Hello fellow GNSO Councilors, Please see the attached letter from Cherine seeking an update on the EPDP and, also, the GNSO Council’s consideration of possible contingency plans in the event the EPDP misses its May 2019 deadline. We will need to discuss this letter and our potential response in the near future. Thanks and regards, Keith Begin forwarded message: From: Wendy Profit <wendy.profit@icann.org<mailto:wendy.profit@icann.org>> Date: November 14, 2018 at 5:29:26 PM GMT+1 To: Keith Drazek <kdrazek@verisign.com<mailto:kdrazek@verisign.com>>, "gnso-chairs@icann.org<mailto:gnso-chairs@icann.org>" <gnso-chairs@icann.org<mailto:gnso-chairs@icann.org>>, "gnso-secs@icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org>" <gnso-secs@icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org>> Cc: Cherine Chalaby <cherine.chalaby@board.icann.org<mailto:cherine.chalaby@board.icann.org>>, Correspondence <Correspondence@icann.org<mailto:Correspondence@icann.org>>, Secretary <secretary@icann.org<mailto:secretary@icann.org>>, Board Ops Team <board-ops-team@icann.org<mailto:board-ops-team@icann.org>> Subject: [EXTERNAL] [CORRESPONDENCE] Letter from Cherine Chalaby to Keith Drazek Dear Keith Drazek, Please find the attached letter from Cherine Chalaby regarding the status of the Expedited Policy Development Process for gTLD Registration Data. You may expect the letter to be posted shortly to the ICANN Correspondence page: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/correspondence. Thank you and kind regards, Wendy Profit ICANN – Senior Manager, Board Operations 12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300 Los Angeles, CA 90094