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<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The ICANN organization Policy Development Support function publishes this twice-weekly digest
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<p><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">ICANN79</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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</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">ICANN79 Community Childcare Grants Program: Now Accepting Applications
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<p><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Information Sharing</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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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#258D23">NEW:</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> Approved Resolutions | Regular Meeting of the ICANN Board | 21 January
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</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">EURALO Roundtable on the Registration Data Request Service (RDRS)
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</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Apply Now for ICANN Leadership Positions
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</span></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">ICANN79 Community Childcare Grants Program: Now Accepting Applications</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">Grants of up to $750 per family are available for ICANN Public Meeting participants who meet the criteria, are bringing children, and will incur expenses associated with babysitting
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Deadline:
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<p><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C03E30">30 JANUARY 2023: TRANSLATION DEADLINE</span></b><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">If your publication requires translation, please provide the final material(s) by 30 JANUARY. This ensures that there is enough time to translate the publication by the start of the
meeting, with the possibility of potential changes. If your materials require design assistance (outlined above), please note that the final materials will have to be complete, including the edit/approval process, by this deadline to be translated.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Please find the Approved Resolutions for the 21 January 2024 Regular Meeting of the ICANN Board
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">This Public Comment proceeding is seeking input on the Phase 1 Final Report Recommendations from the Generic Name Supporting Organization Expedited Policy Development Process on Internationalized
Domain Names for ICANN Board Consideration.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">ICANN is seeking feedback on whether the identified string meets the requirements of SAC113, or whether there are any other issues with the string that need to be considered prior to
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<p><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#CC9933">NEXT WEEK:</span></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#258D23">
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The roundtable will provide a review of the RDRS service. Speakers will explain how the services works, discuss experiences using the service, provide metrics on usage data of the RDRS,
end user understanding and point of view, the At-Large position and broader community’s opinion, and answer any questions and respond to comments and discussion.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Date: Tuesday, 30 January at 18:00 UTC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">ICANN invites the Supporting Organizations (SOs) and Advisory Committees (ACs) to nominate volunteers to serve as Fellowship Program Mentors. Each group is welcome to nominate one individual
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">• Mentors generally must plan on a time commitment of approximately 30-40 hours before, during, and immediately after each ICANN Public Meeting. This includes extensive pre-meeting
preparation, on-site support for their assigned fellows, and post-meeting reporting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">• Mentors will serve a term that includes three consecutive ICANN Public Meetings, beginning with ICANN81 (from ICANN81 - ICANN83 inclusive).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">• Mentors are expected to follow Fellowship Program guidelines to help ensure consistency in capacity development opportunities for fellows and to help fellows actively participate
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">• Mentors will receive travel funding support (if applicable).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For more information on the guidelines and expectations, please read about the mentorship program
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Mentors cannot serve on the Selection Committee at the same time they are serving as mentors.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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