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Dear Working Group members,</div>
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Once again, welcome to our Working Group and this most recent GNSO Policy Development Process. If you are a Member (rather than an Observer), you should have received emails and a reminder about the first call as well as call-in and virtual meeting room details.
In addition, for Members and Observers who are new to a GNSO Working Group or ICANN, staff has scheduled a webinar for
<b>Tuesday 26 April, at 1900 UTC</b> that will walk you through the various communications and online tools that GNSO Working Groups use for our work – we encourage you to attend if you are not familiar with GNSO Working Group working methods and tools. Please
RSVP using <a href="http://goo.gl/forms/mR4HD9XNZU">this form</a> if you can attend.</div>
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Here is the proposed agenda for our first Working Group meeting scheduled for Thursday 21 April, 1500 UTC; this first meeting will be chaired by Phil Corwin, our GNSO Council liaison and interim Working Group Chair:</div>
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<b>1. Welcome</b></div>
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<b>2. Roll Call / Reminder about mandatory Statements of Interest</b></div>
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<b>3. Introductions</b></div>
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<div><b><font face="Calibri,sans-serif">4. Applicability of ICANN’s principles of transparency and openness to GNSO Working Groups</font></b></div>
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<b>5. Selection of WG Leaders</b></div>
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- Discussion of proposal presented by Kathy Kleiman, Philip Corwin and J. Scott Evans</div>
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<b>6. Background Briefing to this PDP</b></div>
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- Staff briefing on the scope of our Working Group Charter, the approach directed by the GNSO Council, and relevant GNSO processes (e.g. the PDP Manual and Working Group Guidelines)</div>
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<b>7. Scheduling of Working Group meetings</b></div>
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- Discussion of frequency, duration, and time zone rotation</div>
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<b>8. Next steps / confirm next meeting</b></div>
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- Preparation of draft Work Plan by Chair(s) and staff </div>
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<div>Thanks and cheers</div>
<div>Mary</div>
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<div>Mary Wong</div>
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<div>Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)</div>
<div>Email: mary.wong@icann.org</div>
<div>Telephone: +1-603-5744889</div>
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