Dear All, As you may be aware, the FY15 Community Special Budget Process is currently open for applications. In line with the agreed GNSO PDP Improvements, the GNSO Council Chairs (Chair & Vice Chairs) are planning to submit a request to fund a pilot project for facilitated face-to-face PDP Working Group meetings. It is proposed that these F2F meetings will be linked to the ICANN meetings in FY15 in order to best manage costs. The objective is to allow us to try and test the concept of professional facilitation as well as create additional F2F time for PDP Working Groups. We anticipate that this will provide us with useful insights on whether this works, and if so, how to further develop this concept. Further, as part of the work of the GAC - GNSO Consultation Group on Early Engagement, we've prepared a request for travel funding for a GNSO liaison to the GAC. Do note however, that this request is in no way intended to pre-determine the discussion in the Consultation Group on the different options (for regular GAC-GNSO liaison) that have been put forward to date and as such, it can be withdrawn at any point should the Consultation Group decide not to pursue this specific option any further. Finally, following our successful GNSO Council Development Session in Buenos Aires, we'll also be submitting a request to hold a similar session at the end of the next AGM in Los Angeles in October of 2014. If you have any comments / questions, please feel free to share these here on the list. Thank-you. Jonathan