Dear EPDP Team,

I wanted to provide you with an update of yesterday GNSO Council discussion on the EPDP Team Final Report. After a lengthy exchange of views, the GNSO Chair decided to grant a request received from the BC and IPC for a deferral of the vote on the Final Report to allow those groups additional time to consult with their respective constituencies. As a result, the consideration by GNSO Council of the Final Report is now scheduled for Monday 4 March. For those interested in listening to the recording of the meeting, please see https://participate.icann.org/p8agqudejx6/. 

I would like to confirm that there are no EPDP Team meetings scheduled until that date (4th March).  

Further details in relation to Kobe meeting will be shared shortly but that that is still under discussion as a result of the uncertainty in relation to commencement of phase 2 (pending GNSO council instructions) as well as new chair search.

Best Regards,

Rafik