<div>Respectively, if I could add a critical voice.</div>
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<div>This long update is all about process and contains very little real information.</div>
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<div>Who is the audience? It reads as though the audIence is the people on this list congratulating ourselves for all the work we've done.</div>
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<div>If the intended audience is people not in this list then can I suggest the update be:</div>
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<div>* Much shorter</div>
<div>* Focused on actual details rather than listing meetings</div>
<div>* Highlight areas of progress and agreement</div>
<div>* Highlight areas of disagreement</div>
<div>* list next steps with timeline</div>
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<div>Cheers</div>
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<div>Kieren</div>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><p>On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 4:20 AM, Gomes, Chuck <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:cgomes@verisign.com" target="_blank">cgomes@verisign.com</a>></span> wrote:<br></p><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div dir="auto">
<div>I would not include the Work to Date and Composition sections and instead provide links. Overall it looks very good to me.</div>
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<div>Chuck</div>
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From: Grace Abuhamad <grace.abuhamad@icann.org> <br>
Date:02/12/2015 6:56 AM (GMT-05:00) <br>
To: cwg-stewardship@icann.org <br>
Cc: <br>
Subject: [CWG-Stewardship] CWG-Stewardship Chairs' Statement - Summary of ICANN 52 Meeting
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<span>To view the original announcement, please see <a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-4-2015-02-12-en">
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-4-2015-02-12-en</a></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><div class="l-main-with-rail" dir="ltr" style="float:right; margin:0px 0px 0px 6.59375px; width:280px; direction:ltr; unicode-bidi:embed">
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<p style="margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><span style="">The Cross Community Working Group (CWG) on Naming Related Functions held two sessions at the <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="unicode-bidi:bidi-override; direction:ltr; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:dotted">ICANN</abbr> 52
Meeting in Singapore (8-12 February 2015): a two-hour <a href="http://singapore52.icann.org/en/schedule/wed-cwg-stewardship" style="text-decoration:none">working session</a> on Wednesday, and a <a href="http://singapore52.icann.org/en/schedule/thu-cwg-stewardship" style="outline:0px">questions
and answers session</a> on Thursday. In addition to these sessions, there was participation in sessions hosted by many other groups across the <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="unicode-bidi:bidi-override; direction:ltr; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:dotted">ICANN</abbr>community,
as well as many rewarding conversations and engagements throughout the week on behalf of the co-Chairs, the members and their chartering organizations, the individual participants of the CWG-Stewardship, and the broader multistakeholder community.<span style="position:relative; vertical-align:baseline; top:-0.5em"><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-4-2015-02-12-en#foot1" name="note1" id="note1" style="text-decoration:none">1</a></span></span></p>
<h3 style="padding:0.75rem 0px 0.5rem; margin:0px; font-weight:500!important"><font size="3"><span style="">Summary of <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="unicode-bidi:bidi-override; direction:ltr; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:dotted">ICANN</abbr> 52
Meeting</span></font></h3>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><span style="">The Wednesday working session focused primarily on reviewing and refining the CWG-Stewardship's working methods. These revisions dedicate the group to working in a committee of the whole moving forward, meeting
at minimum once per week and, and building out the converging areas of the Proposal towards developing a final Proposal. As needed, the CWG-Stewardship will funnel specific subjects through expertise-based Task Forces. Task Forces will serve the purpose of
developing specific aspects of the Proposal as well as demonstrating incremental progress. Drafts from Task Forces will be brought to the group for review and decision making on inclusion within the draft proposal.</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><span style="">The Thursday questions and answers session was focused on receiving community feedback. In preparation for the <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="unicode-bidi:bidi-override; direction:ltr; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:dotted">ICANN</abbr> 52
Meeting, the CWG-Stewardship created a <a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/49351404/CWG-SingaporeDiscussionDocument-Final.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1422998880000&api=v2" style="text-decoration:none">Discussion Document</a> [PDF,
447 KB] that attempted to capture and summarize the considerable progress made by this group to date and to encourage community input on key and intractable issues that were addressed in detail on Thursday.</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><span style="">The CWG-Stewardship appreciates the high-quality comments and responses received, and expects to devote time in its next meeting on 19 February 2015 to further assess the feedback received. The group remains
open to feedback on the specific questions on the Discussion Document, and requests that feedback before the 19 February meeting. Feedback can be provided through a CWG-Stewardship member or participant, or to the support staff (<a href="mailto:grace.abuhamad@icann.org" style="text-decoration:none">grace.abuhamad@icann.org</a>)
for transmission to the group.</span></p>
<h3 style="padding:0.75rem 0px 0.5rem; margin:0px; font-weight:500!important"><font size="3"><span style="">Looking Ahead</span></font></h3>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><span style="">The <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="unicode-bidi:bidi-override; direction:ltr; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:dotted">ICANN</abbr> 52 meeting maintained
much needed focus on the work related to the <abbr title="Internet Assigned Numbers Authority" style="unicode-bidi:bidi-override; direction:ltr; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:dotted">IANA</abbr> Stewardship Transition and Enhancing <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="unicode-bidi:bidi-override; direction:ltr; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:dotted">ICANN</abbr>Accountability.
Throughout the meeting the co-Chairs, the members and their chartering organizations, the individual participants of the CWG-Stewardship, and the broader community all dedicated their time to constructive feedback and progress. With the sustained support of
the community, the CWG-Stewardship commits to continuing to work at a high-intensity and pace. The group will remain regularly engaged with the community and any interested observers in order to provide updates on its work as well as related elements such
as receipt of legal advice, as it did during the <a href="https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=52232656" style="text-decoration:none">Webinars on 3 February</a>.</span></p>
<h3 style="padding:0.75rem 0px 0.5rem; margin:0px; font-weight:500!important"><font size="3"><span style="">Coordination with CCWG-Accountability</span></font></h3>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><span style="">As agreed to in their <a href="https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=52232471" style="text-decoration:none">Joint Statement</a>on 28 January 2015, the Chairs of both the CWG-Stewardship and
the CCWG-Accountability committed to attending and participating in each other's sessions at <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="unicode-bidi:bidi-override; direction:ltr; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:dotted">ICANN</abbr> 52.
The CWG-Stewardship recognizes that, wherever possible and appropriate, the group will take advantage of the efforts of the CCWG-Accountability to avoid duplication or overlaps in the work to be done. With this robust coordination, the co-Chairs are assured
of the effective progress of the CWG-Stewardship.</span></p>
<h3 style="padding:0.75rem 0px 0.5rem; margin:0px; font-weight:500!important"><font size="3"><span style="">Work to Date</span></font></h3>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><span style="">The CWG-Stewardship began its work in October 2014, with regular weekly virtual meetings and a <a href="https://community.icann.org/x/8CLxAg" style="text-decoration:none">working meeting at <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="unicode-bidi:bidi-override; direction:ltr; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:dotted">ICANN</abbr> 51</a> in
Los Angeles, California. In addition to <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="unicode-bidi:bidi-override; direction:ltr; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:dotted">ICANN</abbr>supported regular weekly CWG-Stewardship
virtual meetings, and at the request of the Chairs, <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="unicode-bidi:bidi-override; direction:ltr; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:dotted">ICANN</abbr>agreed to support a two-full-day <a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-11-20-en" style="text-decoration:none">face-to-face
meeting in Frankfurt, Germany</a>on 19-20 November 2014 to advance the work of the group.</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><span style="">On 1 December, the CWG-Stewardship published its draft proposal for a 21-day public comment period. Following the <a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/50823498/CWG-Dec01PublicConsultFINAL.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1417638162000&api=v2" style="text-decoration:none">publication
of the draft proposal</a> [PDF, 1.7 MB], between 4 – 6 December, the CWG hosted <a href="https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=50823496" style="text-decoration:none">three public webinars</a> to present the draft proposal and engage with
the broader community.</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><span style="">At the conclusion of the public comment, the CWG-Stewardship dedicated its time to full review and analysis of the feedback received, in particular during an <a href="https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=52232482" style="text-decoration:none">intensive
work weekend on 10-11 January</a>. As part of the outcome, the group began to study a series of alternative models that had not yet been fully considered. These models were presented in <a href="https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=52232656" style="text-decoration:none">two
public webinars</a> on 3 February and in a <a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/49351404/CWG-SingaporeDiscussionDocument-Final.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1422998880000&api=v2" style="text-decoration:none">Discussion Document</a> [PDF,
447 KB] that was released for discussion at <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="unicode-bidi:bidi-override; direction:ltr; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:dotted">ICANN</abbr> 52 in Singapore.</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><span style="">The next <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocwgdtstwrdshp/Meetings" style="text-decoration:none">CWG-Stewardship working meeting</a> is scheduled for <strong style="">19 February from 11:00-13:00
UTC</strong>.</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><span style="">There are plans for another face to face meeting on 25 – 27 March 2015.</span></p>
<h3 style="padding:0.75rem 0px 0.5rem; margin:0px; font-weight:500!important"><font size="3"><span style="">Composition</span></font></h3>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><span style="">The CWG consists 138 people, organized as 19 members, appointed by and accountable to chartering organizations, and 119 participants, who participate as individuals. The CWG is an open group: anyone interested
in the work of the CWG, can join as a participant. Participants may be from a chartering organization, from a stakeholder group or organization not represented in the CWG or currently active within <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="unicode-bidi:bidi-override; direction:ltr; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:dotted">ICANN</abbr>,
or self-appointed.</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><span style="">Of the 138 CWG members and participants, the regional representation is as follows:</span></p>
<ul style="padding:0px; margin:0px 0px 1.25rem 20px"><li style="height:inherit; margin:0px 0px 15px 20px"><span style="">47 Asia/Asia Pacific</span></li>
<li style="height:inherit; margin:0px 0px 15px 20px"><span style="">36 Europe</span></li>
<li style="height:inherit; margin:0px 0px 15px 20px"><span style="">31 North America</span></li>
<li style="height:inherit; margin:0px 0px 15px 20px"><span style="">12 Latin America</span></li>
<li style="height:inherit; margin:0px 0px 15px 20px"><span style="">12 Africa</span></li>
</ul><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><span style="">Of the 138 CWG members and participants, the stakeholder group representation is as follows:</span></p>
<ul style="padding:0px; margin:0px 0px 1.25rem 20px"><li style="height:inherit; margin:0px 0px 15px 20px"><span style="">47 (no affiliation)</span></li>
<li style="height:inherit; margin:0px 0px 15px 20px"><span style="">32 <abbr title="Generic Names Supporting Organization" style="unicode-bidi:bidi-override; direction:ltr; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:dotted">GNSO</abbr></span></li>
<li style="height:inherit; margin:0px 0px 15px 20px"><span style="">20 <abbr title="Governmental Advisory Committee" style="unicode-bidi:bidi-override; direction:ltr; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:dotted">GAC</abbr></span></li>
<li style="height:inherit; margin:0px 0px 15px 20px"><span style="">18 <abbr title="Country Code Names Supporting Organization" style="unicode-bidi:bidi-override; direction:ltr; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:dotted">ccNSO</abbr>/<abbr title="Country Code Top Level Domain" style="unicode-bidi:bidi-override; direction:ltr; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:dotted">ccTLD</abbr></span></li>
<li style="height:inherit; margin:0px 0px 15px 20px"><span style="">18 At-Large</span></li>
<li style="height:inherit; margin:0px 0px 15px 20px"><span style="">2 <abbr title="Security and Stability Advisory Committee" style="unicode-bidi:bidi-override; direction:ltr; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:dotted">SSAC</abbr></span></li>
<li style="height:inherit; margin:0px 0px 15px 20px"><span style="">1 <abbr title="Address Supporting Organization" style="unicode-bidi:bidi-override; direction:ltr; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:dotted">ASO</abbr></span></li>
</ul><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><span style="">Also, there are 6 <abbr title="IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group" style="unicode-bidi:bidi-override; direction:ltr; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:dotted">ICG</abbr> members who participate
in the CWG.</span></p>
<hr style="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="margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><span style=""><span style="position:relative; vertical-align:baseline; top:-0.5em"><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-4-2015-02-12-en#note1" name="foot1" id="foot1" style="text-decoration:none">1</a></span> For
a full list of sessions relevant to the <abbr title="Internet Assigned Numbers Authority" style="unicode-bidi:bidi-override; direction:ltr; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:dotted">IANA</abbr> Stewardship Transition, please see <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocwgdtstwrdshp/CWG+to+Develop+an+IANA+Stewardship+Transition+Proposal+on+Naming+Related+Functions" style="text-decoration:none">here</a>.</span></p>
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