[CCWG-ACCT] IANA Transition update and next steps

[Cherine Chalaby]

Dear Leon, Mathieu and Thomas,
Well said and thank you for your successful leadership of the CCWG.
Cherine
> On 4 Oct 2016, at 06:16, Mathieu Weill <mathieu.weill at afnic.fr> wrote:
> 
> Dear colleagues, 
>  
> The Iana contract has expired. ICANN's new bylaws, implementing our WS1 Recommendations, are now in place. This is a major milestone for the multistakeholder model, where communities are in charge, and where accountability is shared amongst all stakeholders. 
>  
> The events of the last few weeks have provided an excellent reminder, if we had ever needed some, of why this transition was required : we had all agreed that the Internet needs to be protected from partisan politics, post-truth rhetoric and interference from judiciary obstructions. In a way, we can thank those who have, almost to the point of risking exhaustion, tried everything they could to stop the transition. Their efforts have demonstrated the solidity of our principles. 
>  
> The transition is also the beginning of a new phase. It is now incumbent upon all of us to live up to the shared accountability model. Our work stream 2 efforts are under way, and we have to demonstrate that we can still deliver improvements to ICANN's accountability, as part of the continuous improvement journey. 
>  
> Let's celebrate, because this has been a tremendous group effort ! As of now, we are writing a new chapter of ICANN's history, let's make it a story of commitment, collaboration and respect for each other ! And what better way to start than to double down on implementing the post transition model we have agreed on, and delivering concrete proposals for WS2 ?
>  
> Thank you all for being part of this group, we look forward to continuing the great work ! 
>  
> Leon, Thomas & Mathieu
> Co-chairs
> _______________________________________________
> Accountability-Cross-Community mailing list
> Accountability-Cross-Community at icann.org <mailto:Accountability-Cross-Community at icann.org>
> https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/accountability-cross-community <https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/accountability-cross-community>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/accountability-cross-community/attachments/20161004/ad40eecb/attachment-0001.html>