Attached is a copy of the Chairman's Report regarding the outcome from the 2009 WTPF. Cathy Cathy Handley Executive Director Government Affairs American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) 3635 Concorde Parkway, Suite 200 Chantilly, VA 20151 Tel: +1 703 227 9888 Mobile: +1 703 341 7996 Fax: +1 703 263 0111 Email: chandley@arin.net<mailto:chandley@arin.net> Confidentiality Notice: This message is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by telephone and return the original message to us at 3635 Concorde Parkway, Suite 200, Chantilly, VA 20151, via the U.S. postal service. Thank you. On Sep 27, 2012, at 5:48 AM, Gordon Lennox wrote: Informal Experts Group In accordance with the Council Decision 562<http://www.itu.int/md/S11-CL-C-0102/en>, the Secretary-General will convene a balanced, informal group of experts(IEG) - who are active in preparing for the Forum in their own country - to assist in the successive stages of the preparatory process. At its session in 2012, the Council agreed that all relevant stakeholders should participate in the work of the IEG so as to contribute their unique perspective to the preparatory process, based on the roles and responsibilities that the stakeholders may have under Paragraph 35 of the Tunis Agenda (2005). Consequently, participation in the work of the IEG will be open to stakeholders in accordance with Council decision, taking into account Decision 562 and the need to maintain a balanced group of experts, and also room and seating capacity for IEG meetings at ITU headquarters in Geneva. Relevant stakeholders are invited to express their interest in participating in the work of the IEG by completing a request form<http://www.itu.int/en/wtpf-13/Documents/request%20form.docx>. ..... http://www.itu.int/en/wtpf-13/Pages/ieg.aspx