<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 WG members,</div><div><br></div><div>Please find attached an updated version of the draft Initial Report that was first circulated on 19 December 2014. This update reflects the discussion and agreement reached during the last WG call on 6 January 2015, when the WG reviewed Section 1.3.1 of the draft report (stopping at Recommendation 12, i.e. just before Relay.) While staff has noted the need to ensure that any changes to these summarized recommendations are also reflected in the more detailed exposition of the actual recommendations in Section 7 of the report, we have yet to do so pending the WG’s completion of its review of the report.</div><div><br></div><div>Also attached is the template that the WG used in its deliberations on Category D Question 2, in relation to contactability and responsiveness of P/P service providers. James had asked that this be circulated again, to assist the WG to review what is currently summarized as Recommendation 8 in Section 1.3.1 of the draft report.</div><div><br></div><div>The WG Work Plan has been updated to reflect the WG’s intention to finalize all its recommendations – including for Category F (Reveal) - by ICANN52 in Singapore in February, where it will present its recommendations to the community. The finalized Initial Report will then be published for public comment following the end of the Singapore meeting.</div><div><br></div><div>Please continue to review the draft Initial Report, and send your comments or questions to this list ahead of the next call (scheduled for next Tuesday, 20 January), as Kathy has done previously with her suggestions for changes to the Executive Sumary.</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></body></html>