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Working Together Through The Last Mile</h1><div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style u-text-xxxl" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.62rem; margin-bottom: 30px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a class="addthis_button_linkedin u-linkClean u-colorGrey at300b" target="_blank" title="LinkedIn" href="https://www.icann.org/news/blog/working-together-through-the-last-mile#" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: gray; cursor: pointer; margin-right: 5.20833349227905px; float: left; padding: 0px 2px; width: auto; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none !important;"><span class="fa fa-linkedin" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; line-height: 1; font-family: FontAwesome; font-size: 1.2rem; text-rendering: auto; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"></span></a><a class="addthis_button_facebook u-linkClean u-colorGrey at300b" title="Facebook" href="https://www.icann.org/news/blog/working-together-through-the-last-mile#" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: gray; cursor: pointer; margin-right: 5.20833349227905px; float: left; padding: 0px 2px; width: auto; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none !important;"><span class="fa fa-facebook" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; line-height: 1; font-family: FontAwesome; font-size: 1.2rem; text-rendering: auto; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"></span></a><a class="addthis_button_twitter u-linkClean u-colorGrey at300b" title="Tweet" href="https://www.icann.org/news/blog/working-together-through-the-last-mile#" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: gray; cursor: pointer; margin-right: 5.20833349227905px; float: left; padding: 0px 2px; width: auto; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none !important;"><span class="fa fa-twitter" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; line-height: 1; font-family: FontAwesome; font-size: 1.2rem; text-rendering: auto; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"></span></a><a class="addthis_button_sinaweibo u-linkClean u-colorGrey at300b" target="_blank" title="Sina Weibo" href="https://www.icann.org/news/blog/working-together-through-the-last-mile#" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: gray; cursor: pointer; margin-right: 5.20833349227905px; float: left; padding: 0px 2px; width: auto; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none !important;"><span class="fa fa-weibo" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; line-height: 1; font-family: FontAwesome; font-size: 1.2rem; text-rendering: auto; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"></span></a><a class="addthis_button_email u-linkClean u-colorGrey at300b" target="_blank" title="Email" href="https://www.icann.org/news/blog/working-together-through-the-last-mile#" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: gray; cursor: pointer; margin-right: 5.20833349227905px; float: left; padding: 0px 2px; width: auto; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none !important;"><span class="fa fa-envelope-o" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; line-height: 1; font-family: FontAwesome; font-size: 1.2rem; text-rendering: auto; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"></span></a><a class="addthis_button_compact u-linkClean u-colorGrey at300m" href="https://www.icann.org/news/blog/working-together-through-the-last-mile#" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: gray; cursor: pointer; margin-right: 5.20833349227905px; float: left; padding: 0px 2px; width: auto; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none !important;"><span class="fa fa-plus" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; line-height: 1; font-family: FontAwesome; font-size: 1.2rem; text-rendering: auto; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"></span></a><div class="atclear" style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: both;"></div></div><div class="EmbeddedHTML" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">
I'd like to thank everyone who has participated in both the <a href="https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=56132981" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">CCWG briefing
to the <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" 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;">ICANN</abbr> Board</a>,
and 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;">CCWG 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> board
dialogue</a>. All of our dialogues over the past months have been illuminating, challenging and in my opinion, an important and true testament to the multistakeholder model as we work toward 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.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">We support the important improvements for <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" 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;">ICANN</abbr>'s
accountability contained in the CCWG-Accountability's 2<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 11.9999990463257px; line-height: 0; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; top: -0.5em;">nd</span> Draft Proposal. We endorse the goal of enforceability
of these accountability mechanisms, and we believe that it is possible to implement the key elements of the proposal. We want to work together to achieve the elements of the proposal within the community's timeline while meeting 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> requirements.</em></strong></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">
As we enter the final days of the Public Comment period, the Board wants to be completely clear on our position. We are in agreement on key concepts set forward in the CCWG's proposal, for example:</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;">
Fundamental bylaws.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px;">
Specific requirements for empowering the community into the bylaws adoption process.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px;">
IRP enhancements.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px;">
Board and director removal.</li><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>'s
mission and core values.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px;">
Strengthening requirements for empowering the community in the budget, operational and strategic planning process.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px;">
The incorporation of the Affirmation of Commitments 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.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px;">
Community ability to enforce the accountability mechanisms in the bylaws.</li></ul><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">
We have suggestions on how these could be operationalized. With regards to the mechanisms for community enforceability, where the current proposal still warrants much detail that may not be achievable we have a suggestion on how to deliver on it in a stable
way, as increased enforceability must not open up questions of, for example, capture or diminishing of checks and balances.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">
Let's work together on operationalizing the above principles on which we agree. Once again, we are committed to providing more detail on how these ideas can be operationalized in a way that they can be implemented within the community identified time frame
for the transition, as well as have sufficient tested grounds to not result in unintended consequences.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">
During last night's discussion we shared this feedback. It was a lot of information to digest in a call (<a href="http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/accountability-cross-community/2015-September/005160.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">notes
around opening remarks</a>, <a href="http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/accountability-cross-community/2015-September/005161.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">notes around 10 points</a>),
and we appreciate everyone giving our advice consideration. We are committed to submitting our comments into the Public Comment process in the next few days, and we look forward to the working with the community on further details.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">
It is critical that we work together to build enhanced accountability for<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> and
continue to refine and flesh out details of the impressive work already done by the community and complete 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.</p></div></span></span></div><div><div style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></body></html>