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<div style="text-align:center" align="center"><span style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">to help ICANN community leaders track requests and follow updates.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(56,123,55);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">NEW:</span><span style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif"> Approved Resolutions from the 12 May 2021 Special Meeting of the ICANN Board</span>
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<span style="color:rgb(56,123,55);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px">NEW:</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px"> Chair's Blog: Recap of the April to May ICANN Board Workshop</span>
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<span style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(207,143,18);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">TRANSLATION DEADLINE THIS WEEK: </span><span style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">ICANN71 Publication Support</span>
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<span style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(207,143,18);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">REMINDER:</span><span style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif"> ICANN Continues the Pandemic Internet Access Reimbursement Program</span>
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<li style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">GNSO New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Final Outputs for ICANN Board Consideration</span></li>
<li style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">Maximal Starting Repertoire Version 5 (MSR-5)</span></li>
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<span style="color:rgb(56,123,55);font-weight:bold;font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px">NEW:</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px"> Approved Resolutions from the 12 May 2021 Special Meeting of the ICANN Board</span>
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