Dear RDS-WHOIS2 Members, As indicated at the conclusion of the third face-to-face meeting (F2F) last week, we are looking into scheduling the F2F meeting #4 in November/early December 2018, per the work plan in place, to digest public comment received on the draft report and finalize the report for Board consideration. The RDS-WHOIS2 leaders have indicated that F2F meeting #4 should be a three-day meeting and now seek your input on whether you have any conflicts in November/December to inform next steps. For planning purposes, please send us your input (preferably off-list) by Tuesday, 7 August – 23:59 UTC. Note: the following events may potentially impact participation from some of you: 2018 Nov 4 RootOps @ IETF 103 0946 - Network Eng & Sec Bangkok, THAILAND 2018 Nov 12-14 IGF 2018 0410 - Govt & IGO Engagement Paris, FRANCE 2018 Nov 28-29 Eastern Europe DNS Forum 2018 0334 - GSE Russia CIS Moscow, RUSSIA Attached to this email, you will also find a copy of the work plan, for your information, which was recently updated and approved by leadership to reflect recent developments. We look forward to reading your feedback. Kind regards Alice