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Dear Work Track members,</div>
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Please find below the proposed agenda for the WT5 call on Wednesday 8 August at 13:00 UTC:</div>
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1. Welcome/Agenda Review/SOI Updates<br class="">
2. Review of Consensus Call Process and Work Plan<br class="">
3. Consensus Call on Country and Territory Names<br class="">
4. Wrap Up - Non-AGB Terms<br class="">
5. AOB</div>
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On our upcoming call, the leadership team will introduce a work plan aimed at wrapping up WT5’s work and delivering an Initial Report by the end of September. In maintaining this timeline, the leadership is seeking to ensure that Work Track 5 inputs can be
 effectively integrated into the work of the broader New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP Working Group in time for delivery of the PDP’s Final Report. A copy of the work plan is attached.</div>
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As outlined in the work plan, the leadership team will be holding a series of consensus calls on potential recommendations to include in WT5’s Initial Report. These will be introduced in clusters, with the first set of recommendations focusing on country and
 territory names. The draft recommendations, which will be discussed on Wednesday, are attached.<span class="x_apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">Work Track members are encouraged to review and provide feedback on these draft recommendations prior to
 the call on Wednesday</b>. The leadership team will officially open the consensus call on this topic following Wednesday’s call. For more information on the consensus call process that will be followed, please see the GNSO Working Group Guidelines, Section
 3.6:<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnso.icann.org_sites_default_files_file_field-2Dfile-2Dattach_annex-2D1-2Dgnso-2Dwg-2Dguidelines-2D18jun18-2Den.pdf&d=DwMGaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=mBQzlSaM6eYCHFBU-v48zs-QSrjHB0aWmHuE4X4drzI&m=NVtIpaem-VqCNPYPOoZhv9ofczsIO-e3-mM3UoaoTMA&s=g15pYjxotpxtjftphXYKDMOR0bso7mS5i2CXTIVfcww&e=" class="" style="color:rgb(149,79,114)"><span class="" style="color:purple">https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/annex-1-gnso-wg-guidelines-18jun18-en.pdf</span><span class="x_apple-converted-space"><span class="" style="color:purple; text-decoration:none"> </span></span><span class="" style="color:purple">[gnso.icann.org]</span></a>.</div>
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If you need a dial out for the upcoming call or would like to send an apology, please email<span class="x_apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org" class="" style="color:rgb(149,79,114)"><span class="" style="color:purple">gnso-secs@icann.org</span></a>.</div>
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Kind regards,</div>
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WT5 Co-Leads</div>
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Annebeth Lange</div>
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Javier Rua</div>
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Olga Cavalli</div>
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Martin Sutton</div>
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