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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=PL link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear all,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Please kindly note that the ICANN73 GAC Communique has just been published: <a href="https://gac.icann.org/advice/communiques/ICANN73%20GAC%20Communique.pdf">https://gac.icann.org/advice/communiques/ICANN73%20GAC%20Communique.pdf</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>In the communique you will find references to DNS Abuse, Subsequent Procedures, Public Interest and Universal Acceptance. Please also note the Communique refers to the situation in Ukraine and includes reference to relevant individual statements made by GAC members:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>“The GAC would like to reference the statements made by GAC members during the GAC Opening Plenary Session on the action taken by Russia against Ukraine and the related requests from Ukraine to ICANN and the GAC.” (p.1.) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Individual statements are in the session transcript available at: <a href="https://gac.icann.org/sessions/icann73-session-1-gac-opening-plenary">https://gac.icann.org/sessions/icann73-session-1-gac-opening-plenary</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>In a related matter, the UN Open-ended Working Group on security of and in the use of information and communications technologies just announced the next round of informal consultations to be held in March and July. Internet governance issues, including the safe and secure access to critical internet infrastructures in times of political conflict, are also on the agenda. Thus far the At-Large has not participated actively as a group in these proceedings. Should it prove useful, further guidance on how we might want to get involved, if at all, is welcome. For details, please see here <a href="https://meetings.unoda.org/section/oewg-ict-2021_ngo-information_16382/">https://meetings.unoda.org/section/oewg-ict-2021_ngo-information_16382/</a> and below: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Tentative dates for informal consultative meetings with stakeholders to be convened by the Chair of the OEWG (/additional meetings with stakeholders may be convened by the Chair, if needed/).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> 1. 24 March 2022<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> 2. 21 July 2022<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> 3. 2 March 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> 4. 13 July 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Joanna Kulesza<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>ALAC Liaison to the GAC <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>