Hi all During our upcoming prep call we will have the opportunity to consider both the Council's meeting with the GAC and that with the Board at ICANN 85. In the case of the meeting with the Board, we have received the following questions, of which we can either answer both or select one. We'll discuss shortly. During the meeting in Mumbai, we will listen carefully to your specific needs during our bilateral sessions. In keeping with our established practice, we would like to ask the following questions of your group in advance of our joint session. Please choose one of those questions if you don't feel you have the time to address both: 1. The ICANN Five Year FY26-30 Strategic plan highlights priorities that support ICANN's vision for 2030. The annual strategy review program is launching at ICANN85. o This program provides a structured way to assess whether updates to the FY26-30 Strategic Plan are needed, to reflect changes in the external environment and ICANN's internal capability From your perspective, what is the top emerging trend that may impact ICANN that you think the Board should consider? 2. How is your group participating in the Review of Reviews Cross Community Group and what are your thoughts on how the proposals to date are evolving reviews to be more fit for purpose and sustainable? In particular, would you share your views on the respective roles of self-assessment (as in the Continuous Improvement Program) and contemplated assessment of SOs and ACs by the broader community in the context of a Reviews program? We kindly request that you send any questions you would like the Board to address during our face-to-face meetings to Board Operations (board-ops-team@icann.org<mailto:board-ops-team@icann.org>) no later than Wednesday 25th February. Given the limited time available for the discussion, please prioritize your questions. Susan Susan Payne Head of Legal Policy [cid:image001.png@01DCA19A.6AE99240]<https://comlaude.com/> 28 Little Russell Street, London WC1A 2HN, UK T +44 (0) 20 7421 8250 D +44 (0) 20 74218 255 comlaude.com<http://comlaude.com> Follow us on LinkedIn<https://t-uk.xink.io/Tracking/Index/pRkAAA98AADw_RQA0> and Youtube<https://t-uk.xink.io/Tracking/Index/ZxkAAA98AADw_RQA0> [cid:image002.png@01DCA19A.6AE99240]<https://www.linkedin.com/company/com-laude> [cid:image003.png@01DCA19A.6AE99240] <https://twitter.com/comlaude?lang=en> [cid:image004.png@01DCA19A.6AE99240] <https://www.facebook.com/ComLaude/> [cid:image005.png@01DCA19A.6AE99240] <https://www.youtube.com/@comlaude> [cid:image006.jpg@01DCA19A.6AE99240] ________________________________ The contents of this email and any attachments are confidential to the intended recipient. They may not be disclosed, used by or copied in any way by anyone other than the intended recipient. If you have received this message in error, please return it to the sender (deleting the body of the email and attachments in your reply) and immediately and permanently delete it. Please note that Com Laude Group Limited (the "Com Laude Group") does not accept any responsibility for viruses and it is your responsibility to scan or otherwise check this email and any attachments. The Com Laude Group does not accept liability for statements which are clearly the sender's own and not made on behalf of the group or one of its member entities. The Com Laude Group is a limited company registered in England and Wales with company number 10689074 and registered office at 28 Little Russell Street, London, WC1A 2HN England. The Com Laude Group includes Nom-IQ Limited t/a Com Laude, a company registered in England and Wales with company number 5047655 and registered office at 28 Little Russell Street, London, WC1A 2HN England; Valideus Limited, a company registered in England and Wales with company number 6181291 and registered office at 28 Little Russell Street, London, WC1A 2HN England; Demys Limited, a company registered in Scotland with company number SC197176 and registered office at 15 William Street, South West Lane, Edinburgh, EH3 7LL Scotland; Consonum, Inc. dba Com Laude USA and Valideus USA, a corporation incorporated in the State of Washington and principal office address at Suite 332, Securities Building, 1904 Third Ave, Seattle, WA 98101; Com Laude (Japan) Corporation, a company registered in Japan with company number 0100-01-190853 and registered office at 1-3-21 Shinkawa, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0033, Japan; Com Laude Domain ESP S.L.U., a company registered in Spain and registered office address at Calle Barcas 2, 2, Valencia, 46002, Spain. For further information see www.comlaude.com<https://comlaude.com>