Dear all, ICANN 72 will be held virtually from 25 to 28 October 2021. The ME Space will organize its virtual session there and will discuss a topic that you will choose. Therefore, I propose the following timeline: 23/08 – 04/09 Call for topics 05/09 – 06/09 Announcement of the chosen topic 07/09 – 18/09 Call for drafting team members 19/09 – 02/10 Preparing the first draft 03/10 – 10/10 Comment on the first draft 11/10 - 13/10 Statement modification (if any) according to the received comments 14/10 Last draft to be discussed during the session So, the call for topics starts on Monday 23 August and will be closed on Saturday 04 September at 23:59 UTC. Please give your preferred topics by that deadline. Best ME Space Co-Chairs