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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Dear ICG members,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Please see the following session that may be of interest to the ICG:<span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Original announcement: <a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-23-en">https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-23-en</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid #CFCFCF 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;background:white'><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;border:none;padding:0in;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:1.31rem;padding:1rem;widows: 1'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Update on the IANA Stewardship Transition and ICANN Accountability<o:p></o:p></span></h1></div><div><p style='background:white'><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Date:</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'> Tuesday 5</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'>th</span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'> May 2015<br><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Time:</span></strong> 12:00 UTC<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:1.31rem;padding:0.75rem 0px 0.5rem'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'>AGENDA SUMMARY:<o:p></o:p></span></h3><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=1875 style='width:562.5pt;border-collapse:collapse;box-sizing: border-box;border-spacing: 0px;margin:1rem auto 15px;min-height: 0.00999999977648258%'><tr style='box-sizing: border-box'><td style='border:solid black 1.0pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='color:white'>Time</span></strong><span style='color:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border:solid black 1.0pt;border-left:none;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='color:white'>Event</span></strong><span style='color:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border:solid black 1.0pt;border-left:none;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='color:white'>Speaker</span></strong><span style='color:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='box-sizing: border-box;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial'><td valign=top style='border:solid black 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#ECF0F1;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;box-sizing: border-box;padding:0.75rem'><p class=MsoNormal>12.00 – 12.05<o:p></o:p></p></td><td valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;background:#ECF0F1;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;box-sizing: border-box;padding:0.75rem'><p class=MsoNormal>Welcome note<o:p></o:p></p></td><td valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;background:#ECF0F1;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;box-sizing: border-box;padding:0.75rem'><p class=MsoNormal>Baher Esmat, <strong>VP, Stakeholder Engagement, Middle East – ICANN</strong><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='box-sizing: border-box'><td valign=top style='border:solid black 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;box-sizing: border-box;padding:0.75rem'><p class=MsoNormal>12.05 – 12.25<o:p></o:p></p></td><td valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;box-sizing: border-box;padding:0.75rem'><p class=MsoNormal>Overview of the IANA Stewardship Transition and ICANN Accountability processes<o:p></o:p></p></td><td valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;box-sizing: border-box;padding:0.75rem'><p class=MsoNormal>Theresa Swinehart, <strong>Senior Advisor to the President on Global Strategy</strong><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='box-sizing: border-box;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial'><td valign=top style='border:solid black 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#ECF0F1;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;box-sizing: border-box;padding:0.75rem'><p class=MsoNormal>12.25 – 12.45<o:p></o:p></p></td><td valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;background:#ECF0F1;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;box-sizing: border-box;padding:0.75rem'><p class=MsoNormal>The IANA Coordination Group (ICG)<o:p></o:p></p></td><td valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;background:#ECF0F1;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;box-sizing: border-box;padding:0.75rem'><p class=MsoNormal>Mohammed El Bashir, <strong>ICG Co-Chair</strong><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='box-sizing: border-box'><td valign=top style='border:solid black 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;box-sizing: border-box;padding:0.75rem'><p class=MsoNormal>12.45 – 13.25<o:p></o:p></p></td><td valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;box-sizing: border-box;padding:0.75rem'><p class=MsoNormal>Q&A<o:p></o:p></p></td><td valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;box-sizing: border-box;padding:0.75rem'><p class=MsoNormal>Open Floor<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='box-sizing: border-box;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial'><td valign=top style='border:solid black 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#ECF0F1;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;box-sizing: border-box;padding:0.75rem'><p class=MsoNormal>13.25 – 13.30<o:p></o:p></p></td><td valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;background:#ECF0F1;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;box-sizing: border-box;padding:0.75rem'><p class=MsoNormal>Closing Remarks<o:p></o:p></p></td><td valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;background:#ECF0F1;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;box-sizing: border-box;padding:0.75rem'><p class=MsoNormal>Baher Esmat, <strong>VP, Stakeholder Engagement, Middle East – ICANN</strong><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:1.25rem'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Questions and interventions can be made in either Arabic or English over the phone or posted as text in the Adobe Connect room. <a href="https://icann.adobeconnect.com/meswg"><span style='color:#0088CC;text-decoration:none'>https://icann.adobeconnect.com/meswg</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:1.31rem;padding:0.75rem 0px 0.5rem'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'>HOW TO JOIN:<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='margin-left:51.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:1.25rem'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Request for dial-out assistance</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'>. Please send your <u>name</u>, the <u>phone number</u> you want to be called at and your <u>language preference</u> to <a href="mailto:meswg@icann.org"><span style='color:#0088CC;text-decoration:none'>meswg@icann.org</span></a>, no later than May 3rd at 23:59 UTC.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-left:51.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:1.25rem'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Join by dialing the toll-free number for your country as shown at <a href="http://adigo.com/icann/"><span style='color:#0088CC;text-decoration:none'>http://adigo.com/icann/</span></a> toll-free numbers do NOT show an 'L', 'M', or 'T' in front of them). Once you are prompted for the conference code, <strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>enter:</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt;box-sizing: border-box'><p style='margin-left:51.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:1.25rem'><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'>47139 - Arabic</span></strong><b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>83137 - English</span></strong></span></b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p></blockquote></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></body></html>