<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"><base href="x-msg://469/"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi,<div><br></div><div>The CWG is the Working Group trying to come up with the IANA transition proposal for the root zone management part of IANA's work. They've gotten a bit stuck on controversy over the complexity of their initial proposal and uncertainty about how to get to a proposal that will get consensus, so they do need review and feedback from people who have been outside of their process so far and can take a fresh look.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Suzanne</div><div><br><div><br><div><div>On Feb 7, 2015, at 9:01 PM, Tripti Sinha <<a href="mailto:tsinha@umd.edu">tsinha@umd.edu</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; "><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Dear Colleagues:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> The Community Working Group (CWG) is soliciting your input on its work thus far. A link is provided, in the email below, which will take you to a document that speaks to the CWG’s deliberations. Please provide your input to either Liman or me OR please attend the CWG Q&A session on Thursday to provide your input directly to the CWG. Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -0.25in; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><span>-<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Liman and Tripti<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> </span></div><div><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-width: 1pt; border-top-color: rgb(181, 196, 223); padding: 3pt 0in 0in; "><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; ">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Jonathan Robinson [mailto:jonathan.robinson@<a href="http://ipracon.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">ipracon.com</a>]<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><b>Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Saturday, February 07, 2015 5:19 PM<br><b>To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:byron.holland@cira.ca" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">byron.holland@cira.ca</a>;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:thomas.schneider@bakom.admin.ch" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">thomas.schneider@bakom.admin.ch</a>;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:louie@louie.net" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">louie@louie.net</a>;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca</a>;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:patrik@frobbit.se" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">patrik@frobbit.se</a>; Tripti Sinha;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:liman@netnod.se" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">liman@netnod.se</a>;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:Elisa.Cooper@markmonitor.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">Elisa.Cooper@markmonitor.com</a>;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:tonyarholmes@btinternet.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">tonyarholmes@btinternet.com</a>;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:rafik.dammak@gmail.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">rafik.dammak@gmail.com</a>;<a href="mailto:william.drake@uzh.ch" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">william.drake@uzh.ch</a>;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:Michele@blacknight.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">Michele@blacknight.com</a>;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:kdrazek@Verisign.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">kdrazek@Verisign.com</a>;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:adiel@afrinic.net" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">adiel@afrinic.net</a>;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:rudi.vansnick@isoc.be" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">rudi.vansnick@isoc.be</a>;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:met@msk.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">met@msk.com</a><br><b>Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Lise Fuhr<br><b>Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>CWG Stewardship Discussion Document - Input on Questions<br><b>Importance:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>High<o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">All,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">You may by now be aware but in case not, please do be aware of the</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">CWG Stewardship Discussion Document</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">linked</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">to</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">below.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">The CWG is very interested to have community input on key issues and these are framed (non-exhaustively) at the end of the</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">linked document.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-02-06-en" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; ">https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-02-06-en</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Please</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">discuss in your communities and</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">provide input</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">as soon as possible through your CWG members or</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">at the Q & A session on Thursday.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Please note:</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">We are not looking for</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">formal</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">statements but rather</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">input to assist the CWG in further refining or formulating its work.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Many thanks,</span><o:p></o:p></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Jonathan Robinson & Lise Fuhr</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Co Chairs,</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">CWG Stewardship</span><o:p></o:p></p></div>_______________________________________________<br>RSSAC mailing list<br><a href="mailto:RSSAC@icann.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">RSSAC@icann.org</a><br><a href="https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/rssac" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/rssac</a><br></div></blockquote></div><br></div></div></body></html>