March 2013 - AFRI-Discuss - lists.icann.org

REMINDER / AFRALO Teleconference / 14 November 2012 at 1830 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff Aug. 6, 2013

Aug. 6, 2013

** Version Francaise à la suite de la version Anglaise ** Dear All, Please note that due to the IGF in Baku, the AFRALO Monthly call is postponed by one week. The next AFRALO teleconference is scheduled for Wednesday, 14 November 2012 at 18:30 UTC. The draft agenda and call details are available at: <http://tinyurl.com/cqacud6> http://tinyurl.com/cqacud6 Adobe Connect: <http://icann.adobeconnect.com/afralo> http://icann.adobeconnect.com/afralo Please remember that it is now possible to connect your audio via the AC room, without using your telephone. If you would like a reminder of how to connect please let staff know. *Please CONFIRM your participation AND dial-out if required to <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org.*> staff(a)atlarge.icann.org.* If you are unable to attend the call please send an email indicating your absence and we will note this information on the agenda. Thank You. Regards, ---------- Cher Membres de l'AFRALO, Veuillez noter qu'en raison de l'IGF à Baku la semaine prochaine, la téléconférence mensuelle de l'AFRALO est reportée d'une semaine. La prochaine téléconférence AFRALO est prévue pour le mercredi 14 novembre 2012 à 18:30 UTC. L'ordre du jour et détails de l'appel sont disponible à: <http://tinyurl.com/cqacud6> http://tinyurl.com/cqacud6 Adobe Connect: <http://icann.adobeconnect.com/afralo> http://icann.adobeconnect.com/afralo Nous vous rappelons que vous pouvez désormais utiliser l'audio de l'Adobe Connect room afin de vous connecter sans utiliser votre ligne téléphonique. Veuillez demander à staff si vous avez besoin d'information à ce sujet. *Merci de nous confirmer votre participation et dial-out - si nécessaire - à <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org.*> staff(a)atlarge.icann.org.* Si vous ne parvenez pas à assister à l'appel, merci de nous envoyer un courriel indiquant votre absence et nous allons en prendre note sur l'ordre du jour. Merci. Cordialement, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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Re : TR: Sad news
by Olivier Nana Nzépa May 10, 2013

May 10, 2013

Condolences to his family and the extended AFRALO AL family. Olivier --- En date de : Mer 16.1.13, Tijani BEN JEMAA <tijani.benjemaa(a)planet.tn> a écrit : De: Tijani BEN JEMAA <tijani.benjemaa(a)planet.tn> Objet: [AFRI-Discuss] TR: Sad news À: "'Afri-Discuss'" <afri-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org>, africann(a)afrinic.net Date: Mercredi 16 janvier 2013, 15h43 Dear all, I’m so sad to announce that Shaarawy Abdelbaki, the president of “Ofok Tanmia”, one of the AFRALO ALSes passed away. It’s a very bad news for several reasons, one of them is that Shaarawy was young and had a young family. I will contact his family, and will work with Fatimata and Aziz to take the necessary action for his Family and for our ALS “Ofok Tanmia”. My address tijani.benjemaa(a)fmai.org is not working properly any more. Please use one of the 2 following addresses: tijani.benjemaa(a)topnet.tn or tijani.benjemaa(a)planet.tn ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Tijani BEN JEMAA Executive Director Mediterranean Federation of Internet Associations (FMAI) Phone: + 216 41 649 605 Mobile: + 216 98 330 114 Fax: + 216 70 853 376 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- De : Baher Esmat [mailto:baher.esmat@icann.org] Envoyé : mercredi 16 janvier 2013 13:44 À : Janice Douma Lange Cc : Tijani BEN JEMAA; Khaled Koubaa Objet : Sad news I’m sorry to covey the news of the passing away of Shaarawy Abdelbaki one of ICANN’s fellows. I’m attending his funeral service today. Baher _______________________________________________ AFRI-Discuss mailing list AFRI-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/afri-discuss Homepage for the region: http://www.afralo.org Posting guidelines to ensure machine translations of emails sent to this list are more accurate: http://www.funredes.org/mistica/english/emec/method_emec/presentation.html#…

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Pre-Beijing Policy Webinar Presentation
by Heidi Ullrich March 21, 2013

March 21, 2013

Dear All, The Pre-Beijing Policy Webinar presentation from today' webinars has been published on pages: http://www.icann.org/en/resources/policy/presentations The recording and transcript of the Policy webinar can also be found on the following page under 21 March: http://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/calendar#mar and may be viewed directly at: http://gnso.icann.org/en/meetings/presentation-policy-update-webinar-21mar13 -en.pdf Kind regards, Heidi Heidi Ullrich Director for At-Large Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Telephone: + 1 (310) 578 - 8647 Fax: +1 (310) 823 - 8649 Cell/Mobile: +1 (310) 437 - 3956

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Request for comments on the usability of the At-Large wiki
by Dev Anand Teelucksingh March 21, 2013

March 21, 2013

Dear All, The At-Large Technology Taskforce (TTF ; https://community.icann.org/x/FpfbAQ) will be having a wiki training session at the ICANN Beijing meeting to focus on how At-Large can use the wiki for key At-Large activities. Does the At-Large wiki work for you? Is using the wiki a pleasant experience? If not, why not? What were you trying to do or find on the wiki? The TTF welcomes your comments on these questions! Let us know by commenting on the wiki page at https://community.icann.org/x/5ItwAg or emailing the TTF at ttf(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org The TTF will review and attempt to come up with solutions and/or workarounds. Kind Regards, Dev Anand Teelucksingh TTF chair

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2013 Nominating Committee is Actively Seeking Candidates
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 21, 2013

March 21, 2013

From: africann-bounces(a)afrinic.net<mailto:africann-bounces@afrinic.net> [mailto:africann-bounces@afrinic.net] On Behalf Of Glen de Saint Géry Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:20 PM To: africann(a)afrinic.net<mailto:africann@afrinic.net> Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] 2013 Nominating Committee is Actively Seeking Candidates https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-19mar13-en.htm 2013 Nominating Committee is Actively Seeking Candidates 19 March 2013 ICANN's 2013 Nominating Committee (NomCom) will be attending the 46th ICANN Meeting in Beijing, China, (http://beijing46.icann.org/) and conduct a number of open meetings to provide detailed information to the community about the NomCom's work and obtain input from the ICANN entities regarding desirable applicant qualities. The NomCom is actively seeking qualified candidates for the following key leadership positions within ICANN: * Three members of the Board of Directors of ICANN * Three members of the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) (one each from the Africa; Asia/Australia/Pacific; and Latin America/Caribbean regions) * Two members of the Council of the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) * One member of the Council of the Country-Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) Statements of Interest for the positions described above can be submitted through an on-line application form at http://nomcom.icann.org/apply. Applications will be considered in confidence and should be received by 11:59:59 UTC on 1 May 2013 for full consideration. Selections will be announced in September 2013. Successful candidates will take up their positions following ICANN's Annual Meeting in Buenos Aires in November 2013. The 2013 NomCom began its work in October 2012 after the ICANN Annual Meeting in Toronto, Canada, and since then has organized outreach events in multiple locations around the globe. The NomCom holds regular conference calls to plan and follow-up on its work. More information regarding the Nominating Committee can be found at: http://nomcom.icann.org/ Candidate recommendations, questions or comments may also be emailed to nomcom2013(a)icann.org<mailto:nomcom2013@icann.org>. Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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REMINDER/Meeting Invitation and Call for Comments - ALAC call to discuss the proposed version of their NEW Rules of Procedure (RoPs) - Tuesday, 19 March 2013 at 2100 UTC
by Heidi Ullrich March 19, 2013

March 19, 2013

When: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 9:00 PM-10:30 PM. GMT Standard Time Where: 2100 UTC - Adigo EN 1638, ES 1738, FR 1838 /(for the time in various time-zones click here <http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=ALAC+meeting+for+f inal+review+of+the+revised+ROPs&iso=20130319T21> ) Adobe Connect: http://icann.adobeconnect.com/alac ** On behalf of Olivier Crepin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC, and Cheryl Langdon-Orr, Chair of the At-Large Rules of Procedure Working Group, please see the important note below regarding an upcoming ALAC Meeting to review the revised ALAC Rules of Procedure (RoPs): ** Dear All, As per a previous discussion and agreement of the ALAC on 22 January 2013, the ALAC will be holding a single purpose teleconference call to discuss the proposed version of their NEW Rules of Procedure (RoPs) before a Call to Vote to Ratify and Adopt these (or not) which is to be conducted online and prior to the 46th ICANN Meeting to be held in Beijing 7-11 April 2013. This special meeting of the ALAC, which is open to all members of the At-Large Community, especially RALO Leadership and ALS members, is now announced. This call will be held on Tuesday, 19 March 2013 at 2100 UTC (2100 UTC =1400 PDT, 1700 EDT, 2200 CET, 5am Hong Kong (+1 Day) and 8am Sydney (+1 Day). The Wiki page for this meeting is found at <https://community.icann.org/x/WpVwAg> https://community.icann.org/x/WpVwAg. FR and ES interpretation has been confirmed for this meeting. All Members of the ALAC and members of the At-Large Community are requested to RSVP their attendance at this call to At-Large Staff ( <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> staff(a)atlarge.icann.org) indicating if they will be joining one of the interpreted channels. IMPORTANT: The 15 Members of the ALAC are encouraged to place any comments they have in the COMMENTS section of the meeting page (see: <https://community.icann.org/x/WpVwAg> https://community.icann.org/x/WpVwAg) or e-mail to the ALAC Working List ( <mailto:alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org> alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org) particularly if they will not be able to attend this meeting. Members of the At-Large Community who wish to have any input or comments on these proposed new RoPs considered at this meeting should send these contributions to one of the ALAC Members from their Region or via email to the Chair of the Rules of Procedure Working Group, Cheryl Langdon-Orr ( <mailto:langdonorr@gmail.com> langdonorr(a)gmail.com) Background on these proposed new ALAC RoPs and opportunity for final ALAC review: This final version of the new ALAC RoP (see: <https://community.icann.org/x/VoYi> https://community.icann.org/x/VoYi and attached) is the product of an extensive process carried out by some 33 members of the At-Large Community (ALAC Members, formal Regional representatives as well as individual ALS and RALO members of the At-Large Community who volunteered to the ALAC Metrics and RoP Review WG(s). These volunteers have, in face-to-face and teleconference meetings of the Working Group (WG) as a whole and of the new Rules section Drafting Teams (DTs), committed well over 500 person-hours in review of the current RoPs and support material including previous versions, discussion of all rules merits, and in drafting of and editing this new Rules proposed text. A summary of who participated in the various RoP meetings can be found at: <https://community.icann.org/x/SgoQAg> https://community.icann.org/x/SgoQAg. In addition, and unfortunately difficult to measure and capture, is an extraordinary amount of time spent by the WG's Drafting Teams (DTs) leadership and section pen-holders (noting each DT was in itself, like the RoP Review WG as a whole, a deliberately regionally balanced group) and even more hours and effort again contributed by several current and previously serving ALAC Members during the final stages of integration and editing of the version you are presented with here. The majority of the ALAC has been directly involved with the Rules of Procedure WG and DTs activities and in several cases served as Leads and/or Pen-Holders for the discussion and drafting, and therefore it is unexpected and doubtful that any significant or substantial omissions or edits will be proposed for discussion either at or before the conference call. Also it is recognised that the ALAC has at its regular meetings been continually appraised of the progress of this Rules Review and also that all business of the Review WG/DTs has been done in an open and transparent manner with archives and records being held and publicly available on the relevant ALAC wiki pages. It must also be noted by the ALAC as a whole and by the wider At-Large Community in general, that virtually every concept and issue relating to these proposed new ALAC RoPs was discussed extensively, prior to any drafting, and often reviewed line by line, mostly over several visits / revisits at several meetings. Anything that was even slightly controversial or where people had differing views was debated and in virtually all cases, what has ended up in these Rules has a strong consensus of those working on the original drafting team and the final reviewers. It is also important to note that several of the 'Adjunct Documents' referred to in these new Rules are not as yet completely finalised nor have they been reviewed (as such) by the ALAC. However, they are all to be drawn from existing ALAC policy and practices and will be shortly available. The vote for the adoption of these new ALAC RoPs does not need to be delayed until they are prepared and circulated, but rather the new RoPs will not come into effect until those Adjunct Documents are all approved by the ALAC. Specific details on the ALAC vote plans and procedures relating to these new ALAC Rules will be discussed during this special ALAC meeting on 19 March 2013, but it is our hope that the vote can commence shortly after the ALAC monthly call on 26 March 2013. Regards, Cheryl Langdon-Orr and Olivier Crepin-Leblond 11 March 2013 ** Kind regards, Heidi Heidi Ullrich Director for At-Large Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Telephone: + 1 (310) 578 - 8647 Fax: +1 (310) 823 - 8649 Cell/Mobile: +1 (310) 437 - 3956

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REMINDER & dial-out?/ ALAC Briefing Session on the RAA - Monday 18 March 2013
by At-Large Staff March 18, 2013

March 18, 2013

Please confirm your dial-out request (with preferred number) to STAFF ONLY: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org Please do not reply to all lists. *********** Dear All, As a means to develop an ALAC policy advice statement on the recently opened Public Comment on the Proposed 2013 RAA (see At-Large Proposed 2013 RAA Posted for Comment Workspace at: https://community.icann.org/x/xZRwAg) Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC, has requested an At-Large Briefing Session on this topic. This Briefing Session is scheduled for Monday, 18 March at 16:30 UTC (see other times at: http://tinyurl.com/atho2yk ). The agenda page, including dial in information, is available at: https://community.icann.org/x/N5dwAg. Adobe Connect: http://icann.adobeconnect.com/alacraa2013/ Guest speakers include Margie Milam, Senior Director, Strategic Initiatives at ICANN; Samantha Eisner, Senior Counsel at ICANN; and Alan Greenberg, ALAC Member from NARALO and ALAC Liaison to the GNSO. There will be a question and answer session as well as information on the schedule for the development of the ALAC policy advice statement. Only ES interpretation will be provided due to insufficient demand in French. Kind regards, Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org One World, One Internet

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Meeting Invitation / ALAC Briefing Session on the RAA - Monday 18 March 2013
by At-Large Staff March 16, 2013

March 16, 2013

Dear All, As a means to develop an ALAC policy advice statement on the recently opened Public Comment on the Proposed 2013 RAA (see At-Large Proposed 2013 RAA Posted for Comment Workspace at: https://community.icann.org/x/xZRwAg) Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC, has requested an At-Large Briefing Session on this topic. This Briefing Session is scheduled for Monday, 18 March at 16:30 UTC (see other times at: http://tinyurl.com/atho2yk ). The agenda page, including dial in information, is available at: https://community.icann.org/x/N5dwAg. Guest speakers include Margie Milam, Senior Director, Strategic Initiatives at ICANN; Samantha Eisner, Senior Counsel at ICANN; and Alan Greenberg, ALAC Member from NARALO and ALAC Liaison to the GNSO. There will be a question and answer session as well as information on the schedule for the development of the ALAC policy advice statement. FR and ES interpretation will be provided upon the receipt by At-Large staff of 3 requests or more for each language (please confirm to STAFF as soon as possible) Kind regards, Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org One World, One Internet

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Re: [AFRI-Discuss] IMPORTANT FY14 AC Budget Request Information and Deadlines
by Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond March 14, 2013

March 14, 2013

Dear All, I am following-up on the message below to remind you of the deadline for FY14 requests from RALOs which is Monday 18 March 2013. When completing your templates, please remember to include deliverables and the rationale why ICANN should fund the activity. (and please make sure you show how the proposal ties up with the ICANN strategy) General Assemblies (GAs) As you know, the ALAC is going to submit a proposal for a second At-Large Summit (ATLAS2) to take place in FY14. The At-Large Summit would include a General Assembly for each of the RALOs. At this point in time, it is therefore redundant for RALOs to ask for a General Assembly this Financial Year. Internet Governance Forum (IGF) workshops Requests for workshops at the IGF will be dependent on the workshops being accepted by the MAG/IGF so make sure that you submit the requests for workshops in time for the IGF schedule, which shows a deadline for the preliminary call for workshop proposals on 22 March 2013. ExCom meeting Due to the shortening of the ICANN meeting week with the Board meeting now on Thursday, the ALAC will be submitting a request to support the ExCom and Liaisons for an extra night at the end of the ICANN Meetings in FY14 (Friday night) so that they may discuss follow-up items and plan strategy for the time between meetings, as it has customarily done on Friday afternoons when the Board meeting was on Friday morning. Finally, the At-Large Finance & Budget Sub-Committee will be holding a call to review *all* requests (and not only the Fast Track ones) on 20 March 2013. Kind regards, Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond Chair of the FBSC On 07/03/2013 16:53, ICANN At-Large Staff wrote: > > Dear All, > > > > As requested on the Finance and Budget Sub-Committee (FBSC)/RALO > Leaders Call of Thursday, 28 February, please find the links to the > key documents for the FY14 AC/SO budget request process: > > > > · *At Large - FY14 Special Budget Request > <https://community.icann.org/display/projfinadhocws/At+Large+-+FY14+Special+…> > - Finance Department's Workspace for At-Large (includes FY14 AC budget > request template)* > > · *At-Large FY14 Budget Development Workspace > <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+FY14+Budget+Developmen…>* > > · *FY14 SO-AC-SG Budget Processv1.xlsx > <https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/40174679/FY14+SO-AC-SG+Bud…>* > > · *FY14 Budget Process - Community Call - 17 Jan.pdf > <https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/40174679/FY14+Budget+Proce…>* > > · *FY14 Special Budget Request Guidelines.docx > <https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/40174679/FY14+Special+Budg…>* > > · *Template - SO-AC-SG FY14 Budget Request.docx > <https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/40174679/Template+-+SO-AC-…>* > > · *Community Additional Budget Request Criteria Matrix.xlsx > <https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/40174679/Community+Additio…>* > > > > *Instructions for submitting AC FY14 requests: * > > 1. Send your completed At-Large FY14 AC budget request template > to Olivier Crepin-Leblond (ocl(a)gih.com <mailto:ocl@gih.com>) and > At-Large staff ( staff(a)atlarge.icann.org > <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>) *by 18 March 2013.* > > *2. *At-Large staff will post the completed At-Large FY14 AC > budget request templates to the *At-Large FY14 Budget Development > Workspace > <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+FY14+Budget+Developmen…>* > > 3. The FBSC will review the completed At-Large FY14 AC budget > request templates during a call on 20 March 2013. > > 4. The FBSC will direct staff to submit the At-Large FY14 AC > budget requests for review by the ICANN Controller. > > 5. ICANN finance staff will confirm and validate your submission > by reviewing and posting your request in the dedicated wiki workspace > within 48 hours of its submission > > * * > > *Deadlines for the of FY14 budget request templates:* > > > > * *Deadline for RALOs to submit all FY14 AC requests to Olivier and > At-Large staff => 18 March 2013* > * *Early vote/decision by April => At-Large to submit to ICANN > Controller by 22 March 2013 **(please note that the early > vote/decision process is for budget requests with activities in > the first month of FY 14 (i.e., July 2013)* > * *Vote/decision by June => At-Large submit to ICANN Controller by > 29 April 2013* > > > > Please let At-Large staff know if you have any questions related to > the FY14 AC Budget Request process. > > > > Regards, > > Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie > Peregrine, and Julia Charvolen > > ICANN Policy Staff in support of the ALAC > > E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> > > > > > > >

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REMINDER: Meeting Invitation / AFRALO Teleconference / 13 March 2013 at 1830 UTC
by Nathalie Peregrine March 13, 2013

March 13, 2013

IMPORTANT - please confirm your dial-out request (with number) or participation via Adobe Connect audio (French). This will allow for a better participation. ------- IMPORTANT - merci de nous confirmer votre dial-out (ainsi que numéro) ou votre participation par Adobe Connect audio (Francais). Ceci nous permettra d'avoir une meilleure participation! ** Version Francaise à la suite de la version Anglaise ** Dear All, The next AFRALO teleconference is scheduled for Wednesday, 13 March 2013 at 18:30 UTC. The draft agenda (to be updated) and call details are available at: https://community.icann.org/x/sQdlAg Adobe Connect: http://icann.adobeconnect.com/afralo Please remember that it is now possible to connect your audio via the AC room, without using your telephone. If you would like a reminder of how to connect please let staff know. *Please CONFIRM your participation AND dial-out if required to staff(a)atlarge.icann.org.*<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org.*> If you are unable to attend the call please send an email indicating your absence and we will note this information on the agenda. Thank You. Regards, ---------- Cher Membres de l'AFRALO, La prochaine téléconférence AFRALO est prévue pour le mercredi 13 Mars à 18:30 UTC. L'ordre du jour (a mettre a jour) et détails de l'appel sont disponible à: https://community.icann.org/x/sQdlAg Adobe Connect: http://icann.adobeconnect.com/afralo Nous vous rappelons que vous pouvez désormais utiliser l'audio de l'Adobe Connect room afin de vous connecter sans utiliser votre ligne téléphonique. Veuillez demander à staff si vous avez besoin d'information à ce sujet. *Merci de nous confirmer votre participation et dial-out - si nécessaire - à staff(a)atlarge.icann.org.*<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org.*> Si vous ne parvenez pas à assister à l'appel, merci de nous envoyer un courriel indiquant votre absence et nous allons en prendre note sur l'ordre du jour. Merci. Cordialement, Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> One World, One Internet

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