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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>For those attending the Global IGF in Istanbul next week, below is ICANN’s participation at the event. Feel free to drop by to attend and to get to know some of the ICANN staff.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Fahd Batayneh<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>ICANN<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Sent:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Tuesday, August 26, 2014 3:35 AM<br><b>Subject:</b> ICANN News Alert -- ICANN at the Internet Governance Forum | International Convention and Exhibition Center, Istanbul, Turkey, September 2-5 2014<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:8.0pt 8.0pt 8.0pt 8.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.icann.org/"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=94 height=94 id="_x0000_i1028" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CFC119.408F73C0" alt=ICANN></span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>News Alert<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2014-08-25-en">https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2014-08-25-en</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style='margin-top:15.0pt'><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div></div><h2 style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>ICANN at the Internet Governance Forum | International Convention and Exhibition Center, Istanbul, Turkey, September 2-5 2014<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>25 August 2014<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/assets/igf-istanbul-1020x406-25aug14-en.png"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=1020 height=506 id="_x0000_i1027" src="cid:image002.png@01CFC119.408F73C0" alt="Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Istanbul, Turkey | 2 – 5 September 2014"></span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=clearboth align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>ICANN</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> looks forward to participating in this year's <a href="http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/">9th Internet Governance Forum (IGF)</a> meeting in <a href="http://www.igf2014.org.tr/about.istanbul.html">Istanbul, Turkey</a>. The overarching theme of the Istanbul meeting is: <a href="http://www.igf2014.org.tr/about.igf.html"><em><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Connecting Continents for Enhanced Multistakeholder Internet Governance</span></b></em></a>. This year's meeting will build on previous IGFs and further the dialogue on Internet governance and emerging Internet issues. It will also build on the success of NETmundial and promote its outcomes. ICANN believes that the IGF plays an effective role in fostering global multistakeholder cooperation in Internet governance and strongly supports its continuation beyond its 2015 mandate.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>IGF Istanbul 2014 News<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Coming soon.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Video/Pictures<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Coming soon.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Quick Links<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.igf2014.org.tr/index.html">IGF Istanbul 2014</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.igf2014.org.tr/programme.html">IGF Istanbul Program Guide</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.igf2014.org.tr/venue.html">IGF Istanbul 2014 Forum Venue Information (İstanbul Lütfi Kırdar – ICEC)</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.igf2014.org.tr/faq.html">FAQ</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/">IGF website</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>About the IGF (from the IGF website)<o:p></o:p></span></h3><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/assets/igf-logo-207x70-25aug14-en.png"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=207 height=70 id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image003.png@01CFC119.408F73C0" alt="Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Logo"></span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The IGF is an open forum for multistakeholder dialogue on public policy issues related to key elements of Internet governance aimed at promoting the multistakeholder Internet governance approach to ensure sustainability, robustness, security, stability and development of the Internet. The United Nations Secretary-General formally announced the establishment of the IGF in July 2006 and the first meeting was convened in October/November 2006.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>ICANN Participation in Pre-IGF and Other Events (including Main Focus Sessions)<o:p></o:p></span></h3><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;background:#DEDEDE;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Date<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-left:none;background:#DEDEDE;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Time<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td style='border:solid 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style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>NETmundial Session<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Meeting Venue<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>1-Sept<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>1400-1600<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td 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style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Internet Technical Community Reception<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://istanbul.intercontinental.com.tr/en/general/default.asp">Istanbul Intercontinental</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>4-Sept<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>0930-1230<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Evolution of Internet Governance Ecosystem/Role of the IGF – Reaction to NETmundial + CSTD + WSIS, ITU and other fora <o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Meeting Venue<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>4-Sept<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>1430-1600<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Best Practices Forum wrap-up<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.kempinski.com/en/istanbul/ciragan-palace/welcome/">Ciragan Palace</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>5-Sept<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>0930-1100<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>IANA Functions: NTIA's Stewardship Transition and ICANN's Accountability Process<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Meeting Venue<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div><h3 style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>ICANN Participation at Istanbul IGF Workshops and Open Forums (Meeting Venue)<o:p></o:p></span></h3><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;background:#DEDEDE;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Date<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-left:none;background:#DEDEDE;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Time<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-left:none;background:#DEDEDE;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Event Title<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>2-Sept<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>1100-1230<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/open-forum-requests/details/7/126/open-forums-icann-governmental-advisory-committee-gac">GAC Open Forum</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>3-Sept<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>0900-1030<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/wks2014/index.php/proposal/view_public_duplicate/23">Accountability in Multistakeholder Governance Regime ICANN</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>3-Sept<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>0900-1030<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/wks2014/index.php/proposal/view_public_duplicate/152">Internet Governance: Challenges, Issues and Roles</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>3-Sept<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>1100-1230<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/wks2014/index.php/proposal/view_public_duplicate/31">Internet Governance: a case for variable geometry?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>3-Sept<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>1100-1230<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/wks2014/index.php/proposal/view_public/107">Internet blocking: When well intentioned measures go too far</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>3-Sept<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>1100-1230<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/wks2014/index.php/proposal/view_public_duplicate/139">Evaluating MS Mechanisms to Address Governance Issues</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>3-Sept<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>1100-1230<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/wks2014/index.php/proposal/view_public_duplicate/185">ICANN Globalization and the Affirmation of Commitments</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>3-Sept<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>1430-1600<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/wks2014/index.php/proposal/view_public/11">Languages on the move: Deploying multilingualism in the net</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>3-Sept<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>1430-1600<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/wks2014/index.php/proposal/view_public_duplicate/191">ICANN Globalization in an Evolving IG Ecosystem</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>4-Sept<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>0900-1030<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/wks2014/index.php/proposal/view_public_duplicate/136">Internet as an engine of growth and development</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>4-Sept<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>1100-1230<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/wks2014/index.php/proposal/view_public_duplicate/159">Global Public Interest of the Internet</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>4-Sept<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>1430-1600<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/open-forum-requests/details/7/147/open-forums-internet-corporation-for-assigned-names-and-numbers">ICANN Open Forum</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>4-Sept<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>1430-1600<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/wks2014/index.php/proposal/view_public/96">Accountability challenges facing Internet governance today</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>4-Sept<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>1430-1600<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/wks2014/index.php/proposal/view_public/153">Institutionalizing the "Clearing House" Function</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>4-Sept<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>1630-1800<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/wks2014/index.php/proposal/view_public/114">Developing countries participation in ICANN policies: GNSO</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>4-Sept<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>1630-1800<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span 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