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<div style="text-align:justify" align="justify"><span style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(209,109,8);font-weight:bold;font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">Dear Colleagues,</span></div>
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<div style="text-align:justify" align="justify"><span style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">I trust you are staying safe and maintaining all safety precautions during this period of pandemic which has impacted us all one way or the other. On behalf of the AFRALO Leadership (Myself, Aziz and Sarah), this quarter has been a source of hope that we will get through this global challenge stronger as the various countries and economies commenced relaxation of their lockdown protocols. AFRALO has continued her activities during this quarter and here are some of the current and ongoing activities of the RALO.</span></div>
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<div style="text-align:justify" align="justify"><span style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">In the Q2 update I indicated that we will develop implementation details of our FY21 Outreach and Engagement plan within and I am glad to inform you that the plan is now done and we have started implementation of some of its items. The 9 action points are hereby listed below:</span></div>
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<li style="text-align:justify;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">Increase the number of AFRALO members who are deeply engaged in and At-Large activities including At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) and ICANN policy advice.</span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">Encourage the greater participation of AFRALO members through in-reach activities.</span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">Participate in remote based events (and physical when feasible) across Africa and especially in countries without ALSes to make adequate outreach to bring them into ICANN Arena: a) African Internet organizations and make them interested in joining AFRALO as ALSes; b) Non-affiliated African individuals and make them interested in becoming AFRALO Individual members.</span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">Make presentations about topics under discussion in ICANN to highlight the AfriCANN community effective participation in policy discussions.</span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">Exhibit ICANN structures information, activities and working methods.</span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">Where feasible organize local events, in partnership with local ALSes, to promote universal acceptance, DNSSEC and cybersecurity skills and enhance AFRALO members’ engagement in their respective countries.</span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">Continue to identify universities and academic institutions, organize discussions with students and teachers about Internet Governance and build young people’s interest in joining ICANN.</span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">Identify AFRALO role model leaders who will coach new members towards ICANN leadership positions.</span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">Share AFRALO ATLAS III Ambassadors’ best practices.</span></li>
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<span style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">With the completion of the implementation plan, our activities regarding outreach and engagement will be around the 9 action points stated above which we will be executing until 2021 the action points will be implemented with respect to the realities of the restrictions that we now have due to COVID-19. In view of these we continue to welcome volunteers to join us in executing the plan. More info can be found at this link </span><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Faw_vcm0ofHSyD2JN0GAJcitYu2eXBevQouJUwz7fYl9hH9xo0_9fKvI3KQrcF1B3RpP6-OUoXercvowCVVfL9eJhgoOVRDjNXnS9RRadtiHzi1Qhq7X3thgMPy6fR9KUCj4Th8c2bRbqolR9Q79fYEa4KL_hrdH&c=OlZNGRYVbb1g9HM_mKe6sy7lJzXnfNqBQvGm2e7PDRUSD5NOvdKlvA==&ch=W7cJCVlB7hFAoQEQSBIFyQjIa9mAr1HUGIh1RnJsLpU0yEi17d9XyQ==" rel="noopener noreferrer noreferrer" style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(209,109,8);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">here</a><span style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">.</span>
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<div style="text-align:justify" align="justify"><span style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">It is no longer news that ICANN69 will be held virtually and I guess we are getting used to this and getting better at it as well. The last two remote based ICANN meetings (ICANN67 and ICANN68) were a success, ICANN69 however will be a special one as it is the first virtual annual general meeting (AGM) as well, which is usually the largest meeting of ICANN and we trust that it will be a great experience. As usual we will hold a Joint AFRALO-AfrICANN meeting, and discussion on the topic will be circled around Universal Acceptance. The session will also provide us the opportunity to hear from our GSE team, ALAC leadership, ICANN’s President and CEO and ICANN Board members from Africa.</span></div>
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<div style="text-align:justify" align="justify"><span style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">Let me use this opportunity to recognise our outgoing and incoming leaders: </span></div>
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<div style="text-align:justify" align="justify"><span style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">Tijani BEN JEMAA has been one of the fathers of AFRALO, contributing many years of selfless service to AFRALO development and the entire ICANN community, Tijani’s term on ALAC will end at ICANN69. I would like to thank Tijani for his enormous contribution to AFRALO, At-Large and ICANN as a whole, while I trust that he will remain close to the community. </span></div>
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<div style="text-align:justify" align="justify"><span style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">Secretary, Sarah Kiden, will end her term at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) as well and I would like to use this opportunity to thank her for her services these last four years during her two two-year terms. I wish her all the best as she takes on her new role as ALAC member from AFRALO.</span></div>
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<div style="text-align:justify" align="justify"><span style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">Hadia El Miniawi was our representative on NomCom and I would like to thank her for her service both on NomCom and also on the Expedited Policy Development Process (EPDP). </span></div>
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<div style="text-align:justify" align="justify"><span style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">I welcome Mr. Abdeldjalil Bachar Bong who will be taking up the role of AFRALO Secretary at the end of AGM and look forward to his continued service to the community in that role. </span></div>
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<div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">AFRALO is the home of the individual Internet user community for the African region. It provides news, key resources and interactive information sharing tools for individuals and end-user groups in the African region who are interested in ICANN and in shaping the future of the Internet. </span></div>
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<li style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Build Internet policy making capacity in the region </span></li>
<li style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Reach out to Internet users on the issues in the scope of ICANN </span></li>
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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Represent users’ interests and defining public interest aspects of Internet governance with specific focus on the areas of </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold">privacy, transparency, and accountability </span>
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<li style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Identify social impacts of technical infrastructure design </span></li>
<li style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Take cultural diversity into account when formulating technical standards (e.g. IDN implementation) </span></li>
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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">Announced that </span><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Faw_vcm0ofHSyD2JN0GAJcitYu2eXBevQouJUwz7fYl9hH9xo0_9fKtzsGnHiYfLcpRqpvB__SqOXfj00n84mAkpzD_sM0OuzzpWM4VNG33OZoxqXRr71fr_G4tacJgAYRA_dxwbWuqdWG9js_3R9S6sPTDFWVBiFfPiHhtFXMer_3Ro14zS539MDcvA4xSw6424_Q9c1D7nHD0z6aXGs01S40eFnmYAvdbiYaSKtn9dBpIwsGr9rMt_XycyxP-jDrimJQ2HKdOrHFls5DJLUp6O0ArrvOP8Sx6bEkivFE8TIZqgn8UAyhuJ1EM_KQSsn3L21Xsx6M1cyoye4ICYtdtM1l6yRXIcmDT2oEoXt93uC-H5tr-fQIJS43T4m8qxRmYrI3UWqjjhAgAR5iGQEUZQaJvqnr2VOtrOhTNY4h8GJAI6VQt1iFAdLNq9H0grVOUv2NPk4LyWuATDBsXmEG85NzVNgunImpAf5Oq31DPLc2etZQNYxA==&c=OlZNGRYVbb1g9HM_mKe6sy7lJzXnfNqBQvGm2e7PDRUSD5NOvdKlvA==&ch=W7cJCVlB7hFAoQEQSBIFyQjIa9mAr1HUGIh1RnJsLpU0yEi17d9XyQ==" rel="noopener noreferrer noreferrer" style="color:rgb(209,109,8);font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">ICANN75, the Annual General Meeting will be held</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif"> on September 17-22, 2022 at the </span><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Faw_vcm0ofHSyD2JN0GAJcitYu2eXBevQouJUwz7fYl9hH9xo0_9fBiUY7cAql_TjqZkN6XReMQll3CyQaOenrfkxvVaBEonkI---alS41uZwj6PItkJjCoM4PhF5W7q7I-V8LEzqdgtexfLMvA_eSHcYu2fDTWdUOPpvgdJNytQqrAZO-IQhA==&c=OlZNGRYVbb1g9HM_mKe6sy7lJzXnfNqBQvGm2e7PDRUSD5NOvdKlvA==&ch=W7cJCVlB7hFAoQEQSBIFyQjIa9mAr1HUGIh1RnJsLpU0yEi17d9XyQ==" rel="noopener noreferrer noreferrer" style="color:rgb(209,109,8);font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Kuala Lumpur Convention Center (KLCC)</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">.</span>
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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">An </span><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Faw_vcm0ofHSyD2JN0GAJcitYu2eXBevQouJUwz7fYl9hH9xo0_9fBiUY7cAql_TgT3MtZcR9rDIQ_b9S6wq3GmvuE4Td8pSkeK0Rdk7yr0r3BItWOJaoBU1LoM-cV3mN_7G966EHHHejnlEViedzRqjiR1CEu90PyihTsZplEUULVlPfhLQZA==&c=OlZNGRYVbb1g9HM_mKe6sy7lJzXnfNqBQvGm2e7PDRUSD5NOvdKlvA==&ch=W7cJCVlB7hFAoQEQSBIFyQjIa9mAr1HUGIh1RnJsLpU0yEi17d9XyQ==" rel="noopener noreferrer noreferrer" style="color:rgb(209,109,8);font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">instance of the ICANN-Managed Root Server (IMRS) was successfully installed in Monterrey</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">, Mexico, jointly with </span><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Faw_vcm0ofHSyD2JN0GAJcitYu2eXBevQouJUwz7fYl9hH9xo0_9fBiUY7cAql_TCr9-XmZu3oXoPAZJhA42NkFPOKQWl2ryz0EwNNdqQY1UxoAf9uq6coN0ucHVVZcqpqeH4Zs1bvvoU-cITXLFUtCJrEVseTWukt7vVgKKKh3yX35teblC7w==&c=OlZNGRYVbb1g9HM_mKe6sy7lJzXnfNqBQvGm2e7PDRUSD5NOvdKlvA==&ch=W7cJCVlB7hFAoQEQSBIFyQjIa9mAr1HUGIh1RnJsLpU0yEi17d9XyQ==" rel="noopener noreferrer noreferrer" style="color:rgb(209,109,8);font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Transtelco</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">.</span>
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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">ICANN staff </span><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Faw_vcm0ofHSyD2JN0GAJcitYu2eXBevQouJUwz7fYl9hH9xo0_9fBiUY7cAql_T70jswsZ-kRP-Pe9H_Vjt_aUk5t4z9oeZJjs3fUa7Q-xosrNrOA1AkoCBkGP4ad5nYlxpMcdog16RWLBrn-W4MWNFZq09aDab3THtATCl0fqO0gg33BWoGA==&c=OlZNGRYVbb1g9HM_mKe6sy7lJzXnfNqBQvGm2e7PDRUSD5NOvdKlvA==&ch=W7cJCVlB7hFAoQEQSBIFyQjIa9mAr1HUGIh1RnJsLpU0yEi17d9XyQ==" rel="noopener noreferrer noreferrer" style="color:rgb(209,109,8);font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Baher Esmat was appointed Managing Director for the Middle East and Africa Regional Office (MEA)</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">.</span>
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<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Faw_vcm0ofHSyD2JN0GAJcitYu2eXBevQouJUwz7fYl9hH9xo0_9fKtzsGnHiYfLupOTwwHzhpSjUMQxWY-Ze3RkJREaFBvxEzdDsEvcp-cZ0MKke4kGD07yBwuYa5Isc89VEjOehGA=&c=OlZNGRYVbb1g9HM_mKe6sy7lJzXnfNqBQvGm2e7PDRUSD5NOvdKlvA==&ch=W7cJCVlB7hFAoQEQSBIFyQjIa9mAr1HUGIh1RnJsLpU0yEi17d9XyQ==" rel="noopener noreferrer noreferrer" style="color:rgb(209,109,8);font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">The Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG)</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif"> hosted a webinar on the “Universal Acceptance (UA) Action Plan for Fiscal Year 2021” on August 20th.</span>
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<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Faw_vcm0ofHSyD2JN0GAJcitYu2eXBevQouJUwz7fYl9hH9xo0_9fBiUY7cAql_TVURl1v2FCkTbuiDQelHagdlFwneEzMxUnjargsoQrTq9iSgxb0rejGh2uhvB8BI35-6abCAo_v01YTtMXGpIx0ukCEpA81Ts__l6Q23hSErxqgrKf95Q9w==&c=OlZNGRYVbb1g9HM_mKe6sy7lJzXnfNqBQvGm2e7PDRUSD5NOvdKlvA==&ch=W7cJCVlB7hFAoQEQSBIFyQjIa9mAr1HUGIh1RnJsLpU0yEi17d9XyQ==" rel="noopener noreferrer noreferrer" style="color:rgb(209,109,8);font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">PTI and IANA hosted a webinar on the Fiscal Year 2022 Budget</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif"> on August 27-28.</span>
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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">ICANN has launched the </span><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Faw_vcm0ofHSyD2JN0GAJcitYu2eXBevQouJUwz7fYl9hH9xo0_9fBiUY7cAql_TGedqHj22JLOzunYaY0KD6tf54tUuwH3Df0KtKZyqZbCCDNl55eqp3uk7dGn0Z1mmC4fTDdguLjeuuTcnuksLXbC-ItiICD6QkuN16q423nZLLDx08a2Sig==&c=OlZNGRYVbb1g9HM_mKe6sy7lJzXnfNqBQvGm2e7PDRUSD5NOvdKlvA==&ch=W7cJCVlB7hFAoQEQSBIFyQjIa9mAr1HUGIh1RnJsLpU0yEi17d9XyQ==" rel="noopener noreferrer noreferrer" style="color:rgb(209,109,8);font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">ICANN69 Internet Access Reimbursement Program Pilot</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">. </span><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Faw_vcm0ofHSyD2JN0GAJcitYu2eXBevQouJUwz7fYl9hH9xo0_9fKtzsGnHiYfLV3BeVjOg9c-4iOnhrJr8k6m7np0ALHEM7KKBnGRAHbps5SIqunKcDwbXDyWpDkql258OqKgULqh9WoXd9N_UjL7UEnPFNPVppxSwpwFdOWOTAIBSyaBFzpJ7FQ8fOHfx_P2M9wrx9HO4uqYa_n7WyGQlaEw1TFTBPY05xRb3h-b6Bc-k1evLqRjT95nzZpiiHArGJnVBMiBIRx3IZyf7QdFqylZw3xoKZvHbAN1ugswebdmg7Thc9jQ20WfTDbsRaA9LZhKsyskbZvA1Xsx4bw2lcp67zUk6U_aH5dZtM6-YUO2YDkBbk80cxVGY6LU0SB3Wg8jrgs8u6uLDz03E1EghvQomQQBksny1GSLsA7tsRuDnQDvrwGGNKHOElRdOSWlC7jB55SKCF5Tce9h7cKfWUCDiK_Ks4z7iYXKmrRY=&c=OlZNGRYVbb1g9HM_mKe6sy7lJzXnfNqBQvGm2e7PDRUSD5NOvdKlvA==&ch=W7cJCVlB7hFAoQEQSBIFyQjIa9mAr1HUGIh1RnJsLpU0yEi17d9XyQ==" rel="noopener noreferrer noreferrer" style="color:rgb(209,109,8);font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Application deadline was October 2</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">.</span>
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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">The </span><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Faw_vcm0ofHSyD2JN0GAJcitYu2eXBevQouJUwz7fYl9hH9xo0_9fB5U9DB9noD8WC2jKzg4wt4ifa2KjiWpxwWf1wKCCo7Oec1XfC-irsQ2CiIAhCrgohMfdTo5pNJg-OWbkwP_Lom1CCMUnynuPRb6-5YotVuhWq9wzdfgtm5_fnVLD_jFuw==&c=OlZNGRYVbb1g9HM_mKe6sy7lJzXnfNqBQvGm2e7PDRUSD5NOvdKlvA==&ch=W7cJCVlB7hFAoQEQSBIFyQjIa9mAr1HUGIh1RnJsLpU0yEi17d9XyQ==" rel="noopener noreferrer noreferrer" style="color:rgb(209,109,8);font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">ALAC</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif"> held regular </span><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Faw_vcm0ofHSyD2JN0GAJcitYu2eXBevQouJUwz7fYl9hH9xo0_9fKtzsGnHiYfLKDg0SQ9SUtGHXR_UCfABFKKEG9dSnvERwqA4uRrBYrZc_9Rp9dRUc-rOcx8G4PAtO-46-ATS8__yXn0Pkmzz7v5C0JbdYhX1&c=OlZNGRYVbb1g9HM_mKe6sy7lJzXnfNqBQvGm2e7PDRUSD5NOvdKlvA==&ch=W7cJCVlB7hFAoQEQSBIFyQjIa9mAr1HUGIh1RnJsLpU0yEi17d9XyQ==" rel="noopener noreferrer noreferrer" style="color:rgb(209,109,8);font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">monthly meetings</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif"> over the past several months. The most recent ALAC monthly meeting was held on </span><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Faw_vcm0ofHSyD2JN0GAJcitYu2eXBevQouJUwz7fYl9hH9xo0_9fKvI3KQrcF1BzLVYz5mwE2MYb8D_3GNODFdfOy_-jPdvHKuzmtp-zxgOA5y2c6sEYyKZY9siACDLFxSJWaABfzJ6nX8_F35HQvlrzNbUmv75&c=OlZNGRYVbb1g9HM_mKe6sy7lJzXnfNqBQvGm2e7PDRUSD5NOvdKlvA==&ch=W7cJCVlB7hFAoQEQSBIFyQjIa9mAr1HUGIh1RnJsLpU0yEi17d9XyQ==" rel="noopener noreferrer noreferrer" style="color:rgb(209,109,8);font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">September 22</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif"> and was chaired by ALAC Chair, Maureen Hilyard and featured guest speaker and ICANN CEO/President Göran Marby. An ALAC </span><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Faw_vcm0ofHSyD2JN0GAJcitYu2eXBevQouJUwz7fYl9hH9xo0_9fKvI3KQrcF1B8SS4uHQH6PsgpERov_LmZ6h3jF_ck7Dgl9gNaJbB6D6Qwr5SXJljZ-aO2soLYw4Ldd28oUU2tqLfYg-fxqFkKVLfm_Yl5wQuvnkyots5Vjb_lGUMkV3ppQ==&c=OlZNGRYVbb1g9HM_mKe6sy7lJzXnfNqBQvGm2e7PDRUSD5NOvdKlvA==&ch=W7cJCVlB7hFAoQEQSBIFyQjIa9mAr1HUGIh1RnJsLpU0yEi17d9XyQ==" rel="noopener noreferrer noreferrer" style="color:rgb(209,109,8);font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">statement</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif"> on the Final Report on the Phase 2 of the Expedited Policy Development Process (EPDP) on the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data and </span><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Faw_vcm0ofHSyD2JN0GAJcitYu2eXBevQouJUwz7fYl9hH9xo0_9fKvI3KQrcF1BTRbgL58MIZnKojVd6mUN7qcwHm-U1SXsHFWix7oaiLVlFe6eqdd6G57yVikSRvfmKZ6y4NrGu2KAj0rvQjcd64YxyoCe86YeHWiMyzqo5FcAyqUsqUtJlA==&c=OlZNGRYVbb1g9HM_mKe6sy7lJzXnfNqBQvGm2e7PDRUSD5NOvdKlvA==&ch=W7cJCVlB7hFAoQEQSBIFyQjIa9mAr1HUGIh1RnJsLpU0yEi17d9XyQ==" rel="noopener noreferrer noreferrer" style="color:rgb(209,109,8);font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">addendum</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif"> led to a robust discussion between ICANN President and CEO Göran Marby and ALAC members during the </span><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Faw_vcm0ofHSyD2JN0GAJcitYu2eXBevQouJUwz7fYl9hH9xo0_9fKvI3KQrcF1BzLVYz5mwE2MYb8D_3GNODFdfOy_-jPdvHKuzmtp-zxgOA5y2c6sEYyKZY9siACDLFxSJWaABfzJ6nX8_F35HQvlrzNbUmv75&c=OlZNGRYVbb1g9HM_mKe6sy7lJzXnfNqBQvGm2e7PDRUSD5NOvdKlvA==&ch=W7cJCVlB7hFAoQEQSBIFyQjIa9mAr1HUGIh1RnJsLpU0yEi17d9XyQ==" rel="noopener noreferrer noreferrer" style="color:rgb(209,109,8);font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">September ALAC meeting</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">. In addition, the meeting focused on:</span>
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<div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">In addition, ALAC ratified the 2020 ALAC Representatives to the Nominating Committee. The following individuals will serve as 2020 ALAC Delegates to the Nominating Committee from their regions for a period of one year, beginning at the end of ICANN69:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:bold">All of AFRALO and the At-Large community are invited to contribute to ICANN public comment proceedings. For more information, please visit the </span><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Faw_vcm0ofHSyD2JN0GAJcitYu2eXBevQouJUwz7fYl9hH9xo0_9fGSLjWjnK2Z8QvS0dOmyWhRhAmTvjvmhfKNKrUgtiGcY6lFpQ_cjGeUoqUL7ud_uobIDrMrEbzqo8M5_eGsO-y5qE1ddqDz1dmYPxGzUl9rN&c=OlZNGRYVbb1g9HM_mKe6sy7lJzXnfNqBQvGm2e7PDRUSD5NOvdKlvA==&ch=W7cJCVlB7hFAoQEQSBIFyQjIa9mAr1HUGIh1RnJsLpU0yEi17d9XyQ==" rel="noopener noreferrer noreferrer" style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(209,109,8);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">At-Large Policy Advice Development Page</a><span style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:bold"> or contact</span><span style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(209,109,8);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:bold"> </span><a href="mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org" rel="noopener noreferrer noreferrer" style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(209,109,8);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">At-Large staff</a><span style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:bold">.</span>
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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold">In addition, there are an ongoing workspaces regarding </span><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Faw_vcm0ofHSyD2JN0GAJcitYu2eXBevQouJUwz7fYl9hH9xo0_9fOhN3lOZAvQhxKq1BwIpoJxvX67nk0l0duZgRzTeOBxWnNr4f2ZIBXALwCq-dllXhvK0PpuZ8I8O7dUSjFVofOR1vtpCbqtC_Hz-jLr8XjfLEcMOwlQ6PHKS2ZR_oJGVyVlqRvmuCWcbi4MPt5sJ_OVsDTvC36izxdCS8Bwec9AXJMr4BR8Ru83rlHPf1_jm4OgQRe0B7G-tHgE1wldY80JdOZ59yOOb8ia8ys1nNyn27WfMGi718ZtdwvJEKRgXTQbZrqN44yrB64Z7cVlmkt3FfvukW6qxUhSFV8ZT53ZnH-FfvTzExhLm98o2RCa3kBMmeQrJR-d5KsnFJLNCgr9LPhlxnFZNG3wCiYngYrXSb2kL7vgZ2hX1JQGhN6K8OpM_cCj8T9d4nDDl5ibQkVpKgoE6MEwS3SGV3hu26XVXG_0lvSVcoOxoG3kKL9PRk9_UpMotqBW-D2iMSMWC4qm508DIrIBroXXSf_QOmifd3MieC67a3Qm_BJK447NQhgqKR12ZC0zQooiXXBFeGahFFExQ6_1-JzrDIzrCHcme6j5RF1bWSEMN_xOGDbiiEOJ8zD6sUAKivKmJJlrFVhX0zeOR7mwYsmf_DOAnrEIz1zg6QGvMJqL_qmta638ZYHYi_VhhEKoV9BR2TM1zMA1vPBu39moghP6ERuTgtWKNTpH5bbqK31kzJsdG84JtngFKheuB45_b9NjbwS8sfms=&c=OlZNGRYVbb1g9HM_mKe6sy7lJzXnfNqBQvGm2e7PDRUSD5NOvdKlvA==&ch=W7cJCVlB7hFAoQEQSBIFyQjIa9mAr1HUGIh1RnJsLpU0yEi17d9XyQ==" rel="noopener noreferrer noreferrer" style="color:rgb(209,109,8);font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">CPWG SubPro Comment</a><span style="font-weight:bold"> and </span><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Faw_vcm0ofHSyD2JN0GAJcitYu2eXBevQouJUwz7fYl9hH9xo0_9fM4Xfn1zkMrsL5B61yB3GSc9YI8bMAlXSWCcajuIMaMjqql1Ch6Q29QM5592bXVGM_HFRCsgfhWh6p1b2ZcYaSp7-LPiX_zLhkjhmXbpooXU&c=OlZNGRYVbb1g9HM_mKe6sy7lJzXnfNqBQvGm2e7PDRUSD5NOvdKlvA==&ch=W7cJCVlB7hFAoQEQSBIFyQjIa9mAr1HUGIh1RnJsLpU0yEi17d9XyQ==" rel="noopener noreferrer noreferrer" style="font-weight:bold;color:rgb(209,109,8);font-style:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">PDP 3.0</a><span style="font-weight:bold">.</span>
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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:bold">Have your say!</span><span style="color:black;font-weight:bold"> To contribute to ALAC public comment, please comment on the wiki space or volunteer as penholder, and join the weekly </span><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Faw_vcm0ofHSyD2JN0GAJcitYu2eXBevQouJUwz7fYl9hH9xo0_9fJjFknTx3Wq7d8YxyoLdzJF1X_7uacAnD_6Hb37zQLz1XVy7-AxtnXbasu3HdbJiUCs7aD7tTqVQ4o9CWZLyACl0EgthOj7Yws8vdmmCljV6&c=OlZNGRYVbb1g9HM_mKe6sy7lJzXnfNqBQvGm2e7PDRUSD5NOvdKlvA==&ch=W7cJCVlB7hFAoQEQSBIFyQjIa9mAr1HUGIh1RnJsLpU0yEi17d9XyQ==" rel="noopener noreferrer noreferrer" style="color:rgb(209,109,8);font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG)</a><span style="color:black;font-weight:bold"> meetings.</span>
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<div style="text-align:justify;font-size:12px;color:rgb(209,109,8)" align="justify"><span style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(23,43,77);font-style:italic">Although the ALAC and the BC, IPC, GAC and the SSAC each took a somewhat different approach to addressing their positions in respect to the report, the ALAC is in general agreement with the positions taken in the GAC, SSAC and BC/IPC statements. In particular, the ALAC appreciates the in-depth and insightful analysis provided by the GAC, SSAC and BC/IPC.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(23,43,77);font-style:italic">The At-Large community is pleased to follow up on its prior ALAC statements regarding ICANN’s Multistakeholder Model (see: </span><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Faw_vcm0ofHSyD2JN0GAJcitYu2eXBevQouJUwz7fYl9hH9xo0_9fIBGZR_TwwMkZMOeSpo11gzA1DJjUu6Gvajh__vQ6m0bp-BM7ZIQRbxCyWfdVxWRr1x1wSgfGagtofJt20zugHoheDwxOnmdDT2IOP7H_BnFZfnA3mA6n0c=&c=OlZNGRYVbb1g9HM_mKe6sy7lJzXnfNqBQvGm2e7PDRUSD5NOvdKlvA==&ch=W7cJCVlB7hFAoQEQSBIFyQjIa9mAr1HUGIh1RnJsLpU0yEi17d9XyQ==" rel="noopener noreferrer noreferrer" style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(209,109,8);font-style:italic;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">13 June 2019</a><span style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(23,43,77);font-style:italic">, </span><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Faw_vcm0ofHSyD2JN0GAJcitYu2eXBevQouJUwz7fYl9hH9xo0_9fKvI3KQrcF1BCqNI5-_7iNw8qV4gxbPDe34A2W6w_lUvQwj_lWn0IE3xLOtMnXAP8WWE4pR9lS3ZKfvDmwHHqSpAHSYVzLcEIp54TVDzAXZc&c=OlZNGRYVbb1g9HM_mKe6sy7lJzXnfNqBQvGm2e7PDRUSD5NOvdKlvA==&ch=W7cJCVlB7hFAoQEQSBIFyQjIa9mAr1HUGIh1RnJsLpU0yEi17d9XyQ==" rel="noopener noreferrer noreferrer" style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(209,109,8);font-style:italic;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">14 October 2019</a><span style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(23,43,77);font-style:italic">, </span><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Faw_vcm0ofHSyD2JN0GAJcitYu2eXBevQouJUwz7fYl9hH9xo0_9fNeAKzCu_FU7mqwq3s_1h12i0m2CWgqiTU3t9g4WTbRNhGNzgzGZ20JXigrthtm4supeiqovGyeuMuhRZw1qNMJUAxnAx2mYhJfZj3SJ8lYpDtXILtRaj94s3lmxdTRtNAiKCMdiLUdpeZtX-zNgM4Eus2GqyIQOQw==&c=OlZNGRYVbb1g9HM_mKe6sy7lJzXnfNqBQvGm2e7PDRUSD5NOvdKlvA==&ch=W7cJCVlB7hFAoQEQSBIFyQjIa9mAr1HUGIh1RnJsLpU0yEi17d9XyQ==" rel="noopener noreferrer noreferrer" style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(209,109,8);font-style:italic;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">February 2020</a><span style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(23,43,77);font-style:italic">) with this ALAC statement on Enhancing the Effectiveness of ICANN’s Multistakeholder Model - Next Steps. The ALAC made recommendations on priority issues, moving out of silos, restoring recruitment and demographics, reviewing previous responses, identifying gaps, pandemic related issues and evaluation of success with respect to the latest Public Comment on the topic.</span>
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<div style="text-align:justify;font-size:12px;color:rgb(209,109,8)" align="justify"><span style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(23,43,77);font-style:italic">The ALAC appointed five Members to the CCWG and these Members, alongside several participants from At-Large, were very active contributors to the work of the CCWG. The ALAC believes that all of its concerns have been addressed and therefore was pleased to accept and ratify the Final Report of the new gTLD Auction Proceeds Cross Community Working Group.</span></div>
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<div style="text-align:justify;font-size:12px;color:rgb(209,109,8)" align="justify"><span style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(23,43,77);font-style:italic">The ALAC strongly supports the limited and focused number of recommendations proposed by the ATRT3 report, reflecting the pending implementation of proposals from previous review teams. In moving forward, the ALAC advises the ICANN Board to: (1) Swiftly implement ATRT3 recommendation to evolve both specific and organizational reviews as per Section 8 of the final report; (2) Fully endorse the recommendation to enhance current methods of Prioritization and Rationalization of Activities, Policies, and Recommendations (as per Section 10 of the report); (3) Share the ATRT3 Review Team’s approach to the review process and methodology behind it, aiming to ensure that all elements contributing to achieving strategic objectives and their subcomponents are Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Time-based (SMART) and that all reporting on these refers to well specified metrics, to be reviewed on a regular or timely basis (as per Section 9 of the report).</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(23,43,77);font-style:italic">A vast amount of work has been done, but the ALAC believes that if and when the SSAD is deployed, the probability of its meeting the goals needed by the communities whose efforts we support will be low. Therefore, in order for the ALAC to support the EPDP Final Report, the ALAC noted the following GNSO Council outcomes would be required: </span></div>
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<li style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(23,43,77)"><span style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(23,43,77);font-style:italic">Legal vs Natural, Accuracy, WHOIS Accuracy Reporting System and Anonymized contact email will be fully addressed with full participation in all aspects of discussions by the ICANN Advisory Committees that wish to participate. If these issues are deemed to be policy, they must be addressed by a group empowered to make policy recommendations, led by a qualified, non-conflicted chair. The GAC, ALAC and SSAC must be involved in setting the mandate or charter of such groups. The target for completion of all work should be no later than April 2021.</span></li>
<li style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(23,43,77)"><span style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(23,43,77);font-style:italic">The GNSO Council would agree that ratifying the Evolution Standing Committee recommendations will only require a GNSO Majority as currently called for in the GNSO Policy Manual.</span></li>
<li style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(23,43,77)"><span style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(23,43,77);font-style:italic">The GNSO Council would acknowledge that deliberations during implementation setting of prices for the SSAD must involve the future potential users of the SSAD and not only look at cost recovery but the actual ability and willingness of SSAD users to pay the prices being set.</span></li>
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<div style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(209,109,8)"><span style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(23,43,77);font-style:italic">The LACRALO statement was in response to the ICANN Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) Regional Strategic Plan for FY2021-2025. As all LACRALO countries fall under the LAC Regional Plan, a diverse drafting team from the region provided feedback on strategy topics such as security, ICANN governance, unique identifiers system, geopolitics, and financials. Note: Ratified by the LACRALO Leadership Team and the ALAC.</span></div>
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<div style="text-align:justify" align="justify"><span style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(23,43,77);font-style:italic">As a whole, the ALAC supports the ccNSO PDP3. From an end user perspective, the ALAC suggested two points to be considered: 1) As a user of the Internet, the removal of a TLD will mean less likelihood for confusion as usually a ccTLD would be removed to make way for a new one. This enhances Trust in the domain name identifiers; 2) As a domain name registrant, the retirement of the ccTLD could pose a problem when correspondents are accustomed to use the "old" address using the obsolete ccTLD. Some companies have built a brand around the "old" ccTLD.</span></div>
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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold">See:</span><span style="color:rgb(38,97,109);font-weight:bold"> </span><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Faw_vcm0ofHSyD2JN0GAJcitYu2eXBevQouJUwz7fYl9hH9xo0_9fM4Xfn1zkMrsPjXW2V1pkUmO2NHG7wSmpbdJkPRYdR2kuak5yoUtwdSLTY0KnNrrYnRmAikhMprRw-VLbSVeFTXSxSoKm4ZJiusgn9AuA6YdBQbjc2Ts1LoluHR06FyWAHX_R6aBaVdtSzK0CDC7Dx688ow3ohJEf7IAZR5OPgEdNkC2mrzzGvI3_CJRDQJFRUYN38kbQ07Db-ff2IaBHjmzZKlr2_J9pKSLR3SxeAJc1BktcD1SZlK682rDEvYpy2vNgGbcsUf9RoWry8Fl3rhg0M7ajuCkOZ0X2rESe18qRFNlcR_cChwhJCQvqmcmpkix52tCc7cy7asB0M39q3cLI1b8W5CRZClQOe7WWmWaW_cYrL_ipLHX94fcfsNLr2xc-3qXqUsK5M81wHPsc-eCfgHmoSilwZuxNlC0YYIPREAL8qchraJ7cHaLiJeJjnPIurl6Th1kBmbAWbLxgQzYT0yYbX8mG2LR3B55B-ZXhz4lgJhC_mRNI8etUj6TY3Mfp5HF_kPDbwsKveoJ0kHJATDbEZdaQ8mtzPDE68yOonla8QWk0r8xtoz-pL4DbP4SvNG9oik8l_-03jBJOmuE1gYeEKAlPA==&c=OlZNGRYVbb1g9HM_mKe6sy7lJzXnfNqBQvGm2e7PDRUSD5NOvdKlvA==&ch=W7cJCVlB7hFAoQEQSBIFyQjIa9mAr1HUGIh1RnJsLpU0yEi17d9XyQ==" rel="noopener noreferrer noreferrer" style="color:rgb(209,109,8);font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Executive Summaries: ALAC Policy Comments & Advice</a>
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