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Proposed Agenda for the GNSO Council Public Meeting on 24 June 2015 at 13:00 ART (16:00 UTC)
by Glen de Saint Géry June 17, 2015

June 17, 2015

Dear Councillors, Please find the proposed Agenda for the GNSO Council Public Meeting on 24 June 2015 at 13:00 ART (16:00 UTC) This agenda was established according to the GNSO Council Operating Procedures<http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-13nov14-en.pdf>, approved and updated on 13 November 2014. For convenience: · An excerpt of the ICANN Bylaws defining the voting thresholds is provided in Appendix 1 at the end of this agenda. · An excerpt from the Council Operating Procedures defining the absentee voting procedures is provided in Appendix 2 at the end of this agenda. Coordinated Universal Time: 16:00 UTC http://tinyurl.com/oqlv22k 09:00 Los Angeles; 12:00 Washington; 13:00 Buenos Aires; 17:00 London; 18:00 Brussels; 00:00 Perth http://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/schedule/wed-gnso-council Councilors should notify the GNSO Secretariat in advance if they will be absent and if a dial out call is needed. ___________________________________ Item 1: Administrative matters (5 mins) 1.1 - Roll call 1.2 - Updates to Statements of Interest 1.3 - Review/amend agenda 1.4. - Note the status of minutes for the previous Council meeting per the GNSO Operating Procedures: Minutes of the GNSO Council meeting of 11 February, 19 March,16 April, 21 May 2015 will be posted as approved on xxxx 2015. Item 2: Opening Remarks / Review of Projects & Action List (10 mins) 2.1 - Review focus areas and provide updates on specific key themes / topics, to include review of Projects List<http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/projects-list.pdf> and Action List<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Action+Items> 2.2 - Comments or questions arising Item 3: Consent agenda (0 mins) Item 4: COUNCIL VOTE - Adoption of Final Report and Recommendations from the Policy & Implementation Working Group (10 mins) The GNSO Council chartered<http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/policy-implementation-charter-04jul13-en.pdf> Working Group in July 2013 to develop recommendations on, among other matters, principles to underpin GNSO policy- and implementation-related discussions; processes and criteria for developing gTLD policy guidance (for creating policy other than "Consensus Policy"); and guidance on the operation and functions of GNSO Implementation Review Teams. The WG submitted its Final Report<http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/policy-implementation-recommendations-01jun…> to the GNSO Council on 2 June 2015. Here the Council will vote on whether to adopt the WG's Final Report and the recommendations contained therein. 4.1 - Presentation of the motion<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+24+June+2015> (Amr Elsadr) 4.2 - Discussion 4.3 - Council vote Item 5: COUNCIL VOTE - Adoption of Final Report and Recommendations from the Translation & Transliteration of gTLD Contact Information PDP Working Group (10 mins) The GNSO Council initiated<http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#201306> this PDP in June 2013, and the WG was chartered<http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/gtlds/transliteration-contact-charter-20nov…> in November 2013 to develop policy recommendations on whether or not it would be desirable to translate or transliterate gTLD contact information into a single common language or script (as applicable), and if so who should bear the cost burden of doing so. The PDP WG submitted its Final Report<http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/gtlds/translation-transliteration-contact-f…> to the GNSO Council on 12 June 2015. Here the Council will vote on whether to adopt the WG's Final Report and the recommendations contained therein. 5.1 - Presentation of the motion<https://community.icann.org/x/l4kQAw> (Amr Elsadr) 5.2 - Discussion 5.3 - Council vote Item 6: COUNCIL VOTE - Issue Report Preceding a Potential Policy Development Process on New gTLDs in Subsequent Rounds (15 mins) The GNSO Council created<http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#201406> a New gTLDs Subsequent Rounds Discussion Group in June 2014 to discuss experiences gained during the current expansion round of new gTLDs, and identify possible subjects for future policy work that might result in changes to application procedures. The Discussion Group co-chairs notified the Council at the Council's May meeting that the Group has completed its Issues/Recommendations Matrix and would be recommending that the Council request an Issue Report - a mandatory step preceding a possible Policy Development Process (PDP) - to further scope out the topics that have been identified by the Discussion Group as potential issues for a PDP. 6.1 - Presentation of the motion<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+24+June+2015> (Bret Fausett) 6.2 - Discussion 6.3 - Council vote Item 7: COUNCIL VOTE - Proposal from the Cross Community Working Group regarding the transition of IANA stewardship on naming related functions (20 mins) The GNSO is one of the chartering organizations for the Cross Community Working Group that was tasked<https://community.icann.org/x/2grxAg> to develop a proposal on Naming Related Functions for the IANA Stewardship Transition (CWG-Stewardship). A draft proposal was published for community comment on 1 December 2014, with a revised timeline and update provided for discussion at ICANN52 in Singapore. The CWG-Stewardship's updated proposal was subsequently published<https://www.icann.org/public-comments/cwg-stewardship-draft-proposal-2015-0…> for public comment (ending on 20 May), following which its final draft proposal<FinalTransitionProposal_11June.docx> was submitted on 11 June 2015 to all its chartering SO/ACs for discussion during ICANN53. The aim is that an approved final proposal will then be submitted to the IANA Stewardship Coordination Group (ICG) for consolidation with the other proposals from the Numbering Resources and Protocol Parameters communities, for submission to the NTIA. As a chartering organization of the CWG-Stewardship the GNSO will need to approve the group's final proposal. Here the Council will review the GNSO community's deliberations on the issue, and vote on whether or not to adopt the final proposal, which is conditional on the completion and adoption of the work on Work Stream I from the CCWG-Accountability (see further below). 7.1 - Presentation of the motion<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+24+June+2015> (Jonathan Robinson) 7.2 - Discussion 7.3 - Council vote Item 8: DISCUSSION FOR POTENTIAL ACTION - Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability - CCWG Accountability (20 mins) In discussions around the IANA stewardship transition, the broader topic of the impact on ICANN's accountability was raised, given ICANN's historical contractual relationship with the United States government. The community concerns indicated that existing ICANN accountability mechanisms do not yet meet some stakeholders' expectations. Considering that the US Government (through the NTIA) has stressed that it expects community consensus on the transition, this gap between the current situation and stakeholder expectations needed to be addressed. This has been done through the charter<http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/enhancing-accountability-charter-03nov14-en…>ing of a Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability - CCWG-Accountability<https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg>, of which the GNSO is a chartering organization. The CCWG-Accountability developed two work streams, of which Work Stream 1 is intended to align with the timing of the CWG-Transition work and the overall NTIA objectives and timeline. Initial proposals for Work Stream 1 were published<https://www.icann.org/public-comments/ccwg-accountability-draft-proposal-20…> for public comment on 4 May 2015, with comments closing on 3 June. The CCWG-Accountability is reviewing all public comments received, and will conduct a face-to-face meeting on 17 & 18 July. Here the Council will review the CCWG's work to date and to discuss what, if any, issues will need to be addressed by the GNSO or Council at this critical stage. 8.1 - Summary and status update (Thomas Rickert) 8.2 - Discussion 8.3 - Next steps Item 9: DISCUSSION - Community Concerns over ICANN's Response to the IPC Request regarding the "dotsucks" Registry (10 mins) Some GNSO community groups have raised with the Council their concerns over ICANN's handling of the Intellectual Property Constituency's (IPC) letter<http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/pdfd7ImDr4QkG.pdf> of 27 March 2015 requesting that ICANN take action to halt the rollout of the "dotsucks" gTLD. Here the Council will hear from affected community members and discuss what, if any, action the Council can take to follow up on those concerns. 9.1 - Summary of the topic (Susan Kawaguchi) 9.2 - Discussion 9.3 - Next steps Item 10: COUNCIL ACTION - GNSO Drafting Team on New ICANN Meeting Strategy (10 mins) Following initial Council discussions on planning GNSO-related meetings at ICANN Public Meetings after implementation of the new ICANN meeting strategy, a Drafting Team comprising several Council members was created to develop an initial proposal<http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/gnso-council-proposal-new-meeting-strategy-…> for GNSO community discussion. The proposal has since been circulated to other SO/ACs for their consideration and feedback, in the hope that it would assist these groups with planning, especially in relation to their interactions with the GNSO and for Meeting "B". Here the Council will consider any feedback received from the community, and decide on next steps with implementing the GNSO planning proposal. 10.1 - Update (Volker Greimann / Marika Konings) 10.2 - Discussion 10.3 - Next steps Item 11: Any Other Business (5 mins) Item 12: Open microphone (5 mins) _____________________________ Appendix 1: GNSO Council Voting Thresholds (ICANN Bylaws, Article X, Section 3) 9. Except as otherwise specified in these Bylaws, Annex A hereto, or the GNSO Operating Procedures, the default threshold to pass a GNSO Council motion or other voting action requires a simple majority vote of each House. The voting thresholds described below shall apply to the following GNSO actions: a. Create an Issues Report: requires an affirmative vote of more than one-fourth (1/4) vote of each House or majority of one House. b. Initiate a Policy Development Process ("PDP") Within Scope (as described in Annex A<http://www.icann.org/en/about/governance/bylaws#AnnexA>): requires an affirmative vote of more than one-third (1/3) of each House or more than two-thirds (2/3) of one House. c. Initiate a PDP Not Within Scope: requires an affirmative vote of GNSO Supermajority. d. Approve a PDP Team Charter for a PDP Within Scope: requires an affirmative vote of more than one-third (1/3) of each House or more than two-thirds (2/3) of one House. e. Approve a PDP Team Charter for a PDP Not Within Scope: requires an affirmative vote of a GNSO Supermajority. f. Changes to an Approved PDP Team Charter: For any PDP Team Charter approved under d. or e. above, the GNSO Council may approve an amendment to the Charter through a simple majority vote of each House. g. Terminate a PDP: Once initiated, and prior to the publication of a Final Report, the GNSO Council may terminate a PDP only for significant cause, upon a motion that passes with a GNSO Supermajority Vote in favor of termination. h. Approve a PDP Recommendation Without a GNSO Supermajority: requires an affirmative vote of a majority of each House and further requires that one GNSO Council member representative of at least 3 of the 4 Stakeholder Groups supports the Recommendation. i. Approve a PDP Recommendation With a GNSO Supermajority: requires an affirmative vote of a GNSO Supermajority, j. Approve a PDP Recommendation Imposing New Obligations on Certain Contracting Parties: where an ICANN contract provision specifies that "a two-thirds vote of the council" demonstrates the presence of a consensus, the GNSO Supermajority vote threshold will have to be met or exceeded. k. Modification of Approved PDP Recommendation: Prior to Final Approval by the ICANN Board, an Approved PDP Recommendation may be modified or amended by the GNSO Council with a GNSO Supermajority vote. l. A "GNSO Supermajority" shall mean: (a) two-thirds (2/3) of the Council members of each House, or (b) three-fourths (3/4) of one House and a majority of the other House." Appendix 2: Absentee Voting Procedures (GNSO Operating Procedures 4.4<http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-operating-procedures-22sep11-en.pdf>) 4.4.1 Applicability Absentee voting is permitted for the following limited number of Council motions or measures. a. Initiate a Policy Development Process (PDP); b. Approve a PDP recommendation; c. Recommend amendments to the GNSO Operating Procedures (GOP) or ICANN Bylaws; d. Fill a Council position open for election. 4.4.2 Absentee ballots, when permitted, must be submitted within the announced time limit, which shall be 72 hours from the meeting's adjournment. In exceptional circumstances, announced at the time of the vote, the Chair may reduce this time to 24 hours or extend the time to 7 calendar days, provided such amendment is verbally confirmed by all Vice-Chairs present. 4.4.3 The GNSO Secretariat will administer, record, and tabulate absentee votes according to these procedures and will provide reasonable means for transmitting and authenticating absentee ballots, which could include voting by telephone, e- mail, web-based interface, or other technologies as may become available. 4.4.4 Absentee balloting does not affect quorum requirements. (There must be a quorum for the meeting in which the vote is initiated.) 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FW: [gnso-secs] Motion to adopt the Final Transition Proposal of the Cross Community Working Group on Naming-Related Functions
by Glen de Saint Géry June 14, 2015

June 14, 2015

From: owner-gnso-secs(a)icann.org [mailto:owner-gnso-secs@icann.org] On Behalf Of Jonathan Robinson Sent: dimanche 14 juin 2015 09:45 To: council(a)gnso.icann.org Cc: gnso-secs(a)icann.org; Glen de Saint Géry Subject: [gnso-secs] Motion to adopt the Final Transition Proposal of the Cross Community Working Group on Naming-Related Functions All, Please see attached for a proposed motion for our forthcoming GNSO Council meeting in Buenos Aires. Thank-you. Jonathan

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Motion for Council Meeting in Buenos Aires
by Bret Fausett June 13, 2015

June 13, 2015

Dear Councillors, I am pleased to make the following motion for consideration at the next Council Meeting on 24 June 2015. A copy of the Motion with links to the referenced historical documents is attached to this email as a Word Document. I also am including as PDFs copies of the attachments. Please let me know if you have any difficulties receiving or opening the attached documents. As a brief background, the work described in the motion and presented below in the attachments was primarily a scoping exercise, to provide a starting framework for future policy development work on new gTLDs. If we approve the motion and begin the policy process, the actual policy work will be done in a future working group. I would also welcome the opportunity to address any questions about the motion or the history of the discussion group on this mailing list in advance of the meeting. Looking forward to seeing you all in Buenos Aires, Bret Fausett = = = = = START = = = = = Motion to Request a Preliminary Issue Report on New gTLDs Subsequent Rounds Whereas, 1. In 2005, this Council of the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) began a policy development process to consider the introduction of new gTLDs, which resulted in the creation of certain policy recommendations for the launch of a new gTLD application process; and, 2. In September 2007, this Council adopted the policy recommendations from the GNSO policy development process and forwarded them to the ICANN Board of Directors; and, 3. The Final Report stated that “ This policy development process has been designed to produce a systemised and ongoing mechanism for applicants to propose new top-level domains.” 4. In June 2008, the ICANN Board adopted the GNSO's policy recommendations for the introduction of new gTLDs and directed staff to develop an implementation plan for a new gTLD introduction process; and 5. In June 2011, the ICANN Board approved an Application Guidebook ("AGB") for new gTLDs and authorized the launch of the New gTLD Program; and, 6. In June 2012, the first round application submission period closed; and, 7. In June 2014, this Council created the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Discussion Group (DG) to discuss experiences gained and lessons learned from the 2012 New gTLD round and identify subjects for future issue reports, that may lead to changes or adjustments for subsequent procedures; and, 8. In August 2014, the DG began deliberations, focusing primarily on the identification of issues that members experienced in the 2012 New gTLD round; and, 9. In November 2014, the ICANN Board provided initial input on areas for possible policy work in Annex A related to a resolution on Planning for Future gTLD Application Rounds. 10. The DG developed a matrix which attempts to associate identified issues with a corresponding principle, policy recommendation or implementation guidance from the 2007 Final Report on New Generic Top-Level Domains, or to note that the issue may warrant new policy work. Furthermore, the DG developed a draft PDP WG charter that identifies subjects, divided into provisional groupings, for further analysis in a potential Issue Report and potential PDP; and, 11. The DG recommends that its set of deliverables serve as the basis for analysis in a single Issue Report. Now therefore, it is resolved: 1. The GNSO Council requests a single Issue Report that will analyze subjects that may lead to changes or adjustments for subsequent New gTLD Procedures. The Preliminary Issue Report should at a minimum consider: • The subjects that the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Discussion Group identified in its deliverables (i.e., issues matrix and draft charter); • Global Domains Division Staff input to the deliberations of the DG, and; • The ICANN Board Resolution Annex A regarding Initial Input on Areas for Possible Policy Work 2. In addition to covering the required elements of an Issue Report, ICANN Staff is also requested to provide options on how the subjects may be organized and worked through in a potential future PDP. = = = = = END = = = = =

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REMINDER: Document and Motion deadline Sunday, 14 June 2015 at 23:59 UTC for Council meeting 24 June 2015 at 16:00 UTC
by Glen de Saint Géry June 13, 2015

June 13, 2015

Dear Councillors, Reports, motions and documents for consideration are due no later than (NLT) 10 days in advance (i.e. SUNDAY, 14 June 2015 at 23:59 UTC) of the GNSO Council meeting on 24 June 2015 at 16:00 UTC. (13:00 ART) Motions should be sent to the Council mailing list and will then be posted on the Wiki at: https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+24+June+2015 Thank you very much. Kind regards, Glen Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org<mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org> http://gnso.icann.org

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Motion to Adopt the Recommendations of the GNSO Translation and Transliteration PDP WG
by Amr Elsadr June 12, 2015

June 12, 2015

Hi, I have another motion I’m submitting to the GNSO Council in preparation for the Council meeting that will be taking place in Buenos Aires. This one concerns the adoption of the GNSO Translation and Transliteration of Contact Information PDP WG’s final report and recommendations. I’ve attached a copy of the motion to this email as well as a clean copy of the PDP WG's final report and a redline version showing the changes made to the initial report. The initial report is posted on the GNSO website here: http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/gtlds/transliteration-contact-initial-15dec… The final report is posted on the GNSO website here: http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/gtlds/translation-transliteration-contact-f… Also worth noting that the GNSO Council is scheduled to receive an update about the final report from the PDP working group co-chairs — Chris Dillon and Rudi Vansnick in BA on Saturday, June 20th at 14:30 (local BA time) as part of the GNSO weekend working sessions. Thanks. Amr

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FW: CWG-Stewardship Response for Chartering Organization Consideration and Approval
by Jonathan Robinson June 12, 2015

June 12, 2015

All, Please see below. A significant milestone. Jonathan From: Grace Abuhamad [mailto:grace.abuhamad@icann.org] Sent: 11 June 2015 15:54 To: Alan Greenberg; Byron Holland; Thomas.Schneider(a)bakom.admin.ch; Jonathan Robinson; Patrik Fältström Cc: Lise Fuhr; Theresa Swinehart; Bart Boswinkel; Marika Konings; Bernard Turcotte Subject: CWG-Stewardship Response for Chartering Organization Consideration and Approval Importance: High Sent on behalf of CWG-Stewardship Chairs by support staff. To: CWG-Stewardship Chartering SOs and ACs The ALAC, ccNSO, GAC, GNSO, and SSAC Dear SO and AC Chairs, CWG-Stewardship proposed response to the ICG RFP the IANA Stewardship Transition The Cross Community Working Group on Naming Related Functions (CWG-Stewardship) is pleased to provide its Chartering Organizations with its proposed response to the IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG) Request for Proposals on the IANA Stewardship Transition for your consideration and approval as per its Charter. The response is the result of extensive work by the CWGs 19 members, 133 participants and a team of highly qualified legal advisors over the past year, which included over 100 calls or meetings, 2 public consultations and more than 4,000 email messages. It represents a carefully crafted balance between key requirements, specific legal advice, and significant compromises by all who participated and includes diligent attention to the input received through the Public Comment proceedings. The final proposal has received the consensus support of the CWG-Stewardship with no objections or minority statements recorded for Chartering Organization consideration. As noted in the CWG-Stewardship proposal itself, the proposal is significantly dependent and expressly conditioned on the implementation of ICANN-level accountability mechanisms proposed by the Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability (CCWG-Accountability). The co-chairs of the CWG-Stewardship and the CCWG-Accountability have coordinated their efforts and the CWG-Stewardship is confident that the CCWG-Accountability recommendations, if implemented as expected, will meet the requirements that the CWG-Stewardship has previously communicated to the CCWG. If any element of these ICANN level accountability mechanisms is not implemented as contemplated by the CWG-Stewardship proposal, this proposal will require revision. We also note that there are certain implementation elements that will require further dialogue in the near future, including with the other operational communities, and these have been marked as such in the final proposal. Two specific issues are particularly important to highlight. One is the finalization of the service level expectations (SLEs), where the proposal includes a set of agreed principles between the CWG and IANA, but these remain to be finalized in the form of a mutually agreed set of SLEs. A detailed plan for this finalisation is being worked on and it is our view that this detail, whilst vitally important, does not impact on the substance of the proposal put to you for approval. The second issue entails the location of intellectual property rights and this needs further discussion with the other respondents to the ICG RFP and ICANN. As per the CWG-Stewardships Charter we now seek your approval to submit this final proposal to the ICG and ask you to consider this approval in accordance with your respective SO or AC rules and procedures by 25 June 2015 to meet the overall timing requirements which would allow the transition to proceed, noting that final approval is conditional on the approval of the CCWG-Accountability Work Stream 1 recommendations. We will make ourselves, together with or other key contributors, available to you at the ICANN 53 meeting in Buenos Aires in order to answer any questions you may have and to explain any details of the proposal. For your information, further background documents as well as the slides, recordings and transcripts of recent webinars explain the details of the final proposal are available here: <https://community.icann.org/x/sJc0Aw> https://community.icann.org/x/sJc0Aw. Should you have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact us. Lise Fuhr & Jonathan Robinson Co-Chairs, CWG-Stewardship

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Updated GNSO weekend and related meetings schedule
by Glen de Saint Géry June 11, 2015

June 11, 2015

Dear Councillors, Attached please see the updated draft GNSO weekend and related meeting schedule. The update shows the switch of time for Fadi to interact with the GNSO over the lunch break, the only available for Fadi. Please remember that this is a draft schedule and does not include all meetings and that it is subject to change. This should at all times be read with the full meeting schedule which is posted on page http://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/schedule-full On Sunday afternoon after the GAC GNSO meeting there are closed constituency/stakeholder group meetings which run to 19:00. The closed constituency meetings have not been added to this schedule, they are mostly lunch time meetings. I hope this helps and please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you. Kind regards, Glen Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org<mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org> http://gnso.icann.org

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GNSO Policy Background Briefings
by Marika Konings June 10, 2015

June 10, 2015

Dear All, To facilitate your preparations for the GNSO meetings in Buenos Aires, please find attached the GNSO Policy Background Briefings that have been prepared by the GNSO Team. Please feel free to share these with your respective groups or anyone else that is interested to learn more about the GNSO activities. Best regards, Marika

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Preliminary Issue Report on the next-generation gTLD RDS - publication expected after ICANN meeting in BA
by Marika Konings June 9, 2015

June 9, 2015

Dear All, For your information, please note that staff has informed the ICANN Board that some additional time will be needed to complete the Preliminary Issue Report on the next-generation gTLD Registration Directory Services (RDS) to replace Whois which was requested on 26 April (see https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/konings-to-icann-08jun…<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/correspondence-2012-09-24-en>). It is the expectation that the Preliminary Issue Report will be published for public comment shortly after the ICANN meeting in Buenos Aires. Best regards, Marika

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WEBINAR: Briefing on Final CWG-Stewardship Proposal
by Glen de Saint Géry June 8, 2015

June 8, 2015

https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-06-03-en ________________________________ WEBINAR: Briefing on Final CWG-Stewardship Proposal 3 June 2015 Following Public Comment periods in December 2014 and April/May 2015, the Cross Community Working Group to Develop an IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal for Naming Related Functions (CWG-Stewardship) has finalized its proposal and delivered it to SO/AC chartering organizations for approval. Chartering organizations will deliberate during the ICANN53 meeting in Buenos Aires, with expected delivery of the proposal to the IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG) by 25 June 2015. In order to brief the community on the contents of the final proposal, the CWG-Stewardship Chairs will host two identical briefing webinars on 11 June at different times to facilitate participation across time zones. The webinars will take place on: * 11 June from 06:00 - 07:30 UTC (time zone converter here<http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=CWG-Stewardship+We…>) * 11 June from 13:00 - 14:30 UTC (time zone converter here<http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=CWG-Stewardship+We…>) Webinars will be conducted in English. Live interpretation services are available in Arabic, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Spanish, and Russian. Interpretation services will be provided by advance request only, so please be sure to request language services when submitting an RSVP (details below). Language requests must be received by 9 June in order to adequately resource the webinars. ________________________________ Webinar Details & How to Attend The webinars will be run in an Adobe Connect room<https://icann.adobeconnect.com/si-webinar/>. If you are interested in attending the webinar and would like to receive dial-in details, please send an email to brenda.brewer(a)icann.org<mailto:brenda.brewer@icann.org> and indicate: * The time at which you would like to attend the webinar; and * Your language request (if needed). Live interpretation services are available in Arabic, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Spanish, and Russian. Please note that the webinars will be recorded and transcribed. Subsequently the transcripts will be posted on the CWG-Stewardship Wiki here<https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=53778352>. ________________________________ Further information For further information about the CWG-Stewardship's work, please see https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg. For further information about the ICG and the IANA Stewardship Transition, please see https://www.icann.org/stewardship

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