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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear all / Bonjour à tous</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:red">EN: </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">
<b>ICANN 61 welcome ceremony</b> is scheduled for Monday March 12, 2018 from 13:00 to 14:00 UTC (09:00-10:00 in San Jose). Please Note that you can join remotely
<a href="https://61.schedule.icann.org/meetings/647615">https://61.schedule.icann.org/meetings/647615</a> .
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Full agenda for ICANN 61 at <a href="https://61.schedule.icann.org/meetings">
https://61.schedule.icann.org/meetings</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:red">FR: </span>
<span lang="FR" style="font-size:11.0pt">la cérémonie d’ouverture de ICANN 61 aura lieu le lundi 12 Mars 2018 de 13 :00 à 14 :00 UTC (09 :00-10 :00 à San Jose)</span><span lang="FR">. Vous pouvez y participer à distance
</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://61.schedule.icann.org/meetings/647615">https://61.schedule.icann.org/meetings/647615</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:11.0pt">Le programme de toutes les sessions est disponible à
<a href="https://61.schedule.icann.org/meetings">https://61.schedule.icann.org/meetings</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:11.0pt">Thanks / Merci</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Yaovi Atohoun</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Stakeholder Engagement and Operations Manager- Africa; ICANN</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Tel. +229 66015649/65209067</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">www.icann.org</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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