<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; background-color: white; line-height: 16.5pt;">The IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG) announces today that it will hold two webinars regarding the Proposal to Transition the Stewardship of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) Functions from the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to the Global Multistakeholder Community. The webinars will help the public understand the proposal, the purpose of the ICG’s public comment period, and how to provide public comments. Topics covered will include:</span><br><div lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 15pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 19.5pt; background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);"><span>·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">What are the IANA functions?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 15pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 19.5pt; background-color: white; position: static; z-index: auto;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);"><span>·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">What is the IANA stewardship transition?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 15pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 19.5pt; background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);"><span>·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">What is being proposed for the transition of the IANA stewardship?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 15pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 19.5pt; background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);"><span>·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">Why is the ICG seeking public comments?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 15pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 19.5pt; background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);"><span>·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">What should commenters focus on?<o:p></o:p></span></div><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; line-height: 16.5pt; background-color: white; orphans: auto; text-align: start; widows: 1; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">The ICG will hold two webinars at different times to facilitate participation across the time zones:<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 15pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 19.5pt; background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);"><span>·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">Thursday 6 August 2015 from 19:00-20:30 UTC (time zone convertor here:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://icgsec.asia/1fB5GMF" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: rgb(31, 115, 165);">http://icgsec.asia/1fB5GMF</span></a>)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 15pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 19.5pt; background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);"><span>·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">Friday 7 August 2015 from 11:00-12:30 UTC (time zone convertor here:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://icgsec.asia/1IpVZfn" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: rgb(31, 115, 165);">http://icgsec.asia/1IpVZfn</span></a>)<o:p></o:p></span></div><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; line-height: 16.5pt; background-color: white; orphans: auto; text-align: start; widows: 1; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">The webinars will include about 45 minutes of presentation material and 45 minutes of Q&A.<br>Webinar details<br>The webinars will be run in an Adobe Connect room<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://icann.adobeconnect.com/icg/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: rgb(31, 115, 165);">https://icann.adobeconnect.com/icg/</span></a>. Please note that the webinar will be conducted in English and will be recorded and transcribed. Live interpretation will be available through Adigo Bridge dial-in numbers using Conference ID codes listed below.<br>A list of country dial-in numbers can be found here:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://adigo.com/icann/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: rgb(31, 115, 165);">http://adigo.com/icann/</span></a>. Should there be no appropriate dial-in number for an interested participant, the ICG Secretariat in conjunction with ICANN will provide a dial-out service to that individual – please send dial-out requests to the ICG Secretariat at<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:admin@icgsec.asia" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: rgb(31, 115, 165);">admin@icgsec.asia</span></a>. Correspondingly, language service Conference ID numbers are listed below:<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 15pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 19.5pt; background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);"><span>·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">Français – Conference ID: 75929475<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 15pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 19.5pt; background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);"><span>·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">Español – Conference ID: 68385764<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 15pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 19.5pt; background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);"><span>·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">中文</span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>– Conference ID: 825702<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 15pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 19.5pt; background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);"><span>·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">Pусский – Conference ID: 345720<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 15pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 19.5pt; background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);"><span>·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">العربية – Conference ID: 82855066<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 15pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 19.5pt; background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);"><span>·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">Português – Conference ID: 759752<o:p></o:p></span></div><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; line-height: 16.5pt; background-color: white; orphans: auto; text-align: start; widows: 1; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">Participants who are interested in an English line but are unable to join by way of the Virtual Meeting Room may request a dial-out service by contacting the ICG Secretariat at<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:admin@icgsec.asia" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: rgb(31, 115, 165);">admin@icgsec.asia</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; line-height: 16.5pt; background-color: white; orphans: auto; text-align: start; widows: 1; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">For further information about the IANA stewardship transition proposal, please see<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://comments.ianacg.org/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: rgb(31, 115, 165);">https://comments.ianacg.org</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><br></div></div></div></blockquote></div></body></html>