<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 WG members,</div><div><br></div><div>Please find attached the staff notes and action items from the WG call today for your review, with view toward continuing discussions on our chartered tasks next week. The notes reflect that as a result of extensive WG discussions, both on the mailing list and on the WG calls, the WG will proceed to include only IGOs in its discussions going forward. </div><div><br></div><div>We will revert with any additional information we can gather as soon as possible – Paul K., we have noted your request to trace the scholarly articles you had included in one of your earlier emails as well, and will endeavor to locate those sources as well.</div><div><br></div><div><div>Do note also that, pending feedback from the GAC, IGOs or the GNSO Council, please note that the <u>WG call scheduled for Wednesday 26 November will be canceled</u>; however, the call scheduled for <u>next week, Wednesday 19 November, will go ahead as planned</u>).</div></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><br></div></div></div><div><div><br></div><br></div></div></div></body></html>