<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><br></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><div style="font-size: 14px; ">See <a href="https://www.icann.org/news/blog/vol-3-update-on-iana-stewardship-discussions">https://www.icann.org/news/blog/vol-3-update-on-iana-stewardship-discussions</a> </div><div style="font-size: 14px; "><br></div><div><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 500 !important; 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); "><span style="font-size: 24px;">Vol. 3: Update 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; ">IANA</abbr> Stewardship
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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; "><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/iana-stewardship-discussion-31mar15-en.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Download
PDF version of Vol. 3: Update 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; ">IANA</abbr> Stewardship
Discussions here.</a> [PDF, 507 KB]</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; "><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> is
compiling bi-weekly updates on the community discussions and progress of 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. This information is positioned to help inform interested stakeholders in the recent developments in the processes, upcoming key dates, latest documents and drafts and a snapshot of any news coverage that occurs over the timeframe.</p><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; ">
In brief</h3><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; ">
The Cross-Community Working Group to Develop an <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 Proposal on Naming Related Functions (<a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocwgdtstwrdshp/CWG+to+Develop+an+IANA+Stewardship+Transition+Proposal+on+Naming+Related+Functions" 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; ">CWG-Stewardship</a>)
and Cross Community Working Group on 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
(<a href="https://community.icann.org/display/acctcrosscomm/CCWG+on+Enhancing+ICANN+Accountability" 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; ">CCWG-Accountability</a>)
held face-to-face meetings in Istanbul, Turkey, during the week of 23 March 2015 with a common goal: the successful transition of 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> functions
stewardship to the global multistakeholder community.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px; ">
Both CWG-Stewardship and CCWG-Accountability plan to make draft proposals available for Public Comment in the lead-up to <a href="https://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/" 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; "><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> 53</a> in
Buenos Aires, 21-25 June 2015.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px; ">
As work 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 continues to build momentum, a number of communities are beginning to submit formal statements and recommendations to the CWG-Stewardship and CCWG-Accountability.</li></ul><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; ">
An overview of CCWG-Accountability and CWG-Stewardship meetings</h3><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; ">
The Cross Community Working Group on 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
(<a href="https://community.icann.org/display/acctcrosscomm/CCWG+on+Enhancing+ICANN+Accountability" 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; ">CCWG-Accountability</a>)<a href="https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=52890276" 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; ">met
in Istanbul on 23 and 24 March</a>. There were 57 CCWG participants – 42 onsite and 15 using remote participation tools, three <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/acctcrosscomm/Advisors" 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; ">advisors
to the CCWG</a> and two representatives from <a href="http://www.sidley.com/" 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; ">Sidley
Austin</a>, one of the two legal firms engaged by CCWG-Accountability.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px; "><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocwgdtstwrdshp/CWG+to+Develop+an+IANA+Stewardship+Transition+Proposal+on+Naming+Related+Functions" 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; ">CWG-Stewardship</a> <a href="https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=52890325" 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; ">met
on 26 and 27 March</a>, with 43 onsite and remote CWG participants, including 18 who had participated in the CWG-Accountability meeting earlier in the week. Sidley Austin was represented, as they were also engaged to provide legal advice to CWG-Stewardship.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px; ">
On 25 March, the Co-Chairs of both groups met to discuss the progress, objectives of their work, and how the groups could help inform each other's work.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px; ">
In addition to the archived notes, transcripts and recordings of both meetings, the Co-Chairs of both groups published Statements regarding the meetings:
<ul style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; list-style-type: disc; 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; "><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-03-25-en" 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; ">CCWG-Accountability
Co-Chairs' Statement</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px; "><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-03-29-en" 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; ">CWG-Stewardship
Co-Chairs' Statement</a></li></ul></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px; "><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> published
video interviews with <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVof6v0MguE" 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; ">CCWG
Co-Chair, Thomas Rickert</a>, and with the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1M-ldKSjgM" 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; ">CWG
Co-Chairs</a>.</li></ul><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 progress in Istanbul</h3><h4 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.31rem; padding: 0.75rem 0px 0.5rem; margin: 0px; "><abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; ">ICANN</abbr> Mission,
Vision and Value statement</h4><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; ">
There was general agreement that <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>'s
commitment to its core values, as stated in its <a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en" 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; ">Bylaws</a>,
needed strengthening.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px; ">
There was recognition that after 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 occurs, the accountability and transparency mechanisms provided by the Affirmation of Commitments (<a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/aoc-en" 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; ">AoC</a>)
between <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> and
the U.S. Government should be brought into <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>'s
Bylaws. The group discussed the need to rewrite some of the original AoC text, rather than incorporate it as a single unchanged block, noting it would be important to raise community awareness of the rewriting process of this key commitment between <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> and
the global community.</li></ul><h4 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.31rem; padding: 0.75rem 0px 0.5rem; margin: 0px; ">
Empowering the community</h4><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; ">
The group discussed new mechanisms to empower the community in <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>'s
decision-making processes. In particular, there was general convergence on the need to enable the community to:
<ul style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; list-style-type: disc; 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; ">
Recall (or "spill") <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>'s
Board of Directors</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px; ">
Approve or prevent changes to <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>'s
Bylaws, Mission and Core Values</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px; ">
Reject Board decisions on <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>'s
Strategic Plan and budget (where the Board has failed to appropriately consider community input)</li></ul></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px; ">
It was recognized that, while it was clearly important that the <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> Board
be accountable to the community, it was also essential for the community itself to meet high standards of accountability.</li></ul><h4 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.31rem; padding: 0.75rem 0px 0.5rem; margin: 0px; ">
Introducing Fundamental ("Golden") Bylaws</h4><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; ">
The CCWG-Accountability proposed to introduce Fundamental Bylaws (previously referred to as "Golden" Bylaws), in <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>'s
revised Bylaws that would add additional robustness to key provisions. These Fundamental Bylaws should be changeable, but any change should require a very high standard of community approval.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px; ">
Four key topics were proposed as potential new Fundamental Bylaws:
<ul style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; list-style-type: disc; 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; "><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>'s
Mission (some provisions also identified for possible elevation to <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>'s <a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/articles-en" 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; ">Articles
of Incorporation</a>)</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px; ">
Enhanced Independent Review Process</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px; ">
The power to veto Bylaw changes</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px; ">
New community powers ("Empowering the community" above)</li></ul></li></ul><h4 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.31rem; padding: 0.75rem 0px 0.5rem; margin: 0px; ">
Independent Review Process</h4><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; ">
There was general agreement to <a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/52888740/IRP%20Accountability%20Mechanism%20Template%20.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1426866536000&api=v2" 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; ">enhance <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>'s
existing Independent Review Process</a> [PDF, 74 KB] rather than create a new process. Possible enhancements include making the process more accessible and affordable and having a standing panel (to help with consistency of decision making) that produces binding
outcomes. <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>'s
Mission and Core Values would guide the decisions.</li></ul><h4 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.31rem; padding: 0.75rem 0px 0.5rem; margin: 0px; ">
General discussion</h4><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; ">
There was debate about the accountability mechanisms to be proposed as Work Stream 1 –<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 that need to be in place or agreed to before 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 can occur – and broad agreement to continue developing proposals on six core themes:
<ul style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; list-style-type: disc; 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; ">
Revisions to the mission, commitments and core values</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px; ">
Enhancement of the independent review process</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px; ">
Establishing fundamental bylaws</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px; ">
Mechanisms for community empowerment</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px; ">
Transcription of the AoC provisions and reviews into the Bylaws</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px; ">
Enhancements to reconsideration processes</li></ul></li></ul><h4 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.31rem; padding: 0.75rem 0px 0.5rem; margin: 0px; ">
What comes next?</h4><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; ">
All recommendations by CCWG-Accountability will be subjected to <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/acctcrosscomm/ST-WP+Draft+Documents" 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; ">stress
tests against contingencies already identified by the group</a>.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px; ">
The CCWG-Accountability will refine its recommendations and expects to put its draft out for public comment within the next few weeks. Based on input from the wider community, the CCWG-Accountability expects to hold further deliberations during <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> 53.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px; ">
Given the potential significant impact to <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> and
the global community of the proposals CCWG-Accountability is considering, the group is discussing the need to hold dual public comment processes, to ensure its recommendations are given the broadest consideration by the community.</li></ul><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 comes closer to converging on a single solution in Istanbul</h3><h4 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.31rem; padding: 0.75rem 0px 0.5rem; margin: 0px; ">
Reducing the possible number of potential structures/models on the table</h4><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; ">
Entering the meeting, the CWG-Stewardship was considering seven possible models of what a post-<abbr title="US National Telecommunications and Information Agency" 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; ">NTIA</abbr> <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
could look like: two external solutions (Contract Co. and Trust); two internal solutions (Accountability mechanisms and Trust); and three hybrid/integrated models (<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> subsidiary/
"affiliate" of <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>, <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> shared
services agreements and Standalone <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>entity).
Following <a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/52891634/LegalOverview_26March.pptx?version=1&modificationDate=1427359362000&api=v2" 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; ">preliminary
legal advice presented by Sidley Austin</a> [PPTX, 853 KB] and subsequent discussion amongst CWG-Stewardship members of the pros and cons of the different models, there was agreement to actively investigate the following two models: Accountability mechanisms
with functional separation and Accountability mechanisms with legal separation (also called 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> subsidiary
or "affiliate" of <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>).
<ul style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; list-style-type: disc; 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; ">
The remaining five models were not entirely dismissed and could be revived if either or both of the above models prove inadequate.</li></ul></li></ul><h4 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.31rem; padding: 0.75rem 0px 0.5rem; margin: 0px; ">
Design Teams</h4><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; ">
Eight of the proposed fourteen <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocwgdtstwrdshp/Design+Teams" 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; ">Design
Teams</a> had been active before the Istanbul meeting, with a fifteenth, 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> budget,
being added on the final day of the meeting. The Design Teams reported back to the group on their progress. Detailed information on the Design Teams and their activities can be found in the documents <a href="https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=52894123" 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; ">marked
"<abbr title="Drafting Team" 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; ">DT</abbr>."</a> A summary of the status of the Design
Teams as of 27 March is available <a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/52894123/CWG_Stewardship_Handouts_04.pdf?api=v2" 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; ">on
Slide seven.</a> [PDF, 1.2 MB]</li></ul><h4 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.31rem; padding: 0.75rem 0px 0.5rem; margin: 0px; ">
What comes next?</h4><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; ">
Design Teams aim to complete their work by 10 April for review by CWG-Stewardship. Accepted work will be inserted in the appropriate section of the draft names proposal.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px; ">
CWG-Stewardship has revised its upcoming timeline slightly and extended the Public Comment period for its draft proposal from 21 to 30 days. See "Upcoming Key Dates" below.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px; ">
Three versions of the group's final proposal will be developed. One version will be submitted 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
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>)
for consideration. A second, more detailed version will explain the reasoning behind choices in the proposal and provide more information about the implementation of the post-<abbr title="US National Telecommunications and Information Agency" 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; ">NTIA</abbr> model
for the names component of <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.
A third, short version, produced with the assistance of <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> communications
staff, will be made available as a summary for members of the community not involved with the process on a day-to-day level.</li></ul><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; ">
Inter-community correspondence</h3><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; ">
On 19 March, a group of registries <a href="http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/cwg-stewardship/2015-March/002385.html" 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; ">submitted</a> a <a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/52894123/IANA%20Stewardship%20Transition%20-%20Guidance%2019%20March%202015.pdf?api=v2" 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; ">guidance
document</a> [PDF, 99 KB] to CWG-Stewardship aimed at delivering the most minimal, simple and lightweight structures possible while meeting the needs of stakeholders and avoiding the creation of new, unnecessary structures and complexities.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px; ">
On 22 March, the Consolidated <abbr title="Regional Internet Registry" 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; ">RIR</abbr> <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
Proposal (<a href="https://www.nro.net/news/final-proposal-crisp" 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; ">CRISP</a>)
Team Co-Chairs<a href="http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/cwg-stewardship/2015-March/002444.html" 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; ">requested</a> that
the CWG-Stewardship Co-Chairs communicate with them directly and in a timely manner on developments that might affect the Numbers community, and not wait for the final submission of the names proposal to the <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>.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px; ">
Also on 22 March, the Registries Stakeholder Group (<a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/about/stakeholders-constituencies/rysg" 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; "><abbr title="Registries Stakeholder 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; ">RySG</abbr></a>) <a href="http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/cwg-stewardship/2015-March/002417.html" 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; ">submitted</a> a <a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/52894123/RySG%20IANA%20Statement%203%2022%202015%20%28Final%29.docx?api=v2" 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; ">statement</a> [DOCX,
34 KB] to CWG-Stewardship. Among other issues, the statement recommended: avoid creating new accountability concerns by minimizing the creation of new structures; identifying processes for improvements to the performance of 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> functions
and oversight structures; and identifying stable funding streams for 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> functions
from fees paid to <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> by
gTLDs and ccTLDs.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px; ">
On 26 March, the Country Code Name Supporting Organization (<a href="http://ccnso.icann.org/" 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; "><abbr title="Country Code Names Supporting Organization" 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; ">ccNSO</abbr></a>)
Council Chairs <a href="http://ccnso.icann.org/about/holland-et-al-to-lise-et-al-26mar15-en.pdf" 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; ">wrote</a>[PDF,
52 KB] to the CWG-Stewardship and CCWG-Accountability Co-Chairs to report that the<abbr title="Country Code Names Supporting Organization" 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; ">ccNSO</abbr> intended
to have 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> and accountability
proposals presented at the next face-to-face meeting of the <abbr title="Country Code Names Supporting Organization" 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; ">ccNSO</abbr> at <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> 53
in Buenos Aires and, if the ccTLDs present at the meeting express support for the proposals, the <abbr title="Country Code Names Supporting Organization" 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; ">ccNSO</abbr> Council
would then make a decision on whether to adopt the proposals. Therefore, the earliest the <abbr title="Country Code Names Supporting Organization" 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; ">ccNSO</abbr> could
make a decision is 21-25 June 2015.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px; ">
On 26 March, a German <a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/52894734/German%20Position%20Paper%20IANA%20transition%200326%5B1%5D.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1427447800000&api=v2" 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; ">position
paper</a> [PDF, 26 KB] 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, developed via a multistakeholder process and backed by the German government, was <a href="http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/cwg-stewardship/2015-March/002471.html" 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; ">sent</a> to
the CWG-Stewardship Co-Chairs. Among its recommendations, the paper suggests that there must be binding rules implemented that protect <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> 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> functions from
possible threats to<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>'s
existence (such as insolvency) before the transition occurs. The paper also recommends it should remain possible to separate the technical execution of 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> functions
from <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>.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px; ">
On 26 March, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (<a href="http://www.gao.gov/" 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; ">GAO</a>) <a href="http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/accountability-cross-community/2015-March/001939.html" 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; ">requested</a> a
teleconference with the Co-Chairs of the CCWG-Accountability on 7 or 8 April 2015. GAO is reviewing <abbr title="US National Telecommunications and Information Agency" 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; ">NTIA</abbr>'s
proposed transition of <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
in response to a request by the Chairs of the <a href="http://energycommerce.house.gov/" 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; ">U.S.
House Committee on Energy and Commerce</a> and its <a href="http://energycommerce.house.gov/subcommittees/communications-and-technology" 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; ">Communications
and Technology Subcommittee</a>.<br style="box-sizing: border-box; "></li></ul><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; ">
Upcoming key dates</h3><table class="convey" style="box-sizing: border-box; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; margin: 1rem auto 15px; width: 750px; min-height: 0.00999999977648258%; "><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box; "><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; "><td style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border: 1px solid black; border-collapse: collapse; ">
31 Mar 2015</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border: 1px solid black; border-collapse: collapse; "><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/acctcrosscomm/Meetings" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">CCWG-Accountability
Meeting #18</a>, 6:00 UTC</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgb(236, 240, 241); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><td style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border: 1px solid black; border-collapse: collapse; ">
2 Apr 2015</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border: 1px solid black; border-collapse: collapse; "><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocwgdtstwrdshp/Meetings" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">CWG-Stewardship
Meeting #33</a>, 17:00-19:00 UTC</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; "><td style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border: 1px solid black; border-collapse: collapse; ">
7 Apr 2015</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border: 1px solid black; border-collapse: collapse; "><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/acctcrosscomm/Meetings" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">CCWG-Accountability
Meeting #19</a>, 19:00UTC</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgb(236, 240, 241); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><td style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border: 1px solid black; border-collapse: collapse; ">
10 Apr 2015</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border: 1px solid black; border-collapse: collapse; ">
Deadline for CWG-Stewardship Design Teams to provide content</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; "><td style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border: 1px solid black; border-collapse: collapse; ">
13-14 Apr 2015</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border: 1px solid black; border-collapse: collapse; ">
CWG-Stewardship intensive working days</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgb(236, 240, 241); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><td style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border: 1px solid black; border-collapse: collapse; ">
14 Apr 2015</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border: 1px solid black; border-collapse: collapse; "><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/acctcrosscomm/Meetings" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">CCWG-Accountability
Meeting #20</a>, 12:00UTC</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; "><td style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border: 1px solid black; border-collapse: collapse; ">
20 Apr 2015</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border: 1px solid black; border-collapse: collapse; ">
Public Comment period for CWG-Stewardship draft proposal begins</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgb(236, 240, 241); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><td style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border: 1px solid black; border-collapse: collapse; ">
21 Apr 2015</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border: 1px solid black; border-collapse: collapse; "><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/acctcrosscomm/Meetings" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">CCWG-Accountability
Meeting #21</a>, 6:00UTC</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; "><td style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border: 1px solid black; border-collapse: collapse; ">
20 May 2015</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border: 1px solid black; border-collapse: collapse; ">
Public Comment period for CWG-Stewardship draft proposal ends</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgb(236, 240, 241); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><td style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border: 1px solid black; border-collapse: collapse; ">
30 May 2015</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border: 1px solid black; border-collapse: collapse; ">
CWG-Stewardship High-Intensity Weekend</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; "><td style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border: 1px solid black; border-collapse: collapse; ">
8 Jun 2015</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border: 1px solid black; border-collapse: collapse; ">
CWG-Stewardship delivers names proposal to <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> SOs
& ACs</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgb(236, 240, 241); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><td style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border: 1px solid black; border-collapse: collapse; ">
18-19 Jun 2015</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border: 1px solid black; border-collapse: collapse; "><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> Face-to-Face
Meeting, <a href="https://buenosaires53.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; "><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> 53</a>,
Buenos Aires</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; "><td style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border: 1px solid black; border-collapse: collapse; ">
25 Jun 2015</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border: 1px solid black; border-collapse: collapse; ">
CWG-Stewardship delivers names proposal to <a href="https://www.ianacg.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; "><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></a></td></tr></tbody></table><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; ">
Latest documents and drafts</h3><table class="convey" style="box-sizing: border-box; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; margin: 1rem auto 15px; width: 750px; min-height: 0.00999999977648258%; "><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box; "><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; "><td style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border: 1px solid black; border-collapse: collapse; ">
24 Mar 2015</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border: 1px solid black; border-collapse: collapse; ">
CWG-Stewardship - <a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/52894123/CWG_Stewardship_Handouts_04.pdf?api=v2" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Overview
Handout from Istanbul Face-to-Face meeting</a> [PDF, 1.2 MB]</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgb(236, 240, 241); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><td style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border: 1px solid black; border-collapse: collapse; ">
27 Mar 2015</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border: 1px solid black; border-collapse: collapse; ">
CCWG-Accountability - <a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/52890082/Sidley%20Preliminary%20Draft%20Responses%20to%20CCWG%20Legal%20Sub-team%20Questionnaire.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1427711507000&api=v2" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Sidley
Preliminary Draft Responses to CCWG Legal Sub-team Questionnaire</a> [PDF, 821 KB]</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; "><td style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border: 1px solid black; border-collapse: collapse; "></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border: 1px solid black; border-collapse: collapse; ">
CCWG-Accountability - <a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/52890082/Adler%20Colvin%20Preliminary%20Responses%20%2800663636xA3536%29.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1427711471000&api=v2" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Adler
Colvin Preliminary Responses to CCWG Legal Sub-team</a>[PDF, 122 KB]</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgb(236, 240, 241); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><td style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border: 1px solid black; border-collapse: collapse; ">
18 Mar 2015</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border: 1px solid black; border-collapse: collapse; ">
CWG- Stewardship - <a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/49351404/CWG%20-%20Draft%20Transition%20Plan%20V2.2.1.docx?version=1&modificationDate=1426689336000&api=v2" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Draft
Transition Plan V2.2.1</a> [DOCX, 168 KB]</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; "><td style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border: 1px solid black; border-collapse: collapse; ">
15 Mar 2015</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border: 1px solid black; border-collapse: collapse; ">
CWG-Stewardship - <a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/52894123/Sidley%20Preliminary%20Draft%20Response%20%2803-18-15%29.pdf?api=v2" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Sidley
Preliminary Draft Response to legal questions</a> [PDF, 155 KB]</td></tr></tbody></table><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; "><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
in the news</h3><table class="convey" style="box-sizing: border-box; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; margin: 1rem auto 15px; width: 750px; min-height: 0.00999999977648258%; "><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box; "><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; "><td style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border: 1px solid black; border-collapse: collapse; ">
25 Mar 2015</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border: 1px solid black; border-collapse: collapse; "><a href="http://www.insidemarketing.it/temi-importanti-per-proprietari-di-marchi_5849/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Temi
importanti per i proprietari di marchi</a>, Inside Marketing [IT]</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgb(236, 240, 241); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><td style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border: 1px solid black; border-collapse: collapse; ">
16 Mar 2015</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border: 1px solid black; border-collapse: collapse; "><a href="https://www.nic.ad.jp/ja/governance/iana.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><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>機能の監督権限の移管について</a>,
JPNIC [JP]</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; "><td style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border: 1px solid black; border-collapse: collapse; ">
9 Mar 2015</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border: 1px solid black; border-collapse: collapse; "><a href="http://www.lesoleil.sn/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=45240:mutations-dans-la-gouvernance-de-linternet-dans-le-monde--les-etats-africains-invites-a-faire-des-propositions&catid=195:medias&Itemid=109" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Mutations
dans la gouvernance de l'internet dans le monde: Les Etats africains invités à faire des propositions</a>, Le Soleil [FR]</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgb(236, 240, 241); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><td style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border: 1px solid black; border-collapse: collapse; ">
8 Mar 2015</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; border: 1px solid black; border-collapse: collapse; "><a href="http://www.eeo.com.cn/2015/0308/273340.shtml" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">"互联网+"：法律政策怎么加？</a>,
经济观察网 [CN]</td></tr></tbody></table><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; ">
You can play a role in <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>'s
future…</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; "><em style="box-sizing: border-box; ">Anyone can participate in discussions about the future of <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>'s
stewardship and <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.
For information on joining <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; ">CWG-Stewardship</strong>, contact <a href="mailto:grace.abuhamad@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; ">grace.abuhamad@icann.org</a>.
For information on joining <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; ">CCWG-Accountability</strong>, contact <a href="mailto:accountability-staff@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; ">accountability-staff@icann.org</a>.</em></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; "><em style="box-sizing: border-box; ">Compiled on behalf of <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> by
Samantha Dickinson | 31 March 2015</em></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; ">
This update can also be found here: <a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/iana-stewardship-discussion-2015-03-31-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; ">https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/iana-stewardship-discussion-2015-03-31-en</a></p></div></div><br></div></div></span></body></html>