<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 all,</div><div><br></div><div>Apologies for the late distribution of this update but thanks to the slight delay I was able to include comments from ICANN's GDD Team that might be useful to the Group’s discussion. </div><div><br></div><div>It would be great if you found some time to go through the Report – especially the recommendations and observations in <b>Section 4</b> and also consider the newly supplied comments from the GDD Team. </div><div><br></div><div>Main edits from the last version are related to Charter Question F and the additional recommendations 18 and 19. These can be found on pages 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30 – including the new Recommendation #19.</div><div><br></div><div><div>Please also note the comments from ICANN’s GDD Team on: </div><ul><li>page 14</li><li>Page 16</li><li>Page 18</li><li>Page 22</li><li>Page 24 (two comments)</li><li>Page 26</li><li>Page 28 (two comments)</li><li>Page 30</li><li>Page 42</li></ul></div>Finally, please note that for ease of reading I have started the latest changes from a clean copy, meaning that only the edits from the last version are red-lined.<div><br></div><div>Many thanks and have a good weekend and those lucky enough to have Monday off – have a great Labour Day, too!</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div>Lars</div><div><br></div></body></html>