<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>Dear all, </div><div><br></div><div>Here below is the first implementation update from Trang Nguyen. </div><div><br></div><div>Original link: <a href="https://www.icann.org/news/blog/iana-stewardship-transition-planning-update-volume-1">https://www.icann.org/news/blog/iana-stewardship-transition-planning-update-volume-1</a>. </div><div><br></div><div><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.31rem; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding: 0px 0px 1rem; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(207, 207, 207); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; widows: 1; 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-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; transform: translate(0px, 0px);"></span></a><div class="atclear" style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: both;"></div></div><img src="https://www.icann.org/uploads/blog_article/image/7743/IANA_Implementation_Timeline_v4.gif" alt="Iana implementation timeline v4" style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px; width: 750.047px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="EmbeddedHTML" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; 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;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">This update marks the beginning of an initiative mentioned by Akram Atallah in his 12 April 2016 blog, aimed at keeping interested stakeholders up to date on the latest developments and progress relating to implementation planning 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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">IANA</abbr> Stewardship Transition, the proposal for which is currently under review by <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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">NTIA</abbr>.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">These updates will detail what work has been identified based on the proposals 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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">IANA</abbr> Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (<abbr title="IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">ICG</abbr>) and 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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr> Accountability (CCWG-Accountability), and provide insight into what is happening on a week-to-week basis.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Our goal is to provide consistent, structured updates that give any interested party access to latest information, documents and announcements. We will also post direct links to the mailing lists where conversations are taking place on each of the planning elements.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr> has identified work that must be completed for the transition to occur successfully.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.4rem;">The planned work has been mapped across 14 projects and grouped into 3 tracks. You can find more information on 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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr> website </span><a href="https://www.icann.org/stewardship-implementation" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(46, 116, 181);">here</span></a><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.4rem;">.</span></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;">- Trang Nguyen, Senior Director of Strategic Programs</em></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"> </p><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.31rem; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; padding: 0px 0px 1rem; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(207, 207, 207); font-weight: 500 !important;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;"><abbr title="Root Zone" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">Root Zone</abbr> Management</strong></h1><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 11pt;">The <abbr title="Root Zone" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">Root Zone</abbr> Management implementation planning track contains projects relating to changes to the <abbr title="Root Zone" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">Root Zone</abbr>Management System (RZMS) to remove <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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">NTIA</abbr>'s authorization role, parallel testing of the production and parallel test RZMS systems; and the development, and execution of an agreement with Verisign as the root zone maintainer.</span></em><br style="box-sizing: border-box;"> </p><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 0.5rem; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.31rem; margin: 0px; font-style: italic; font-weight: 500 !important;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 205);"><abbr title="Root Zone" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">Root Zone</abbr> Management System (RZMS) Parallel Testing</span></h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Status update:</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">In accordance with the <a href="https://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/publications/root_zone_administrator_proposal-relatedtoiana_functionsste-final.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(46, 116, 181);">plan</span></a> submitted to <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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">NTIA</abbr>, <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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr> and Verisign completed system code changes and began a 90-day “parallel testing” period on Wednesday, 6 April 2016. This is a key planning step to ensure the continued security and stability of the <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black;"><abbr title="Root Zone" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">Root Zone</abbr> Management System (RZMS) operation </span>after the successful completion 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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">IANA</abbr> Stewardship Transition, currently projected for September 30, 2016.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">It has been almost 3 weeks since the start of parallel testing and everything is going smoothly. Click here to view Verisign’s <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black;">daily</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(46, 116, 181);"> </span><a href="http://www.verisign.com/rzms-parallel-ops/index.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(46, 116, 181);">Parallel Operations <abbr title="Root Zone" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">Root Zone</abbr> Management System Comparisons</span></a><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(46, 116, 181);"> </span>reports of all the root zone files generated.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">In the event that no unexplained differences in root zone files are identified between the production RZMS and the parallel test RZMS, the testing period will end successfully on 5 July 2016.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Documents/announcements posted:</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: wingdings; font-size: 14pt;">%</span> <a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-04-08-en" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(46, 116, 181);"><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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr> and Verisign Announce Start of 90-day <abbr title="Root Zone" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">Root Zone</abbr> Management System “Parallel Testing” Period</span></a></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: wingdings-regular; font-size: 16pt;">2</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-size: 16pt;"> </span><a href="http://www.verisign.com/rzms-parallel-ops/index.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(46, 116, 181);">Verisign Daily Parallel Operations <abbr title="Root Zone" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">Root Zone</abbr> Management System Comparisons</span></a></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Mailing list(s):</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">None.</p><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.75rem 0px 0.5rem; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.31rem; margin: 0px; font-style: italic; font-weight: 500 !important;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 205);"><abbr title="Root Zone" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">Root Zone</abbr> Maintainer Agreement (RZMA)</span></h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Status update:</strong></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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr><span class="apple-converted-space" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: helvetica;"> </span></span>and Verisign continue to engage in discussion to prepare for a RZMA. The current plan for completion of a draft RZMA is the end of this month.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Documents/announcements posted:</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black;">None.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Mailing list(s):</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">None.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"> </p><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.31rem; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; padding: 0px 0px 1rem; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(207, 207, 207); font-weight: 500 !important;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Stewardship Transition</strong></h1><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 11pt;">The Stewardship Transition planning track contains projects to prepare relationship documentation with the operational communities, creation of a Post-Transition <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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">IANA</abbr> (PTI) entity, establishment of a Customer Standing Committee (CSC) and a <abbr title="Root Zone" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">Root Zone</abbr> Evolution Review Committee (RZERC), operationalizing 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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">IANA</abbr> customer service escalation mechanisms and Service Level Agreements (SLAs).</span></em></p><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.75rem 0px 0.5rem; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.31rem; margin: 0px; font-style: italic; font-weight: 500 !important;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 205);">Service Level Agreement (SLA) 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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">IANA</abbr> Numbering Services</span></h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Status update:</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">On Wednesday, 20 April 2016, the Number Resource Organization (<abbr title="Number Resource Organization" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">NRO</abbr>) published an <a href="https://www.nro.net/news/updated-5-1-and-signature-version-of-the-sla-for-the-iana-numbering-services" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(46, 116, 181);">announcement</span></a>regarding version 5.1 of the SLA document.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">The SLA will be submitted to 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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr> Board for consideration and adoption when the <abbr title="Number Resource Organization" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">NRO</abbr> 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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr> establish a mutually agreed upon date.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Documents/announcements posted:</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: wingdings; font-size: 14pt;">%</span> <a href="https://www.nro.net/news/updated-5-1-and-signature-version-of-the-sla-for-the-iana-numbering-services" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(46, 116, 181);">Updated 5.1 and Signature Version of the SLA 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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">IANA</abbr> Numbering Services</span></a></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: wingdings-regular; font-size: 16pt;">2</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: wingdings-regular; font-size: 4pt;"> </span><a href="https://www.nro.net/wp-content/uploads/SLAv5-proposedfinal-clean.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(46, 116, 181);">Service Level Agreement for <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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">IANA</abbr> Numbering Services (v5.1)</span></a></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Mailing list(s):</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: wingdings-regular; font-size: 12pt;">+</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><a href="https://www.nro.net/pipermail/ianaxfer/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(46, 116, 181);">https://www.nro.net/pipermail/ianaxfer/</span></a></p><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.75rem 0px 0.5rem; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.31rem; margin: 0px; font-style: italic; font-weight: 500 !important;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 205);">Post-Transition <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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">IANA</abbr> (PTI)</span></h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Status update:</strong></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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr> continues to work on the plan for PTI implementation that the Implementation Oversight Task Force (IOTF) requested, as well as 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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr>-PTI contract.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;"></p><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px 10px; background-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">What is the IOTF?</strong> <br style="box-sizing: border-box;">The IOTF was formed following ICANN55 in Marrakech. The IOTF offers a channel for <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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr> to request insights or clarifications to ensure 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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr> and the community remain aligned 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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr>’s implementation planning efforts of 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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">ICG</abbr> Proposal. The group was formed to include the co-Chairs and Design Team leads of 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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">IANA</abbr> Stewardship Transition Proposal on Naming Related Functions (CWG-Stewardship), and has since grown to also include representatives from 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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">ICG</abbr>, Numbering Resources community and <abbr title="Protocol" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">Protocol</abbr> Parameters community.<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'source sans pro'; font-size: 11pt;"></span></div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Documents/announcements posted this week:</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">None.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Mailing list:</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: wingdings-regular; font-size: 12pt;">+</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><a href="http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/iotf/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(46, 116, 181);">http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/iotf/</span></a></p><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.75rem 0px 0.5rem; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.31rem; margin: 0px; font-style: italic; font-weight: 500 !important;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 205);"><abbr title="Root Zone" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">Root Zone</abbr> Evolution Review Committee (RZERC)</span></h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Status update:</strong></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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr> continues to work with the IOTF to finalize the terms of the RZERC Charter. A <a href="http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/iotf/attachments/20160426/405cdac1/DRAFTRZERCCharter-V3-CLEAN-0001.docx" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">revised charter</a> was circulated to the IOTF on 25 April 2016. </p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Documents/announcements:</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: wingdings-regular; font-size: 16pt;">2</span><a href="http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/iotf/attachments/20160426/405cdac1/DRAFTRZERCCharter-V3-CLEAN-0001.docx" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(46, 116, 181);"> <abbr title="Root Zone" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">Root Zone</abbr> Evolution Review Committee (RZERC) Charter (v3)</span></a></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Mailing list:</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: wingdings-regular; font-size: 12pt;">+</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><a href="http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/iotf/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(46, 116, 181);">http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/iotf/</span></a></p><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.75rem 0px 0.5rem; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.31rem; margin: 0px; font-style: italic; font-weight: 500 !important;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 205);"><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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">IANA</abbr> Customer Service Escalation Mechanism</span></h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Status update:</strong></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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr> received <a href="http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/iotf/2016-April/000056.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">clarification</a> from the IOTF regarding 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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">IANA</abbr> Customer Service Complaint Resolution Process for Naming Related Functions and <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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">IANA</abbr> Problem Resolution Process (for <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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">IANA</abbr> naming services only) referenced in Annex I and J of the CWG-Stewardship <a href="https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=53779816" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">proposal</a>.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">As next step, <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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr> will update relevant process documentations for these processes.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Documents/announcements:</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">None.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Mailing list:</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: wingdings-regular; font-size: 12pt;">+</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><a href="http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/iotf/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(46, 116, 181);">http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/iotf/</span></a></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"> </p><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.31rem; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; padding: 0px 0px 1rem; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(207, 207, 207); font-weight: 500 !important;">Accountability Enhancements</h1><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 11pt;">The Accountability Enhancements track contains plans to implement enhancements 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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr>’s Independent Review and Reconsideration Request processes, to update <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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr>’s governance documents, and to operationalize new community powers defined by 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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr>Accountability (CCWG-Accountability).</span></em></p><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0.75rem 0px 0.5rem; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.31rem; margin: 0px; font-style: italic; font-weight: 500 !important;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 205);"><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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr>'s Bylaws</span></h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Status update:</strong></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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr> has posted proposed draft new Bylaws for a 30-day public comment from <strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">21 April - 21 May 2016</strong> to allow any interested party to review and provide feedback.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: wingdings-regular; font-size: 16pt;">2</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/draft-new-bylaws-2016-04-21-en" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(46, 116, 181);">Public Comment Page</span></a></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: wingdings-regular; font-size: 12pt;">+</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><a href="http://comments-draft-new-bylaws-21apr16@icann.org/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(46, 116, 181);">Submit Comment to Forum</span></a></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: wingdings-regular; font-size: 12pt;">+</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><a href="http://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-draft-new-bylaws-21apr16/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(46, 116, 181);">Comments Forum</span></a><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(46, 116, 181);"></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">The proposed draft of the new <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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr> Bylaws was developed collaboratively by 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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr> legal team and the independent counsel hired to advise the CCWG-Accountability and the CWG-Stewardship.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;">In developing the draft new <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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr> Bylaws, the attorneys consulted a Bylaws Coordination Group populated with both community and Board members, as well as with the CWG-Stewardship and the CCWG-Accountability.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Adoption of the new Bylaws by the </span><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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr><span style="box-sizing: border-box; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> Board is anticipated for on or around 27 May 2016. Once new </span><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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr><span style="box-sizing: border-box; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> Bylaws have been adopted, </span><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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr><span style="box-sizing: border-box; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> will notify </span><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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">NTIA</abbr><span style="box-sizing: border-box; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">. Once adopted, the Bylaws are expected to go into effect if </span><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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">NTIA</abbr><span style="box-sizing: border-box; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> approves of the </span><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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">IANA</abbr><span style="box-sizing: border-box; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> Stewardship Transition Proposal and the </span><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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">IANA</abbr><span style="box-sizing: border-box; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> Functions Contract expires.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Documents/announcements:</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: wingdings-regular; font-size: 16pt;">2</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: wingdings-regular; font-size: 4pt;"> </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(46, 116, 181); font-size: 4pt;"> </span><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/proposed-new-bylaws-20apr16-en.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(46, 116, 181);">Draft New <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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr> Bylaws</span></a></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: wingdings-regular; font-size: 16pt;">2</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: wingdings-regular; font-size: 4pt;"> </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(46, 116, 181); font-size: 4pt;"> </span><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/proposed-new-bylaws-redline-20apr16-en.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(46, 116, 181);">Comparison of Draft New <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; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr> Bylaws to Current Bylaws</span></a></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Mailing list(s):</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: wingdings-regular; font-size: 12pt;">+</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><a href="http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/bylaws-coord/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(46, 116, 181);">http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/bylaws-coord/</span></a></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: wingdings-regular; font-size: 12pt;">+</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><a href="http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/accountability-cross-community/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(46, 116, 181);">http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/accountability-cross-community/</span></a></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: wingdings-regular; font-size: 12pt;">+</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><a href="http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/cwg-stewardship/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(46, 116, 181);">http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/cwg-stewardship/</span></a></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: wingdings-regular; font-size: 12pt;">+</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><a href="http://mm.ianacg.org/pipermail/internal-cg_ianacg.org/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(46, 116, 181);">http://mm.ianacg.org/pipermail/internal-cg_ianacg.org/</span></a></p></div></div><div><br></div></body></html>