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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Dear Colleagues, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Please find below a note sent today to the Chartering Organizations to update on our timeline. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Best<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Mathieu<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR'>De :</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR'> Mathieu Weill [mailto:weill@afnic.fr] <br><b>Envoyé :</b> vendredi 12 février 2016 16:32<br><b>À :</b> 'James Bladel'; 'Byron Holland'; 'Louis Lee'; 'Alan Greenberg'; 'Thomas Schneider'; 'Patrik Fältström'; 'Alissa Cooper'; 'Mohamed El Bashir'; 'Jonathan Robinson'; Lise Fuhr (fuhr@etno.eu)<br><b>Cc :</b> 'David Olive'; 'Steve Crocker'; 'Bruce Tonkin'; 'Theresa Swinehart'; 'ACCT-Staff'<br><b>Objet :</b> CCWG-Accountability timeline<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dear Chartering Organizations,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>As you know, the Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability<b> </b>(CCWG-Accountability) has been working since December 2014, to develop a set of proposed enhancements to ICANN’s accountability. The work is nearing completion and we want to inform you of the current timeline for finalization of our report so that you can be prepared to review and act upon the final report when its completed and formally sent to your organization for consideration and approval.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>12 Feb</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> — Report sent by 22:00 UTC to the CCWG Leadership Team and CCWG Legal Counsel for review with all materials posted on the Wiki (</span><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://community.icann.org/x/iw2AAw"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>https://community.icann.org/x/iw2AAw</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>) for everyone to view.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>15 Feb</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> — Report updated (if needed) to incorporate edits from CCWG Leadership Team and Legal. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>16 Feb</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> — Report sent to CCWG for 48-hour review (and posted on the Wiki at </span><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://community.icann.org/x/iw2AAw"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>https://community.icann.org/x/iw2AAw</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>17 Feb</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> – Minority statements due for incorporation into Final Report. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>18 Feb</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> – Final Report sent to Chartering Organizations for consideration and approval. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Once the Final Report is in the hands of your organizations, these are the expected dates for the final steps, as we discussed on the </span><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/transition-facilitation-2015-09-23-en"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Transition Program Facilitation</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> call this past Tuesday: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>25 Feb</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> – CWG-Stewardship sign-off letter delivered to Chartering Organizations, then to ICG.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>By 9 Mar</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> at the latest – Sign-off on Final Report by Chartering Organizations at ICANN55 in Marrakech (in time for the Board to consider). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>10 Mar</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> – Public Board Meeting and hand over from ICANN Board to NTIA.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>We look forward to the result of the discussions within your community and endorsement of the final document. Please feel free to encourage your community members to begin reviewing the materials at their earliest convenience. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>If you have any questions about our timeline or suggestions for our process, please let us know how we can assist. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thomas, Mathieu, and Leon <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>CCWG-Accountability Co-Chairs<o:p></o:p></span></i></p></div></body></html>