Colleagues - Earlier today the Board briefed members of the SO/AC/RALO community with their comments and feedback on the most recent CCWG-ACCT report & recommendations. I know that several folks from the Council were on the call, but for those that weren¹t able to attend, I will be sure to post a link to the recording/transcript as soon as these are made available. In the meantime, please see this note (below) from the CCWG co-chairs with an update on the overall process & timeline. Thank you, J. On 12/17/15, 6:15 , "Mathieu Weill" <mathieu.weill@afnic.fr> wrote:

All,

As none of the CCWG co chairs can attend this briefing, the following is a quick update from us.

There have been questions with respect to the next steps for the work of the CCWG. The questions were asked particularly in the light of the comments on our third report by the ICANN Board.

Firstly, we would like to express our appreciation for the Board's thoughtful contributions and the efforts that were put into a comprehensive comment on numerous aspects of our report. As mentioned during the CCWG call earlier this week, the Board comments will be analyzed as other comments from Chartering Organizations and the community.

Thus, the CCWG has not changed its approach to the next steps that need to be taken. Our report remains to be the basis for comments.

As we previously announced, the CCWG is now awaiting feedback from the Chartering Organizations to then assess whether a supplemental draft will be required. Additionally, the CCWG will assess whether comments require the group to make changes to its recommendations and proactively reach out to the Chartering Organizations. We are reiterating this point to confirm to the Chartering Organizations that their potential statements of support will not extend to potential future changes that substantially change the recommendations.

While we have asked the Chartering Oranizations to respond by December 21st, we know that some organizations need a few more days to provide feedback. Thus, we expect an assessment of all input to be conducted early January. It will be at that point in time when a decision on the requirement of a supplemental draft will be made.

Finally, we would like to remind everyone that comments were requested particularly with respect to support or rejection of the CCWG recommendations. Issues or recommendations that relate to the implementation of these, shall be discussed an taken into consideration at a later stage. It is our impression that the issues raised by should be dealt with and at that stage.

Best regards and have a fruitful call, Thomas, Leon & Mathieu CCWG co-chairs