<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>Dear IRT Members,</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you very much for your participation in the doodle poll last week. Unfortunately, we were not able to identify a time this week that would have allowed sufficient participation of both IRT members and required staff. </div><div><br></div><div>Going forward, we will change tactics and schedule meetings in advance, at regular intervals, at a set time, on a given day of the week. </div><div><br></div><div>Considering the progress made over the last few meetings and our current target of delivering a draft implementation plan for the transition from thin to thick in August, <b>we propose that the IRT meets every two weeks</b> in the next few months. Please let us know what you think of this proposal in response to this email at your earliest convenience.</div><div><br></div><div>Regarding the our next IRT meeting, we propose to organize it during the first week of May. Please use to following doodle poll <b>by this Thursday 14 COB</b> in your time zone to share your availability: <a href="http://doodle.com/poll/9ptcmxq82r2nvmi7">http://doodle.com/poll/9ptcmxq82r2nvmi7</a> </div><div><br></div><div>Please also note that we propose to use your availability in this doodle poll to define a preferred date and time for future regular IRT meetings.</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you in advance for your time.</div><div><br></div><div>Best Regards</div><div><div>-- </div><div>Fabien Betremieux</div><div>Sr. Registry Services & Engagement Manager</div><div>Global Domains Division, ICANN</div></div><div><br></div></body></html>