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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">ICANN is extending an invite to the ICANN Vendor Conference for the 2026 Round. This webinar will provide prospective bidders and contracted vendors
with an overview of the 2026 Round and ICANN's business needs for the Round, including why panels and panelists are required, the types of service areas for which vendor support is needed, and estimated timelines for when work will begin. A webinar recording
will be published after the event. Please note that we will reserve time for questions from the participants in a structured Q&A format. We will <b>not </b>be able to answer questions about specific RFPs, nor will we address questions related to any specific
vendor.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Date and Time:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="background:yellow">10 February 2026 15:00 UTC; 7:00AM Pacific</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Please Register for the Zoom Meeting</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://icann.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CBoYyfWXSfO_5U26EVDjuQ" title="https://icann.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CBoYyfWXSfO_5U26EVDjuQ"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#0563C1"><span lang="EN-US">https://icann.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CBoYyfWXSfO_5U26EVDjuQ</span></span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">For additional information on the 2026 Round, Vendor Management highly recommends these other webinars that can be found at this website: <a href="https://newgtldprogram.icann.org/en/resources/webinarspresentations/2026" target="_blank" title="https://newgtldprogram.icann.org/en/resources/webinarspresentations/2026"><span style="color:#0563C1">https://newgtldprogram.icann.org/en/resources/webinarspresentations/2026</span></a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:11.0pt">Thanks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Yaovi Atohoun<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Director Stakeholder Engagement & Operations for Africa – ICANN<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">www.icann.org<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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