<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>Original link: <a href="https://www.icann.org/news/blog/an-update-on-iana-stewardship-discussions-en">https://www.icann.org/news/blog/an-update-on-iana-stewardship-discussions-en</a></div><div><br></div><div><div style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.31rem; 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); widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 500 !important;">Volume 9: An Update on <abbr title="Internet Assigned Numbers Authority" class="" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; 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color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 0.5rem; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.31rem; margin: 0px; font-weight: 500 !important;">A major milestone reached as two key proposals open for public comment</h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">The transition of <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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">IANA</abbr>'s stewardship is now another step nearer as two key proposals are opened for public comment:</p><ul style="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;">The Consolidated <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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">IANA</abbr> Stewardship Transition Proposal by the <abbr title="IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">ICG</abbr></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px;">The 2nd Draft Report on Work Stream 1 Recommendations by the CCWG-Accountability</li></ul><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">The final version of both these proposals will eventually be submitted to the <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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr> Board of Directors, who will transfer them to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (<a href="http://www.ntia.doc.gov/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;"><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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">NTIA</abbr></a>). More information on these proposals, and how you can comment on their contents, is below.</p><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.75rem 0px 0.5rem; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.31rem; margin: 0px; font-weight: 500 !important;">Consolidated <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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">IANA</abbr> stewardship transition proposal now open for public comment</h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">On 31 July, 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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">IANA</abbr> Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (<a href="http://www.ianacg.org/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;"><abbr title="IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">ICG</abbr></a>) <a href="https://www.ianacg.org/calls-for-input/combined-proposal-public-comment-period/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">announced the start of the public comment period</a> for the <a href="https://www.ianacg.org/icg-files/documents/IANA-stewardship-transition-proposal-EN.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">Proposal to Transition the Stewardship of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (<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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">IANA</abbr>) Functions from the U.S. Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (<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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">NTIA</abbr>) to the Global Multistakeholder Community</a>. The proposal consists of the three proposals that have already reached consensus among the Domain Names, Numbering Resources and <abbr title="Protocol" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">Protocol</abbr> Parameters communities, as well as a report by the <abbr title="IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">ICG</abbr>, which includes an assessment of whether the three proposals:</p><ul style="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;">Were developed using open and inclusive community processes, and whether they achieved consensus;</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px;">Are complete and clear;</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px;">Are compatible and interoperable, provide appropriate and properly supported accountability mechanisms, and are workable; and</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px;">Together meet the <a href="http://www.ntia.doc.gov/press-release/2014/ntia-announces-intent-transition-key-internet-domain-name-functions" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;"><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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">NTIA</abbr>'s criteria</a>.</li></ul><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">The <abbr title="IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">ICG</abbr> notes that as the proposals have already undergone <a href="https://www.ianacg.org/calls-for-input/combined-proposal-public-comment-period/#completedcommentperiods" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">extensive public comment and discussion</a>amongst the three operational communities, this public comment period is focused on how the three proposals work together as a whole and how it fares against the criteria established by <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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">NTIA</abbr> for the transition.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">The proposal will be available for public comment for 40 days. Following community input during the comment period, the <abbr title="IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">ICG</abbr> will decide whether to recommend that <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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">NTIA</abbr> approve the transition proposal.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">The proposal will be available shortly in all six official United Nations (UN) languages and Portuguese, but is currently only available in <a href="https://www.ianacg.org/icg-files/documents/IANA-stewardship-transition-proposal-EN.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">English</a>. The news release about the proposal, however, is available now in these seven languages, with all translations linked from the <a href="https://www.ianacg.org/news-release-icg-seeking-public-input-on-key-internet-governance/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">English version</a>.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.31rem; padding: 0.75rem 0px 0.5rem; margin: 0px; font-weight: 500 !important;">Key links</h3><ul style="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;"><a href="https://www.ianacg.org/icg-files/documents/IANA-stewardship-transition-proposal-EN.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;"><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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">IANA</abbr> Stewardship Transition Proposal</a> – 199 pages</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px;"><a href="https://www.ianacg.org/calls-for-input/combined-proposal-public-comment-period/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">Call for public comments</a> – including 12 questions about specific issues the <abbr title="IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">ICG</abbr> is seeking feedback on</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px;"><a href="https://www.ianacg.org/calls-for-input/iana-stewardship-transition-proposal-public-archive-of-submitted-comments/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">Archive of public comments received</a></li></ul><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.31rem; padding: 0.75rem 0px 0.5rem; margin: 0px; font-weight: 500 !important;">How to submit a public comment</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">You can comment on the proposal, taking into account the <abbr title="IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">ICG</abbr>'s <a href="https://www.ianacg.org/calls-for-input/combined-proposal-public-comment-period/#callforcomment" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">12 questions</a>, by 8 September 2015, 23:59 UTC (<a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=ICG+proposal+public+comment+closes&iso=20150908T235959&p1=%3A" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">convert to your time zone</a>). Comments can be submitted in one of two ways:</p><ul style="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;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">By using the <a href="https://comments.ianacg.org/form" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">online form</a></strong></li></ul><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">After you have submitted the form, you will receive an automatically generated email asking you to click a link to confirm your submission. Your comments will then be posted to the <a href="http://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-cwg-stewardship-draft-proposal-22apr15/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">archive of public comments</a>.</p><ul style="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;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">By sending an email to <a href="mailto:public-comments@ianacg.org" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">public-comments@ianacg.org</a></strong></li></ul><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">You may wish to use <a href="https://www.ianacg.org/icg-files/documents/public-input-template-EN.docx" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">this template</a> for your response. After submitting your comments you will receive two emails: the first confirms receipt of your email; the second confirms your comments have been posted to the <a href="https://www.ianacg.org/calls-for-input/iana-stewardship-transition-proposal-public-archive-of-submitted-comments/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">comments archive</a>.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">To help better understand the contents and context of the draft proposal, you may wish to join one of the<a href="https://www.ianacg.org/iana-stewardship-transition-coordination-group-icg-to-host-webinars-in-conjunction-with-call-for-public-comment/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">two following webinars</a> live:</p><ul style="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;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">6 August, 19:00 – 20:30 UTC</strong> (time zone converter <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=ICG+Webinar+1&iso=20150806T19&ah=1&am=30" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">here</a>)</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">7 August, 11:00 – 12:30 UTC</strong> (time zone converter <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=ICG+Webinar+2&iso=20150807T11&ah=1&am=30" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">here</a>)</li></ul><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">The webinars will also be live interpreted in the six UN languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish) and Portuguese and the recording posted shortly afterward. The transcript will also be translated and posted after the webinars.</p><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.75rem 0px 0.5rem; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.31rem; margin: 0px; font-weight: 500 !important;">CCWG-Accountability</h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">On 3 August, the Cross-Community Working Group on 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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr> Accountability (<a href="https://community.icann.org/display/acctcrosscomm/CCWG+on+Enhancing+ICANN+Accountability" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">CCWG-Accountability</a>) released its <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/ccwg-draft-2-proposal-work-stream-1-recs-03aug15-en.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">2nd Draft Proposal on Work Stream 1 Recommendations</a>. Since the <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/cwg-accountability-draft-proposal-with-annexes-04may15-en.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">first version</a> of the proposal was released on <a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/ccwg-accountability-draft-proposal-2015-05-04-en" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">4 May</a>, the CCWG-Accountability has taken a very open and agile approach to finding creative solutions to problems identified in previous iterations of their proposals. The second version also addresses a number of outstanding issues not fully fleshed out in the first draft. The most significant changes between the two drafts are:</p><ul style="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;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Mechanism to empower the <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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr> community</strong></li></ul><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">The mechanism has undergone significant changes: in the May draft, there were two alternatives presented – member model and delegate model; following feedback received during the public comment period, the CCWG-Accountability brainstormed alternatives at ICANN53 in June, resulting in the development of an Empowered <abbr title="Supporting Organization" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">SO</abbr>/<abbr title="Advisory Committee; or Administrative Contact (of a domain registration)" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">AC</abbr> model. Resulting from subsequent discussions at a face-to-face meeting in Paris in July, this second draft proposal presents the Community Mechanism as Sole Member Model.</p><ul style="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;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Four additional stress tests</strong></li></ul><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">The new stress tests have been added following suggestions contained in the Larry Strickling's <a href="http://www.ntia.doc.gov/blog/2015/stakeholder-proposals-come-together-icann-meeting-argentina" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">16 June blog post</a> on 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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">NTIA</abbr> website.</p><ul style="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;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Refinements to key elements contained in the first draft</strong></li></ul><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">These refinements include:</p><ul style="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;"><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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr> Mission & Core Values</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px;">Removal of individual <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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr> Board Directors and recall of the entire Board</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px;">Independent Review Process</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px;">Community power regarding <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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr>'s budget</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px;">Work plan for Work Stream 2 (including adding a commitment to human rights in the <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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr>Bylaws)</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px;">Implementation plan for Work Stream 1</li></ul><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">The proposal also includes "minority views", which are statements by CCWG-Accountability members and participants who object to recommendations contained in the report. Additional minority views received after 1 August will be available <a href="https://community.icann.org/x/6oxCAw" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">here</a>.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;">The proposal will be available for public comment for 40 days.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">After the public comment period closes, the CCWG-Accountability aims to finalize its Work Stream 1 proposal for submission to its Chartering Organizations (<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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">GNSO</abbr>, <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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; 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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">ccNSO</abbr>, <abbr title="Governmental Advisory Committee" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">GAC</abbr>, <abbr title="Address Supporting Organization" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">ASO</abbr> and <abbr title="Security and Stability Advisory Committee" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">SSAC</abbr>) and then to the <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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr> Board of Directors during or shortly after ICANN54 in Dublin. The proposal will then be submitted to 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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">NTIA</abbr>, along with 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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">IANA</abbr> Stewardship Transition Proposal. After Work Stream 1 is completed, the CCWG-Accountability will focus on Work Stream 2, which consists of accountability enhancements that do not need to be in place for 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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">IANA</abbr> stewardship transition to occur.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.31rem; padding: 0.75rem 0px 0.5rem; margin: 0px; font-weight: 500 !important;">Key links</h3><ul style="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;"><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/ccwg-draft-2-proposal-work-stream-1-recs-03aug15-en.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">2nd Draft Proposal on Work Stream 1 Recommendations</a> – 180 pages</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px;"><a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/53783460/XPL_CCWG%20Proposal_Visual%20Summary_FINAL.pptx?version=2&modificationDate=1438709903524&api=v2" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">Graphical Supplement</a> [19 pages of pictorial representations of the main concepts included in the second draft]</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px;"><a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/ccwg-accountability-2015-08-03-en" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">Call for public comments</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px;"><a href="http://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-ccwg-accountability-03aug15/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">Archive of public comments received</a></li></ul><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.31rem; padding: 0.75rem 0px 0.5rem; margin: 0px; font-weight: 500 !important;">How to submit a public comment</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">You can comment on the proposal by 12 September 2015, 23:59 UTC (<a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=CCWG-Accountability+public+comment+period+ends&iso=20150912T2359&p1=1440" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">convert to your time zone</a>).</p><ul style="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;">Consider the CCWG-Accountability's three questions when developing your submissions:</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px;">Do you agree that the CCWG-Accountability proposal enhances <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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr>'s accountability?</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px;">Are there elements of this proposal that would prevent you from approving it transmission to Chartering Organizations?</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px;">Does this proposal meet the requirements set forward by the CWG-Stewardship?</li></ul><ul style="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;">Send an email to <a href="mailto:comments-ccwg-accountability-03aug15@icann.org" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">comments-ccwg-accountability-03aug15@icann.org</a>.</li></ul><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">To help better understand the contents and context of the draft proposal, you may wish to join one of the<a href="https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=54692681" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">two following webinars</a> live:</p><ul style="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;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">4 August, 19:00 – 21:00 UTC</strong> (time zone converter <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=CCWG-Accountability+Webinar+1&iso=20150804T19&p1=1440&ah=2" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">here</a>)</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">7 August, 7:00 – 9:00 UTC</strong> (time zone converter <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=CCWG-Accountability+Webinar+2&iso=20150807T07&p1=%3A&ah=2" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">here</a>)</li></ul><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">The webinars will also be live interpreted in the six UN languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish) and Portuguese and the recording posted shortly afterward. The transcript will also be translated and posted after the webinars.</p><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.75rem 0px 0.5rem; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.31rem; margin: 0px; font-weight: 500 !important;"><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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">IANA</abbr> stewardship in the news</h2><table class="convey" style="box-sizing: border-box; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; clear: both; width: 750px; border: 1px solid black; margin: 1rem auto 15px; min-height: 0.009999999776482582%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border-collapse: collapse;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">4 Aug 2015</p></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border-collapse: collapse;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">Netzverwaltung <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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr>: Finaler Entwurf für künftige Aufsicht der <abbr title="Domain Name System" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">DNS</abbr>-Rootzone, Heise Online [DE]</p></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgb(236, 240, 241);"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border-collapse: collapse;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">3 Aug 2015</p></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border-collapse: collapse;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><a href="http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/business/icann-posts-proposal-to-end-us-oversight-of-internet/articleshow/48335469.cms" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;"><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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr> posts proposal to end US oversight of Internet</a>, Agence France-Presses (AFP)<br style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a href="http://br.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idBRKCN0Q82C920150803" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">Especialistas em Internet enviam esboço para EUA cederem supervisão de domínios</a>, Reuters Brasil [PT]<br style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a href="http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/sideviews/article/keeping-internet-open-and-free-low-jia-rong" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">Keeping Internet open and free</a>, The Malaysian Insider [EN]</p></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border-collapse: collapse;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">30 Jul 2015</p></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border-collapse: collapse;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><a href="http://dailysignal.com/2015/07/30/how-congress-can-halt-government-control-of-the-internet/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">How Congress Can Halt Government Control of the Internet</a>, The Daily Signal [EN]</p></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgb(236, 240, 241);"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border-collapse: collapse;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">20 Jul 2015</p></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border-collapse: collapse;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><a href="http://observatoriodainternet.br/post/iana-transition-e-icann-accountability-de-onde-viemos-e-para-onde-vamos" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;"><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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">IANA</abbr> TRANSITION e <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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr> ACCOUNTABILITY: De onde viemos e para onde vamos?</a>, Observatório da Internet no Brasil [PT]</p></td></tr></tbody></table><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.75rem 0px 0.5rem; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.31rem; margin: 0px; font-weight: 500 !important;">Upcoming key dates</h2><table class="convey" style="box-sizing: border-box; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; clear: both; width: 750px; border: 1px solid black; margin: 1rem auto 15px; min-height: 0.009999999776482582%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border-collapse: collapse;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">4 Aug 2015</p></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border-collapse: collapse;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><a href="https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=54692681" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">Webinar</a>: CCWG-Accountability 2nd draft of <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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr> accountability enhancements (Work Stream 1) proposal</p></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgb(236, 240, 241);"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border-collapse: collapse;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">6 Aug 2015</p></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border-collapse: collapse;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><a href="https://www.ianacg.org/iana-stewardship-transition-coordination-group-icg-to-host-webinars-in-conjunction-with-call-for-public-comment/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">Webinar</a>: <abbr title="IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">ICG</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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">IANA</abbr> Stewardship Transition proposal</p></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border-collapse: collapse;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">7 Aug 2015</p></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border-collapse: collapse;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><a href="https://www.ianacg.org/iana-stewardship-transition-coordination-group-icg-to-host-webinars-in-conjunction-with-call-for-public-comment/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">Webinar</a>: <abbr title="IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">ICG</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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">IANA</abbr> Stewardship Transition proposal</p></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgb(236, 240, 241);"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border-collapse: collapse;"></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border-collapse: collapse;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><a href="https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=54692681" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">Webinar</a>: CCWG-Accountability 2nd draft of <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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr> accountability enhancements (Work Stream 1) proposal</p></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border-collapse: collapse;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">8 Sep 2015</p></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border-collapse: collapse;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><a href="https://www.ianacg.org/calls-for-input/combined-proposal-public-comment-period/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">Public Comment Period on <abbr title="IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">ICG</abbr>'s <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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">IANA</abbr> Stewardship Transition Proposal</a> closes</p></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgb(236, 240, 241);"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border-collapse: collapse;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">12 Sep 2015</p></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border-collapse: collapse;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/ccwg-accountability-2015-08-03-en" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">Public Comment Period for CCWG-Accountability's 2nd draft of <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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr> accountability enhancements (Work Stream 1)</a> closes</p></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border-collapse: collapse;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">18-19 Sep 2015</p></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border-collapse: collapse;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><a href="https://www.ianacg.org/icg-announces-face-to-face-meeting-for-18-19-september/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;"><abbr title="IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">ICG</abbr> Face-to-Face Meeting</a>, Los Angeles</p></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgb(236, 240, 241);"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border-collapse: collapse;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">30 Sep-15 Oct 2015</p></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border-collapse: collapse;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">CCWG-Accountability's 2nd and final proposal (Work Stream 1) presented to <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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">ALAC</abbr>, <abbr title="Address Supporting Organization" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">ASO</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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">ccNSO</abbr>, <abbr title="Governmental Advisory Committee" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">GAC</abbr> and <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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">GNSO</abbr> for their approval.</p></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border-collapse: collapse;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">18-22 Oct 2015</p></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border-collapse: collapse;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><a href="https://meetings.icann.org/en/dublin54" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;"><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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr> 54</a> inc. <abbr title="IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">ICG</abbr> Face-to-Face meeting and presentation of proposals for <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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">IANA</abbr>stewardship and <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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr> accountability enhancements (Work Stream 1) to the <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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr>Board for subsequent transmission to 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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">NTIA</abbr>.</p></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgb(236, 240, 241);"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border-collapse: collapse;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">Week 1, Nov 2015</p></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border-collapse: collapse;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr> Board transmits <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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">IANA</abbr> stewardship transition and <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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr> accountability (Work Stream 1) proposals to <abbr title="US National Telecommunications and Information Agency" class="" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">NTIA</abbr>.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p align="center" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">You can play a role in <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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">IANA</abbr>'s future…</strong></p><p align="center" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Anyone can participate in discussions about the future of <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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">IANA</abbr>'s stewardship and <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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr> accountability. For information on joining <strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">CCWG-Accountability</strong>, contact <a href="mailto:accountability-staff@icann.org" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">accountability-staff@icann.org</a>.</em></p><p align="center" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Compiled on behalf of <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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr> by Samantha Dickinson | 7 August 2015</em></p><div><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br></em></div></div></div></div></body></html>