<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Dear IRT Members,</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br></div><div><font face="Calibri,sans-serif">Thank you for your feedback so far. In addition to our friendly reminder on this topic, we would like to request additional input, a</font><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">s ICANN is trying to assess the level of support, if any, that would be needed from the Staff implementation team. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Therefore, in addition to our previous question, we would also like to know, more generally, what the IRT's expectations are for Meeting B and work related to this project.</span></div><div><font face="Calibri,sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="Calibri,sans-serif">Thank you in advance for your contributions.</font></div><div><font face="Calibri,sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="Calibri,sans-serif">Best Regards</font></div><div><div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><div>-- </div><div>Fabien Betremieux</div><div>Sr. Registry Services & Engagement Manager</div><div>Global Domains Division, ICANN</div></div></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><div style="font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; text-align:left; color:black; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: #b5c4df 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 3pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span> Fabien Betremieux <<a href="mailto:fabien.betremieux@icann.org">fabien.betremieux@icann.org</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span> Thursday, April 14, 2016 at 11:29 PM<br><span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span> "<a href="mailto:gnso-impl-thickwhois-rt@icann.org">gnso-impl-thickwhois-rt@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:gnso-impl-thickwhois-rt@icann.org">gnso-impl-thickwhois-rt@icann.org</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span> IRT Meeting During ICANN 56 (B Meeting)<br></div><div><br></div><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Dear IRT Members,</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">As you may know, the next ICANN Meeting (<a href="https://meetings.icann.org/en/helsinki56">https://meetings.icann.org/en/helsinki56</a>) will be the first installment of the 4-day “B” meeting format to focus on SO/AC/SG/C policy work and outreach (per the new meetings strategy <a href="https://meetings.icann.org/en/future-meeting-strategy">https://meetings.icann.org/en/future-meeting-strategy</a>).</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">In this context, we would like to gather your thoughts on whether a face-to-face meeting of the Thick Whois Implementation Review Team should be organized on this occasion.</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">We would appreciate your feedback as soon as possible, ideally by next Tuesday 19 April COB in your timezone.</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Best Regards</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><div>-- </div><div>Fabien Betremieux</div><div>Sr. Registry Services & Engagement Manager</div><div>Global Domains Division, ICANN</div><div><br></div></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br></div></div></div></span></body></html>