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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://www.icann.org/news/blog/volume-5-an-update-on-iana-stewardship-discussions-special-edition-on-the-icann-accountability-enhancements-draft<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h1><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Volume 5: An Update on IANA Stewardship Discussions, Special Edition on the ICANN Accountability Enhancements Draft<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<h2><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">CCWG-Accountability draft now open for public comment<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">On 4 May, the Cross-Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability (</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/acctcrosscomm/CCWG+on+Enhancing+ICANN+Accountability"><span lang="EN-US">CCWG-Accountability</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">)
published its initial draft report on the elements of the ICANN accountability framework that it has identified as essential to happen, or be committed to, before the IANA Stewardship Transition takes place. This initial draft report will be open for public
comment for 30 days. Following community input during the comment period and at </span>
<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/"><span lang="EN-US">ICANN 53</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span lang="EN-US">in Buenos Aires, the CCWG-Accountability will produce a second draft report for a 40-day public comment period in July.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The recommendations in the initial draft now out for comment are not presented as the consensus of the CCWG-Accountability. Instead, the CCWG-Accountability has published the draft
to solicit feedback from the community on the CCWG-Accountability’s approach as well as guidance on several options under consideration.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The CCWG-Accountability initial draft report is the fourth major community developed proposal to undergo public consultation as a part of the IANA Stewardship Transition and Enhancing
ICANN Accountability processes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h3><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Key links<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/cwg-accountability-draft-proposal-without-annexes-04may15-en.pdf">Draft report</a> – 108 pages [no annexes]<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/cwg-accountability-draft-proposal-with-annexes-04may15-en.pdf">Draft report & annexes</a> – 143 pages<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/cwg-accountability-draft-proposal-graphic-04may15-en.pdf"><span lang="EN-US">Graphical Supplement</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
[12 pages of pictorial representations of the main concepts included in the draft report]<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/ccwg-accountability-draft-proposal-2015-05-04-en"><span lang="EN-US">Announcement of call for public comments</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-ccwg-accountability-draft-proposal-04may15/">Archive of public comments received</a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<h3><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">How to submit a public comment<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Comment on the draft report,
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/cwg-accountability-draft-proposal-with-annexes-04may15-en.pdf"><span lang="EN-US">with</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
or </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/cwg-accountability-draft-proposal-without-annexes-04may15-en.pdf"><span lang="EN-US">without</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
annexes, by 3 June 2015, 23:59 UTC (</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=End+of+Public+Comment+Period+-+CCWG-Accountability+Work+Stream+1+draft+report&iso=20150603T235959&p1=%3A"><span lang="EN-US">convert
to your time zone</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">):<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Respond to any or all of the 3 general questions and 15 issue-specific questions related to Work Stream 1 included in the
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/ccwg-accountability-draft-proposal-2015-05-04-en"><span lang="EN-US">announcement of the public comment period</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
as well as in section 11 of the draft report. There is also an additional question on Work Stream 2 to help guide the CCWG-Accountability with its work.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Send your comments to:<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:mcomments-ccwg-accountability-draft-proposal-04may15@icann.org">mailto:mcomments-ccwg-accountability-draft-proposal-04may15@icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">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
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-cwg-stewardship-draft-proposal-22apr15/"><span lang="EN-US">archive of public comments</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">To help better understand the contents and context of the draft proposal, you may wish to join one of the
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=53773485"><span lang="EN-US">two following webinars</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
live:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">11 May from 11:00 – 12:30 UTC</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> (time zone converter
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=CCWG-Accountability+Webinar&iso=20150511T11&p1=1440&ah=1&am=30"><span lang="EN-US">here</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4">
<strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">11 May from 19:00 – 20:30 UTC</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> (time zone converter
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=CCWG-Accountability+Webinar&iso=20150511T19&p1=1440&ah=1&am=30"><span lang="EN-US">here</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">)<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The webinars will also be transcribed and published from
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://community.icann.org/x/rYQ0Aw"><span lang="EN-US">this CCWG-Accountability webpage</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
in the six UN languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h3><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A timeline of events and processes related to the accountability proposal<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Below is a summary of upcoming key meetings and processes specifically related to Work Stream 1 draft report and its interactions with the naming related portion of the IANA Stewardship
Transition proposal. A list of dates associated with a wider range of stewardship transition related activities is included near the end of this report.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">4 May 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The <strong>
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">CCWG-Accountability</span></strong> halts work on draft Work Stream 1 accountability enhancements.
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Work Stream 2 accountability work continues.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">20 May 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Last day for
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">community</span></strong> comments on the CWG-Stewardship second draft proposal.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1 Jun 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">ICANN staff</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> publishes report of public comments on the CWG-Stewardship’s second draft
proposal.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">3 Jun 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Last day for
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">community</span></strong> comments on the ICANN accountability enhancements (Work Stream 1).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">4-29 Jun 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">ICANN staff</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> compiles a report of the public comments received on CCWG-Accountability’s
draft report on Work Stream 1-related ICANN accountability enhancements.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">5-18 Jun 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> CCWG-Accountability</span></strong> reviews public comments on Work Stream 1 accountability enhancements and prepares documents
for ICANN 53 briefings with the community.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">8 Jun 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The <strong>
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">CWG-Stewardship</span></strong> presents revised version of its proposal to their chartering members (Supporting Organizations and Advisory Councils) for review and adoption.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">8-25 Jun 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">ALAC, ccNSO, GAC and GNSO
</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">review and consider adoption of CWG-Stewardship’s revised proposal.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">19 Jun 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The <strong>
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">CCWG-Accountability</span></strong> meets for working session before
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/"><span lang="EN-US">ICANN 53</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">21-25 Jun 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">All ICANN communities and other parties interested in IANA
</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">meet during
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/"><span lang="EN-US">ICANN 53</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> in Buenos Aires, and online
via remote participation, to discuss the IANA stewardship transition in a number of cross-community as well as stakeholder-specific sessions.
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">(See <a href="http://buenosaires53.icann.org/sites/default/files/icann53_blockschedule_april2015.pdf">
preliminary schedule</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">25 Jun 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The <strong>
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">CWG-Stewardship</span></strong> delivers the final proposal on the naming related portion of the IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://ianacg.org/"><span lang="EN-US">ICG</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">20 Jul 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The <strong>
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">CCWG-Accountability </span></strong>publishes second, revised, version of draft report on Work Stream 1 accountability enhancements for public comment.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">29 Aug 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Last day for
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">community</span></strong> comments on the second draft of ICANN accountability enhancements (Work Stream 1).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">30 Sep-15 Oct 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">ALAC, ASO, ccNSO, GAC and GNSO
</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">review and consider adoption of CCWG-Accountability’s revised proposal.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">22 Oct 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The <strong>
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">CCWG-Accountability </span></strong>present Work Stream 1 accountability enhancements report to the
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">ICANN Board</span></strong>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h2><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Updates on other transition-related activities<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<h3><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">IETF Working Group on Planning for the IANA/NTIA Transition (IANAPLAN)<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">On 30 April, the chairs of IETF, IAOC and IAB
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/ianaplan/current/msg01680.html"><span lang="EN-US">notified</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
members of </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://datatracker.ietf.org/wg/ianaplan/documents/"><span lang="EN-US">IANAPLAN</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
of the status of work between IETF and ICANN regarding the annual SLA or Supplemental Agreement to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between IETF and ICANN in relation to IANA’s performance of the protocol parameters function. Following that notification,
there was much discussion on the </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/ianaplan/current/maillist.html"><span lang="EN-US">IANAPLAN mailing list</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
about the possible reasons behind ICANN’s communication to IETF that it believed that agreeing to the proposed text of the SLA would possibly put ICANN in breach of its existing agreement with the NTIA. The discussion was
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/cwg-stewardship/2015-April/003018.html"><span lang="EN-US">forwarded</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
on to the CWG-Stewardship mailing list and, in response, ICANN </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/cwg-stewardship/2015-May/003029.html"><span lang="EN-US">clarified</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span lang="EN-US">that the concerns it had expressed were not related to the proposed stewardship model for the protocol parameters function of IANA after the expiration of ICANN’s contract with NTIA, but were specifically related to constraints that applied
solely while the current contract with NTIA remained in place. ICANN expressed it did not want to pre-empt or create a perception of pre-empting any of the community consensus process around any areas in the finalization of the transition. A further email
was </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/accountability-cross-community/2015-May/002686.html"><span lang="EN-US">posted</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
to the CCWG-Accountability list by a member of the ICANN Board containing more information on the MoU and the process IETF can invoke to terminate the agreement.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h3><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Consolidated RIR IANA Stewardship Proposal (CRISP) Team<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">As a result of the
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.nro.net/crisp-team"><span lang="EN-US">CRISP</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> Team’s draft proposal for the numbers
component of the IANA functions, the Number Resource Organization (</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.nro.net"><span lang="EN-US">NRO</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">)
has produced a </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.nro.net/sla"><span lang="EN-US">Draft Service Level Agreement (SLA) for the IANA Numbering Services</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.
The draft SLA, which has not been reviewed by the CRISP Team nor negotiated with any other parties, including ICANN, is
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.nro.net/news/call-for-comments-for-a-draft-sla-for-the-iana-numbering-services"><span lang="EN-US">available for comment</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
until 14 June 2015. Comments received are archived on the NRO’s </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.nro.net/mailman/listinfo/ianaxfer"><span lang="EN-US">ianaxfer mailing list</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h3><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG)<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The </span>
<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/"><span lang="EN-US">ICG</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> has announced that it has published
its </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.ianacg.org/icg-files/documents/Community-Comments-Handling-1May15-final.pdf"><span lang="EN-US">final process</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
for how it will handle comments sent by members of the community to the </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://mm.ianacg.org/pipermail/icg-forum_ianacg.org/"><span lang="EN-US">ICG forum</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.
Comments may be directly submitted to the ICG any time via </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:icg-forum@ianacg.org"><span lang="EN-US">icg-forum@ianacg.org</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.
In response to the SLA-related discussions described in the sections above, the ICG has posted
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.ianacg.org/"><span lang="EN-US">a statement on its homepage</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> that encourages all
interested parties, including ICANN staff and Board members, to participate within the open, transparent processes being used by the three operational communities to transition the stewardship of the IANA functions away from NTIA. Board Chair, Steve Crocker,
issued a </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://mm.ianacg.org/pipermail/internal-cg_ianacg.org/2015-May/000450.html"><span lang="EN-US">response</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.
The ICG has also created </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://twitter.com/ianastewardship"><span lang="EN-US">Twitter</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
and </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ianastewardship"><span lang="EN-US">Facebook</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span lang="EN-US">accounts to assist with disseminating information about their activities.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<h3><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Transition timeline and implementation<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has written to the chairs of the ICG and CCWG-Accountability requesting information on projected dates related
to completing the transition proposal, as well as the estimated time to implement the transition, to assist the NTIA in planning for the transition. The NTIA has requested this information be communicated by the end of June.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5">
<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/accountability-cross-community/2015-May/002880.html">Letter to the CCWG-Accountability</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5">
<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://mm.ianacg.org/pipermail/internal-cg_ianacg.org/attachments/20150506/77c3dd16/attachment.pdf">Letter to the ICG</a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<h3><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">U.S. Congressional Hearings<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">On 13 May, the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet held a hearing titled
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://judiciary.house.gov/index.cfm/hearings?ID=7E5AF16E-B1F8-45B8-803B-9E389A9B745E"><span lang="EN-US">Stakeholder Perspectives on ICANN: The .Sucks Domain and Essential Steps to
Guarantee Trust and Accountability in the Internet's Operation</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">. ICANN
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/icann-to-judiciary-committee-13may15-en.pdf"><span lang="EN-US">submitted written testimony for the record.
</span></a></span><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Later that afternoon, the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee held a separate hearing titled,
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://energycommerce.house.gov/press-release/members-review-dotcom-act-and-discuss-transition-internet-oversight-functions"><span lang="EN-US">Stakeholder Perspectives on the IANA
Transition</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">. ICANN also submitted
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/swinehart-to-walden-eshoo-12may15-en.pdf"><span lang="EN-US">written testimony for the record</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
in that hearing.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h2><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Upcoming key dates<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">14 May 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=53773685">CWG-Stewardship Meeting #47</a>, 11:00-13:00 UTC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">19 May 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/acctcrosscomm/Meetings"><span lang="EN-US">CCWG-Accountability Meeting #33</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">,
6:00-8:00 UTC<br>
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/"><span lang="EN-US">ICG Teleconference</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> (TBC)<br>
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocwgdtstwrdshp/Meetings"><span lang="EN-US">CWG-Stewardship Meeting #48</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">,
17:00-19:00 UTC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">21 May 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocwgdtstwrdshp/Meetings">CWG-Stewardship Meeting #49</a>, 11:00-13:00 UTC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">26 May 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/acctcrosscomm/Meetings"><span lang="EN-US">CCWG-Accountability Meeting #34</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">,
12:00-14:00 UTC<br>
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocwgdtstwrdshp/Meetings"><span lang="EN-US">CWG-Stewardship Meeting #50</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">,
17:00-19:00 UTC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">28 May 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocwgdtstwrdshp/Meetings">CWG-Stewardship Meeting #51</a>, 11:00-13:00 UTC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">28-29 May 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocwgdtstwrdshp/Meetings"><span lang="EN-US">CWG-Stewardship Intensive Working Days</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2 Jun 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocwgdtstwrdshp/Meetings"><span lang="EN-US">CWG-Stewardship Meeting #52</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">,
17:00-19:00 UTC<br>
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/acctcrosscomm/Meetings"><span lang="EN-US">CCWG-Accountability Meeting #35</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">,
19:00-21:00 UTC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">4 Jun 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocwgdtstwrdshp/Meetings">CWG-Stewardship Meeting #53</a>, 11:00-13:00 UTC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">14 Jun 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.nro.net/news/call-for-comments-for-a-draft-sla-for-the-iana-numbering-services"><span lang="EN-US">Deadline for comments</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
to NRO on </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.nro.net/sla"><span lang="EN-US">Draft Service Level Agreement (SLA) for the IANA Numbering Services</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">18-19 Jun 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">ICG Face-to-Face Meeting,
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://buenosaires53.icann.org/"><span lang="EN-US">ICANN 53</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">, Buenos Aires, all day<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">19 Jun 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">CCWG-Accountability Working Session 1,
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://buenosaires53.icann.org/"><span lang="EN-US">ICANN 53</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">, Buenos Aires, all day<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">21-25 Jun 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://buenosaires53.icann.org/">ICANN 53</a>, Buenos Aires<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h2><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">IANA stewardship in the news<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">7 May 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2015/05/icann_transition_the_interesting_history_of_the_internet_domain_name_system.html"><span lang="EN-US">Dot What? The surprisingly
interesting history of the Internet domain system</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">, Slate [EN]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">6 May 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://roll.sohu.com/20150506/n412478971.shtml"><span style="font-family:"PMingLiU",serif">专访张建川解读</span>ICANN<span style="font-family:"MS Mincho"">互</span><span style="font-family:"PMingLiU",serif">联网管理权移交建议草案内容</span></a>,
Sohu.com [CN]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">5 May 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://burkina24.com/2015/05/05/le-burkina-veut-participer-aux-instances-de-la-gouvernance-mondiale-de-linternet/">Le Burkina veut participer aux instances de la gouvernance mondiale de
l’internet</a>, Burkina24 [FR]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">4 May 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.gbcghana.com/1.3411406"><span lang="EN-US">Internet in Ghana not controlled – Omane Boamah</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">,
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation [EN]<br>
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/ICANN-will-IANA-dauerhaft-betreiben-2631519.html"><span lang="EN-US">ICANN will IANA dauerhaft betreiben</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">,
Heise Online [DE]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">28 April 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.telesintese.com.br/icann-abre-nova-consulta-sobre-transicao-de-funcoes-iana/">ICANN ABRE NOVA CONSULTA SOBRE TRANSIÇÃO DE FUNÇÕES IANA</a>, Tele Síntese [PT]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h3><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">You can play a role in IANA’s future…<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p><em><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Anyone can participate in discussions about the future of IANA’s stewardship and ICANN accountability.</span></em><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For information on joining </span>
</em><strong><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">CWG-Stewardship</span></i></strong><em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">, contact
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">14 May 2015<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR">http://gnso.icann.org<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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