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Note: Maureen Hilyard, ALAC Chair introduced the session by recognizing incoming and outgoing leaders. Jonathan Zuck, ALAC Vice Chair for Policy noted the At-Large activity related to policy during ICANN69, including the At-Large Policy Platform. Göran Marby, ICANN President mentioned data and ODI, as ICANN has provided a lot of data to the community over the past several years. He also noted that the ICANN community has been very effective during the pandemic / virtual meetings, yet noted ongoing analysis of how to make virtual meetings better. Göran noted how productive ALAC had been in terms of policy, and engagement during Board sessions and meetings - and also noted the RALO statements. Maureen noted her appreciation that his term as President/CEO has been extended. Göran noted said he believes so strongly in the MSM. Maarten Botterman, ICANN Board Chair noted increased engagement, particularly in regards to DNS Abuse, and on issues in general, how cross-collaborative the SOACs had been: "we need to do these things together". Jonathan noted thanks for the pandemic bandwidth funding, and noted hope for future use of expanded tools (Slack, Loomio, etc). Peak of 107 participants observed.