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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#FF1213'>WEBINAR Conducted in English with Spanish and French interpretation</span></b></span><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Final Report Overview and Discussion - Joint Applicant Support Working Group (JAS WG)</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>In order to participate, please RSVP via email to the GNSO Secretariat (<a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org"><span style='color:black'>gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</span></a>) to receive the call details and </span></b><b><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1E39F6'>specify which language channel</span></u></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1E39F6'> </span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>(English, Spanish or French) as well as</span></b><b><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1E39F6'> the time you wish to join.</span></u></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>In this webinar, members from the Joint Applicant Support Working Group (JAS WG) will provide ICANN stakeholder groups with an overview of the Final Report.. This report presents a proposal for ICANN to support new gTLD applicants coming from developing nations and is under consideration by ALAC and the GNSO. The report will also be available for public comment in the near future. Amongst other topics, updates will be provided on:</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>a) When should support be provided?</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>b) Who should be approved to receive support?</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>c) How should Support Candidates be evaluated?</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>d) What support specifically should be offered?</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>e) How should the overall support process work?</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>f) How would the support process relate to the gTLD Applicant Guidebook (AG) process?</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:35.4pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The webinar will take place on <b>September 19th at 12.00 UTC and 22.00 UTC</b> The two sessions are duplicates, scheduled to accommodate different time zones. The recording will be made available shortly after Sept 19 for the community members that are not able to attend any of the scheduled times. </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>Each session, scheduled to run for 90 minutes, will be conducted in English with interpretation in Spanish and French. </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The meeting will be run in Adobe Connect with a slide presentation along with a dial-in conference bridge for audio.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>At this time, the Final Report is available in English only. Translations into Spanish, French, Chinese, Arabic and Russian will be made available prior to the ICANN Dakar meeting (October 23-28). </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Participants will have opportunity to ask questions at the end of each session. During the course of the webinar, questions may be submitted using the chat function of Adobe Connect. If you are not able to participate in either of the live sessions, the recording of the session will be made available shortly after the meeting. The policy staff is always available to answer any questions that you email to <a href="mailto:policy-staff@icann.org">policy-staff@icann.org</a>.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>In order to participate, please RSVP via email to the GNSO Secretariat (<a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org">gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</a>) to receive the call details. Please indicate which call you would like to join, <b>September 19th at 12.00 UTC and 22.00</b> <b>UTC</b> (to convert those times into your local time, see: <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedform.html">http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedform.html</a>) </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FF1213'>and which language channel</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> (English, Spanish or French). We will send you an e-mail reminder before the event with log-in and dial-in details. Please DO NOT RSVP to any other ICANN staff members e-mail address.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>