<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><div>Dear all — I'm forwarding you below a recently posted announcement about the meetings in Istanbul and information on how to follow them. Of course, you will receive calendar invites and call details for all the CWG meetings so that you can follow them directly. </div><div><br></div><div>Best, </div><div>Grace</div><div><br></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style="font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; text-align:left; color:black; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: #b5c4df 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 3pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span> Grace Abuhamad <<a href="mailto:grace.abuhamad@icann.org">grace.abuhamad@icann.org</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span> Thursday, March 19, 2015 5:13 PM<br><span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span> <<a href="mailto:cwg-stewardship@icann.org">cwg-stewardship@icann.org</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span> CCWG-Accountability and CWG-Stewardship Prepare for Face-to-Face Meetings in Istanbul<br></div><div><br></div><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><div><div>To view the original post, please see <a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-03-19-en">https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-03-19-en</a></div><div><br></div><div><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 500 !important; font-size: 1.31rem; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding: 0px 0px 1rem; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(207, 207, 207); widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">CCWG-Accountability and CWG-Stewardship Prepare for Face-to-Face Meetings in Istanbul</h1><div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style u-text-xxxl" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.62rem; margin-bottom: 30px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; widows: 1; 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background-color: transparent; "><i class="fa fa-plus" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; font-style: normal; line-height: 1; font-family: FontAwesome; font-size: 1.2rem; text-rendering: auto; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; "></i></a><div class="atclear" style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; "></div></div><div class="EmbeddedHTML" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; ">The CCWG-Accountability and the CWG-Stewardship will each hold a face-to-face meeting in Istanbul, Turkey the week of 23-27 March 2015. The CWG and CCWG leaders coordinated the location, agreeing that holding their respective two-day meetings consecutively was the best way to apply resources and manage joint efforts.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; ">These decisive meetings are scheduled to help reinforce each group's respective project plans and timelines, both anticipating drafts for public comment in April.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; ">Meetings are open to observers<sup style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; line-height: 0; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; top: -0.5em; "><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-03-19-en#foot1" name="ref1" title="ref1" id="ref1" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; ">1</a></sup> through Adobe Connect, and the working sessions will be recorded and transcribed.</p><hr style="box-sizing: content-box; height: 1px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; "><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 500 !important; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.31rem; padding: 0.75rem 0px 0.5rem; margin: 0px; ">CCWG-Accountability</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; "><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; ">Schedule:</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box; ">23 March - 07:00-16:00 UTC (<a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=CCWG-Accountability+F2F&iso=20150323T07&p1=107&ah=9" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; ">time converter</a>)<br style="box-sizing: border-box; ">24 March - 07:00-16:00 UTC (<a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=CCWG-Accountability+F2F&iso=20150324T07&p1=107&ah=9" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; ">time converter</a>)</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; "><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; ">Virtual Meeting Room:<br style="box-sizing: border-box; "></strong><a href="https://icann.adobeconnect.com/accountability/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; ">https://icann.adobeconnect.com/accountability/</a></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; "><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; ">Provisional Agenda:</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box; "><a href="https://community.icann.org/x/pAonAw" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; ">https://community.icann.org/x/pAonAw</a></p><hr style="box-sizing: content-box; height: 1px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; "><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; "><em style="box-sizing: border-box; ">25 March – Travel Day </em><br style="box-sizing: border-box; ">Joint CWG-CCWG co-Chairs Coordination Meetings</p><hr style="box-sizing: content-box; height: 1px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; "><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 500 !important; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.31rem; padding: 0.75rem 0px 0.5rem; margin: 0px; ">CWG-Stewardship</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; "><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; ">Schedule:<br style="box-sizing: border-box; "></strong>26 March - 07:00-16:00 UTC (<a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=CCWG-Accountability+F2F&iso=20150326T07&p1=107&ah=9" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; ">time converter</a>)<br style="box-sizing: border-box; ">27 March - 07:00-16:00 UTC (<a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=CCWG-Accountability+F2F&iso=20150327T07&p1=107&ah=9" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; ">time converter</a>)</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; "><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; ">Virtual Meeting Room</strong>: <br style="box-sizing: border-box; "><a href="https://icann.adobeconnect.com/cwg-iana" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; ">https://icann.adobeconnect.com/cwg-iana</a></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; "><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; ">Provisional Agenda:</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box; "><a href="https://community.icann.org/x/1QonAw" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; ">https://community.icann.org/x/1QonAw</a></p><hr style="box-sizing: content-box; height: 1px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; "><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; ">For more information on 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; cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; ">IANA</abbr> Stewardship Transition and 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; cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; ">ICANN</abbr> Accountability processes visit: <a href="https://www.icann.org/stewardship-accountability" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; ">https://www.icann.org/stewardship-accountability</a>.</p><hr style="box-sizing: content-box; height: 1px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; "><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; "><sup style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; line-height: 0; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; top: -0.5em; "><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-03-19-en#ref1" name="foot1" title="foot1" id="foot1" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; ">1</a></sup> <em style="box-sizing: border-box; ">As a reminder, these face-to-face meetings are working meetings for the CCWG-Accountability and CWG-Stewardship. Like all working meetings, participation is limited to members and participants.</em></p></div></div></div></div></div></span></body></html>