Dear members of CPWG:

Justine, Yrjo and I have been working on potential responses to the call for comments re: WT5 on Geonames Supplemental Initial Report. Justine has again come through with her superior slide making skills and the issues in this complex work stream have been organized and explained to the best of her (and our) ability. We have penciled in responses to the questions posed -- but, as always, they are there for you to consider and respond to. It is always easier to start with something than to be faced with a blank. So, please, give us your reactions. We are especially appealing to the many of you (27 in total) who have actually been monitoring and/or participating in these discussions. Let us know if we are on the right track.

The bright red stars and red lettering are there to indicate items we perceive to be controversial. We would also draw your attention particularly to slides 18 and 19 which are asking for our ideas on the definition of terms such as "geographic names". In some of these, we have not yet entered suggestions -- waiting for your ideas.

Slide deck posted as a comment on wiki page https://community.icann.org/x/kAP_BQ 

Go directly to pdf of slides: https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=100533136

Please try to take a look at this information in preparation for our first round of discussions on this at Wednesday's CPWG meeting, or if you can't make the meeting, send your suggestions to the list, to any of us personally or put it on the wiki.

Marita, Justine, Yrjo