<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>The High Level Statements from the CCWG have been published in an announcement on the ICANN website: <a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-01-09-en">https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-01-09-en</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><h1 style="font-size: 1.31rem; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding: 0px 0px 1rem; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(207, 207, 207); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 500 !important; ">Co-Chairs of CCWG-Accountability Publish High Level Statements</h1><div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style u-text-xxxl" style="font-size: 1.62rem; 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color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><p style="font-size: 1rem; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; ">On behalf of the Cross Community Working Group (CCWG) Accountability, the co-chairs Thomas Rickert (<abbr title="Generic Names Supporting Organization" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; ">GNSO</abbr>), León Sanchez Ambia (<abbr title="At-Large Advisory Committee" class="" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; ">ALAC</abbr>) and Mathieu Weill (<abbr title="Country Code Names Supporting Organization" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; ">ccNSO</abbr>) are pleased to announce that the CCWG has prepared a set of <a href="https://community.icann.org/x/3pAQAw" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; ">high level statements</a> that might be valuable to all groups or individuals working on proposals as part of the <abbr title="US National Telecommunications and Information Agency" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; ">NTIA</abbr> <abbr title="Internet Assigned Numbers Authority" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; ">IANA</abbr> Functions' Stewardship Transition Process.</p><p style="font-size: 1rem; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; ">The CCWG is aware and conscious of the interdependency and interlinkage of the <abbr title="Internet Assigned Numbers Authority" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; ">IANA</abbr> Stewardship Transition and Enhancing <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; ">ICANN</abbr> Accountability Processes, in particular with what has been called Work Stream 1 and appreciates the sense of urgency. Although the CCWG works as expeditiously as possible on the tasks it has been chartered with, it is not feasible to publish concrete results of the group in January.</p><p style="font-size: 1rem; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; ">Nonetheless, the CCWG has chosen to publish the high level statements as a preliminary assessment of the situation and is cognizant that this preliminary assessment might be subject to change because of:</p><ul style="font-size: medium; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem 20px; "><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px; ">Changes to the proposals under discussion as part of the <abbr title="Internet Assigned Numbers Authority" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; cursor: help; ">IANA</abbr> Stewardship Transition Process, in particular the <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/cwg-naming-transition-01dec14-en.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent; ">Interim Proposal</a> published by the CWG-Stewardship on 1 December 2014; and</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px; ">Changes due to other external and internal factors, such as evolving deliberations of the CWG itself.</li></ul><h3 style="font-size: 1.31rem; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; padding: 0.75rem 0px 0.5rem; margin: 0px; font-weight: 500 !important; ">Background CCWG</h3><p style="font-size: 1rem; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; ">The CCWG began its work late November 2014 with regular weekly virtual meetings and will have its first (intersessional) face-to face meeting on 19 and 20 January 2015 in Frankfurt, Germany. The CCWG was chartered by <abbr title="At-Large Advisory Committee" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; ">ALAC</abbr>, <abbr title="Country Code Names Supporting Organization" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; ">ccNSO</abbr>, <abbr title="Governmental Advisory Committee" class="" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; ">GAC</abbr>, <abbr title="Generic Names Supporting Organization" class="" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; ">GNSO</abbr> and <abbr title="Number Resource Organization" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; ">NRO</abbr> acting as <abbr title="Address Supporting Organization" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; ">ASO</abbr> and includes over 150 <a href="https://community.icann.org/x/IIMHAw" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; ">participants and members</a> appointed by the chartering organizations, <a href="https://community.icann.org/x/54cQAw" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; ">Advisors</a> appointed by the Public Experts Group (PEG), and 3 liaisons.</p><p style="font-size: 1rem; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; ">Additional information, including transcripts and recordings of the discussions are available at: <a href="https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; ">https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg</a></p><div><br></div></div></div></body></html>