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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'>You are cordially invited to attend a webinar on the IANA Stewardship Transition and Enhancing ICANN’s Accountability.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b>When:</b> Tuesday 15 December 2015 at 12.00 – 13.00 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></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b>Where:</b> On Adobe Connect at <a href="https://icann.adobeconnect.com/gse-afr/">https://icann.adobeconnect.com/gse-afr/</a> and over Telephone/Skype (dial-out numbers can be found online <a href="http://adigo.com/icann/">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:justify'><b>Agenda:<o:p></o:p></b></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='margin-left:45.9pt;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width=283 style='width:211.95pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;background:black;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;color:white'>Agenda Item<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width=168 style='width:1.75in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;background:black;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;color:white'>Speaker<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width=127 style='width:94.95pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;background:black;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;color:white'>Time<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr><tr><td width=283 style='width:211.95pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#D9D9D9;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%'><b>Welcome<o:p></o:p></b></p></td><td width=168 style='width:1.75in;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:115%'>Pierre Dandjinou<o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=127 style='width:94.95pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:115%'>12.00 – 12.02<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td width=283 style='width:211.95pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#D9D9D9;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%'><b>Improving Africa's Participation in GAC<o:p></o:p></b></p></td><td width=168 style='width:1.75in;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:115%'><span style='color:black'>Henri Kassen<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=127 style='width:94.95pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:115%'>12.02 – 12.12<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td width=283 style='width:211.95pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#D9D9D9;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%'><b>A General Overview<o:p></o:p></b></p></td><td width=168 style='width:1.75in;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:115%'>Theresa Swinehart<o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=127 style='width:94.95pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:115%'>12.12 – 12.17<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td width=283 style='width:211.95pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#D9D9D9;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%'><b>ICG Update<o:p></o:p></b></p></td><td width=168 style='width:1.75in;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:115%'><span style='color:black'>Manal Ismail<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=127 style='width:94.95pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:115%'>12.17 – 12.27<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td width=283 style='width:211.95pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#D9D9D9;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%'><b>CCWG Accountability Update<o:p></o:p></b></p></td><td width=168 style='width:1.75in;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:115%'>Tijani Ben Jeema<o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=127 style='width:94.95pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:115%'>12.27 – 12.37<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td width=283 style='width:211.95pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#D9D9D9;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%'><b>Q&A<o:p></o:p></b></p></td><td width=168 style='width:1.75in;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:115%'>All<o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=127 style='width:94.95pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:115%'>12.37 – 12.57<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td width=283 style='width:211.95pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#D9D9D9;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%'><b>Closing Remarks<o:p></o:p></b></p></td><td width=168 style='width:1.75in;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:115%'>Baher Esmat<o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=127 style='width:94.95pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:115%'>12.57 – 13.00<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>The call will be conducted in English with live interpretation in French. Questions and interventions can be posted either over the call or as text in the Adobe Connect room, either in English or in French. The language streamed directly into the Adobe Connect room will be the default language of English.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>In order to join the call, you can either;<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span>Join by dialing into a toll-free number of your country as shown at <a href="http://adigo.com/icann/">http://adigo.com/icann/</a> either using a phone or via Skype by dialing one of the toll-free numbers listed in the same link. Once prompted for the conference code, please enter one of the following access codes:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 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><span style='color:#C00000'>9001</span></b> if you wish to join the <u><span style='color:#C00000'>English</span></u> bridge; or<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 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><span style='color:#1F497D'>9002</span></b> if you wish to join the <u><span style='color:#1F497D'>French</span></u> bridge.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span>Join via the Adobe Connect room at <a href="https://icann.adobeconnect.com/gse-afr/">https://icann.adobeconnect.com/gse-afr/</a> where the room provides you with a listen-in option as well as connecting your microphone directly to speak into the call.<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></div></body></html>