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Volume 9: An Update on <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
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Deadlines for two key public comment periods fast approaching</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">
The deadlines for the public comment periods for the two proposals that will soon be forwarded to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (<a href="http://www.ntia.doc.gov/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); 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>)
are fast approaching, with just over one week left for stakeholders to submit their views on the contents of the proposals:</p><ol style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; padding: 0px 0px 0px 30px;"><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, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">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</a> 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;"><a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/ccwg-accountability-2015-08-03-en" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">The 2nd Draft Proposal on Work Stream 1 Recommendations</a> of
the CCWG-Accountability</li></ol><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">
In addition, to enable the community the necessary time to prepare for the transition of stewardship after the proposals have been accepted by the community and <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 href="http://www.ntia.doc.gov/blog/2015/update-iana-transition" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); 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> has
announced</a> that it will extend 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> Functions
Contract with <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> for
one year, ending 30 September 2016.</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;">
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
proposal</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">
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, 152, 213); 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, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">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, 152, 213); 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> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">ends on 8 September 2015</strong>.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">
The proposal and the form for submitting comments are now available in all 6 United Nations languages plus Portuguese (see links below). To date, there have been <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, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">twenty-four
responses received</a>. The comment period will close on 8 September 2015.</p><h4 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 before the 8 September deadline</h4><ol style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; padding: 0px 0px 0px 30px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Use the online form (<a href="https://comments.ianacg.org/form?lang=ar" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">AR</a> | <a href="https://comments.ianacg.org/form" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">EN</a> | <a href="https://comments.ianacg.org/form?lang=es" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">ES</a> | <a href="https://comments.ianacg.org/form?lang=fr" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">FR</a> | <a href="https://comments.ianacg.org/form?lang=pt" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">PT</a> | <a href="https://comments.ianacg.org/form?lang=ru" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">RU</a> | <a href="https://comments.ianacg.org/form?lang=zh" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">ZH</a>)</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box;">
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, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">archive
of public comments</a>.</p></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Send an email to <a href="mailto:public-comments@ianacg.org" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">public-comments@ianacg.org</a> using the optional
template (<a href="https://www.ianacg.org/icg-files/documents/ICG-public-comment-web-form-AR.docx" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">AR</a> | <a href="https://www.ianacg.org/icg-files/documents/public-input-template-EN.docx" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">EN</a> | <a href="https://www.ianacg.org/icg-files/documents/ICG-public-comment-web-form-ES.docx" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">ES</a> |<a href="https://www.ianacg.org/icg-files/documents/ICG-public-comment-web-form-FR.docx" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">FR</a> | <a href="https://www.ianacg.org/icg-files/documents/ICG-public-comment-web-form-PT.doc" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">PT</a> | <a href="https://www.ianacg.org/icg-files/documents/ICG-public-comment-web-form-RU.docx" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">RU</a> | <a href="https://www.ianacg.org/icg-files/documents/ICG-public-comment-web-form-ZH.docx" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">ZH</a>)</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box;">
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, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">comments
archive</a>.</p></li></ol><h4 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</h4><ol style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; padding: 0px 0px 0px 30px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px;"><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 href="https://www.ianacg.org/icg-files/documents/IANA-stewardship-transition-proposal-AR.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">AR</a> | <a href="https://www.ianacg.org/icg-files/documents/IANA-stewardship-transition-proposal-EN.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">EN</a> | <a href="https://www.ianacg.org/icg-files/documents/IANA-stewardship-transition-proposal-ES.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">ES</a> | <a href="https://www.ianacg.org/icg-files/documents/IANA-stewardship-transition-proposal-FR.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">FR</a> | <a href="https://www.ianacg.org/icg-files/documents/IANA-stewardship-transition-proposal-PT.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">PT</a> | <a href="https://www.ianacg.org/icg-files/documents/IANA-stewardship-transition-proposal-RU.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">RU</a> | <a href="https://www.ianacg.org/icg-files/documents/IANA-stewardship-transition-proposal-ZH.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">ZH</a></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, 152, 213); 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="https://www.ianacg.org/calls-for-input/iana-stewardship-transition-proposal-public-archive-of-submitted-comments/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">Archive of
public comments received</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px;">
Archives of webinar briefings on the proposal:
<ul style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; list-style-type: square; 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;">
Slides: <a href="https://www.ianacg.org/icg-files/documents/XPL-ICAN_1510_ICG_Report_Visual_Summary_09-AR.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">AR</a> | <a href="https://www.ianacg.org/icg-files/documents/XPL-ICAN_1510_ICG_Report_Visual_Summary_09.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">EN</a> | <a href="https://www.ianacg.org/icg-files/documents/XPL-ICAN_1510_ICG_Report_Visual_Summary_09-ES.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">ES</a> | <a href="https://www.ianacg.org/icg-files/documents/XPL-ICAN_1510_ICG_Report_Visual_Summary_09-FR.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">FR</a> | <a href="https://www.ianacg.org/icg-files/documents/XPL-ICAN_1510_ICG_Report_Visual_Summary_09-PT.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">PT</a> | <a href="https://www.ianacg.org/icg-files/documents/XPL-ICAN_1510_ICG_Report_Visual_Summary_09-RU.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">RU</a> | <a href="https://www.ianacg.org/icg-files/documents/XPL-ICAN_1510_ICG_Report_Visual_Summary_09-ZH.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">ZH</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px;"><a href="https://icann.adobeconnect.com/p96rxk6gqgo/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">6 August Adobe Connect</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px;">
6 August audio recording: <a href="https://www.ianacg.org/icg-files/meetings/archives/audio/20150806_ICG_Webinar_Interpretation_1_AR.mp3" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">AR</a> | <a href="https://www.ianacg.org/icg-files/meetings/archives/audio/20150806_ICG_Webinar_Interpretation_1_EN.mp3" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">EN</a> | <a href="https://www.ianacg.org/icg-files/meetings/archives/audio/20150806_ICG_Webinar_Interpretation_1_ES.mp3" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">ES</a> | <a href="https://www.ianacg.org/icg-files/meetings/archives/audio/20150806_ICG_Webinar_Interpretation_1_FR.mp3" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">FR</a> | <a href="https://www.ianacg.org/icg-files/meetings/archives/audio/20150806_ICG_Webinar_Interpretation_1_PT.mp3" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">PT</a> | <a href="https://www.ianacg.org/icg-files/meetings/archives/audio/20150806_ICG_Webinar_Interpretation_1_RU.mp3" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">RU</a> | <a href="https://www.ianacg.org/icg-files/meetings/archives/audio/20150806_ICG_Webinar_Interpretation_1_ZH.mp3" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">ZH</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px;">
6 August transcript: <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/transcript-icg-webinar-06aug15-en.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">EN</a> | <a href="https://www.icann.org/es/system/files/files/transcript-icg-webinar-06aug15-es.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">ES</a> | <a href="https://www.icann.org/fr/system/files/files/transcript-icg-webinar-06aug15-fr.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">FR</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px;"><a href="https://icann.adobeconnect.com/p23k24s5pkm/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">7 August Adobe Connect</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px;">
7 August audio recording: <a href="https://www.ianacg.org/icg-files/meetings/archives/audio/20150806_ICG_Webinar_Interpretation_2_EN.mp3" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">EN</a> | <a href="https://www.ianacg.org/icg-files/meetings/archives/audio/20150806_ICG_Webinar_Interpretation_2_ES.mp3" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">ES</a> | <a href="https://www.ianacg.org/icg-files/meetings/archives/audio/20150806_ICG_Webinar_Interpretation_2_FR.mp3" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">FR</a> | <a href="https://www.ianacg.org/icg-files/meetings/archives/audio/20150806_ICG_Webinar_Interpretation_2_PT.mp3" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">PT</a> | <a href="https://www.ianacg.org/icg-files/meetings/archives/audio/20150806_ICG_Webinar_Interpretation_2_RU.mp3" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">RU</a> | <a href="https://www.ianacg.org/icg-files/meetings/archives/audio/20150806_ICG_Webinar_Interpretation_2_ZH.mp3" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">ZH</a></li></ul></li></ol><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;">
CCWG-Accountability</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">
The <a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/ccwg-accountability-2015-08-03-en" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">public comment period</a> for the <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, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">2nd
Draft Proposal on Work Stream 1 Recommendations</a> by 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, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">CCWG-Accountability</a>) closes on <strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">12
September 2015.</strong> The proposal is now available in all 6 United Nations languages plus Portuguese (see links below). To date, <a href="http://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-ccwg-accountability-03aug15/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">nine
public comments</a> have been received. One of the submissions, from the<a href="http://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-ccwg-accountability-03aug15/msg00006.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); 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> Board</a>,
notes that the Board will develop its own set of comprehensive comments and suggestions on the proposal based on:</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;">
Briefings sought from <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
external counsel's inputs on the proposal. The <a href="http://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-ccwg-accountability-03aug15/pdf5bBqNGP8Fj.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">briefing</a>,
by Jones Day, has been submitted to the public comment mailing list</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px;">
Analysis by independent third-party experts on governance on the governance impacts of the proposal, including considerations of how the proposal may impact the balance of the stakeholders in the multistakeholder model within <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> today</li></ul><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">
A subset 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> Board
members met with <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> staff
members during the week of 24 August to discuss the CCWG-Accountability proposal. Following this, two teleconferences were organized for the CCWG-Accountability and 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
to discuss the proposal in more detail. The <a href="https://community.icann.org/x/dYVYAw" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">first teleconference</a> will be held on 31 August, where
the CCWG-Accountability will brief the Board on the 2nd draft proposal. The <a href="https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=56133316" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">second
teleconference</a>, to be held 2 September, will be an opportunity for the Board to share its feedback on the proposal. Observers can listen in to the teleconference via <a href="https://icann.adobeconnect.com/dialogue/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">Adobe
Connect</a>.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">
The Board will submit additional comments based on the above inputs to the public comment forum before the comment period ends. Meanwhile, the CCWG-Accountability's legal counsel, Sidley Austin and Adler & Colvin, are conducting a preliminary review of the
Jones Day briefing, and hope to submit the preliminary review to the CCWG-Accountability on 1 September.</p><h4 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 before the 12 September deadline</h4><ol style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; padding: 0px 0px 0px 30px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Consider the CCWG-Accountability's three questions when developing your submissions</strong><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; list-style-type: square; 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;">
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></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Send an email to</strong> <a href="mailto:comments-ccwg-accountability-03aug15@icann.org" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">comments-ccwg-accountability-03aug15@icann.org</strong></a><br style="box-sizing: border-box;">
When you receive an automatically generated email asking you to confirm your submission, please follow the instructions in the email to ensure your comments are submitted to the <a href="http://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-ccwg-accountability-03aug15/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">archive
of public comments</a>.</li></ol><h4 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</h4><ol style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; padding: 0px 0px 0px 30px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px;">
2nd Draft Proposal on Work Stream 1 Recommendations: <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/ccwg-draft-2-proposal-work-stream-1-recs-03aug15-ar.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">AR</a> | <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, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">EN</a> | <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/ccwg-draft-2-proposal-work-stream-1-recs-03aug15-es.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">ES</a> | <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/ccwg-draft-2-proposal-work-stream-1-recs-03aug15-fr.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">FR</a> | <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/ccwg-draft-2-proposal-work-stream-1-recs-03aug15-pt.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">PT</a> | <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/ccwg-draft-2-proposal-work-stream-1-recs-03aug15-ru.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">RU</a> | <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/ccwg-draft-2-proposal-work-stream-1-recs-03aug15-zh.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">ZH</a></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, 152, 213); 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, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">Archive of public comments received</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px;">
Archives of webinar briefings on the proposal:
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Slides: <a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/53783460/XPL_CCWG%20Proposal_Visual%20Summary_FINAL-ar.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1439467911000&api=v2" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">AR</a> | <a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/53783460/XPL_CCWG%20Proposal_Visual%20Summary_FINAL.pdf?version=2&modificationDate=1438709926000&api=v2" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">EN</a> | <a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/53783460/XPL_CCWG%20Proposal_Visual%20Summary_FINAL-es.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1439467934000&api=v2" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">ES</a> | <a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/53783460/XPL_CCWG%20Proposal_Visual%20Summary_FINAL-fr.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1439467967000&api=v2" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">FR</a> | <a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/53783460/XPL_CCWG%20Proposal_Visual%20Summary_FINAL-pt.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1439467987000&api=v2" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">PT</a> | <a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/53783460/XPL_CCWG%20Proposal_Visual%20Summary_FINAL-ru.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1439468012000&api=v2" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">RU</a> | <a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/53783460/XPL_CCWG%20Proposal_Visual%20Summary_FINAL-ZH.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1439468054000&api=v2" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">ZH</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px;"><a href="https://icann.adobeconnect.com/p1obc580vgj/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">4 August Adobe Connect</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px;">
6 August audio recording: <a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/54692681/20150804_CCWG_Accountability_Webinar_1_AR.mp3?version=1&modificationDate=1438728084000&api=v2" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">AR</a> | <a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/54692681/20150804_CCWG_Accountability_Webinar_1_EN.mp3?version=1&modificationDate=1438727588000&api=v2" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">EN</a> | <a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/54692681/20150804_CCWG_Accountability_Webinar_1_ES.mp3?version=1&modificationDate=1438727832000&api=v2" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">ES</a> | <a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/54692681/20150804_CCWG_Accountability_Webinar_1_FR.mp3?version=1&modificationDate=1438728402000&api=v2" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">FR</a> | <a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/54692681/20150804_CCWG_Accountability_Webinar_1_PT.mp3?version=1&modificationDate=1438728969000&api=v2" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">PT</a> | <a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/54692681/20150804_CCWG_Accountability_Webinar_1_RU.mp3?version=1&modificationDate=1438729597000&api=v2" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">RU</a> | <a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/54692681/20150804_CCWG_Accountability_Webinar_1_ZH.mp3?version=1&modificationDate=1438730122000&api=v2" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">ZH</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px;">
4 August transcript: <a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/54692681/20150804_CCWG_Accountability_Webinar_1_EN.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1439316675000&api=v2" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">EN</a> | <a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/54692681/20150804_CCWG_Accountability_Webinar_1_ES.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1439316713000&api=v2" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">ES</a> | <a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/54692681/20150804_CCWG_Accountability_Webinar_1_FR.pdf?version=2&modificationDate=1439317010000&api=v2" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">FR</a> | <a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/54692681/20150804_CCWG_Accountability_Webinar_1_PT.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1439316792000&api=v2" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">PT</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px;"><a href="https://icann.adobeconnect.com/p3xucqwdx73/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">7 August Adobe Connect</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px;">
7 August audio recording: <a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/54692681/20150807_CCWG_Accountabiligy_Webinar_Interpretation_2_AR.mp3?version=1&modificationDate=1438955328000&api=v2" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">AR</a> | <a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/54692681/20150807_CCWG_Accountabiligy_Webinar_Interpretation_2_EN.mp3?version=1&modificationDate=1438954304000&api=v2" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">EN</a> | <a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/54692681/20150807_CCWG_Accountabiligy_Webinar_Interpretation_2_ES.mp3?version=1&modificationDate=1438954704000&api=v2" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">ES</a> | <a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/54692681/20150807_CCWG_Accountabiligy_Webinar_Interpretation_2_FR.mp3?version=2&modificationDate=1438956251000&api=v2" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">FR</a> | <a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/54692681/20150807_CCWG_Accountabiligy_Webinar_Interpretation_2_PT.mp3?version=1&modificationDate=1438957568000&api=v2" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">PT</a> | <a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/54692681/20150807_CCWG_Accountabiligy_Webinar_Interpretation_2_ZH.mp3?version=1&modificationDate=1438958217000&api=v2" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">ZH</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px;"><a href="https://icann.adobeconnect.com/p1h84kefuog/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">25 August Adobe Connect</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px;">
25 August audio recording: <a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/54695416/20150825_CCWG_Webinar_3_AR.mp3?version=1&modificationDate=1440562721000&api=v2" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">AR</a> | <a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/54695416/20150825_CCWG_Webinar_3_EN.mp3?version=1&modificationDate=1440561981000&api=v2" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">EN</a> | <a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/54695416/20150825_CCWG_Webinar_3_ES.mp3?version=1&modificationDate=1440562425000&api=v2" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">ES</a> | <a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/54695416/20150825_CCWG_Webinar_3_FR.mp3?version=1&modificationDate=1440562221000&api=v2" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">FR</a> | <a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/54695416/20150825_CCWG_Webinar_3_PT.mp3?version=1&modificationDate=1440562836000&api=v2" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">PT</a> | <a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/54695416/20150825_CCWG_Webinar_3_ZH.mp3?version=1&modificationDate=1440562580000&api=v2" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">ZH</a></li></ul></li></ol><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;">
Extension 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> Functions
Contract</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">
On 17 August, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (<a href="http://www.ntia.doc.gov/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); 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>) <a href="http://www.ntia.doc.gov/blog/2015/update-iana-transition" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">announced</a> that
it had informed the U.S. Congress that it planned to extend 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> Functions
Contract with <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> for
one year until September 30, 2016. In the announcement, <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> explains
that:</p><blockquote style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 10px 20px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; border-left-width: 5px; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: rgb(238, 238, 238);"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px;">
"Beyond 2016, we have options to extend the contract for up to three additional years if needed. This one-year extension will provide the community with the time it needs to finish its work."</p></blockquote><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;"><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>-related
intellectual property rights</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">
An area of ongoing discussion related to 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
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
Proposal has to do with the future of where 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>-related
trademarks and domain names will be held – referred to in the discussions as 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> IPR.
Of the three operational community proposals, only the numbering resources community, in its <a href="http://www.nro.net/crisp-final-proposal" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">proposal</a> developed
by the Consolidated <abbr title="Regional Internet Registry" 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;">RIR</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
Proposal Team (CRISP Team), documented a concrete suggestion for keeping the holder 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
IPR separate from the operator 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> functions.
The CRISP Team proposal states:</p><blockquote style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 10px 20px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; border-left-width: 5px; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: rgb(238, 238, 238);"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px;">
"It is the preference of the Internet Number Community that 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> trademark
and 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>.ORG
domain name be transferred to an entity independent of the <abbr title="Internet Assigned Numbers Authority" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">IANA</abbr> Numbering
Services Operator, in order to ensure that these assets are used in a non-discriminatory manner for the benefit of the entire community. From the Internet Number Community's perspective, the <abbr title="Internet Engineering Task Force" 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;">IETF</abbr>Trust
would be an acceptable candidate for this role."</p></blockquote><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">
The protocol parameters community, via the IANAPLAN working group, found this an acceptable way forward and the <abbr title="Internet Engineering Task Force" 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;">IETF</abbr> Trust
confirmed it was willing to take on the task, if requested. The names community proposal, developed by the Cross Community Working Group Develop an <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 on Naming Related Functions (<a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocwgdtstwrdshp/CWG+to+Develop+an+IANA+Stewardship+Transition+Proposal+on+Naming+Related+Functions" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">CWG-Stewardship</a>),
did not contain any specific proposal about how to handle the IPR. On 15 August, 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 <a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-08-15-en" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">announced</a> that <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> is:</p><blockquote style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 10px 20px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; border-left-width: 5px; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: rgb(238, 238, 238);"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px;">
"…Prepared to transfer full ownership of the <abbr title="Internet Assigned Numbers Authority" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">IANA</abbr>-related
trademarks to a neutral third party mutually agreed among the operational communities with the understanding that <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>,
as the current <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
Operator, will be granted license to those trademarks 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> will
maintain operational control of the <abbr title="Internet Assigned Numbers Authority" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">IANA</abbr>.ORG
domain for as long as <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> remains
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>Functions
Operator."</p></blockquote><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">
On their 20 August call, the CWG-Stewardship agreed that 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> IPR
can be held a by neutral third party. The CWG-Stewardship sees its position on 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> IPR
as consistent with the other two proposals. Requirements for the neutral third party can be coordinated with the other communities in implementation. The CWG-Stewardship committed to issuing a statement before the close of 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>public
comment.</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;">
Drafting of updated <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</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">
Both the proposals of the CWG-Stewardship and the CCWG-Accountability include changes to <a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); 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>'s
Bylaws</a>. Below is a summary of the most recent developments:</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;">
On 11 August, Sidley Austin sent the CWG-Stewardship a <a href="http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/accountability-cross-community/attachments/20150811/dca3cacd/209588099_1-0001.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">draft
matrix</a> 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> Bylaws,
designated and set out in the CWG-Stewardship Final Proposal.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px;">
On 19 August, the co-Chairs of the CCWG-Accountability <a href="http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/accountability-cross-community/2015-August/005051.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">formally
requested</a> <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
general counsel, John Jeffrey, to begin working with the CCWG-Accountability's external counsel to draft language to include the <a href="http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/domainname/Affirmation_of_Commitments_2009.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent;">Affirmation
of Commitments</a> (AoC) reviews into <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,
as defined by the CCWG-Accountability and in line with the agreed-upon process (see attached for full reference).</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;"><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</h3><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%;"><colgroup style="box-sizing: border-box;"><col style="box-sizing: border-box; width: 0px;"><col style="box-sizing: border-box; width: 0px;"></colgroup><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;">
27 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://cdt.org/blog/the-iana-transition-the-work-ahead/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">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> Transition:
The Work Ahead</a>, Centre for Democracy & Technology [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;">
19 Aug 2015</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border-collapse: collapse;"><a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/hamzashaban/us-maintains-control-over-internet-governance-for-a-bit-long#.leLOq9bPK" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">U.S. Maintains Control Over
Internet Governance for a Bit Longer</a>, Buzzfeed [EN]</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 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://idgnow.com.br/internet/2015/08/18/fim-da-supervisao-da-iana-pelos-eua-e-adiada-para-2016/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">Fim da supervisão da <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> pelos
EUA é adiada para 2016</a>, IDGNOW [PT]</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;">
</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://www.interfax.ru/business/460957" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">США сохранят за собой контроль над интернетом еще на три года</a>, Интерфакс [RU]</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;">
</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://www.lemondeinformatique.fr/actualites/lire-les-etats-unis-prolongent-d-une-annee-leur-tutelle-sur-l-icann-62068.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">Les États-Unis
prolongent d'une année leur tutelle sur l'Icann</a>, Le Monde Informatique [FR]</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 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://www.domain-recht.de/internet-politik/netzverwaltung-erste-vorschlaege-vorgestellt-64672.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">Erste Vorschläge vorgestellt</a>, Domain
Recht [DE]</p></td></tr></tbody></table><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;">
Upcoming key dates</h3><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%;"><colgroup style="box-sizing: border-box;"><col style="box-sizing: border-box; width: 0px;"><col style="box-sizing: border-box; width: 0px;"></colgroup><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;">
1 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://community.icann.org/display/acctcrosscomm/Meetings" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">CCWG-Accountability teleconference #51</a>, 12:00 UTC</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;">
2 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://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=56133316" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">CCWG-Accountability dialogue with <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</a>,
22:00-1:00 UTC</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;">
3 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://community.icann.org/x/D5FCAw" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">CWG-Stewardship Teleconference #64</a>, <strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">11:00-13:00 UTC</strong></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;">
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://community.icann.org/display/acctcrosscomm/Meetings" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">CCWG-Accountability teleconference #52</a>, 19:00 UTC</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;">
</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, 152, 213); 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;">
10 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-upcoming-conference-calls-2/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); 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> teleconference
#22</a>, 5:00-06:30 UTC</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;">
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, 152, 213); 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; 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;">
15 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://community.icann.org/display/acctcrosscomm/Meetings" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">CCWG-Accountability teleconference #53</a>, 6:00 UTC</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;">
17 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://community.icann.org/display/gnsocwgdtstwrdshp/Meetings" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">CWG-Stewardship teleconference #65</a>, 17:00-19:00 UTC</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;">
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, 152, 213); 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, CA, USA</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;">
23 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-upcoming-conference-calls-2/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); 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> teleconference
#23</a>, 11:00-12:30 UTC</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><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;"></strong> 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;">
7 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://www.ianacg.org/icg-announces-upcoming-conference-calls-2/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); 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> teleconference
#24</a>, 19:00-20:30 UTC</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;">
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, 152, 213); 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> including: <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;"><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" 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><hr style="box-sizing: content-box; height: 1px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); margin: 20px 0px; padding: 0px;"><h2 class="floatcenter" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 0.5rem; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.31rem; margin: 0px auto; text-align: center; font-weight: 500 !important;">
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…</h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br></em></p><p 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, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">accountability-staff@icann.org</a>.</em></p><p 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 | 31 August 2015</em></p></div></div></div><div><div style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;"><br></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></span></body></html>