Hello everyone, During the last Summit conference call I committed to create a template for the development of "Policy Briefs", one for each significant issue facing ICANN as identified by ALAC and At-Large. I have documented the structure and rationale of the briefs at http://www.icannwiki.org/ALAC:Policy_Brief and I have started a sample temple of a Brief at http://www.icannwiki.org/At-Large_Policy_Brief:_Domain_Tasting -- I invite everyone to look at the pages, and to fill in the missing components so that we can demonstrate the form that a complete Brief should look. I believe that we should have at least one Brief for each entry on the Summit questionnaire being created now. In order for ALSs to give _informed_ response on prioritization of ICANN's issues, they need to know what those issues are. As time passes these Briefs will be updated to reflect changes in processes as well as ALAC positions and actions. Ultimately these Briefs are intended to have value beyond the Summit, as a set of "living" documents which will serve At-Large and the public interest on a continuing basis. It is my hope that both staff and At-Large members will contribute to the content of these Briefs, as each has different content strengths that the other may lack. Comments to this proposed format for issues documentation are welcomed. - Evan