<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><div><div><div>Dear all,</div><div><br></div><div>Please find attached a Briefing Note that summarizes the background, process and status of the various consensus recommendations that were developed by the initial IGO-INGO-PDP Working Group, and which were adopted by the GNSO Council in November 2013. We have attempted to be as comprehensive as we can while highlighting relevant dates and including hyperlinks to the Board resolutions, Council actions and related reports. There is a very short summary on the first page as well as a Final Note at the end of the main text of the document (preceding the links to Further Information and the Annex) which notes the minimal impact of the ongoing discussions at the Board-GAC-GNSO Council level on our work. </div><div><br></div><div>We hope this is helpful. As you know, the next meeting of our WG will take place on Monday 8 September at 1900 UTC. The WG Guidelines require that an agenda be sent out in advance of each meeting, preferably at least 24 hours in advance. Staff will work with our two co-chairs to develop a proposed agenda, and we will get that as well as any documents to be discussed to you as soon as we can.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks and cheers</div><div>Mary</div><div><br></div><div><div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">Mary Wong</font></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">Senior Policy Director</font></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN)</font></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">Telephone: +1 603 574 4892</font></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">Email: mary.wong@icann.org</font></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><br></font></font></div><div><br></div></div></div><div><div><br></div><br></div></div></div></body></html>