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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'>FYI…<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'>ICANN’s next Quarterly Stakeholder Report call on April 23 at 15.00 UTC. If interested to attend, please register at <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Sf9hDLKr3oS1gzVnBsCmdkMoXoqWG0ZJynBJFdLASQM/viewform?c=0&w=1">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Sf9hDLKr3oS1gzVnBsCmdkMoXoqWG0ZJynBJFdLASQM/viewform?c=0&w=1</a>.<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"'> Wednesday, March 18, 2015 11:50 PM<br><b>Subject:</b> ICANN News Alert -- ICANN Quarterly Stakeholder Report - Register for the Q3 Call on 23 April 2015<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_i1026" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D0623C.E7390D20" 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-2015-03-18-en">https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-03-18-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 Quarterly Stakeholder Report - Register for the Q3 Call on 23 April 2015<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"'>18 March 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>ICANN has announced its FY15 Q3 Stakeholder Call, which will take place on 23 April at 15:00 UTC. The call will cover how ICANN has progressed against its strategic and operating plans for the Quarter ending 31 March 2015.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please click here <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Sf9hDLKr3oS1gzVnBsCmdkMoXoqWG0ZJynBJFdLASQM/viewform?c=0&w=1">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Sf9hDLKr3oS1gzVnBsCmdkMoXoqWG0ZJynBJFdLASQM/viewform?c=0&w=1</a> to register for the call and to receive joining instructions,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The call is open for all to attend, including press, and there will be ample time for Questions & Answers (Q&A). A recording of the call will also be available online on the ICANN website <a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/quarterly-reports-2014-11-13-en">here</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>These calls were set up to enhance ICANN's accountability and transparency efforts by making it easy to follow ICANN's progress toward fulfilling its mission of keeping the Internet secure, stable and interoperable.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>More information<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please visit the Reporting page on the ICANN website <a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/quarterly-reports-2014-11-13-en">here</a> from 24 hours before the call to pre-read the presentation. You can also find other useful recourses and background information on this page, as well as archived transcripts and recordings of all previous Quarterly Stakeholder Calls.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Agenda<o:p></o:p></span></h3><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>10 min<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-left:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>President's Overview</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br><em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Fadi Chehadé, President and CEO</span></em><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"'>10 min<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><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Policy Update</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br><em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>David Olive, VP Policy Development Support</span></em><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"'>15 min<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><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Management Update</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br><em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Tarek Kamel, Sr. Advisor to President, GSE</span></em><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"'>10 min<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><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Finance Update</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br><em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Xavier Calvez, CFO</span></em><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"'>30 min<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><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Q&A</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br><em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>All</span></em><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>