<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>Hi Chuck, </div><div>A correction: on 7 January, the ccNSO council sent the attached statement to the CCWG co-Chairs. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style="font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; text-align:left; color:black; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: #b5c4df 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 3pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span> Grace Abuhamad <<a href="mailto:grace.abuhamad@icann.org">grace.abuhamad@icann.org</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span> Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at 3:46 PM<br><span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span> "Gomes, Chuck" <<a href="mailto:cgomes@verisign.com">cgomes@verisign.com</a>>, "<a href="mailto:cwg-stewardship@icann.org">cwg-stewardship@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:cwg-stewardship@icann.org">cwg-stewardship@icann.org</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span> Re: Blog: Volume 12: IANA Stewardship Discussions<br></div><div><br></div><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><div>Hi Chuck, </div><div><br></div><div>I take no credit for the blog: it was written by Samantha Dickinson for ICANN, and I simply forward it to the relevant lists. </div><div><br></div><div>To your question below, the ALAC, SSAC, and ASO submitted feedback during the public comment period in December. The GAC also submitted feedback, but made clear in that submission that it intended to finalize its position on all 12 recommendations by January 21st. I believe that is what Samantha’s sentence below refers to. For ease of reference, I’ve provided the links to the public comment submissions below: </div><ul><li>ALAC: <a href="http://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-draft-ccwg-accountability-proposal-30nov15/pdfeO5FTDW5b5.pdf">http://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-draft-ccwg-accountability-proposal-30nov15/pdfeO5FTDW5b5.pdf</a> </li><li>SSAC: <a href="http://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-draft-ccwg-accountability-proposal-30nov15/pdf3aiAu94RjR.pdf">http://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-draft-ccwg-accountability-proposal-30nov15/pdf3aiAu94RjR.pdf</a></li><li>ASO: <a href="http://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-draft-ccwg-accountability-proposal-30nov15/pdfPKX455QBf4.pdf">http://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-draft-ccwg-accountability-proposal-30nov15/pdfPKX455QBf4.pdf</a> </li><li>GAC interim feedback: <a href="http://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-draft-ccwg-accountability-proposal-30nov15/pdfgnDMc9z0JT.pdf">http://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-draft-ccwg-accountability-proposal-30nov15/pdfgnDMc9z0JT.pdf</a></li></ul><div>Best, </div><div>Grace</div><div><br></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style="font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; text-align:left; color:black; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: #b5c4df 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 3pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span> "Gomes, Chuck" <<a href="mailto:cgomes@verisign.com">cgomes@verisign.com</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span> Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at 2:26 PM<br><span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span> Grace Abuhamad <<a href="mailto:grace.abuhamad@icann.org">grace.abuhamad@icann.org</a>>, "<a href="mailto:cwg-stewardship@icann.org">cwg-stewardship@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:cwg-stewardship@icann.org">cwg-stewardship@icann.org</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span> RE: Blog: Volume 12: IANA Stewardship Discussions<br></div><div><br></div><div xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Thanks Grace for an excellent update. Regarding the CCWG Accountability, I note that “</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">The GNSO, ccNSO
and GAC are currently working on responses to the CCWG-Accountability.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">” But there is no mention of the other three supporting organizations: ALAC, SSAC, and ASO. What
is the status of responses from those three organizations?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Chuck
<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"> <a href="mailto:cwg-stewardship-bounces@icann.org">cwg-stewardship-bounces@icann.org</a> [<a href="mailto:cwg-stewardship-bounces@icann.org">mailto:cwg-stewardship-bounces@icann.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Grace Abuhamad<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, January 18, 2016 12:03 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:cwg-stewardship@icann.org">cwg-stewardship@icann.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [CWG-Stewardship] Blog: Volume 12: IANA Stewardship Discussions<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">Original link: <a href="https://www.icann.org/news/blog/volume-12-an-update-on-iana-stewardship-discussions">https://www.icann.org/news/blog/volume-12-an-update-on-iana-stewardship-discussions</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid #CFCFCF 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;background:white"><h1 style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;border:none;padding:0in;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:1.31rem;padding:1rem;widows: 1"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Volume 12: An Update on IANA Stewardship Discussions<o:p></o:p></span></h1></div><div><h2 style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">22 months after the big announcement by NTIA, the transition is within reach <o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style="background:white;box-sizing: border-box;line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:1.25rem"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">It has been a full 22 months since NTIA first <a href="https://www.ntia.doc.gov/press-release/2014/ntia-announces-intent-transition-key-internet-domain-name-functions"><span style="color:#0098D5;text-decoration:none">announced</span></a> its
intention to transition its stewardship of theIANA functions. In that time, the three operational communities (names, numbers, and protocol parameters) have spent thousands of hours meeting, writing and reviewing documents, and reading emails. The combined IANA Stewardship
Transition Proposal is ready to be submitted to the ICANNBoard and NTIA, pending the completion of the final report on the Work Stream 1 Recommendations of the CCWG-Accountability.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background:white;box-sizing: border-box;line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:1.25rem"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Note: The last status update on this series of IANA Stewardship Transition updates was published <a href="https://www.icann.org/news/blog/volume-11-an-update-on-iana-stewardship-discussions"><span style="color:#0098D5;text-decoration:none">2
November 2015</span></a>. This update, therefore, includes major events since that last update.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;padding:0.75rem 0px 0.5rem;font-size:1.31rem"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal <o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style="background:white;box-sizing: border-box;line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:1.25rem"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">On 30 November 2015, the IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (<a href="http://www.ianacg.org/"><span style="color:#0098D5;text-decoration:none">ICG</span></a>) published its<a href="https://www.ianacg.org/icg-files/documents/Public-Comment-Summary-final.pdf"><span style="color:#0098D5;text-decoration:none">Summary
Report on Comments Received during the Public Comment Period on the Combined Transition Proposal</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background:white;box-sizing: border-box;line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:1.25rem"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">The <a href="https://www.ianacg.org/calls-for-input/combined-proposal-public-comment-period/"><span style="color:#0098D5;text-decoration:none">public comment period </span></a>for the <a href="https://www.ianacg.org/icg-files/documents/IANA-stewardship-transition-proposal-EN.pdf"><span style="color:#0098D5;text-decoration:none">Proposal
to Transition the Stewardship of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) Functions from the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to the Global Multistakeholder Community</span></a>ended on 8 September
2015. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background:white;box-sizing: border-box;line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:1.25rem"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">The ICG is now awaiting confirmation from the Cross Community Working Group to Develop an IANAStewardship 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"><span style="color:#0098D5;text-decoration:none">CWG-Stewardship</span></a>)
that the Work Stream proposal by the Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability (<a href="https://community.icann.org/display/acctcrosscomm/CCWG+on+Enhancing+ICANN+Accountability"><span style="color:#0098D5;text-decoration:none">CCWG-Accountability</span></a>)
meets their needs.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background:white;box-sizing: border-box;line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:1.25rem"><strong><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">IANA Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)</span></strong><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background:white;box-sizing: border-box;line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:1.25rem"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">The CWG-Stewardship is working to finalize its position on IANA IPR. The goal is to find a mutually acceptable way forward on the IPR issue for all three IANA operational communities to allow
the IANAStewardship Transition to take place on schedule, in September 2016. In December 2015, the CWG-Stewardship’s Design Team on IPR (<a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocwgdtstwrdshp/DT-IPR++IANA+Intellectual+Property+Rights"><span style="color:#0098D5;text-decoration:none">DT-IPR</span></a>)
published its latest version of <a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/56145364/DT-IPR%20Draft%20of%20December%2014%202015.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1450225433000&api=v2"><span style="color:#0098D5;text-decoration:none">draft principles
and requirements</span></a> to which the two operational communities provided feedback in early January. Following the CWG-Stewardship's confirmation on a position, representatives from each operational community will work together to refine an outcome.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background:white;box-sizing: border-box;line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:1.25rem"><strong><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Implementation work</span></strong><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background:white;box-sizing: border-box;line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:1.25rem"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">ICANN is facilitating monthly community discussions and providing implementation preparation updates on <a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/transition-facilitation-2015-09-23-en"><span style="color:#0098D5;text-decoration:none">Transition
Facilitation Calls</span></a> held between ICANN staff and the leadership teams of the CCWG-Accountability, CWG-Stewardship, CRISP Team, IANAPLAN WG, GNSO, ccNSO, IETF, IAB, and the RIRs. The latest call was held on 13 January 2016. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background:white;box-sizing: border-box;line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:1.25rem"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">To keep up to date with implementation activities, see ICANN’s <a href="https://www.icann.org/stewardship-implementation"><span style="color:#0098D5;text-decoration:none">IANA Stewardship Implementation
page</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;padding:0.75rem 0px 0.5rem;font-size:1.31rem"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">CCWG-Accountability Work Stream 1 Recommendations<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style="background:white;box-sizing: border-box;line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:1.25rem"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">The CCWG-Accountability is currently in the process of finalizing its recommendations for Work Stream 1, following the 8 January 2016 release of the staff <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/report-comments-draft-ccwg-accountability-proposal-08jan16-en.pdf"><span style="color:#0098D5;text-decoration:none">report</span></a> and <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/summary-comments-draft-ccwg-accountability-proposal-08jan16-en.xlsx"><span style="color:#0098D5;text-decoration:none">summary</span></a> on
the public comments received on the <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/ccwg-draft-2-proposal-work-stream-1-recs-03aug15-en.pdf"><span style="color:#0098D5;text-decoration:none">3rd Draft Proposal on Work Stream 1 Recommendations</span></a>.
Between 12 and 21 January, the CCWG-Accountability is conducting a series of <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/acctcrosscomm/Final+Report"><span style="color:#0098D5;text-decoration:none">readings</span></a> via teleconference of its revised 12
recommendations. The upcoming teleconferences that will complete the series of readings are:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background:white;box-sizing: border-box;line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:1.25rem"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">• <a href="https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=56990858"><span style="color:#0098D5;text-decoration:none">19 January 2016</span></a>, 12:00-15:00 UTC<br>
• <a href="https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=56990860"><span style="color:#0098D5;text-decoration:none">21 January 2016</span></a>, 12:00-15:00 UTC<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background:white;box-sizing: border-box;line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:1.25rem"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Details of the group’s working methods and time plan for this phase of the proposal finalization are available in <a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/56989168/CCWG%20January%20Work%20Plan%20-%205%20Jan.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1452094855000&api=v2"><span style="color:#0098D5;text-decoration:none">this
Work Plan</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background:white;box-sizing: border-box;line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:1.25rem"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">The two recommendations that generated the most feedback in the public comment period, and therefore have required the most significant amounts of discussion amongst the CCWG-Accountability to
finalize are:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background:white;box-sizing: border-box;line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:1.25rem"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">• Recommendation #5: Changing aspects of ICANN's Mission, Commitments and Core Values <br>
• Recommendation #11: Board obligations with regards to Governmental Advisory Committee Advice (Stress Test 18) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background:white;box-sizing: border-box;line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:1.25rem"><strong><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Consideration of the recommendations By Chartering Organizations </span></strong><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background:white;box-sizing: border-box;line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:1.25rem"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">The CCWG-Accountability has requested that all Chartering Organizations of the CCWG-Accountability indicate whether they support the recommendations in the proposal by 21 January 2015 at the latest.
The Chartering Organizations are the GNSO, ALAC, ccNSO, GAC, ASO, and SSAC. The GNSO, ccNSOand GAC are currently working on responses to the CCWG-Accountability.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background:white;box-sizing: border-box;line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:1.25rem"><strong><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Timeline for finalization of proposal and submission to the ICANN Board</span></strong><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background:white;box-sizing: border-box;line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:1.25rem"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">The CCWG-Accountability had, at the time of the publication of the 3rd Draft Proposal, planned to complete its final report and send it to the ICANN Board by the end of January 2016. This timeline
is likely to be adjusted following feedback from all Chartering Organizations. When feedback is received from all six Chartering Organizations, the CCWG-Accountability will be in a better position to judge how much additional work may be needed to finalize
the report and will adjust its timeline for the Work Stream 1 Final Proposal.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background:white;box-sizing: border-box;line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:1.25rem"><strong><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Feedback From the CCWG-Accountability’s legal counsel</span></strong><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background:white;box-sizing: border-box;line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:1.25rem"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Following a <a href="https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=56989655"><span style="color:#0098D5;text-decoration:none">teleconference on 8 January 2016 </span></a>between the
CCWG-Accountability co-Chairs and the group’s legal counsel, it was agreed that legal counsel would provide its input on the 12 recommendations in two steps:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background:white;box-sizing: border-box;line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:1.25rem"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">• After the first reading, legal counsel will share high level feedback and/or concerns that could then be discussed as part of the second reading on the recommendation.<br>
• After the second reading, legal counsel will provide detailed edits where appropriate. If the input would result in a substantial change to a recommendation, there will be a discussion on the CCWG-Accountability mailing list to consider how to proceed
with the input. If there is no substantial change involved, the recommendation will be amended to incorporate the legal counsel’s input. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background:white;box-sizing: border-box;line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:1.25rem"><strong><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Drafting of ICANN Bylaws</span></strong><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background:white;box-sizing: border-box;line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:1.25rem"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">On the <a href="https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=56989655"><span style="color:#0098D5;text-decoration:none">teleconference on 8 January 2016</span></a> between the CCWG-Accountability
co-Chairs and the group’s legal counsel, counsel noted that final drafting of the Bylaws, based on the recommendations in the CCWG-Accountability’s final report, would need to be primarily the responsibility of legal counsel. This would then include representatives
of the CCWG-Accountability providing an oversight role to ensure the Bylaws meet their requirements, rather than have all members of the CCWG-Accountability participating in line edits of the drafted Bylaws.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background:white;box-sizing: border-box;line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:1.25rem"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">The CWG-Stewardship is currently reviewing a <a href="http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/cwg-client/attachments/20151107/f66cef8b/210378438_15-0001.pdf"><span style="color:#0098D5;text-decoration:none">draft
of the ICANN Bylaws</span></a> that are to change as a result of the CWG-Stewardship’s requirements. The draft was <a href="http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/cwg-client/2015-November/000348.html"><span style="color:#0098D5;text-decoration:none">submitted</span></a> by
the group’s legal counsel on 7 November 2015.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background:white;box-sizing: border-box;line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:1.25rem"><strong><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">ICANN 55</span></strong><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background:white;box-sizing: border-box;line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:1.25rem"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">The CCWG-Accountability will meet in Marrakech during <a href="https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55"><span style="color:#0098D5;text-decoration:none">ICANN55</span></a>, but at this point,
the main focus of the CCWG’s work in Marrakech is planning Work Stream 2 activities. Work Stream 2 focuses on accountability topics that extend beyond the IANA Stewardship Transition.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;padding:0.75rem 0px 0.5rem;font-size:1.31rem"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Key documents<o:p></o:p></span></h2><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="500" style="width:375.0pt;border-collapse:collapse;border:none;box-sizing: border-box;border-spacing: 0px;margin-top:1rem;margin-bottom:1rem"><tbody><tr style="box-sizing: border-box"><td valign="top" style="border:solid black 1.0pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;box-sizing: border-box;padding:0.75rem"><p class="MsoNormal">Jan 2016<o:p></o:p></p></td><td valign="top" style="border:solid black 1.0pt;border-left:none;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;box-sizing: border-box;padding:0.75rem"><p class="MsoNormal">CCWG-Accountability <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/acctcrosscomm/Final+Report"><span style="color:#0098D5;text-decoration:none">Final Report</span></a> (Work in progress)<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial"><td valign="top" style="border:solid black 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#ECF0F1;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;box-sizing: border-box;padding:0.75rem"><p class="MsoNormal">14 Dec 2015<o:p></o:p></p></td><td valign="top" style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;background:#ECF0F1;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;box-sizing: border-box;padding:0.75rem"><p class="MsoNormal">CWG-Stewardship <a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/56145364/DT-IPR%20Draft%20of%20December%2014%202015.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1450225433000&api=v2"><span style="color:#0098D5;text-decoration:none">IANA Intellectual
Property Rights - Draft Principles and Requirements</span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box"><td valign="top" style="border:solid black 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;box-sizing: border-box;padding:0.75rem"><p class="MsoNormal">30 Nov 2015<o:p></o:p></p></td><td valign="top" style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;box-sizing: border-box;padding:0.75rem"><p class="MsoNormal">ICG - <a href="https://www.ianacg.org/icg-files/documents/Public-Comment-Summary-final.pdf"><span style="color:#0098D5;text-decoration:none">Summary Report on Comments Recieved During the Public Comment Period on the Combined Transition
Proposal </span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></tbody></table><h2 style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;padding:0.75rem 0px 0.5rem;font-size:1.31rem"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">You can play a role in IANA’s future…<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style="background:white;box-sizing: border-box;line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:1.25rem"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Anyone can participate in discussions about the future of IANA's stewardship and ICANN accountability. For information on joining CCWG-Accountability, contact
<a href="mailto:acct-staff@icann.org">acct-staff@icann.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background:white;box-sizing: border-box;line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:1.25rem"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background:white;box-sizing: border-box;line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:1.25rem"><em><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Compiled on behalf of ICANN by Samantha Dickinson </span></em><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background:white;box-sizing: border-box;line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:1.25rem"><em><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">15 January 2015</span></em><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></span></body></html>