All, The Co-chairs have prepared an update for this group ahead of the CWG meetings in Istanbul. These are clearly critical meetings as we push hard towards producing a proposal. Please see below for details and guidance. We very much look forward to working with you to achieve a highly productive session! Jonathan & Lise -- The Reading List You should by now have received an email regarding a Reading List from Grace. We will assume you have read the material and so your ability to contribute effectively will depend on familiarity with the material. The Draft Proposal The production of a proposal, which effectively responds to the ICG, is clearly the overarching objective and necessary achievement of this group. As co-chairs, we believe the proposal from this CWG also needs to be: 1. Concise - A readily readable and understandable core proposal 2. Comprehensive - Containing all necessary detail but not necessarily in the core 3. Comparable - Enabling ready cross-reference and co-ordination with the other proposals to the ICG The Design Teams The DTs provide essential input for key areas of the Draft Proposal. We will spend a significant part of Day 1 - Thursday 26 March - dealing with material from the DTs. Please see below for an outline agenda and note carefully the following * Each DT is allocated 45min by default, but we will work faster through some and slower through others * Staff will work with DT leads to have focused presentation including highlights of outcomes (not details) and any outstanding issues / questions for the group. Staff will pull this into a slide deck for the group. * The Chair's expectation is that all the submitted DT work is read prior to the meeting, so details would will not be necessary. See Reading List above. * Key points of focus for the meeting include: * Appropriate level of detail in order to stay productive; * Content that is "model neutral" wherever possible Useful Links * Agenda Wiki Page: https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=52890325 * In-Person Attendees Page: https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocwgdtstwrdshp/In-Person+Attendees * Reading List Page: https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=52894123 Proposed Agenda for DAY1 Thursday March 26 - CWG Day 1 - Design Teams (Conclude where possible) . 07:00 - 08:30 Breakfast in Globe Restaurant . 09:00 - 09:15 Welcome & Rules of Engagement (Jonathan, Lise) . 09:15 -- 10:00 CCWG-Accountability Update (Leon, Thomas, Avri) . 10:00 -- 10:45 DT-A Service Level Expectations (Paul) . 10:45 - 11:00 Coffee break . 11:00 - 11:45 DT-C CSC (Donna; Staffan) . 11:45 -- 12:30 DT-M (Chuck) . 12:30 - 13:30 Lunch in Globe (private section reserved) . 13:30 -- 14:15 DT-D (Cheryl) . 14:15 -- 15:00 DT-L (James, Matt) . 15:00 - 15:45 DT-E (Berry) . 15:45 - 16:00 Coffee break . 16:00 - 17:00 Assessment of DTs overall (DT-B; DT-N; DT-F; DT-O) . 17:00 -- 18:30 Post-transition structural considerations (led by Sidley) . Evening session if necessary