Hello CPWG members, On behalf of the At-Large representatives to the EPDP on IDNs, please see an update on related activity in advance of the 1 September CPWG meeting<https://community.icann.org/x/MgBmCg>. The notes are also posted to the At-Large workspace for the EPDP on IDNs<https://community.icann.org/x/hQFmCg>. Best, Evin Ashley Erdoğdu Policy Analyst Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) ------ Discussions at the third meeting of the EPDP on IDNs (25 Aug 2021) 1. The meeting started with Roll Call & SoI Updates (Edmon reported an update of his SoI on account of his induction into the ICANN Board). All members were asked to read the background documents that Edmon had shared in his welcome mail and confirm through the form. 2. The background presentation by Sarmad, which started in the previous meeting, was completed. 3. The next item was an initial review of the charter questions, and the basic strategy was presented in a document. The steps involved: * Consider whether the order of topics A-G as presented in the Charter is the appropriate order to work (Agreed by the group). * For each topic, there will be discussions in order to gain a deeper understanding of the issues and positions involved, and also consider if AC/SOs needed to be consulted. As an initial step, a poll was conducted (involving all members + participants) for two items A and B to rate the complexity of the topic ("High"-10+ hours, "Medium"-5-10 hours, and "Low"-Less than 10 hours). The poll reported both items to be 'Medium complexity'. It was decided to discuss this methodology further in the next meeting. 4. Given the clash of the EPDP Meeting Time with ALAC CPWG, the group decided to run a Doodle poll to choose between Tuesday and Thursday at the same time (13:00 UTC). Action Items AI #1: Members to read background documents included in Edmon’s welcome email and confirm when they have done so here. The welcome email is available at: https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/gnso-epdp-idn-team/2021-July/000002.html AI #2: Staff to circulate and members/participants to fill out Doodle poll to schedule next week’s meeting and future meetings. Full minutes available at: https://community.icann.org/display/epdpidn/2021-08-25+IDNs+EPDP