Dear CWG members, Please find attached a briefing paper prepared by staff that we hope will assist with the group¹s discussions. Some of the material referenced in the paper (e.g. The initial GNSO draft principles (2012) and ccNSO feedback (2013)) have previously been circulated along with this group¹s charter - but all three are included as Annexes to this paper for your easy reference. A specific addition to this paper that may be particularly useful is Section III, which contains a table of previous and current cross community working groups including their chartering organizations and outcomes. You should have received call in information for the Thursday meeting separately, but in any event we will send a reminder out as well. Thanks and cheers Mary Mary Wong Senior Policy Director Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN) Telephone: +1 603 574 4892 Email: mary.wong@icann.org * One World. One Internet. *