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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>Friends and Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>Today marks day 4 of the ICANN 53 meeting in Buenos Aires, and so I wanted to bring to your attention some sessions that might be of interest to you:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span><b>ASO Address Council Public Meeting and Workshop</b> | 11.45 – 13.15 UTC | <a href="http://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/schedule/wed-aso-council">http://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/schedule/wed-aso-council</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span><b>AoC and Organizational Reviews: Supporting ICANN Accountability</b> | 13.30 – 15.00 UTC | <a href="http://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/schedule/wed-aoc-org-reviews">http://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/schedule/wed-aoc-org-reviews</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span><b>CCWG-Accountability Working Session 2</b> | 18.30 – 21.30 UTC | <a href="http://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/schedule/wed-ccwg-accountability">http://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/schedule/wed-ccwg-accountability</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span><b>IDN Program Update</b> | 13.30 – 14.45 UTC | <a href="http://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/schedule/wed-idn">http://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/schedule/wed-idn</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span><b>IDN Root Zone LGR Workshop</b> | 16.00 – 17.15 UTC | <a href="http://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/schedule/wed-lgr">http://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/schedule/wed-lgr</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span><b>ICANN Operations Update</b> | 12.00 – 13.15 UTC | <a href="http://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/schedule/wed-icann-operations">http://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/schedule/wed-icann-operations</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span><b>DNSSEC Workshop</b> | 12.00 – 18.15 UTC | <a href="http://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/schedule/wed-dnssec">http://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/schedule/wed-dnssec</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span><b>ccNSO Members Meeting Day 2</b> | 12.0 – 18.30 UTC | <a href="http://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/schedule/wed-ccnso-members">http://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/schedule/wed-ccnso-members</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span><b>NCSG - ICANNs Corporate and Social Responsibility to Respect Human Rights</b> | 12.30 – 14.00 UTC | <a href="http://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/schedule/wed-ncsg-human-rights">http://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/schedule/wed-ncsg-human-rights</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span><b>NCSG-CC Working Party on Human Rights</b> | 20.00 – 21.00 UTC | <a href="http://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/schedule/wed-ccwp-human-rights">http://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/schedule/wed-ccwp-human-rights</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span><b>ccNSO Council Meeting</b> | 19.00 – 21.30 UTC | <a href="http://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/schedule/wed-ccnso-council">http://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/schedule/wed-ccnso-council</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>As you can see, the agenda for today is fully packed with various sessions covering diverse topics. All sessions above have Remote Participation facilities.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>You can find the full agenda of the meeting at <a href="http://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/schedule-full">http://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/schedule-full</a>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>Fahd Batayneh<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>ICANN<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><img border=0 width=1000 height=500 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.png@01D0AE75.A1EEE8E0" alt="cid:image001.png@01D0AE75.A1EEE8E0"><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>