<div dir="ltr"><div>Thank you Caitlin,</div><div>it really feels as if we were never gone ;-)</div><div><br></div><div>I am looking forward to another active round of discussions with constructive proposals to move the group forward in view of legal, implementable and sensible results. <br></div><div><br></div><div>Best regards,<br></div><div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><span lang="EN-US">-- <br>Volker A. Greimann<br>General Counsel and Policy Manager<br><b>KEY-SYSTEMS GMBH</b><br><br>T: +49 6894 9396901<br>M: +49 6894 9396851<br>F: +49 6894 9396851<br>W: </span><a href="http://www.key-systems.net/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">www.key-systems.net</span></a><span lang="EN-US"><br><br>Key-Systems GmbH is a company registered at the local court of Saarbruecken, Germany with the registration no. HR B 18835<br>CEO: Oliver Fries and Robert Birkner<br><br>Part of the CentralNic Group PLC (LON: CNIC) a company registered in England and Wales with company number 8576358.<br><br></span><span style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-size:14px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(248,249,250)">This email and any files transmitted are confidential and intended only for the person(s) directly addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, copying, transmission, distribution, or other forms of dissemination is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and permanently delete this email with any files that may be attached.</span></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Dec 8, 2020 at 12:49 AM Caitlin Tubergen <<a href="mailto:caitlin.tubergen@icann.org">caitlin.tubergen@icann.org</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">
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<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Welcome back to phase 2A! We are happy to see that many of you have decided to continue on but we also welcome a couple of new faces to the team (see
</span><a href="https://community.icann.org/x/hYjzC" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(5,99,193)">https://community.icann.org/x/hYjzC</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">). </span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">As you may be aware, the Council is expected to confirm the chair for this effort during its upcoming meeting (see
</span><a href="https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/council/2020-December/024263.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(5,99,193)">https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/council/2020-December/024263.html</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">). The staff
support team met with Keith to discuss next steps and preparations. In order to hit the ground running, a first meeting of the EPDP Team will be scheduled for
<b><u>Thursday 17 December at 14.00 UTC</u></b>. </span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">In order to refresh your minds on the topics that are part of the scope of phase 2A, the staff support team has prepared the two briefing papers that are attached to this
email. Please review these in advance of the first meeting. The papers also include a proposed approach and estimated timing for your consideration. As always, these are intended to serve as a starting point for the discussion and we look forward to any input
or alternative proposals you may have. </span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">You can expect to receive an agenda invite and call details shortly. A proposed agenda will be circulated closer to the meeting. Further information can be found on the EPDP
Phase 2A wiki: </span><a href="https://community.icann.org/x/VojzC" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(17,85,204)">https://community.icann.org/x/VojzC</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">. </span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Best regards,</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Berry, Marika, and Caitlin</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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