Dear Councilors, You may have seen in Nathalie’s email on 15 October, about the GNSO Working sessions, that one of the agenda items is IDN Variants. In preparation for that that session, Sarmad Hussain and Pitinan Kooarmornpatana (who manage the IDN Program here at ICANN) have prepared the attached materials, which includes 1) a brief summary update on the IDN program and 2) the full set of slides that Sarmad will strategically pick and choose from to try and ensure that the update fits into the allotted time. As there will not be sufficient time to go over the complete set of slides, you may want to review ahead of time and to the extent you have any questions leading up to the session, please feel free to reach out to Sarmad and Pitinan, both copied on this message. Thank you and see you all soon. Best, Steve Steven Chan Policy Director, GNSO Support ICANN 12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300 Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 Mobile: +1.310.339.4410 Office Telephone: +1.310.301.5800 Office Fax: +1.310.823.8649 Find out more about the GNSO by taking our interactive courses and visiting the GNSO Newcomer pages. Follow @GNSO on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ICANN_GNSO Follow the GNSO on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/icanngnso/ http://gnso.icann.org/en/