<div dir="ltr">Hi everyone,<div><br></div><div>as you may know already the first draft report from ICANN accountability working group is for public comment. there will be 2 webinars next week (2 different time slots) to present the proposals. please try to attend one of those calls and read the report. NCSG will work on its own comment .</div><div><br></div><div>Best Regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Rafik<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">---------------------------<br><br><br><div style="word-wrap:break-word;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><div><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-05-04-en" target="_blank">https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-05-04-en</a></div><div><br></div><div><h1 style="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);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:500!important">WEBINAR: Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted">ICANN </abbr>Accountability (CCWG-Accountability): Presentation on the Draft Report for Public Comment</h1><div style="font-size:1.62rem;margin-bottom:30px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><a title="LinkedIn" href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-05-04-en#" style="color:rgb(102,102,102);margin-right:7.5px;float:left;padding:0px 2px;width:auto;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none!important;background-repeat:initial initial" target="_blank"><span style="display:inline-block;line-height:1;font-family:FontAwesome;font-size:1.2rem"></span></a><a title="Facebook" href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-05-04-en#" style="color:rgb(102,102,102);margin-right:7.5px;float:left;padding:0px 2px;width:auto;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none!important;background-repeat:initial initial" target="_blank"><span style="display:inline-block;line-height:1;font-family:FontAwesome;font-size:1.2rem"></span></a><a title="Tweet" href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-05-04-en#" style="color:rgb(102,102,102);margin-right:7.5px;float:left;padding:0px 2px;width:auto;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none!important;background-repeat:initial initial" target="_blank"><span style="display:inline-block;line-height:1;font-family:FontAwesome;font-size:1.2rem"></span></a><a title="Sina Weibo" href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-05-04-en#" style="color:rgb(102,102,102);margin-right:7.5px;float:left;padding:0px 2px;width:auto;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none!important;background-repeat:initial initial" target="_blank"><span style="display:inline-block;line-height:1;font-family:FontAwesome;font-size:1.2rem"></span></a><a title="Email" href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-05-04-en#" style="color:rgb(102,102,102);margin-right:7.5px;float:left;padding:0px 2px;width:auto;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none!important;background-repeat:initial initial" target="_blank"><span style="display:inline-block;line-height:1;font-family:FontAwesome;font-size:1.2rem"></span></a><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-05-04-en#" style="color:rgb(102,102,102);margin-right:7.5px;float:left;padding:0px 2px;width:auto;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none!important;background-repeat:initial initial" target="_blank"><span style="display:inline-block;line-height:1;font-family:FontAwesome;font-size:1.2rem"></span></a><div style="clear:both"></div></div><div style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem">The Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted">ICANN</abbr> Accountability was established to initiate a related process to the <abbr title="Internet Assigned Numbers Authority" style="direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted">IANA</abbr> Stewardship Transition process to ensure that <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted">ICANN</abbr>'s accountability and transparency commitments to the global Internet community are maintained and enhanced in the absence of its historical contractual relationship with the U.S. Government.</p><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem">This report for public comment represents the current work product of the CCWG-Accountability. It is focused on draft Work Stream 1 recommendations (Work Stream 1 is the CCWG-Accountability's work on changes to <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted">ICANN</abbr>'s accountability arrangements which must be in place, or committed to, prior to the <abbr title="Internet Assigned Numbers Authority" style="direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted">IANA</abbr> Stewardship transition), which were the focus of the first five months of work (from December 2014 until May 2015). These recommendations are not presented as the consensus of the CCWG-Accountability at this point. The CCWG-Accountability is seeking confirmation of its approach and guidance upon several options.</p><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem">The CCWG-Accountability will hold two identical webinars at different times to facilitate participation across time zones. The webinars will take place on:</p><ul style="padding:0px;line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem 20px"><li style="line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px"><strong>11 May from 11:00 – 12:30 UTC </strong>(time zone converter <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=CCWG-Accountability+Webinar&iso=20150511T11&p1=1440&ah=1&am=30" style="color:rgb(0,136,204);text-decoration:none;clear:both;background-color:transparent;background-repeat:initial initial" target="_blank">here</a>)</li><li style="line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px"><strong>11 May from 19:00 – 20:30 UTC </strong>(time zone converter <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=CCWG-Accountability+Webinar&iso=20150511T19&p1=1440&ah=1&am=30" style="color:rgb(0,136,204);text-decoration:none;clear:both;background-color:transparent;background-repeat:initial initial" target="_blank">here</a>)</li></ul><hr style="min-height:1px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(204,204,204);margin:1em 0px;padding:0px"><h3 style="font-family:Lato,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1.31rem;padding:0.75rem 0px 0.5rem;margin:0px;font-weight:500!important"><em>Webinar Details & How to Attend</em></h3><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem">The webinars will be run in an <a href="https://icann.adobeconnect.com/accountability/" style="color:rgb(0,136,204);text-decoration:none;background-color:transparent;background-repeat:initial initial" target="_blank">Adobe Connect room</a>. If you are interested in attending the webinar and would like to receive dial-in details, please send an email to <a href="mailto:brenda.brewer@icann.org" style="color:rgb(0,136,204);text-decoration:none;background-color:transparent;background-repeat:initial initial" target="_blank">brenda.brewer@icann.org</a> and indicate which time you would like to attend the webinar. Please note that the webinar will be conducted in English and will be recorded and transcribed. Subsequently the transcripts will be translated in the 5 UN languages and posted on the CCWG-Accountability Wiki <a href="https://community.icann.org/x/rYQ0Aw" style="color:rgb(0,136,204);text-decoration:none;background-color:transparent;background-repeat:initial initial" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><hr style="min-height:1px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(204,204,204);margin:1em 0px;padding:0px"><h3 style="font-family:Lato,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1.31rem;padding:0.75rem 0px 0.5rem;margin:0px;font-weight:500!important"><em>Further information</em></h3><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem">For further information about the CCWG-Accountability's work, please see<a href="https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg" style="color:rgb(0,136,204);text-decoration:none;background-color:transparent;background-repeat:initial initial" target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg</a>.</p>For further information about the related <abbr title="Internet Assigned Numbers Authority" style="direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted">IANA</abbr> Stewardship Transition process, please see<a href="https://www.icann.org/stewardship-accountability" style="color:rgb(0,136,204);text-decoration:none;background-color:transparent;background-repeat:initial initial" target="_blank">https://www.icann.org/stewardship-accountability</a>.</div></div></div>
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