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VOTE RESULT (225) ISOC Zimbabwe
by staff＠atlarge.icann.org May 22, 2015

May 22, 2015

Dear All, With 14 out of 15 ALAC Members having voted in the recent vote on the ALS application from ISOC Zimbabwe we can confirm that the result is quorate. Question: Does the ALAC wish to accredit ate ISOC Zimbabwe? The regional advice was to accept the application. ALS Application (225) ISOC Zimbabwe Report date: Friday 22 May 2015 13:12 UTC ALS Application (225) ISOC Zimbabwe As at Poll close: Thursday 21 May 2015 23:59 UTC Number of voters: 14 · Group size: 15 · Percentage voted: 93.33 Ranked by votes Rank Candidate Votes% Voters 1 Yes 14100.00 Eduardo Diaz, Hadja Ouattara, Sandra Hoferichter, Glenn McKnight, Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Alan Greenberg, Fatima Cambronero, Vanda Scartezini, Tijani Ben Jemaa, Beran Dondeh Gillen, Leon Sanchez, Jimmy Schulz, Maureen Hilyard, Rafid Fatani 2 No 00.00 2 Abstain 00.00 You may verify the results independently under: https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=4830rGLBKCGPLWbPryupgdmh You can find all the results of closed ALAC votes under: https://www.bigpulse.com/m7097 -- Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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Announcement: Policy Update Webinar
by staff＠atlarge.icann.org May 22, 2015

May 22, 2015

https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-05-21-en Please RSVP via this form <http://goo.gl/forms/9aFRqckV0e> by 5 June 2015. Remote participation details will be sent the week of 8 June 2015. The ICANN Policy Development Support Team will provide a Policy Update Webinar on Thursday, 11 June 2015 at 10:00 UTC and 19:00 UTC, summarizing policy activities across the ICANN policy development community and the ongoing Transition of Stewardship of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) Functions and the ICANN Accountability efforts. Updates will also be provided on topics from ICANN's Support Organizations and Advisory Committees: * Address Supporting Organization (ASO) and Regional Internet Registries (RIR) Activities * Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Policy and Implementation Working Group Final Report * GNSO Privacy & Proxy Services Accreditation Issues Working Group Initial Report * GNSO Translation & Transliteration of Contact Information PDP Working Group Final Report * Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) Framework of Interpretation Working Group Recommendations * At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) and Regional At-Large Organizations (RALO) Activities * Government Advisory Committee's (GAC) Update on Country Names Protection * Government Advisory Committee's (GAC) Update on Human Rights and Underserved Regions * GAC's Implementation of the Second Accountability and Transparency Review Team's (ATRT2) Recommendations * GAC Advice on new gTLD Safeguards * Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC) Recent Publications * Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC) Caucus Work Party Update * Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) Advisory on the Use of Static TLD/suffix lists * Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) Activity Update The two sessions are duplicates, scheduled to accommodate different time zones. Each session runs for 90 minutes and will be conducted in English. The webinar will be conducted in Adobe Connect along with a dial-in conference bridge for audio. The slides and transcript of the session will be translated into Spanish. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions at the end of each session. During the course of the webinar, questions may be submitted using the chat function in Adobe Connect. Recordings of the webinars will be made available. The Policy Development Support Team is always available to answer any questions via email at policyinfo(a)icann.org. Please RSVP via this form <http://goo.gl/forms/9aFRqckV0e> by 5 June 2015. Remote participation details will be sent the week of 8 June 2015.

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VOTE ANNOUNCEMENT: ALAC Statement on the 2nd Draft Proposal of the Cross Community Working Group to Develop an IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal on Naming Related Functions
by At-Large Staff May 21, 2015

May 21, 2015

Dear All, Alan Greenberg, Chair of the ALAC, has asked that a vote be held by the ALAC on the proposed ratification of the "ALAC Statement on the 2nd Draft Proposal of the Cross Community Working Group to Develop an IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal on Naming Related Functions <https://community.icann.org/x/XConAw> ." ***** Question: Do you support the ratification of the "ALAC Statement on the 2nd Draft Proposal of the Cross Community Working Group to Develop an IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal on Naming Related Functions <https://community.icann.org/x/XConAw> " for the communication to relevant parties? ***** Additional information on this Statement can be found on the At-Large 2nd Draft Proposal of the Cross Community Working Group to Develop an IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal on Naming Related Functions Workspace <https://community.icann.org/x/XConAw> . Please note that the poll will be open from 21-May-2015 17:00 UTC to 26-May-2015 23:59 UTC. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge <https://www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge> Twitter: @ICANN_AtLarge <https://twitter.com/ICANN_AtLarge>

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ICANN News Alert -- Chehadé Announces Intention to End His Tenure as ICANN President & CEO in March 2016
by ICANN At-Large Staff May 21, 2015

May 21, 2015

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-05-21-en ________________________________ Chehadé Announces Intention to End His Tenure as ICANN President & CEO in March 2016 ICANN Board and Chehadé to Continue Mission and Ensure Continuity and Stability 21 May 2015 The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) today announced that President and CEO Fadi Chehadé has informed the Board he will be concluding his tenure in March 2016 to move into a new career in the private sector (outside the Domain Name Industry). At the request of the Board, Chehadé will be available to work closely with ICANN after March 2016 to support the transition to a new leader, as well as to advise the Board on any issue they require including the implementation of the IANA Stewardship Transition from the US Government to ICANN and the technical operating community. "I want to thank Fadi for his strong commitment," said Dr. Stephen Crocker, Chair of the Board of Directors. I am very confident that with Fadi's continued leadership and ICANN's very experienced management team who have the breadth to ensure that ICANN continues to manage its key responsibilities effectively, that the organization's work will proceed smoothly." "I am deeply committed to working with the Board, our staff, and our community to continue ICANN's mission as we still have much to accomplish," said Chehadé. "During the remaining 10 months of my tenure, it's business-as-usual. My priority remains to continue strengthening ICANN's operations and services to the global community." To download high-resolution photos of Fadi Chehadé, go here: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/ceo-2013-06-26-en To download high-resolution photos of Dr. Stephen Crocker, go here: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/chair-2013-06-26-en To read a biography of Fadi Chehadé, go here: https://www.icann.org/profiles/fadi-chehade To read a biography of Dr. Stephen Crocker, go here: https://www.icann.org/profiles/steve-crocker

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Opportunity to serve as Remote Hub at ICANN53
by ICANN At-Large Staff May 21, 2015

May 21, 2015

[English] Dear All, We are pleased to announce that for the ICANN 53 Meeting scheduled to take place in Buenos Aires between 22-25 June 2015, At-Large Structures (ALS), Internet Society (ISOC) Chapters and other established community entities will be able to apply to serve as Hubs for remote participants. Important points include: * Types of hubs: 1) Listen only hubs (no limit on numbers) and 2) Two-way hubs. * Multi-lingual technical assistance: Technical assistance will be available in English, French and Spanish to the approved hubs. * Date of Operation: Hubs will be in operation on Monday 22 June, Wednesday 24 June, and Thursday 25 June 2015. * Reimbursement considered after successful testing and participation; please keep all receipts (successful testing to occur 1-7 days prior to the actual “live” date, as coordinated with the ICANN Technical Team) If your organization is interested in applying to serve as a Hub, please follow the following steps: * Ensure your organization will be able to meet the technical requirements: https://community.icann.org/x/hAsnAw * Complete the online survey by 01 June 2015, 23:59 UTC: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/icann53remotehubs Additional Information may be found on the At-Large Remote Hub for ICANN 53 Workspace: https://community.icann.org/x/hAsnAw ** [FRANÇAISE] Bonjour à tous, Nous sommes heureux d'annoncer que, pour la réunion de l'ICANN 53 qui aura lieu à Buenos Aires entre 22-25 Juin 2015, Les Structures At-Large (ALS), l’Internet Society Chapitre (ISOC) et d’autres entités communautaires établis seront en mesure d’appliquer pour servir de plaques tournantes (hubs) pour les participants à distance. Les points importants sont les suivants: * Types de hubs - Il y aura deux types de plates-formes, 1) Hubs pour écouter seulement (pas de limite sur le nombre) et 2) Hubs à double sens (écouter et parler) * Support technique multilingue – le support technique sera disponible en anglais, français et espagnol dans les Hubs agréés. * Date de l'opération - Hubs sera en fonctionnement que le jeudi 22 Juin, 24 Juin et 25 Juin 2015. * Remboursement considéré après l’essai et participation réussie. Merci de garder tous les reçus (les essais réussis devront se produire 1-7 jours avant a date effective ‘en direct’, comme coordonné avec l’équipe technique de l’ICANN). Si votre organisation est intéressée à se présenter en tant que Hub, veuillez suivre les étapes suivantes ci-dessous: * Vérifiez que votre organisation est en mesure de répondre aux exigences techniques: https://community.icann.org/x/hAsnAw * Remplissez le sondage en ligne avant le 01 Juin 2015 23:59 UTC: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/icann53remotehubs Des informations supplémentaires peuvent être trouvées sur l’espace de travail wiki pour At-Large hub a distance pour l'ICANN 53: https://community.icann.org/x/hAsnAw ** [ESPAÑOL] Estimados todos, Estamos complacidos en anunciar que las estructuras de Alcance (ALS), Capítulos de Internet Society (ISOC) y otras comunidades establecidas podrán postular para servir como “Hubs” para facilitar la participación remota durante la reunión de ICANN 53 en Buenos Aires a llevarse a cabo entre el 22-25 Junio 2015. Los siguientes son detalles importantes: * Tipos de hubs – Habrán dos tipos de hubs, 1) Hubs para escuchar solamente (sin límites de números de Hubs ) y 2) Hubs de dos vías * Asistencia Multilingüe - Asistencia técnica será disponible en Inglés, Francés y Español para los Hubs aprobados. * Fechas de operación – Los Hubs estarán en operación solo un día, el 22 de Junio, 24 de Junio y 25 de Junio. * Reembolso considerado después de una prueba exitosa y participación; por favor mantener todas las facturas (la prueba exitosa deberá ocurrir entre 1- 7 días antes de la fecha actual “ en vivo”, coordinando con el equipo técnico de ICANN) Si su organización está interesada en presentarse para servir como Hub, por favor siga los siguientes pasos: * Asegurarse que su organización podrá cumplir con los requerimientos técnicos: https://community.icann.org/x/hAsnA<https://community.icann.org/x/hAsnAw> * Complete la encuesta online hasta el 01 de Junio 2015, 23:59 UTC: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/icann53remotehubs Puede encontrar información adicional sobre los Hub Remotos At-Large de ICANN 53 en el siguiente WIKI: https://community.icann.org/x/hAsnAw ** ［中文版］亲爱的朋友们, 我们高兴的宣布在布宜诺斯艾利斯举办的ICANN53届大会期间，网络普通用户组织（ALS）、互联网协会（ISOC）以及其他社群可以申请成为远程参与中心。要点如下： * 远程参与者中心有两种类型：1）收听中心（没有数量限制）和2）双向中心。 * 获批准的远程参与中心将会得到英语、法语和西班牙语的技术支持。 * 远程参与中心将在2015年6月22日，6月24日和6月25日投入运营。 * ICANN会考虑为成功测试和运营的远程参与中心报销；请保留发票收据（远程中心正式投入运营的1至7天前将进行测试，具体测试时间由ICANN技术小组协调）如果您的组织有兴趣成为远程参与者中心，请按以下步骤申请： * 确保您的组织能够达到技术要求： https://community.icann.org/x/hAsnAw * 在2015年6月1日以前提交申请表： https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/icann53remotehubs 其他信息请见普通用户群体ICANN53远程参与中心工作区： https://community.icann.org/x/hAsnAw Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<applewebdata://68497759-1B04-4F9B-84B7-B9445B8F305F/Regards,%20Heidi%20Ullrich,%20Silvia%20Vivanco,%20Matt%20Ashtiani,%20Ariel%20Liang,%20Gisella%20Gruber,%20Nathalie%20Peregrine%20and%20Julia%20Charvolen%20ICANN%20Policy%20Staff%20in%20support%20of%20ALACmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge> Twitter: @ICANN_AtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANN_AtLarge>

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ICANN News Alert -- What to Expect at ICANN 53: A Guide for Business Stakeholders
by ICANN At-Large Staff May 21, 2015

May 21, 2015

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-05-20-en ________________________________ What to Expect at ICANN 53: A Guide for Business Stakeholders 20 May 2015 When: Monday, 1 June 2015 15:00-016:00 UTC Where: Adobe Connect<https://icann.adobeconnect.com/gseprojects> Topics: * The upcoming ICANN 53 public meeting in Buenos Aires and sessions of interest, * Opportunities to follow, participate and join work of business stakeholders in their various constituency groups and, * The latest topics in the Internet domain name and addressing systems. Speakers: The ICANN global business engagement team and regional engagement team for Latin America and the Caribbean will be joined by representatives from the Commercial Stakeholder Group of the ICANN Generic Names Supporting Organization. How to join: You can listen to the webinar in English or Spanish, to RSVP and learn how to access the webinar please fill this form: http://goo.gl/forms/F0ahOAiGhk or send an email to businessengagement(a)icann.org<mailto:businessengagement@icann.org?subject=RSVP:%2030%20January%202015%20webinar&body=Name%3A%0AEmail%3A%0AAffiliation%3A%0ACity%2CCountry%3A> including your name, email address, affiliation, and country.

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ICANN News Alert -- Call for RSVPs | Privacy & Proxy Services Accreditation Issues Working Group Webinar | 28 May 2015 at 14:00 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff May 20, 2015

May 20, 2015

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-05-19-en ________________________________ Call for RSVPs | Privacy & Proxy Services Accreditation Issues Working Group Webinar | 28 May 2015 at 14:00 UTC 19 May 2015 Please RSVP to nathalie.peregrine(a)icann.org<mailto:nathalie.peregrine@icann.org>. Remote participation details will be sent the week of 25 May 2015. Please join the interim co-chairs of the Privacy & Proxy Services Accreditation Issues Working Group for a one-hour webinar on Thursday 28 May 2015 at 1400 UTC, to hear about the preliminary recommendations that have now been published for public comment by the Working Group. This Working Group (WG) was chartered<http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/raa-pp-charter-22oct13-en.pdf> [PDF, 463 KB] by the GNSO Council in October 2013 to conduct a Policy Development Process (PDP) with the aim of developing policy recommendations to guide ICANN's implementation of an Accreditation Program for privacy and proxy service providers. The topic of privacy and proxy registrations had been identified upon the conclusion of ICANN's negotiations with the Registrars Stakeholder Group for a new Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) as an issue that remained unresolved and that would be suited for a PDP. The 2013 RAA<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/approved-with-specs-2013-09-17-en> contains an interim Specification on Privacy & Proxy Registrations<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/approved-with-specs-2013-09-17-en#pri…> that is due to expire on 1 January 2017. The WG's Initial Report, containing a number of detailed preliminary recommendations and several open questions for which it is seeking community input, was published for public comment on 5 May 2015. The announcement, forum for submitting comments, and a copy of the WG's Initial Report can be found here: https://www.icann.org/public-comments/ppsai-initial-2015-05-05-en. The WG's preliminary recommendations include: (i) requiring that accredited providers expressly include certain mandatory provisions in their customer terms of service; (ii) an obligation to relay initial electronic requests seeking to contact a customer; (iii) an illustrative framework for the handling of requests from trademark and copyright owners for the disclosure of customer contact information; and (iv) steps regarding provider de-accreditation. Open questions on which the WG has yet to reach consensus include the escalation of relay requests, how to deal with disclosure requests received from law enforcement and other third parties other than intellectual property rights-holders, and whether domain names associated with online financial transactions should be able to use privacy or proxy registrations. This webinar will highlight the WG's preliminary recommendations and open questions, including an opportunity to ask questions of the interim co-chairs. All are welcome; please reply to nathalie.peregrine(a)icann.org<mailto:nathalie.peregrine@icann.org> if you wish to attend and to receive details about logging on to the webinar.

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Call for RSVPs | Privacy & Proxy Services Accreditation Issues Working Group Webinar|28 May 2015 at 14:00 UTC
by staff＠atlarge.icann.org May 19, 2015

May 19, 2015

Please RSVP to nathalie.peregrine(a)icann.org. Remote participation details will be sent the week of 25 May 2015. Please join the interim co-chairs of the Privacy & Proxy Services Accreditation Issues Working Group for a one-hour webinar on Thursday 28 May 2015 at 1400 UTC, to hear about the preliminary recommendations that have now been published for public comment by the Working Group. This Working Group (WG) was chartered <http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/raa-pp-charter-22oct13-en.pdf> by the GNSO Council in October 2013 to conduct a Policy Development Process (PDP) with the aim of developing policy recommendations to guide ICANN¹s implementation of an Accreditation Program for privacy and proxy service providers. The topic of privacy and proxy registrations had been identified upon the conclusion of ICANN¹s negotiations with the Registrars Stakeholder Group for a new Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) as an issue that remained unresolved and that would be suited for a PDP. The 2013 RAA <https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/approved-with-specs-2013-09-17-en> contains an interim Specification on Privacy & Proxy Registrations <https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/approved-with-specs-2013-09-17-en#pri vacy-proxy> that is due to expire on 1 January 2017. The WG¹s Initial Report, containing a number of detailed preliminary recommendations and several open questions for which it is seeking community input, was published for public comment on 5 May 2015. The announcement, forum for submitting comments, and a copy of the WG¹s Initial Report can be found here: https://www.icann.org/public-comments/ppsai-initial-2015-05-05-en. The WG¹s preliminary recommendations include: (i) requiring that accredited providers expressly include certain mandatory provisions in their customer terms of service; (ii) an obligation to relay initial electronic requests seeking to contact a customer; (iii) an illustrative framework for the handling of requests from trademark and copyright owners for the disclosure of customer contact information; and (iv) steps regarding provider de-accreditation. Open questions on which the WG has yet to reach consensus include the escalation of relay requests, how to deal with disclosure requests received from law enforcement and other third parties other than intellectual property rights-holders, and whether domain names associated with online financial transactions should be able to use privacy or proxy registrations. This webinar will highlight the WG¹s preliminary recommendations and open questions, including an opportunity to ask questions of the interim co-chairs. All are welcome; please reply to nathalie.peregrine(a)icann.org if you wish to attend and to receive details about logging on to the webinar.

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New Public Comment: Proposed Schedule and Process/Operational Improvements for AoC and Organizational Reviews
by ICANN At-Large Staff May 19, 2015

May 19, 2015

Dear All, Kindly note that the At-Large Workspace for this new public comment period has been created: Proposed Schedule and Process/Operational Improvements for AoC and Organizational Reviews<https://community.icann.org/x/-440Aw>. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge> Twitter: @ICANN_AtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANN_AtLarge>

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Update 2 GNSO and At-Large calls - week of 18-22 May 2015
by ICANN At-Large Staff May 19, 2015

May 19, 2015

Hello All, Update 2: Wednesday removed: 11:00 UTC: CCWG ACCT Stress Test WG Thursday added: 13:00 UTC: At-Large Social Media 15:00 UTC: At-Large Ad-hoc new Meeting Strategy Working Party 21:00 UTC: At-Large Ad-hoc WG on IANA Transition & ICANN Accountability Please find below the list of At-Large and GNSO WG meetings in which At-Large members are participants for the week of 18-22 May 2015 Updates will follow as Doodles close. Monday 18 May 2015 14:00 UTC: At-Large Technology Taskforce meeting https://community.icann.org/x/PhQnAw 18:00 UTC: At-Large Special briefing for EURALO Members on CWG-Stewardship Proposal Public Comments https://community.icann.org/x/YIo0Aw 20:00 UTC: (GNSO) Cross-Community Working Group on Use of Country/Territory Names as TLDs Home https://community.icann.org/x/X7XhAg 23:00 UTC: At-Large LACRALO Showcase Organizing Committee Teleconference https://community.icann.org/x/uIw0Aw Tuesday 19 May 2015 06:00 UTC: CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg 17:00 UTC: CWG IANA Stewardship https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg 20:00 UTC: GNSO DMPM https://community.icann.org/x/myt-Ag Wednesday 20 May 2015 15:00 UTC: CCWG ACCT Legal Sub Team https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg 19:00 UTC: GNSO Policy and Implementation WG https://community.icann.org/x/y1V-Ag Thursday 21 May 2015 06:00 UTC: At-Large APRALO Monthly https://community.icann.org/x/XoU0Aw 11:00 UTC: CWG IANA Stewardship https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg 13:00 UTC: GNSO Translation & Transliteration of Contact information PDP WG https://community.icann.org/x/FTR-Ag 13:00 UTC: At-Large Social Media https://community.icann.org/x/E440Aw 15:00 UTC: At-Large Ad-hoc new Meeting Strategy Working Party https://community.icann.org/x/_400Aw 21:00 UTC: At-Large Ad-hoc WG on IANA Transition & ICANN Accountability https://community.icann.org/x/cI00Aw Friday 22 May 2015 Please confirm your dial-out requests For GNSO calls: GNSO Secretariats gnso-secs(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org> For At-Large calls: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> For CWG IANA Stewardship and CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability: Brenda.Brewer(a)icann.org<mailto:Brenda.brewer@icann.org> Thank you, Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge> Twitter: @ICANN_AtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANN_AtLarge>

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