Dear all, Please find included a statement fro the CCWh co-chairs on the anticipated timeline. This statement references to the timeline overview I just send you ( for your convenience it is included again), Kind regards, Bart -------------- Sent on behalf of CCWG-Accountability Co-Chairs: Dear all, As indicated in our Co-Chairs statement published on 22 October, ICANN54 was a turning point for the CCWG-Accountability. Tremendous progress was achieved and we feel energized for the work that lies ahead on the path to delivering our final proposal for your approval. We invite you to refer to our statement for an outline of the milestones we have reached - https://community.icann.org/display/acctcrosscomm/ICANN54+co-Chairs%27+State... Following our intensive and fruitful discussions, we mapped out a work plan towards finalization and elaborated a timeline that attempts to balance various timeline constraints and solidifies the inclusion of a third round of public comment. We are cognizant that our tentative timeline is ambitious but strongly believe it is essential that the process be finalized as soon as possible to enable transmission of a proposal to NTIA. Our current timeframe proposes posting a high-level overview of recommendations and a summary of changes from the 2nd Draft Proposal for a 35-day public comment on 15 November 2015. Alongside the 35-day public comment, the CCWG-Accountability will submit these resources to the Chartering Organizations for initial feedback. The CCWG-Accountability plans to issue a full detailed report, including annexes and in-depth documentation, mid-way into the public comment period for roughly 20 days of consultation. Please note that the submission at end of November would constitute the draft report submission as described in our charter. After synthesis of the comments received, and assuming no major changes, the group currently projects submission of Work Stream 1 Recommendations to the ICANN Board by mid-January 2016. This public comment period was designed with the hopes that Chartering Organizations would be in a position to indicate their approval during the public comment period, allowing for a potential prompt delivery to the ICANN Board. To inform further steps, we would welcome an indication of the timeframe you are contemplating for your approval process as well as any associated requirements there may be. Should a face-to-face intersessional meeting be needed for your process, for instance, please flag this as soon as possible so that the need for arrangements can be communicated to ICANN accordingly. It is an option that can be explored but we would encourage you to use online tools for efficiency purposes. Looking at the schedule, we feel an intersessional event would need to take place early January with the objective of submitting the report to the ICANN Board by mid-January 2016. For planning purposes, we would be very grateful if you could share your input with us by Friday, 30 October. In addition, we have asked ICANN staff to schedule a SO/AC leadership conference call for this week so we may discuss the timeline with you and address any questions you may have. We look forward to our conversation. Rest assured that we are strongly committed to delivering our recommendations as soon as possible and thank you for your collaboration and guidance. Best regards Mathieu, Thomas, León