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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'>Another gentle reminder of the “IANA Stewardship Transition and ICANN’s Accountability” webinar on December 22.00 at 16.00 UTC.<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, December 16, 2014 1:30 AM<br><b>Subject:</b> ICANN News Alert -- Join Us for the Middle East’s First Regional Webinar on the IANA Stewardship Transition and ICANN’s Accountability<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 style='text-align:justify'><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_i1026" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D0191C.9ADF79A0" 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-2014-12-15-en">https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-12-15-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"'>Join Us for the Middle East’s First Regional Webinar on the IANA Stewardship Transition and ICANN’s Accountability<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"'>15 December 2014<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The ICANN Middle East team invites you to participate in the first regional webinar on the IANA Stewardship and ICANN's Accountability. There will also be an opportunity to contribute to the discussion.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='text-align:justify'><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>When:</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Monday, 22 December 2014 at 1600 UTC (for time conversions, please refer to the link at <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/">http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='text-align:justify'><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Where:</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Adobe Connect at <a href="https://icann.adobeconnect.com/meswg">https://icann.adobeconnect.com/meswg</a> and over Telephone/Skype (dial-out numbers can be found online at <a href="http://adigo.com/icann/">http://adigo.com/icann/</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The call will be conducted in English and there will be real-time Arabic translation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td colspan=3 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"'>Agenda<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#DEDEDE;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Time</span></strong><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;background:#DEDEDE;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Slot Name</span></strong><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;background:#DEDEDE;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Speaker</span></strong><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#EFEFEF;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>16.00 – 16.05<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"'>Welcome note<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"'>Baher Esmat, <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>VP, Stakeholder Engagement, Middle East – ICANN</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#EFEFEF;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>16.05 – 16.25<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"'>Overview of the IANA Stewardship Transition and ICANN Accountability processes <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"'>Theresa Swinehart, <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Senior Advisor to the President on Global Strategy</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#EFEFEF;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>16.25 – 16.45<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"'>The IANA Coordination Group (ICG)<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"'>Manal Ismail, <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Director, International Technical Coordination, National Telecom Regulatory Authority – NTRA </span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Mohammed Elbashir, <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Technical Department Manager – ictQatar</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#EFEFEF;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>16.45 – 17.25<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"'>Q&A<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"'>Open Floor<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#EFEFEF;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>17.25 – 17.30<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"'>Closing Remarks<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"'>Baher Esmat, <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>VP, Stakeholder Engagement, Middle East – ICANN</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div><p style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Questions and interventions can be made in either language, and can be posted either over the call, or as text in the Adobe Connect room.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>In order to join the call, you can either:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Request for dial-out assistance</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>. Please send your <u>name</u>, a <u>phone number</u> you want to be called at and your <u>language preference</u> to <a href="mailto:meswg@icann.org">meswg@icann.org</a>, no later than 20 December 2014 at 23.59 UTC; or<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Join by dialing into a toll-free number for your country as shown at <a href="http://adigo.com/icann/">http://adigo.com/icann/</a> either using a telephone or via Skype Call one of the toll-free numbers listed in the same link (toll-free numbers do NOT show an 'L', 'M', or 'T' in front of them). Once you are prompted for the conference code, please enter <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>47139</span></strong> if you wish to join the <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Arabic</span></strong> channel or <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>83137</span></strong> if you wish to join the <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>English</span></strong> channel.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></body></html>