<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><i>To view the original announcement, please see: <a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-01-27-en">https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-01-27-en</a></i></div><div><br></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); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">WEBINAR: Cross Community Working Group (CWG) 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; cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; 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font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; "><span style="font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.4rem; ">Following the request of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (</span><abbr title="US National Telecommunications and Information Agency" style="font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.4rem; 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; ">NTIA</abbr><span style="font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.4rem; ">) for</span><abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.4rem; 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><span style="font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.4rem; "> </span><span style="font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.4rem; ">to “convene a multistakeholder process to develop a plan to transition the U.S. government stewardship role” with regard to the</span><span style="font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.4rem; "> </span><abbr title="Internet Assigned Numbers Authority" style="font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.4rem; 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><span style="font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.4rem; "> </span><span style="font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.4rem; ">Functions and related root zone management, a Cross Community Working Group (CWG-Stewardship) was formed with the purpose of developing a consolidated transition proposal for the elements of the</span><span style="font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.4rem; "> </span><abbr title="Internet Assigned Numbers Authority" class="" style="font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.4rem; 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><span style="font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.4rem; "> </span><span style="font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.4rem; ">Functions relating to domain names.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; ">Since its last webinars on 3-4 December 2014, the CWG-Stewardship has received and reviewed nearly [60] public comments, and has continued to work on preparing its proposal for transition, including during an intensive <a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-01-12-en" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">work weekend</a> on 10-11 January. The CWG-Stewardship is also in the process of reviewing its timeline for submission of a proposal to 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 Coordination Group (<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; cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; ">ICG</abbr>). The CWG-Stewardship will present substantial information regarding current progress as well as the key issues under consideration, in order to provide the community a preview in advance of further detailed work during the <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" class="" 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> 52 Meeting in Singapore.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; ">The CWG-Stewardship is holding two identical webinars at different times to facilitate participation across time zones. The webinars will take place on:</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; "><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; ">3 February from 14:00 – 15:00 UTC </strong>(time zone converter <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=CWG-Stewardship+Webinar&iso=20150203T14&p1=1440&ah=1" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">here</a>)<strong style="box-sizing: border-box; "></strong></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px; "><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; ">3 February from 21:00 – 22:00 UTC </strong>(time zone converter <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=CWG-Stewardship+Webinar&iso=20150203T21&p1=1440&ah=1" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">here</a>)<strong style="box-sizing: border-box; "></strong></li></ul><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; "><em style="box-sizing: border-box; ">Webinar Details & How to Attend</em></h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; ">The webinars will be run in an <a href="https://icann.adobeconnect.com/cwg-iana/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Adobe Connect room</a>. If you are interested in attending the webinar and would like to receive dial-in details, please send an email to <a href="mailto:brenda.brewer@icann.org" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">brenda.brewer@icann.org</a> and indicate which time you would like to attend the webinar. Please note that the webinar will be conducted in English and will be recorded and transcribed. Subsequently the transcripts will be translated in the 5 UN languages and posted on the CWG-Stewardship Wiki <a href="https://community.icann.org/x/0AEdAw" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">here</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; "><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; "><em style="box-sizing: border-box; ">Further information</em></h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; ">For further information about the CWG-Stewardship’s work, please see<a href="https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg</a>.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; ">For further information about the <abbr title="IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group" class="" 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; ">ICG</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; cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; ">IANA</abbr> Stewardship Transition, please see<a href="https://www.icann.org/stewardship" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">https://www.icann.org/stewardship</a>.</p></div></div></body></html>