<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><br class=""><div class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><br class=""><div class=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Good afternoon:<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">As many of you will have learnt, I have been appointed as a co-chair of this subgroup about Geographic names.</div><div class="">Since this issue has a long history in ICANN, I have written the attached notes to outline the main lines and suggest certain directions for solutions.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I look forward to framing the issues and structure of the group with the PDP co-chairs and staff, in due course.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Your comments and advice would be welcome.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Regards</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Christopher</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></body></html>