<div dir="ltr">FYI<div><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Best,</font></div><div><font size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">-Michael</font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div bgcolor="white" lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="m_3528225407879687149WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Sent:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Wednesday, February 22, 2017 3:44 AM<br><b>Subject:</b> ICANN News Alert -- Recommendations to Improve ICANN's Transparency<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div style="border:solid #cccccc 1.0pt;padding:8.0pt 8.0pt 8.0pt 8.0pt"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.icann.org_&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=pu7jN3q1ZBfuo7H0_TGgnLZ6DmTKXODkmnlRRHjLLAY&m=zD9ojaUUSeKXJ1LWHE_yLDi_oNdDz6nxbkUI7KdZ2iM&s=Ni0438desnwUBYcQtmDvmUBeg8jkDjlFWLry0I5Eofg&e=" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="94" height="94" id="m_3528225407879687149_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image001.png@01D28DE0.1A999830" alt="ICANN"></span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p><h2><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">News Alert<u></u><u></u></span></h2><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2017-02-21-en" target="_blank">https://www.icann.org/news/<wbr>announcement-2017-02-21-en</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><div style="margin-top:15.0pt"><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"></span></div></div><h2 style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Recommendations to Improve ICANN's Transparency<u></u><u></u></span></h2><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">21 February 2017<u></u><u></u></span></p><table class="m_3528225407879687149MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td style="border:solid #d8d8d8 1.0pt;background:#f8f8f8;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Open Date:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p></td><td style="border:solid #d8d8d8 1.0pt;border-left:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">21 February 2017<u></u><u></u></span></p></td><td style="border:solid #d8d8d8 1.0pt;border-left:none;background:#f8f8f8;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Close Date:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p></td><td style="border:solid #d8d8d8 1.0pt;border-left:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">10 April 2017<u></u><u></u></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border:solid #d8d8d8 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#f8f8f8;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Originating Organization:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #d8d8d8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #d8d8d8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability (CCWG-Accountability)<u></u><u></u></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border:solid #d8d8d8 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#f8f8f8;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Categories/Tags:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #d8d8d8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #d8d8d8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt"><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Bylaws<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Transparency/Accountability<u></u><u></u></span></li></ul></td></tr><tr><td style="border:solid #d8d8d8 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#f8f8f8;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Brief Overview:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #d8d8d8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #d8d8d8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt"><p style="text-align:justify"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Purpose:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> This Public Comment seeks community input on the CCWG-Accountability Work Stream 2 draft recommendations to improve ICANN's transparency. These draft recommendations were developed by the CCWG-Accountability as required by Annex 12 of the final report of the Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability (CCWG-Accountability, Work Stream 1).<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="text-align:justify"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Current Status:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> The CCWG-Accountability reviewed these draft recommendations at its 8 February 2017 plenary meeting and approved their publication to gather public comments.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="text-align:justify"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Next Steps:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> Following the public comment period the inputs will be analyzed by the CCWG-Accountability WS2 who will consider amending its recommendations in light of the comments received and will publish a report on the results of the public consultation. If significant changes are required as a result of the public consultation the CCWG-Accountability WS2 may opt to have a second public consultation on the amended recommendations. If there are no significant changes required, the CCWG-Accountability WS2 will forward the final recommendations on improving ICANN's Transparency to its Chartering Organizations for approval and then to the ICANN Board for consideration and adoption.<u></u><u></u></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border:solid #d8d8d8 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#f8f8f8;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Link:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #d8d8d8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #d8d8d8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/ccwg-acct-draft-recs-2017-02-21-en" target="_blank">https://www.icann.org/public-<wbr>comments/ccwg-acct-draft-recs-<wbr>2017-02-21-en</a><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><u></u><u></u></font></span></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><br></p></font></span></div></div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">

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