<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><div>Dear all, </div><div><br></div><div>For your information, I would like to provide you with an update on the size of the group. At present there are 130 people part of the CCWG-Accountability: </div><ul><li>15 members (ccNSO, GAC, GNSO)</li><li>115 participants</li></ul><div>You can view the full list of names and linked SOIs at <a href="https://community.icann.org/x/IIMHAw">https://community.icann.org/x/IIMHAw</a>. </div><div><br></div><div><b>For members and participants, please remember to complete your SOI.</b> If you have questions, please contact me directly. I will start to send reminder emails as of next week for those who have not completed their SOIs. </div><div><br></div><div>In addition there are 19 observers to the CCWG-Accountability: <a href="https://community.icann.org/x/sIMHAw">https://community.icann.org/x/sIMHAw</a></div><div><br></div><div><b>As a reminder, the first call of the CCWG-Accountability is (tomorrow) 9 December at 20:00 UTC</b>. I will circulate call details to you shortly. </div><div><br></div><div>Best, </div><div>Grace</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style="font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; text-align:left; color:black; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: #b5c4df 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 3pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span> Thomas Rickert <<a href="mailto:rickert@anwaelte.de">rickert@anwaelte.de</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span> Friday, December 5, 2014 1:02 PM<br><span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span> Accountability Cross Community <<a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community@icann.org">accountability-cross-community@icann.org</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span> [CCWG-Accountability] Welcome note<br></div><div><br></div><div><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin" class="">Dear All,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;
mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin" class="">We would like to welcome you to the Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability
(CCWG-Accountability). Now that the charter has been adopted by a number of organizations, namely the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC), Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO), Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO), we thought it would
be timely to commence the planning for the activities of the CCWG-Accountability.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b class=""><i class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;
mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin" class="">Meetings</span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;
mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin" class="">The first meeting of the CCWG- Accountability has been scheduled for
<b class="">Tuesday 9 December at 20:00 UTC</b> (call details will be circulated shortly). Following that regular online meetings are expected to alternate between 11:00 and 14:00 UTC to allow for maximum participation taking into account the different time
zones.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b class=""><i class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;
mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin" class="">Participation</span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;
mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin" class="">In addition to members appointed by the chartering organizations, there are currently 100 individuals
subscribed to this mailing list who are participating in this effort as individual participants. Participants are expected to actively contribute in mailing list conversations as well as meetings. It is anticipated that participants will provide essential
input to the process. They will participate similar to ICANN chartering organization appointed members.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;
mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin" class="">Statements of Interest (SOI)<o:p class=""></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;
mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin" class="">If you have not done so yet, you will be invited
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:
Cambria;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin" class="">to submit a Statement of Interest (SOI) following the online procedures outlined
here (</span><span lang="EN-US" class=""><a href="https://community.icann.org/x/c4Lg" class=""><span style="font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:
Cambria;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin" class="">https://community.icann.org/x/c4Lg</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:
major-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin" class="">)
or alternatively provide a statement which at a minimum should include your name, whether you are representing a certain organization or company as part your participation in this effort, areas of specific interest in relation to this effort, material relationship
with other parties affected by ICANN and primary country of residence. Please contact Grace Abuhamad (</span><span lang="EN-US" class=""><a href="mailto:accountability-staff@icann.org" class=""><span style="font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:
Cambria;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin" class="">accountability-staff@icann.org</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:
major-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin" class="">)
if you have any questions concerning your SOI. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b class=""><i class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;
mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-theme-font:
major-latin" class="">Mailing List Observers</span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;
mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-theme-font:
major-latin" class="">Note that in addition to chartering organization appointed members
and individual participants, there will also be the possibility for those interested to sign up to this effort as a mailing list observer. Contrary to members and participants, who are expected to actively participate in mailing list conversations as well
as meetings, mailing list observers will have read-only access to the mailing list and will be</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;
mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin" class=""> able to post,
do not receive the invites for the various meetings and calls of the CCWG (note that audio streaming will be provided for those interested to follow the CCWG meetings) and do not have to complete a statement of interest. At any point in time, a mailing list
observer can join the CCWG as a participant should he or she want to by informing ICANN staff.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;
mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-theme-font:
major-latin" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;
mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-theme-font:
major-latin" class=""> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;" class="">As
several of you were added to this mailing list as a result of your earlier interest in the Cross Community Group, should you wish to change your status to a mailing list observer or wish to unsubscribe from this mailing list, please contact Grace Abuhamad
(</span><span lang="EN-US" class=""><a href="mailto:accountability-staff@icann.org" class=""><span style="font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:
Cambria;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin" class="">accountability-staff@icann.org</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;" class="">).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b class=""><i class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;
mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-theme-font:
major-latin" class="">Preparation for the first meeting</span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;
mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin" class="">In order to prepare for the first meeting of the CCWG- Accountability, you are strongly encouraged
to review the </span><span lang="EN-US" class=""><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/enhancing-accountability-charter-03nov14-en.pdf" class=""><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;
mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin" class="">CCWG
charter</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:
major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin" class=""> ahead of the meeting.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;
mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin" class="">Note that per our charter one of our first objectives will be to develop a work plan and define
the contents of Work Streams 1 and 2 (WS1/WS2). You are encouraged to share any ideas or suggestions you may have to facilitate these tasks with the mailing list.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;
mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin" class="">I look forward to working with you.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">Kind regards,</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;
mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin" class="">Thomas Rickert (CCWG Co-Chair GNSO)<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><!--EndFragment--></div></div></span></body></html>