<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:center;margin-top:15pt;margin-bottom:15pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">STANDING WITH THE PEOPLES OF UKRAINE</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:center;margin-top:15pt;margin-bottom:15pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(255,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="border:none;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;width:284px;height:158px"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/5XP2c7tM5bzm-0wPshVfrvUhq2OzZoqgDXZpf_YSu_potcU_fxsdtwWimNZIqmDpjFPO9bEWuR5nioH1LEjRZOivLRcrah8mMKu0LSpawDW0CcsD476Ad3WfmxKoNl29uUhfFRec" width="326.7352380952382" height="165.79257848236296"></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:15pt;margin-bottom:15pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Our colleagues in Ukraine need to hear from us. Many of you are in contact already and it has been noticed and appreciated. We are writing to encourage you to continue your support and encourage others to respond now. You can leave messages on the ICAI Facebook page: </span> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/ICAInternational">https://www.facebook.com/groups/ICAInternational</a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:15pt;margin-bottom:15pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Ukrainian people need to know you care. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We are planning an event for March 17/18 to share with our colleagues in this time of crisis and have a conversation about how we can best stand in solidarity with them. More details will be coming soon. Mark your calendar now for the event that is most convenient for you.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> We are exploring ways to stand in solidarity with the Ukrainian people caught up in the invasion of Ukraine.</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:15pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">17 March @ 12 PM UTC (7 am Chicago  -   5:30 pm Delhi  -  3 pm Nairobi  - 11 pm Sydney)</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:15pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">18 March @ 3 am UTC (10 pm Chicago  -  8:30 am Delhi  -  6 am Nairobi  -  2pm Sydney) </span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:15pt;margin-bottom:15pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Watch for details on the </span><a href="https://icaglobalarchives.org/social-research-center-events/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Global Schedule </span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">and </span><a href="http://www.ica-international.org/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">ICAI website</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.. </span><a href="https://icaglobalarchives.org/social-research-center-events/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:center;margin-top:15pt;margin-bottom:15pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="border:none;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;width:293px;height:126px"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/apQil6zW0EMZmTvDzTBonOggaTE6KyBLyqlCe6m2sFvN4LSpU20n9vGi2YMIrlqxl4tFZuxtqW3SX7H8vQfbK3Xy-h31MDjiL-9XyVNTo8jVlmfPoHbR05KcMivGGmpf-drdGCOM" width="293" height="126" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:15pt;margin-bottom:15pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">In peace and solidarity,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:15pt;margin-bottom:15pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The ICA Global Schedule Team</span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:15pt;margin-bottom:15pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Please share this message with your own networks. A Word doc is also attached if that is easier for you to share.</span></p><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>