Dear EPDP Team, Apologies for the delay, but hopefully the agenda for Thursday’s EPDP Team meeting shouldn’t come as a surprise. As a reminder, please submit any “cannot live with” items by COB today, Wednesday 25 August (see https://docs.google.com/document/d/1knSKHXt0njWqXMmpiDKA76amycenNBUl/edit). Best regards, Caitlin, Berry and Marika EPDP Phase 2A - Meeting #39 Proposed Agenda Thursday 26 August 2021 at 14.00 UTC 1. Roll Call & SOI Updates (5 minutes) 2. Welcome & Chair updates (Chair) (5 minutes) 3. Consider and resolve “cannot live with” items for section 3 of Final Report - Responses to Council Questions & Recommendations (75 minutes) – see https://docs.google.com/document/d/1knSKHXt0njWqXMmpiDKA76amycenNBUl/edit As a reminder: timeline to get to Final Report 26 August – consider “cannot live with” items identified & agree on updates to report 27 August – publish draft Final Report for EPDP Team review, consensus call. 30 August – deadline for minority statements 31 August – finalize report and address any outstanding items, if any. 2 September – submission of Final Report to GNSO Council 10 September – final deadline for minority statements (any minority statements submitted after 30 August will be added to the Final Report, with the updated version to be submitted to the Council in time for the September meeting document deadline, similar to how this was done for phase 2) * Review “cannot live with” items identified * Agree on next steps 4. Wrap and confirm next EPDP Team meeting (5 minutes): a. EPDP Team Meeting #40 Tuesday 31 August at 14.00 UTC b. Confirm action items c. Confirm questions for ICANN Org, if any