<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: 16px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><div><div>Hi Thomas,</div><div><br></div><div>you reported on the GAO call on the CCWG call of April 8. Eberhard, you sent apologies for that call. </div><div><br></div><div>https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=52894988</div><div><br></div><div>Transcript attached, relevant text copied below.</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><br></div><div>Adam</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Thomas Rickert:</div><div><br></div><div>Yes that is correct, and that is just to update the group briefly on a call that we had with the GAO earlier today - we meaning Mathieu and myself. And there was a list of questions that we went through, and this list of questions has been shared with this group earlier.</div><div><br></div><div>I would like to note that we have prefaced our discussion mentioning that we cannot speak on behalf of the CCWG but that we’re making comments in personal capacity as co-chairs trying to reflect accurately the current status of our deliberations but that what we’re doing is an iterative process and that therefore the group’s recommendations as we currently frame them or captured them might be subject to change.</div><div><br></div><div>So in terms of substance we more or less stick to what we have put or what is publicly available in documents that have been produced. For example the co- chair statement which captured the interim result of our work and the progress made so far.</div><div><br></div><div>I would also like to highlight that we’ve asked what the exact procedure would be in using results of or the answers that we provided. And we were informed that this set of questions has been asked to a variety of stakeholders and/or community members and that the GAO will put together a report that will be shared with us so that we have the opportunity to review whether what we have been quoted with is an accurate reflection of what we actually said or intended to say.</div><div><br></div><div>So if we receive this draft and if there’s something in there which is not exactly covered by publicly available materials, then we will share that with the whole CCWG. And that is to say that without our permission or without us having the opportunity to review the report, no report will be published.</div><div><br></div><div>But once this approval is given, there will be a report that will be shared publicly and that everybody can look into.</div><div><br></div><div>So we’ve offered to provide more information as we move on. We’ve also said that we’re working an iterative session so that our findings might change as we move on. But it was interesting to see that the GAO was very much aware of where we are so they did know the documents that we are discussing and even made reference to current document versions that we’re working on.</div><div><br></div><div>So I think that they are pretty aware of where we are and what we’re doing and that they accurately reflect that in their report. I think I should leave it there. We owed you a response to this because there was been some discussion on this request for a telephone call earlier. And this is just to briefly let you know what the discussion was about. And back over to you Mathieu.</div></div><div><br></div><div>END</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> Monday, April 20, 2015 at 9:38 AM<br><span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span> Dr Eberhard W Lisse <<a href="mailto:el@lisse.na">el@lisse.na</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Cc: </span> "<a href="mailto:directors@omadhina.net">directors@omadhina.net</a>" <<a href="mailto:directors@omadhina.net">directors@omadhina.net</a>>, CCWG Accountability <<a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community@icann.org">accountability-cross-community@icann.org</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span> Re: [CCWG-ACCT] GAO meeting request<br></div><div><br></div><div><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="auto"><div>Dear Eberhard,</div><div>yes, the call has taken place and we have reported to the CCWG during one of our previous calls. Maybe staff can help and point you to the relevant part of the transcript. Should any mentioning of the Mathieu and my input be made, we will get that report
for approval and will share it with the CCWG.</div><div><br></div><div>Thomas<br><br><div><span style="font-size: 13pt;">---</span></div><div><a href="http://rickert.net">rickert.net</a></div><div><br></div></div><div><br>
Am 18.04.2015 um 12:38 schrieb Dr Eberhard W Lisse <<a href="mailto:el@lisse.na">el@lisse.na</a>>:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div>Dear Co-Chairs,</div><div><br></div><div>has the below teleconference taken place?</div><div><br></div><div>And if so, can you please let me have the transcript?</div><div><br></div><div>greetings, el</div><div><br>
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On Mar 30, 2015, at 12:11, Mathieu Weill <<a href="mailto:mathieu.weill@afnic.fr">mathieu.weill@afnic.fr</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite">Dear Colleagues,<br><br>
For your information, the US Governement Accountability Office has requested a teleconference with the co-chairs of the CCWG. Tentative date is currently discussed for next week (7 or 8 April).
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Your inputs are welcome. <br><br>
Best regards,<br>
Thomas Rickert, Leon Felipe Sanchez, Mathieu Weill<br><div class="moz-forward-container"><br><br>
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<table class="moz-email-headers-table" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><th align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE">Sujet : </th><td>April 1, 2, or 3 Meeting Request CCWG-Accountability Chairs</td></tr><tr><th align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE">Date : </th><td>Thu, 26 Mar 2015 17:45:11 +0000</td></tr><tr><th align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE">De : </th><td>Healey, John C <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:HealeyJ@GAO.GOV">
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<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:rickert@anwaelte.de"><rickert@anwaelte.de></a>, '<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:mathieu.weill@afnic.fr">mathieu.weill@afnic.fr</a>'
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:mathieu.weill@afnic.fr"><mathieu.weill@afnic.fr></a>, '<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:leonfelipe@sanchez.mx">leonfelipe@sanchez.mx</a>'
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:leonfelipe@sanchez.mx"><leonfelipe@sanchez.mx></a></td></tr></tbody></table><br><br><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Exchange Server"><!-- converted from rtf --><style><!-- .EmailQuote { margin-left: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt; border-left: #800000 2px solid; } --></style><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><div>Good day, Mr. Rickert, Mr. Sanchez Ambia, and Mr. Weill:</div><div> </div><div>You may recall meeting my colleagues, Derrick Collins, Alwynne Wilbur, and Kate Perl at the ICANN meeting in Singapore in February.
</div><div><font face="Calibri"> </font></div><div>At any rate, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has been asked by the Chairs of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and its Communications and Technology Subcommittee to review the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s
(NTIA) proposed transition of key Internet domain name functions to the global multistakeholder community. We are meeting with knowledgeable people and organizations to gather information for our work.</div><div><font face="Calibri"> </font></div><div>We would like to meet with you via teleconference to discuss the proposed transition from the perspective of the Accountability working group. We have provided a list of questions, below, to give you a better idea of the topics we want to discuss with
you, and I’ll provide a teleconference line after confirming your availability (please “reply all” so that others can know of your availability). In addition to the discussion, we would also welcome written responses.</div><div><font face="Calibri"> </font></div><div>Would you be available for a one-hour time slot during one of the following blocks?<br></div><ul style="margin:0;padding-left:36pt;"><li>Wednesday, April 1<font size="1"><span style="font-size:7.3pt;"><sup>st</sup></span></font>: 10:00 – 11:00 EST
</li><li>Thursday, April 2<font size="1"><span style="font-size:7.3pt;"><sup>nd</sup></span></font>: 11:00 – 12:00 EST
</li><li>Friday, April 3<font size="1"><span style="font-size:7.3pt;"><sup>rd</sup></span></font>: 10:00 – 11:00 EST
</li></ul><div><font face="Calibri"> </font></div><div></div><div>We would also like to meet with Steve DelBianco and Cheryl Langdon-Orr to discuss their work with the Stress Test Work Party. Please let me know if you’d like to be part of that meeting, too.</div><div> </div><div>Thank you,</div><div> </div><div>John</div><div><font face="Calibri"> </font></div><div><font face="Calibri"> </font></div><div>John Healey, Senior Analyst</div><div>Physical Infrastructure Team</div><div>U.S. Government Accountability Office</div><div>441 G Street NW, Washington DC, 20548</div><div>(202) 512-5006 | <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:HealeyJ@gao.gov">
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