Dear All,

As discussed during last week’s meeting, please find attached for your review the draft Initial Report in Word and PDF format. As tasked by the CCWG, the responses to the charter questions in section 5 are derived from the CCWG deliberations to date as well as the input provided by external experts. Similarly, the draft preliminary recommendations and implementation guidance are derived from those same responses – these are not staff recommendations or interpretations. It is now up to the CCWG to review the Initial Report and identify the areas where changes, additions and/or further clarifications are needed. As outlined during the last meeting, the proposed process and timeline is as follows:

Proposed process:

• Please do not submit a redline of substantive items in the text, as it will be difficult to reconcile possible conflicting positions and input from many individuals. Minor edits, grammar corrections are welcome in redline format. 
• If you want to comment on a specific passage of text, please identify the page number, line number (see pdf version) and the section, for example, page xx, line x, beginning with the text “. . .” If there is a specific text edit you would like to suggest, please include this in your email.
• Minor edits, such as typo corrections, may not require further discussion. If you raise substantive questions or concerns about an area of the text, these will be discussed on an upcoming call, so that the CCWG may seek resolution that is supported by the group. 
• The purpose of this approach is to ensure that all questions and concerns are addressed, while also ensuring that the text of the report reflects the perspective of the full group as opposed to any one individual within the group

Timeline:

• As soon as possible, but no later than Monday 17 September - CCWG to identify through submissions on the mailing list which sections/items of the report require further discussion / review.
• 18 September 2018 - Leadership team to review items identified and develop call schedule to consider these items (tentative schedule hereunder).
• 20 September / 27 September / 8 October – CCWG meetings to discuss sections / items identified (may be modified depending on # of issues identified)
• At the latest by 8 October 2018 - Publication of Initial Report for public comment.
• ICANN63 – Monday 22 October from 13.30 – 1500 - Present Initial Report to Community and solicit input.

As highlighted above, please identify through submission on the mailing list which sections / items of the require further discussion / review by Monday 17 September at the latest.

Thanks,

Emily, Joke and Marika

Marika Konings

Vice President, Policy Development Support – GNSO, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) 

Email: marika.konings@icann.org

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