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Volume 13: 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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">IANA</abbr> Stewardship
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Transition another step closer as accountability proposal is sent to Chartering Organizations</h2><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem 20px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px;">
The final CCWG-Accountability proposal for accountability enhancements that must be in place or committed to within the timeframe 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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">IANA</abbr> Stewardship
Transition has been sent to its six Chartering Organizations for adoption.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px;">
The CWG-Stewardship is finalizing a letter confirming that the CCWG-Accountability proposal meets all of their requirements.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px;">
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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">ICG</abbr> will
finalize their proposal for transmission 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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr> Board
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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">NTIA</abbr> upon
receiving confirmation from the CWG-Stewardship.</li></ul><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.75rem 0px 0.5rem; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.31rem; margin: 0px; font-weight: 500 !important;">
CCWG-Accountability proposal</h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">
On 23 February, 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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-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; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">CCWG-Accountability</a>) <a href="http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/accountability-cross-community/2016-February/011410.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">forwarded</a> its <a href="https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=58723827" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Final
Supplemental Proposal on Work Stream 1 Recommendations</a> for the approval of its six Chartering Organizations (<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">GNSO</abbr></a>, <a href="https://atlarge.icann.org/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">ALAC</abbr></a>, <a href="http://ccnso.icann.org/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">ccNSO</abbr></a>, <a href="https://gacweb.icann.org/display/gacweb/Governmental+Advisory+Committee" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">GAC</abbr></a>, <a href="https://aso.icann.org/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">ASO</abbr></a>, <a href="https://www.icann.org/groups/ssac" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><abbr title="Security and Stability Advisory Committee" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">SSAC</abbr></a>).
The Final Supplemental Proposal incorporates:</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;">
Feedback received during the <a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/draft-ccwg-accountability-proposal-2015-11-30-en" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">public
comment period</a> on the <a href="https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=56145016" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Third
Draft Proposal</a>.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px;">
Further development of the recommendations by the CCWG-Accountability members and participants to resolve the sometimes-conflicting issues raised by community feedback.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px;">
A change made as a result of concerns expressed by some members of the <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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">GAC</abbr> and
by 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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr> Board
regarding whether or not the <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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">GAC</abbr> could
be a member of the Empowered Community when invoking an Independent Review Process triggered by the Board acting on <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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">GAC</abbr>advice.
Initially, the Supplemental Proposal recommended not including the <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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">GAC</abbr> as
a part of the Empowered Community in such circumstances (on the CCWG-Accountability list, this was termed the “carve out” of the <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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">GAC</abbr>);
the final version removes this constraint.</li></ul><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">
Final approval of CCWG-Accountability’s Work Stream 1 recommendations triggers the next phase in 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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">IANA</abbr> Stewardship
Transition – the transmission of both the transition and accountability proposals 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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">NTIA</abbr> by
way of 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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr> Board
of Directors. The transmission is expected to take place during or immediately following the Public <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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr> Board
Meeting on 10 March.</p><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.75rem 0px 0.5rem; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.31rem; margin: 0px; font-weight: 500 !important;">
Timeline</h2><table border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="box-sizing: border-box; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; clear: both; width: 750px; border: 1px solid black; margin-top: 1rem; margin-bottom: 1rem;"><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;">
1 March 2016</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;"><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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">IANA</abbr> Stewardship
Transition Coordination Group (<a href="https://www.ianacg.org/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">ICG</abbr></a>) <a href="https://www.ianacg.org/icg-announces-upcoming-conference-call/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">teleconference</a> (12:00-13:00
UTC) to discuss finalization of its proposal based on confirmation by CWG-Stewardship that the CCWG-Accountability supplemental report meets all of their requirements.</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgb(236, 240, 241); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;">
9 March 2016</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;">
Deadline for CCWG-Accountability Chartering Organizations to indicate their support for the Supplemental Draft proposal. Pending approval by all Chartering Organizations, CCWG-Accountability Chairs to forward the proposal 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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr> Board
of Directors.</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;">
10 March 2016</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">ICANN Board considers the Supplemental Proposal at its <a href="https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/thu-board" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Public
Board Meeting</a> at <a href="https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">ICANN55</a>.</p><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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr> Board
forwards the <a href="https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=58723827" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Final
Supplemental Proposal</a> 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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">NTIA</abbr>,
together with 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; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">NTIA</abbr>)
to the Global Multistakeholder Community</a>.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">
When 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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">NTIA</abbr> receives
the proposals, it will review the contents to ensure that the proposals meet the<a href="https://www.ntia.doc.gov/press-release/2014/ntia-announces-intent-transition-key-internet-domain-name-functions" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">criteria
published by 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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">NTIA</abbr> on
14 March 2014</a>. <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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">NTIA</abbr> will
also inform U.S. Congress about the status of the proposals. <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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">NTIA</abbr>’s
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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr> expires
on 30 September 2016 but <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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">NTIA</abbr> has
the authority to extend the contract if needed.</p><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.75rem 0px 0.5rem; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.31rem; margin: 0px; font-weight: 500 !important;"><abbr title="Internet Assigned Numbers Authority" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">IANA</abbr> Stewardship
Transition and Accountability discussions at ICANN55</h2><table border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="box-sizing: border-box; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; clear: both; width: 750px; border: 1px solid black; margin-top: 1rem; margin-bottom: 1rem;"><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;">
D<strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">ate</strong></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Time</strong></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Session</strong></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Room</strong></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgb(236, 240, 241); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;">
5 Mar</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;">
12:45-15:00</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;"><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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">GNSO</abbr>: <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/GNSO+Working+Session+-+Saturday+6+March-+Marrakech" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">CCWG-Accountability
Discussion</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;">
Diamant</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;">
</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;">
14:30-16:00</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;"><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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">GAC</abbr>: <a href="https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/sat-gac" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">IANA</abbr> 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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr> Accountability:
Overview</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;">
Cristal</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgb(236, 240, 241); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;">
</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;">
17:00-18:00</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;"><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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">GAC</abbr>: <a href="https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/sat-gac" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Position
as a Chartering Organisation for CCWG Accountability</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;">
Cristal</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;">
6 Mar</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;">
08:30-12:30</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;"><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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">GAC</abbr>: <a href="https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/sun-gac-morning" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Position
as a Chartering Organisation for CCWG-Accountability</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;">
Cristal</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgb(236, 240, 241); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;">
</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;">
11:15-11:45</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;"><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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">GNSO</abbr>: <a href="https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=56985179" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Update
on CWG-Stewardship Implementation</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;">
Diamant</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;">
</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;">
11:45-13:00</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;"><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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">GNSO</abbr>: <a href="https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=56985179" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Update
on CCWG-Accountability</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;">
Diamant</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgb(236, 240, 241); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;">
7 Mar</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;">
10:15-11:30</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;"><a href="https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/mon-gac-hlgm" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">High-Level
Governmental Meeting: <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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">IANA</abbr> Stewardship
Transition Outcomes</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;">
Cristal</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;">
</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;">
10:30-11:45</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;"><a href="https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/mon-iana-stewardship-implementation" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">IANA</abbr> Stewardship
Transition Implementation</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;">
Atlas</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgb(236, 240, 241); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;">
</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;">
11:45-13:15</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;"><a href="https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/mon-gac-hlgm" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">High-Level
Governmental Meeting: 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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr> Accountability
and Governments role in the new <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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr> framework</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;">
Cristal</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;">
</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;">
13:30-15:00</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;"><a href="https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/mon-ccwg-accountability" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">CCWG-Accountability
Engagement Session</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;">
Atlas</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgb(236, 240, 241); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;">
8 Mar</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;">
11:00-12:30</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;"><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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">ccNSO</abbr>: <a href="http://ccnso.icann.org/meetings/marrakech55/agenda.htm" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">IANA</abbr> Stewardship
Transition Process</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;">
Roseraie</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;">
</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;">
12:00-12:30</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;"><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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">GAC</abbr>: <a href="https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/tue-gac-morning" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Position
as a Chartering Organisation for CCWG-Accountability</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;">
Cristal</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgb(236, 240, 241); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;">
</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;">
14:30-15:30</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;"><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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">GAC</abbr>: <a href="https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/tue-gac-afternoon" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Position
as a Chartering Organisation for CCWG-Accountability</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;">
Cristal</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;">
</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;">
16:00-18:00</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;"><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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">GAC</abbr>: <a href="https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/tue-gac-afternoon" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Finalize <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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">GAC</abbr> Position
as a Chartering Organization for CCWG-Accountability</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;">
Cristal</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgb(236, 240, 241); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;">
9 Mar</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;">
13:30-15:30</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;"><a href="https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/wed-gnso-council" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">GNSO</abbr> Council
meeting</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;">
Toubkal</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;">
</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;">
13:30-18:00</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;"><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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">ccNSO</abbr>: <a href="http://ccnso.icann.org/meetings/marrakech55/agenda.htm" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">IANA</abbr> Stewardship
Transition Process and <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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">ccNSO</abbr> Council
Meeting</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;">
Oliveraie</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgb(236, 240, 241); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;">
10 Mar</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;">
16:00-17:30</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;"><a href="https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/thu-board" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr> Public
Board Meeting</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top;">
Atlas</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">
Note: The CCWG-Accountability will meet in Marrakech during ICANN55, but at this point, the main focus of the CCWG’s work in Marrakech is planning Work Stream 2 activities. Work Stream 2 focuses on accountability topics that extend beyond 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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">IANA</abbr> Stewardship
Transition.</p><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.75rem 0px 0.5rem; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.31rem; margin: 0px; font-weight: 500 !important;"><abbr title="Internet Assigned Numbers Authority" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">IANA</abbr> Stewardship
Transition Proposal</h2><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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-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; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">ICG</abbr></a>)
has <a href="http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/cwg-stewardship/2016-February/004745.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">requested
confirmation</a> that the CCWG-Accountability Supplemental Draft Proposal meets all of the requirements of the Cross Community Working Group to 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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-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; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">CWG-Stewardship</a>).</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">
The CWG-Stewardship held a <a href="https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=58721766" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">teleconference</a> on
25 February to discuss its response to the CCWG-Accountability Chartering Organizations and 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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">ICG</abbr> regarding
whether the Supplemental Proposal meets all of the CWG-Stewardship’s requirements. The draft letter of confirmation is <a href="http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/cwg-stewardship/attachments/20160220/95fec848/CWGCommentLetter-CCWGFinalProposal-SidleyDraft-213202714-v3-0001.docx" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">here</a>.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">
When 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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">ICG</abbr> receives
confirmation from the CWG-Stewardship, 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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">ICG</abbr> will
finalize 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; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">NTIA</abbr>)
to the Global Multistakeholder Community</a> for delivery 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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr> Board
to transmit 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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">NTIA</abbr>.
To do this, 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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">ICG</abbr> will
hold a <a href="https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=58721766" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">teleconference</a> on
March 1.</p><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.75rem 0px 0.5rem; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.31rem; margin: 0px; font-weight: 500 !important;"><abbr title="Internet Assigned Numbers Authority" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">IANA</abbr> Intellectual
Property Rights (IPR)</h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">
A group consisting of representatives from the three <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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">IANA</abbr> operational
communities has been finalizing details on how <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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">IANA</abbr> IPR
should be managed after the transition has occurred.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">IANA</abbr> IPR
consists of three <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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">IANA</abbr> trademarks
(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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">IANA</abbr> 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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">IANA</abbr>logo)
and their registrations as well as three <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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">IANA</abbr>-related
domain names (<a href="http://iana.org/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">iana.org</a>, <a href="http://iana.net/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">iana.net</a>,
and<a href="http://iana.com/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">iana.com</a>).</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">
These discussions are still underway. To follow recent developments you can follow the mailing list, iana-ipr, which is publicly archived <a href="https://www.nro.net/pipermail/iana-ipr/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">here</a>. </p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><br></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; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr> by
Samantha Dickinson </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;">26 February 2016</em></p></div></div><div><div id=""><div><div><font face="Source Sans Pro" style="font-size: 14px;"></font></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></span></body></html>