<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%">Cherine Chalaby</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%">Chair ICANN Board of Directors</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%">Following
the submission of the Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN
Accountability’s (CCWG-Accountability) Work Stream 2 Final Report to its
Chartering Organizations on 9 July 2018, we are pleased to announce that it has
been approved by all six organizations. Each of the Chartering Organizations’
approval statement is recorded as:</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 41.25pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%">Address Supporting Organization –
email sent to WS2 Co-Chairs by Paul Wilson of the ASO – website TBC.</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 41.25pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%">At-Large Advisory Committee – <span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration-line:underline"><a href="https://atlarge.icann.org/news/announcement-1261-2018-10-09-en" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">https://atlarge.icann.org/news/announcement-1261-2018-10-09-en</a></span>
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<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 41.25pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%">Country Codes Names Supporting - </span><span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration-line:underline"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><a href="https://ccnso.icann.org/en/about/council/decisions-resolutions/2018" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">https://ccnso.icann.org/en/about/council/decisions-resolutions/2018</a></span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 41.25pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration-line:underline"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Symbol;text-decoration-line:none">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%">Generic Names Supporting Organization - </span><span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration-line:underline"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#201809">https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#201809</a></span></span><span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration-line:underline"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;text-decoration-line:none"></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 41.25pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration-line:underline"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Symbol;text-decoration-line:none">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%">Governmental Advisory Committee - <span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration-line:underline"><a href="https://gac.icann.org/advice/communiques/icann63%20gac%20communique%CC%81.pdf" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">https://gac.icann.org/advice/communiques/icann63%20gac%20communique%CC%81.pdf</a></span>
<span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration-line:underline"><span style="text-decoration-line:none"></span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt 41.25pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%">Security and Stability Advisory
Committee - <span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration-line:underline"><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/ssac2018-25-03oct18-en.pdf" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/ssac2018-25-03oct18-en.pdf</a></span>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%">Please note
that the GAC approval included the following statement with regards to the
Jurisdiction recommendations:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt 0.5in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%">“<i>The GAC is not in a position
to approve or reject the recommendations on jurisdiction. Some GAC members
support the recommendations. Other GAC members consider that they fall short of
the objectives envisaged for Work Stream 2 and only partly mitigate the risks
associated with ICANN’s subjection to US jurisdiction. The reasons why these
members object to approving the recommendations are documented in the
dissenting statement submitted to the CCWG by Brazil.</i>”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%">Each of the
8 sets of recommendations were the subject of at least one public consultation which helped shape
the final recommendations for each of these. Once all of the recommendations
were finalized they were assembled into the WS2 Final Report which was the
subject of a final public consultation which did not raise any issues which needed to be addressed by WS2. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%">Prior to
submitting to the Chartering Organizations for their approval, the Work Stream 2
Final Report, including Annex 9 - Implementation Guidance, received consensus
support within the CCWG-Accountability, with two minority statements recorded
in Appendices 4.2 and 8.2 of the Final Report.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%">Overall, the
CCWG-Accountability’s WS2 represents another significant effort by the
community of 272 meetings, more than 5,000 emails, and 10,000 hours of
volunteer meeting time, which does not include individual time for reading and
writing, over a period of two years while remaining well within its original
one-year cost estimates.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%">With the sign off by the Chartering Organizations of the WS2
Final Report ( <span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration-line:underline"><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/WEIA?preview=/59640761/88575033/FULL%20WS2%20REPORT%20WITH%20ANNEXES.pdf" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">https://community.icann.org/display/WEIA?preview=/59640761/88575033/FULL%20WS2%20REPORT%20WITH%20ANNEXES.pdf</a></span>
), the <a name="_Hlk529266735">CCWG-Accountability </a>is pleased to transmit it
to the Board for approval as part of the Work Stream 2 process. We remain
available to answer any questions you
may have and to explain any details of the recommendations.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%">Please note
that the CCWG-Accountability WS2 has established
a small implementation team to assist ICANN and the community ensure that the
implementation plan preserves the spirit of the recommendations and provide any
interpretation advice as required. Furthermore, comprehensive background
documents and reference materials are available in the CCWG-Accountability WS2
Wiki at <span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration-line:underline"><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/WEIA" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">https://community.icann.org/display/WEIA</a></span>
.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%">Jordan
Carter</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%">Thomas Rickert</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%">Tijani Ben
Jemaa</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%">CCWG-Accountability
Co-Chairs</span></p></div></div>