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<div>Also my gratitude for your comments.</div>
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<div>You said &quot;<span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">A commitment to US/CA jurisdiction&nbsp;</span><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">[...] simply provides
 a predictable and stable legal environment for the foreseeable future for an organization that operates in large part via contracts and their enforcement, and ensures that the legal jurisdiction is the one that the accountability measures were designed to
 &nbsp;operate effectively within</span>&quot;. This is probably true, but instead of singling out a specific national jurisdiction and thereby &quot;seal for all time&quot; this aspect, why not define some requirements for the jurisdiction (e.g. stable legal environment, predicable
 regime, etc) and include those in the bylaws? Would that not be sufficient and a viable compromise between the multistakeholder community and the government of the United States?</div>
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<div>Roelof,&nbsp;</div>
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<div>With respect to what we tried to agree in the meeting, I would rephrase your suggestion to something like: &quot;The CCWG will identify eventual gaps in the California State law with respect to the implementation of recommended accountability powers and, in
 a subsequent phase, examine alternative jurisdictions where those requirements could be implemented to a larger extent&quot;.&nbsp;</div>
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<div id="divRpF343398" style="direction: ltr;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2" color="#000000"><b>De:</b> accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org [accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org] em nome de Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez [crg@isoc-cr.org]<br>
<b>Enviado:</b> quinta-feira, 26 de março de 2015 12:15<br>
<b>Para:</b> Phil Corwin<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Accountability Cross Community<br>
<b>Assunto:</b> Re: [CCWG-ACCT] RES: Cochairs Statement - Istanbul (23-24 March 2015)<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="" style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color:#1F497D">Thanks to Jordan and Greg for their feedback on this issue of ICANN jurisdiction.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="" style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color:#1F497D">Of course nothing in this world can ever be “sealed for all time”. We are talking about something to be settled for the foreseeable future and, perhaps
 even more important, accepted by consensus within the multistakeholder community and thereby not constituting the new “irritation” replacing NTIA’s counterparty role for disgruntled parties.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="" style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color:#1F497D">A commitment to US/CA jurisdiction does not provide the US government with any special control over ICANN. It simply provides a predictable and stable
 legal environment for the foreseeable future for an organization that operates in large part via contracts and their enforcement, and ensures that the legal jurisdiction is the one that the accountability measures were designed to &nbsp;operate effectively within.
 I concur that “the California jurisdiction works just fine for everything we need to do now, and can foresee for the future”.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="" style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color:#1F497D">Cherry-picking the AOC in regard to which bits wind up in the Bylaws will certainly raise questions about the parts left behind, especially given
 the likelihood that the current bilateral AOC will be dissolved once the transition is completed. This issue is not yet a “breakdown point” but it is quite important as both as a matter of accountability measure effectiveness and, yes, as a political matter.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color:navy">Philip S. Corwin, Founding Principal</span></b><span class="" style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color:navy">Twitter: @VlawDC</span></b><span class="" style=""></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b class=""><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color:navy">&quot;Luck is the residue of design&quot; -- Branch Rickey</span></i></b><span class="" style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">From:</span></b><span class="" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"> Jordan Carter [<a href="mailto:jordan@internetnz.net.nz" class="" target="_blank">mailto:jordan@internetnz.net.nz</a>]
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<b class="">Sent:</b> Thursday, March 26, 2015 10:38 AM<br class="">
<b class="">To:</b> Greg Shatan<br class="">
<b class="">Cc:</b> Phil Corwin; Accountability Cross Community<br class="">
<b class="">Subject:</b> Re: [CCWG-ACCT] RES: Cochairs Statement - Istanbul (23-24 March 2015)</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks Greg, Phil.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I am confident we are aware in the CCWG that we can't unilaterally amend the AOC. However, it is also clear that we can choose which bits we propose to incorporate in the ICANN Bylaws. Not incorporating some bits has no effect on the existing
 agreement between ICANN and the United States government.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I would note that in respect of the jurisdiction conversation, we have a multistakeholder process at work in designing this transition.&nbsp;</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If the question of a &quot;sealed for all time&quot; jurisdiction question derails the transition - either by meaning the community can't accept ICANN being locked in California forever and thus declines to agree a transition, or the United States
 not accepting a transition that doesn't include that lock - then that will be the outcome of the multistakeholder process. The NTIA did not define perpetual U.S. presence as a requirement for the transition, after all.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Certainly I hope that this dilemma does not prove to be a breakdown point.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I say all the above as an individual who thinks the California jurisdiction works just fine for everything we need to do now, and can foresee for the future.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">best,</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On 26 March 2015 at 16:26, Greg Shatan &lt;<a href="mailto:gregshatanipc@gmail.com" class="" target="_blank">gregshatanipc@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="" style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">I second Phil's email and hope that some clarity can be brought to those unable to participate in the entire CCWG meeting.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="" style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">I also want to remind the CCWG that ICANN cannot unilaterally amend the Affirmation of Commitments.&nbsp; The AoC can only be amended by mutual consent of the parties.&nbsp; The U.S. jurisdictional
 requirement will be there until amended by the parties, or the AoC is terminated.&nbsp; If we want to get into discussing terminating the AoC, that is a whole other discussion, and an immense step to consider.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Thu, Mar 26, 2015 at 10:08 AM, Phil Corwin &lt;<a href="mailto:psc@vlaw-dc.com" class="" target="_blank">psc@vlaw-dc.com</a>&gt; wrote:</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span class="" style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color:#1F497D">I see from the post below &nbsp;that this issue of ICANN’s future jurisdiction has become “a most delicate matter” and remains unresolved and
 subject to further discussion within the CCWG. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span class="" style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color:#1F497D">This is a pivotal and very important issue, as the accountability mechanisms are being designed (with the assistance of two outside law
 firms) to be consistent with California law and may not operate effectively within another legal jurisdiction context. Further, if there is not a commitment to remain within US jurisdiction for the foreseeable future (as CEO Chehade pledged in Congressional
 testimony last month) it will raise significant political barriers to NTIA approval of and Congressional acquiescence to a final transition and accountability package.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span class="" style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color:#1F497D">For those of us unable to participate remotely in all the CCWG discussions earlier this week, it would be most appreciated if more specificity
 could be provided as soon as possible as to what the various perspectives are on this matter and how it is proposed to resolve them, since the final determination would seem to be a rather binary decision – either the AOC provision committing to US jurisdiction
 is incorporated within the Bylaws, or it is not.</span></p>
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<b class="">On Behalf Of </b>Thomas Rickert<br class="">
<b class="">Sent:</b> Thursday, March 26, 2015 6:22 AM<br class="">
<b class="">To:</b> Pedro Ivo Ferraz da Silva<br class="">
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<b class="">Subject:</b> Re: [CCWG-ACCT] RES: Cochairs Statement - Istanbul (23-24 March 2015)</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="">you are correct. We should have mentioned that we discussed it. As this is a most delicate matter and since we agree we would suggest language to frame the next steps (you will remember we had not agreed on concrete language),
 I suggest we use the next upcoming opportunity to share the progress with the community when we have an agreed language on the matter.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span class="" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Thanks for the links. I just regret the fact that the CoChairs have missed to refer to the important debate the CCWG has held with respect to the way moving
 forward on the issue of jurisdiction. As Mathieu Weill mentioned during the second day, this is one of the main issues of concern of individuals outside this group and I believe the community deserved at least to be briefly informed about this subject.</span></p>
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<b class="">Enviado:</b>&nbsp;quarta-feira, 25 de março de 2015 12:13<br class="">
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<b class="">Assunto:</b>&nbsp;[CCWG-ACCT] Cochairs Statement - Istanbul (23-24 March 2015)</span></p>
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 Community Working Group on Enhancing&nbsp;ICANN&nbsp;Accountability (CCWG-Accountability)</span></a>&nbsp;met in Istanbul, Turkey, on 23-24 March 2015.</span></p>
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<span class="" style="font-family:&quot;Helvetica&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color:#333333">The&nbsp;<a href="https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=52890276" class="" target="_blank"><span class="" style="color:#0088CC; text-decoration:none">meeting</span></a>&nbsp;was
 attended in-person by 42 members and participants. A number of participants and observers joined the meeting remotely using the virtual meeting room. Three&nbsp;<a href="https://community.icann.org/display/acctcrosscomm/Advisors" class="" target="_blank"><span class="" style="color:#0088CC; text-decoration:none">Advisors</span></a>&nbsp;also
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<span class="" style="font-family:&quot;Helvetica&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color:#333333">Guided by the four basic&nbsp;<a href="https://community.icann.org/display/acctcrosscomm/Building&#43;Blocks" class="" target="_blank"><span class="" style="color:#0088CC; text-decoration:none">building
 blocks</span></a>&nbsp;identified at&nbsp;ICANN&nbsp;52 in Singapore, the group further discussed and refined accountability mechanisms that need to be either implemented or, at least, committed to before the transition of the&nbsp;IANA&nbsp;stewardship can take place.&nbsp;</span></p>
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<span class="" style="font-family:&quot;Helvetica&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color:#333333">The meeting made progress on three main areas:</span></p>
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</span><span class="" style="font-family:&quot;Helvetica&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color:#333333">Enhancing&nbsp;ICANN's Mission and Core Values;</span></p>
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<span class="" style="font-family:&quot;Helvetica&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color:#333333">Specifically, the group discussed changes that should be made to the Mission and Core Values inICANN's Bylaws. For example, the group discussed how key provisions of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/aoc/affirmation-of-commitments-30sep09-en.htm" class="" target="_blank"><span class="" style="color:#0088CC; text-decoration:none">Affirmation
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<span class="" style="font-family:&quot;Helvetica&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color:#333333">Additionally, the group worked on strengthening the existing independent review process suggesting improvements to its accessibility and affordability, and discussed process design including
 establishment of a standing panel with binding outcomes and panel composition (diversity etc.). The IRP panel decisions would be guided by&nbsp;ICANN's Mission and Core Values.</span></p>
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<span class="" style="font-family:&quot;Helvetica&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color:#333333">With regards to mechanisms for community empowerment, the group identified powers and associated mechanisms including the ability to:</span></p>
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<span class="" style="font-family:&quot;Helvetica&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color:#333333">The CCWG-Accountability supported the concept of a Fundamental Bylaw that would provide additional robustness to key provisions. The Fundamental Bylaw would apply to:</span></p>
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</span><span class="" style="font-family:&quot;Helvetica&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color:#333333">new community powers such as recall of the Board and the right of the community to veto certain Board actions.</span></p>
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<span class="" style="font-family:&quot;Helvetica&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color:#333333">Changes to the Fundamental Bylaws would require high standards for approval by the community.</span></p>
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<span class="" style="font-family:&quot;Helvetica&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color:#333333">The notion of an empowered community involved discussion of community representation, i.e. who constitutes the community.&nbsp; The CCWG-Accountability is also aware that to wield these new
 powers, the community, however it is constituted, must itself meet high standards of accountability.&nbsp;ICANN's accountability would also be enhanced by ensuring its operations and processes are more globally inclusive.&nbsp;</span></p>
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<span class="" style="font-family:&quot;Helvetica&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color:#333333">The group has engaged two law firms to provide independent legal advice and confirm feasibility of the suggested frameworks. The firms are Adler &amp; Colvin and Sidley &amp; Austin.</span></p>
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<span class="" style="font-family:&quot;Helvetica&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color:#333333">As work progresses, all recommendations will be subject to the stress tests against contingencies already identified. The stress test methodology has been successfully tested against
 the draft accountability mechanisms.</span></p>
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<span class="" style="font-family:&quot;Helvetica&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color:#333333">The CCWG-Accountability is confident that their proposed mechanisms will satisfy the needs of the CWG-Stewardship<a name="14c567d3ca6f7269_14c566ab93d71d2c__ftnre" class=""></a><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-03-25-en#_ftn1" title="" class="" target="_blank"><sup class=""><span class="" style="font-size:9.0pt; color:#0088CC; text-decoration:none">1</span></sup></a>&nbsp;as
 they look to stronger accountability protections. The CCWG-Accountability and CWG-Stewardship Co-Chairs met to update and fully brief each other on the progress made so far. They outlined key areas of accountability that the CCWG-Accountability Co-Chairs considered
 are most relevant for the current and ongoing work of the CWG-Stewardship. The CCWG-Accountability Co-Chairs will brief the CWG-Stewardship in the opening part of their face-to-face meeting on Thursday, 26 March.</span></p>
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<strong class=""><span class="" style="font-family:&quot;Helvetica&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color:#333333">Next Steps:</span></strong></p>
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<span class="" style="font-family:&quot;Helvetica&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color:#333333">The CCWG-Accountability will continue refining its recommendations. The community is expected to provide feedback during a public comment period to be held before&nbsp;ICANN&nbsp;53, Buenos Aires
 meeting.&nbsp; The results of the public comment period will inform further deliberations during that meeting.</span></p>
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<span class="" style="font-family:&quot;Helvetica&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color:#333333">The group is developing an engagement plan to ensure its proposals are widely known and understood, and to encourage comprehensive response to proposals during the public comment period.</span></p>
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<span class="" style="font-family:&quot;Helvetica&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color:#333333">The CCWG-Accountability Co-Chairs recognize the outstanding volunteer work that has produced these substantive proposals in a very short period of time.&nbsp; The community's effort has been
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<strong class=""><span class="" style="font-family:&quot;Helvetica&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color:#333333">About the CCWG-Accountability</span></strong></p>
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<span class="" style="font-family:&quot;Helvetica&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color:#333333">The CCWG-Accountability was established to ensure that&nbsp;ICANN's accountability and transparency commitments to the global Internet community are maintained and enhanced in the absence
 of the historical relationship with the U.S. Government.</span></p>
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<span class="" style="font-family:&quot;Helvetica&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color:#333333">The group has divided its work into two work streams (WS):</span></p>
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</span><span class="" style="font-family:&quot;Helvetica&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color:#333333">WS1 is focused on identifying mechanisms enhancing&nbsp;ICANN&nbsp;accountability that must be in place or committed to within the timeframe of the&nbsp;IANA&nbsp;Stewardship Transition;</span></p>
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<span class="" style="font-family:&quot;Helvetica&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color:#333333">The CCWG-Accountability consists of 177&nbsp;<a href="https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=50823970" class="" target="_blank"><span class="" style="color:#0088CC; text-decoration:none">people</span></a>,
 organized as 26&nbsp;<a href="https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=50823968" class="" target="_blank"><span class="" style="color:#0088CC; text-decoration:none">members</span></a>, appointed by and accountable to chartering organizations, 151&nbsp;<a href="https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=50823968" class="" target="_blank"><span class="" style="color:#0088CC; text-decoration:none">participants</span></a>,
 who participate as individuals, and 46&nbsp;<a href="https://community.icann.org/display/acctcrosscomm/Mailing&#43;List&#43;Observers" class="" target="_blank"><span class="" style="color:#0088CC; text-decoration:none">mailing list observers</span></a>. The group also
 includes one&nbsp;ICANN&nbsp;Board liaison, one&nbsp;ICANN&nbsp;staff representative, and one former ATRT member who serves as a liaison. In addition, there are 4&nbsp;ICG&nbsp;members who participate in the CCWG-Accountability, including two who serve as liaisons between the two groups.<br class="">
Seven&nbsp;<a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-12-17-en" class="" target="_blank"><span class="" style="color:#0088CC; text-decoration:none">Advisors</span></a>&nbsp;have also been appointed to contribute research and advice, and to bring perspectives
 on global best practices to enrich the CCWG-Accountability discussion.&nbsp;<br class="">
The CCWG-Accountability is an open group: anyone interested in the work of the CCWG-Accountability, can join as a participant or observers. Participants or observers may be from a chartering organization, from a stakeholder group or organization not represented
 in the CCWG-Accountability or currently active within&nbsp;ICANN, or self-appointed.</span></p>
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<span class="" style="font-family:&quot;Helvetica&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color:#333333">For more information on the CCWG-Accountability or to view meeting archives and draft documents, please refer to their&nbsp;<a href="https://community.icann.org/display/acctcrosscomm/CCWG&#43;on&#43;Enhancing&#43;ICANN&#43;Accountability" class="" target="_blank"><span class="" style="color:#0088CC; text-decoration:none">dedicated
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<span class="" style="font-family:&quot;Helvetica&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color:#333333">A video interview with CCWG-Accountability Co-Chair Thomas Rickert can be seen&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVof6v0MguE" class="" target="_blank"><span class="" style="color:#0088CC; text-decoration:none">here</span></a>.</span></p>
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