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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Friends and Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I invite you to read the below blog posts in Arabic and in English on next steps for the new ICANN Regional Engagement Strategy in the Middle East. Of note are the following two
key points:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">We are inviting regional stakeholders and those with interest in the region to apply for membership to the new Strategy Working Group (SWG). You need to fill out an EoI (attached in the blog) and send to
<a href="mailto:meac.swg@icann.org">meac.swg@icann.org</a>. The deadline for applying is
<b><span style="color:#C00000">Thursday 27 September at 23.59 UTC</span></b>.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">We will be holding two identical webinars on ICANN org's
<a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/strategic-plan-2021-2025-23jun19-en.pdf">
Strategic Plan for FY21-25</a>;</span> <span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Tuesday 17 September 2019 at 16.00 – 17.00 UTC [Webinar link -
<a href="https://icann.zoom.us/j/143419486">https://icann.zoom.us/j/143419486</a>]; and<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Monday 23 September 2019 at 13.00 – 14.00 UTC [Webinar link -
<a href="https://icann.zoom.us/j/825934701">https://icann.zoom.us/j/825934701</a>].<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Arabic Blog >>
<a href="https://go.icann.org/2lFL7ra">https://go.icann.org/2lFL7ra</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">English Blog >>
<a href="https://go.icann.org/2lFLstW">https://go.icann.org/2lFLstW</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We look forward to receiving your applications, and to seeing you at one or both identical webinars.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baher Esmat</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> and
<b>Fahd Batayneh</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Global Stakeholder Engagement, Middle East<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">ICANN<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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