
<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><span apple-content-name="body" style="display: block;" class="" apple-content-edited="true" applecontenteditable="true"><span apple-content-name="body" style="display: block;" class="" apple-content-edited="true" applecontenteditable="true"><span apple-content-name="body" style="display: block;" class="" apple-content-edited="true" applecontenteditable="true"><span apple-content-name="body" style="display: block;" class="" apple-content-edited="true" applecontenteditable="true"><div class="" style="font-family: EuphemiaUCAS;"><img apple-inline="yes" id="16994C93-F9DF-4BC8-BF2B-F840ADFD497F" height="144" width="750" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:DE121CAD-9665-4AA0-A38D-AF6038CF042B/PastedGraphic-2.tiff"></div><div class="" style="font-family: EuphemiaUCAS;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="font-family: EuphemiaUCAS;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="font-family: EuphemiaUCAS;"><div class=""><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/blog/the-iana-stewardship-transition-the-last-few-inches" class="">https://www.icann.org/news/blog/the-iana-stewardship-transition-the-last-few-inches</a></div><div class=""> </div><div class=""><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;" class=""><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);" class="">When <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;" class="">ICANN</abbr> was first formed in 1998, the intent was for the organization and the multistakeholder community to eventually become the stewards of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (<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;" class="">IANA</abbr>) functions.<span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.4px;" class=""> </span>Now, almost two years since the U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration (<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;" class="">NTIA</abbr>) announced its intent to transition the role in 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;" class="">IANA</abbr> functions to the multistakeholder community, the community has come together to do so much. We want to highlight a few noteworthy accomplishments.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;" class=""><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);" class="">The community:</span></p><ul style="widows: 1; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem 20px;" class=""><li style="widows: auto; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px;" class=""><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);" class="">Established two inclusive and open processes, one to outline how best to facilitate the succession of <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;" class="">NTIA</abbr>’s stewardship 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;" class="">IANA</abbr> functions, and a second 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;" class="">ICANN</abbr> remains accountable to the global Internet community in the absence of its contractual relationship with the U.S. Government.</span></li><li style="widows: auto; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px;" class=""><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);" class="">Discussed, debated, organized or planned these processes at over 1,100 events around the world.</span></li><li style="widows: auto; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px;" class=""><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);" class="">Held a combined nine public comment periods to finalize the proposals, ensuring that all of the Internet’s diverse stakeholders would have a voice in the transition process.</span></li><li style="widows: auto; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px;" class=""><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);" class="">Developed two expertly crafted consensus proposals to submit 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;" class="">NTIA</abbr> regarding the stewardship 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;" class="">IANA</abbr> functions, thereby proving the strength of the multistakeholder model of Internet governance.</span></li></ul><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;" class=""><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);" class="">Reaching a point of consensus was not easy, as anyone who was involved in this process can attest. As one of the leaders in this process stated, it’s often painful, lengthy and often takes detours. However, meeting this challenge defines the multistakeholder model, and is one of the reasons the Internet has become the global platform for economic and social growth it is today.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;" class=""><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);" class="">With ICANN55 only days away, we find ourselves in a very exciting and promising moment. 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;" class="">IANA</abbr>Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (<abbr title="IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group" class="" 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>) provisionally finalized its proposal back in October, outlining how to best facilitate the succession of <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;" class="">NTIA</abbr>’s stewardship 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;" class="">IANA</abbr> functions. Now, after receiving confirmation from 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;" class="">IANA</abbr> Stewardship Transition Proposal on Naming Related Functions (CWG-Stewardship) that its accountability requirements have been addressed in the final 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;" class="">ICANN</abbr>Accountability (CCWG-Accountability) Work Stream 1 Recommendations, 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;" class="">ICG</abbr> will hold a call to determine if the proposal can 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;" class="">ICANN</abbr> Board. In addition, the CCWG-Accountability<a href="https://www.icann.org/news/blog/ccwg-accountability-delivers-report-to-chartering-organizations" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;" class="">distributed</a> its Supplemental Final Report to its six Chartering Organizations for approval. The group is optimistic that they will be able to send the approved Report 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;" class="">ICANN</abbr> Board, for transmission 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;" class="">NTIA</abbr>, in Marrakech.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;" class=""><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);" class="">While many important accountability discussions will be taking place within the Chartering Organizations, several transition-related sessions are scheduled for ICANN55 in Marrakech:</span></p><table align="left" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="widows: 1; box-sizing: border-box; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; clear: both; width: 750px; border: 1px solid black; margin-top: 1rem; margin-bottom: 1rem;" class=""><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;" class=""><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;" class=""><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; height: 37px; width: 137px;" class=""><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;" class=""><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);" class="">Date</strong></p></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; height: 37px; width: 102px;" class=""><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;" class=""><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);" class="">Time</strong></p></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; height: 37px; width: 308px;" class=""><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;" class=""><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);" class="">Description</strong></p></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; height: 37px; width: 76px;" class=""><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;" class=""><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);" class="">Location</strong></p></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;" class=""><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; height: 37px; width: 137px;" class=""><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;" class=""><a dir="ltr" href="x-apple-data-detectors://4" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="4" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);" class=""><font color="#000000" class="">Friday, 4 March</font></a></p></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; height: 37px; width: 102px;" class=""><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;" class=""><a dir="ltr" href="x-apple-data-detectors://5" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="5" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);" class=""><font color="#000000" class="">08:00-17:00</font></a></p></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; height: 37px; width: 308px;" class=""><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;" class=""><a href="https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/fri-ccwg-accountability" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);" class=""><font color="#000000" class="">CCWG-Accountability Face-to-Face Meeting</font></a></p></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; height: 37px; width: 76px;" class=""><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;" class=""><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);" class="">Cristal</span></p></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;" class=""><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; height: 37px; width: 137px;" class=""><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;" class=""><a dir="ltr" href="x-apple-data-detectors://6" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="6" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);" class=""><font color="#000000" class="">Monday, 7 March</font></a></p></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; height: 37px; width: 102px;" class=""><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;" class=""><a dir="ltr" href="x-apple-data-detectors://7" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="7" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);" class=""><font color="#000000" class="">10:30-11:45</font></a></p></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; height: 37px; width: 308px;" class=""><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;" class=""><a href="https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/mon-iana-stewardship-implementation" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);" class=""><font color="#000000" class=""><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;" class="">IANA</abbr> Stewardship Transition Implementation</font></a></p></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; height: 37px; width: 76px;" class=""><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;" class=""><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);" class="">Atlas</span></p></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;" class=""><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; height: 37px; width: 137px;" class=""><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;" class=""><a dir="ltr" href="x-apple-data-detectors://8" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="8" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);" class=""><font color="#000000" class="">Monday, 7 March</font></a></p></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; height: 37px; width: 102px;" class=""><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;" class=""><a dir="ltr" href="x-apple-data-detectors://9" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="9" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);" class=""><font color="#000000" class="">13:30-15:00</font></a></p></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; height: 37px; width: 308px;" class=""><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;" class=""><a href="https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/mon-ccwg-accountability" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);" class=""><font color="#000000" class="">CCWG-Accountability Engagement Session</font></a></p></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; height: 37px; width: 76px;" class=""><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;" class=""><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);" class="">Atlas</span></p></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;" class=""><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; height: 37px; width: 137px;" class=""><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;" class=""><a dir="ltr" href="x-apple-data-detectors://10" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="10" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);" class=""><font color="#000000" class="">Thursday, 10 March</font></a></p></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; height: 37px; width: 102px;" class=""><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;" class=""><a dir="ltr" href="x-apple-data-detectors://11" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="11" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);" class=""><font color="#000000" class="">09:00-12:00</font></a></p></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; height: 37px; width: 308px;" class=""><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;" class=""><a href="https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/thu-ccwg-accountability-ws2" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);" class=""><font color="#000000" class="">CCWG-Accountability Working Session on Developing a Framework for Work Stream 2</font></a></p></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.75rem; vertical-align: top; height: 37px; width: 76px;" class=""><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;" class=""><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);" class="">Oliveraie</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;" class=""><em style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);" class=""><br class=""></em></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;" class=""><em style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);" class=""><br class=""></em></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;" class=""><em style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);" class=""><br class=""></em></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;" class=""><em style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);" class=""><br class=""></em></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;" class=""><em style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);" class=""><br class=""></em></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;" class=""><em style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);" class=""><br class=""></em></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;" class=""><em style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);" class=""><br class=""></em></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;" class=""><em style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);" class=""><br class=""></em></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;" class=""><em style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);" class=""><br class=""></em></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;" class=""><em style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);" class=""><br class=""></em></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;" class=""><em style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);" class="">Note: 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;" class="">ICG</abbr> will not be hosting a formal session at ICANN55.</em></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;" class=""><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);" class="">As was discussed at a session in Dublin, <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;" class="">ICANN</abbr> has been involved in pre-planning and preparing ourselves for implementation of the elements 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;" class="">ICG</abbr> and CCWG-Accountability proposals. We encourage those who are interested in our progress to read previous <a href="https://www.icann.org/news/blog/iana-stewardship-transition-implementation-planning-taking-stock-of-the-last-two-months-and-looking-forward-to-2016" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;" class="">blogs</a> and to attend our <a dir="ltr" href="x-apple-data-detectors://12" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="12" class="">Monday morning</a> <a href="https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/mon-iana-stewardship-implementation" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;" class=""><abbr title="Internet Assigned Numbers Authority" class="" 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 Implementation</a> session, taking place after the Opening Ceremony.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;" class=""><font color="#000000" class=""><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);" class=""><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;" class="">ICANN</abbr>'s evolution is not over, but achieving this milestone is essential to the community and the success of global Internet. We’d like to thank everyone involved for their historic efforts throughout the community proposal development process. We look forward to the prospect of celebrating success at the end of ICANN55.</span></font></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem;" class=""><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);" class="">Theresa & Akram</span></p></div></div></span></span></span></span></body></html>