Dear all, The Cross Community Working Group (CWG) to develop an Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) Stewardship Transition Proposal on Naming Related Functions has put out a call for observers to participate in the efforts of this group. In addition to members, who are appointed by the ccNSo and other chartering organizations, anyone interested in the work of this topic, can join as an observer. Observers are expected to actively participate and attend all meetings. The difference between a member and an observer is that any consensus calls or formal decisions, if any, will be limited to the members appointed by the ccNSO / other chartering organizations. Please note that it is the expectation that the cross-community working group will operate as much as possible with the views and consensus support of all participants(embers and observers) as all input and views on this important topic is recognized need to considered. Interested? If you are interested in joining, please contact Grace Abuhamad (grace.abuhamad@icann.org), or the ccNSO secretariat <included email address>. All participants (members and observers) will be listed on the CWG's webpage. All observers are also required to submit a Statement of Interest (SOI) following the procedures of their chartering organization, or where that is not applicable for observers, the GNSO Procedures should be followed (see https://community.icann.org/x/cYLg). Next steps The CWG is currently in formation. To date, the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC), the Country Code Supporting Organization (ccNSO), the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) and the Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) have adopted the charter. The ccNSO is in the process of appointing its members. The Cross- Community WG will have its first meeting (via teleconference) on 6 October at 13.00 UTC, followed by a F2F meeting in Los Angeles during the ICANN meeting (scheduled for Monday 13 October from 12.15 13.45 local time (19.15 22.45 UTC), with remote participation). Both sessions will be recorded and transcribed. Further Information * Charter of Cross Community Working Group (CWG) to develop an IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal on Naming Related Functions <http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/iana-stewardship-naming-function-charter-14 aug14-en.pdf> [PDF, 277 KB] * CWG Wiki <https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg> * Webpage: http://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/iana-stewardship-naming.htm * The full announcement can be viewed at: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-09-26-en