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<div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Dear all,</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I hope you are enjoying a great start to the new year.</span></div>
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<div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Thank you all for your input and continued interest on the work of this coalition: we look forward to a fruitful 2024! </span></div>
<div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The IRPC Steering Committee is currently looking back at the IRPC activities last year: our participation at IGF and NRIs events, our
contribution to the Global Digital Compact and our presence at the Council of Europe's CDMSI meetings, as well as the work on new translations of 10 Principles and the Charter (the Japanese translation is currently underway).</span></div>
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<div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Apologies for the slight delay of the IRPC Steering Committee and co-chair elections. I will be taking the role of election officer
this year and the call for nominations is reaching your inboxes in the next few minutes.</span></div>
<div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">As always, IRPC members are encouraged to (self) nominate for the open positions (Steering Committee and co-chair) and to later vote
for the selected candidates.</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Your contribution and active involvement is essential to keep the IRPC and its work alive and relevant.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Many thanks and best wishes,</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Minda</span></div>
<div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">[on behalf of the IRPC SC]</span></div>
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