation work, such as<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">PDP recommendations, Specific Review recommendations and the implementation of other<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">non-policy and advice work.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Please email the name of the members that you have nominated to
<a href="mailto:planning@icann.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:#2B94AB">planning@icann.org</span></a>, with a<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">copy to the Policy Strategic Management team (<a href="mailto:policy-strat-mgt@icann.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:#2B94AB">policy-strat-mgt@icann.org</span></a>).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Moreover, ICANN has published the Planning Prioritization Framework (Version 3) on the<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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