<div dir="ltr"><div>This is a gentle reminder for your participation in the meeting on <b>6th May at 10 am GMT+4 (SAST 4pm) to discuss the general contours of the global IYRP communications campaign that we will launch 1st january 2026</b></div><div><br></div><div>Here is the link to join the meeting: (sorry for any cross-posting)</div><div><br></div><div><div class="gmail-aHl" style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium"><div><div class="gmail-aRb" style="font-size:0.875rem;line-height:18px;margin:8px 0px 16px 30px"><div id="gmail-:176"><table cellpadding="0" class="gmail-cf gmail-aU9" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:1px solid rgb(229,229,229);min-width:624px;table-layout:fixed;width:896px"><tbody><tr><td class="gmail-aRi" style="background-color:rgb(246,246,246);border:1px solid rgb(229,229,229);padding:21px;vertical-align:top;width:70px"><div class="gmail-aU5" 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href="https://calendar.google.com/calendar/r?eid=XzYwcTMwYzFnNjBvMzBlMWk2MG80YWMxZzYwcmo4Z3BsODhyajJjMWg4NHMzNGg5ZzYwczMwYzFnNjBvMzBjMWc2NG8zZWdpNjZjcTM2Z2huODhyazhnaGc2NG8zMGMxZzYwbzMwYzFnNjBvMzBjMWc2MG8zMmMxZzYwbzMwYzFnODhvM2dlMWc3NHM0NGRwcDhjcTQ2ZGhrNzRzNGNjMWw2MTJqMmMxZzg0cTNjZDFsNmwzMCBtbmlhZnVsbDJAbQ&ctok=bW5pYWZ1bGwyQGdtYWlsLmNvbQ" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none">View on Google Calendar</a></div><table class="gmail-cf gmail-aU2" style="border-collapse:collapse;table-layout:fixed;width:auto;word-break:break-word"><tbody><tr><td class="gmail-aRk" style="padding:2px 10px 6px 0px;vertical-align:top;color:rgb(153,153,153);min-width:48px">When</td><td id="gmail-:18n" class="gmail-aU6" style="padding-left:0px;padding-top:2px;vertical-align:top">Tue May 6, 2025 10am – 12pm (EDT)</td></tr><tr><td class="gmail-aRk" style="padding:2px 10px 6px 0px;vertical-align:top;color:rgb(153,153,153);min-width:48px">Where</td><td id="gmail-:178" class="gmail-aU6" style="padding-left:0px;padding-top:2px;vertical-align:top">Microsoft Teams Meeting</td></tr><tr><td class="gmail-aRk" style="padding:2px 10px 6px 0px;vertical-align:top;color:rgb(153,153,153);min-width:48px">Who</td><td id="gmail-:15h" class="gmail-aU6" style="padding-left:0px;padding-top:2px;vertical-align:top"><span class="gmail-cD" style="color:rgb(119,119,119)"><a href="mailto:isamuels@uwc.ac.za">isamuels@uwc.ac.za</a></span>, Igshaan Samuels*</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="gmail-aRm" style="padding-top:6px"><span id="gmail-:170"><div class="gmail-T-I gmail-J-J5-Ji gmail-bqc gmail-bAL gmail-aRa gmail-T-I-ax7 gmail-T-I-Js-IF gmail-L3" role="button" tabindex="0" style="display:inline-flex;border-radius:4px;font-size:0.875rem;text-align:center;margin:8px 8px 0px 0px;height:36px;line-height:18px;min-width:80px;outline:none;padding:0px 16px;background:none rgb(30,142,62);color:rgb(255,255,255);border:none;box-sizing:border-box">Yes</div><div id="gmail-:16k" class="gmail-T-I gmail-J-J5-Ji gmail-bqc gmail-aQ9 gmail-T-I-ax7 gmail-T-I-Js-Gs gmail-T-I-Js-IF gmail-L3" role="button" tabindex="0" style="display:inline-flex;border-radius:4px;font-size:0.875rem;text-align:center;margin:8px 8px 0px 0px;height:36px;line-height:18px;min-width:80px;outline:none;padding:0px 16px;background:none;color:rgb(68,71,70);border:none;box-sizing:border-box">Maybe</div><div id="gmail-:16j" class="gmail-T-I gmail-J-J5-Ji gmail-bqc gmail-aQ9 gmail-T-I-ax7 gmail-T-I-Js-Gs gmail-L3" role="button" tabindex="0" style="display:inline-flex;border-radius:4px;font-size:0.875rem;text-align:center;margin:8px 8px 0px 0px;height:36px;line-height:18px;min-width:80px;outline:none;padding:0px 16px;background:none;color:rgb(68,71,70);border:none;box-sizing:border-box">No</div><div id="gmail-:173" class="gmail-T-I gmail-J-J5-Ji gmail-Tl gmail-aQ9 gmail-T-I-ax7 gmail-T-I-Js-Gs gmail-L3" role="button" tabindex="0" style="display:inline-flex;border-radius:4px;font-size:0.875rem;text-align:center;margin:8px 0px 0px;height:36px;line-height:18px;min-width:80px;outline:none;padding:0px 8px;background:none;color:rgb(68,71,70);border:none;box-sizing:border-box">More options</div></span></div></td><td class="gmail-aRc" style="border-left:1px solid rgb(229,229,229);padding:21px 21px 21px 0px;vertical-align:top;overflow:hidden"><div class="gmail-aQ3" style="padding-left:21px"><div class="gmail-aRo" style="font-size:19.6px;margin-bottom:2px">Agenda</div><div class="gmail-aRn" style="color:rgb(153,153,153);margin-bottom:14px">Tue May 6, 2025</div><table id="gmail-:15i" class="gmail-cf gmail-aU2" style="border-collapse:collapse;table-layout:auto;width:auto;word-break:break-word"><tbody><tr class="gmail-aU0"><td class="gmail-aQ5" colspan="2" style="padding-left:0px;padding-top:2px;vertical-align:top;color:rgb(153,153,153);padding-bottom:6px"><i>No earlier events</i></td></tr><tr class="gmail-aQ6"><td class="gmail-aQ4" style="padding:2px 10px 2px 0px;vertical-align:top;min-width:48px">10am</td><td class="gmail-aQ5" style="padding-left:0px;padding-top:2px;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:2px"><span class="gmail-keNs7e" style="display:-webkit-inline-box;overflow:hidden;text-decoration:inherit">Strategy meeting on IYRP global communications campaign</span></td></tr><tr class="gmail-aU1"><td class="gmail-aQ5" colspan="2" style="padding-left:0px;padding-top:6px;vertical-align:top;color:rgb(153,153,153);padding-bottom:2px"><i>No later events</i></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div></div><div id="gmail-:15x" tabindex="-1" style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium"></div><div id="gmail-:15t" class="gmail-ii gmail-gt" style="direction:ltr;margin:8px 0px 0px;padding:0px;font-size:0.875rem;overflow-x:hidden;font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><div id="gmail-:17d" 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class="m_-2699580130066597323me-email-text"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:rgb(36,36,36)">Microsoft Teams</span></b></span><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:rgb(36,36,36)"> <a href="https://aka.ms/JoinTeamsMeeting?omkt=en-US" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(91,95,199)">Need help?</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div style="margin-bottom:4.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:rgb(36,36,36)"><a href="https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_OTViMTJiMTMtMTIxNi00MGJlLWFiMmYtNWFmNGUyODlkZGIz%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%228c8d4729-3fe4-4cb3-8983-900d3a7b5dee%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22eb6293b2-aab8-43ac-ad17-09c50d514acb%22%7d" title="Meeting join link" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:15pt;color:rgb(91,95,199)">Join the meeting now</span></b></a><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div style="margin-bottom:4.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="m_-2699580130066597323me-email-text-secondary"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:rgb(97,97,97)">Meeting ID: </span></span><span class="m_-2699580130066597323me-email-text"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:rgb(36,36,36)">319 659 461 277 2</span></span><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:rgb(36,36,36)"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div style="margin-bottom:18pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="m_-2699580130066597323me-email-text-secondary"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:rgb(97,97,97)">Passcode: </span></span><span class="m_-2699580130066597323me-email-text"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:rgb(36,36,36)">tw3D2Nh2</span></span><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:rgb(36,36,36)"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div style="margin-bottom:18pt"><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:rgb(36,36,36)"></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div>*...*...*...*</div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Dr. Maryam Niamir-Fuller<div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10pt;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial">Support the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists 2026 <a href="https://www.iyrp.info" target="_blank">https://www.iyrp.info</a></span></i><i><span style="font-size:10pt"><u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"></p></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Apr 22, 2025 at 12:26 PM Maryam Niamir-Fuller <<a href="mailto:mniafull2@gmail.com" target="_blank">mniafull2@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Dear All</div><div><br></div><div>We would like to invite you to a virtual meeting on <b>6th May at 10 am GMT+4 (SAST 4pm) to discuss the general contours of the global IYRP communications campaign that we will launch 1st january 2026. </b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div>We have 8 months left to get it sorted. The meeting will be chaired by Igshaan and the agenda is as follows:</div><div><br></div><div>1. <b>Objectives and overall strategy</b> : What would the global campaign look like? What audiences are we trying to reach? How best can the key messages of the 12 global themes be disseminated on a monthly basis? What additional activities are the thematic Worklng Groups developing? How to bring the entire ISG membership of 370+ institutions into this process? What materials do we have and what might still be missing? </div><div><br></div><div>2. <b>Global to local and back again</b>: How to link the global campaign with the regional and local campaigns? What are the RISGs planning and how to coordinate between the global campaign and regional campaigns? </div><div><br></div><div>3. <b>Linking with other global campaigns:</b> Coordination between IYRP and FAO communication plans for IYRP. Are there other entities that we know of that plan to do a global campaign. How do we reinforce each other?</div><div><br></div><div>4. <b>Operational matters</b>: </div><div>a) establishing a global campaign team, leads/chairs</div><div>b) budget required - rough estimate for now; in-kind contributions vs centralized budget</div><div>c) working backwards from 1st January 2026, what are the deadlines we need to meet?</div><div><br></div><div>5. <b>AOB</b> - please feel free to add other items for discussion. </div><div><br></div><div><u>Igshaan will soon send out a link for the virtual meeting</u>.</div><div><br></div><div>Looking forward to our discussions</div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">*...*...*...*<div>Dr. Maryam Niamir-Fuller<div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10pt;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial">Support the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists 2026 <a href="https://www.iyrp.info" target="_blank">https://www.iyrp.info</a></span></i><i><span style="font-size:10pt"><u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
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