<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><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); 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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></body></html>