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GAC Human Rights Meeting this morning - call for Volunteers and Discussion of ICANN Human Rights By-Law Language
by Aikman-Scalese, Anne June 29, 2016

June 29, 2016

Please note that in this morning’s GAC meeting on Human Rights, GAC members were asked to join a WG within the GAC to coordinate the Human Rights effort and place one GAC member to participate on each of the three very important PDP processes (Subsequent Procedures, RPM Review, and RDS services) for purposes of ensuring Human Rights are properly considered. There was also a call for volunteers from the GAC to participate in Accountability Workstream 2 work on Human Rights. The two documents referenced as most relevant were the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and a very recent report by a UN special rapporteur on the Role of the Private Sector in Human Rights – which is apparently available on the GAC website. One speaker on the dais, Milagros Castanon, also expressed the opinion that the ICANN By-Law on Human Rights is not well-written and suggested that it will need to be revised in the process of developing the Human Rights Framework of Interpretation. A portion of her statement is pasted below my signature. I hope someone from IPC can attend the CCWP (Cross Community Working Party on Human Rights) meeting Thursday at 3 pm. I will not be able to attend that meeting. I have one Procedural question: Does Human Rights Policy ever have to go through the GNSO? Or is this policy developed solely as a result of Accountability Workstream 2? Thank you, Anne Anne E. Aikman-Scalese Of Counsel AAikman(a)lrrc.com<mailto:AAikman@lrrc.com> _____________________________ [cid:image002.png@01D1D196.0546A330] MILAGROS CASTANON: FIRST OF ALL, JORGE AND MARK, I'M VERY SORRY BECAUSE I WAS LATE, AND ALL OF YOU AS WELL. AND I WANTED TO GO BACK TO WHAT JORGE JUST SAID AND WHAT KAVOUSS SAID AS WELL. THE FRAMEWORK OF INTERPRETATION IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE ALL GET INVOLVED IN THIS WORKING GROUP, THIS SUBGROUP. AND NOT ONLY BECAUSE OF THE CONTENT -- THE FINAL CONTENTS OF THE FRAMEWORK OF INTERPRETATION BUT ALSO BECAUSE AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, THERE'S -- THERE ARE A FEW QUESTIONS THAT ARISE FROM THE IDEA OF A FRAMEWORK OF INTERPRETATION, WHICH I HAVE ALREADY -- PERU HAS ALREADY EXPRESSED THROUGH THE COMMENT PERIOD FOR THE BYLAWS. WE DON'T KNOW, FOR EXAMPLE, IF THIS FRAMEWORK OF INTERPRETATION WILL HAVE THE SAME LEGAL STANDING AS THE BYLAWS. IF IT'S A FRAMEWORK OF INTERPRETATION OF THE BYLAWS, IT SHOULDN'T HAVE THE SAME LEGAL STANDING. SO THE BYLAWS REQUIRE EVEN MORE IMPORTANCE. AND IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT THAT TO THIS RESPECT THE BYLAWS AS FAR AS, FOR EXAMPLE, INTERNATIONAL LAW IS CONCERNED ARE NOT WELL WRITTEN. THEY LACK ACCURACY. I DON'T WANT TO WASTE EVERYBODY'S TIME WITH MY REPEATED COMMENTS. WE HAVE ALREADY POSTED THEM IN THE WEB SITE FOR COMMENTING THE BYLAWS. WE FIND THEM A LITTLE AMBIGUOUS, AND I PRESUME THAT THIS AMBIGUITY IS ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF THROUGH THE FRAMEWORK OF INTERPRETATION. REGARDING WHAT YOU JUST SAID, KAVOUSS, ABOUT CONVENTIONS, THAT'S ANOTHER ERROR THAT HAS BEEN MADE WHEN DESCRIBING THE EXTENT OR THE -- (NON-ENGLISH WORD OR PHRASE) -- OF ICANN WITH INTERNATIONAL LAW. IN THIS REGARD, THE SOURCES OF INTERNATIONAL LAW WHICH ARE -- ONE OF THEM ARE CONVENTIONS. ONLY ONE OF THEM. BUT YOU SEE IT'S NOT WELL WRITTEN BECAUSE EITHER -- YOU CANNOT CHOOSE ONE FROM THE OTHER. I HAVE MADE, ON MY OWN, A LIST OF APPLICABLE LAWS KNOWN TODAY. I REMEMBER SUZANNE RENDELL ALSO INSISTED ON KNOWING WHAT WERE THE APPLICABLE LAWS AND I MADE IT A POINT TO RESEARCH SURROUNDING THIS PREOCCUPATION OF SUZANNE, AND THERE IS A LIST THAT I CAN SHARE WITH YOU BUT IT IS NOT A CONCLUSIVE LIST, NOT ONLY BECAUSE THERE IS NOT ONE COMPLETE BINDING FRAMEWORK, INTERNATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE INTERNET, BUT ALSO BECAUSE THERE IS MANY -- THERE ARE MANY SOFT LAWS THAT ARE BEING TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT FOR THE APPLICATION OF INTERNET IN THE LACK OF AN INTERNATIONAL FRAMEWORK, A LEGAL FRAMEWORK. ________________________________ This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which they are addressed. If the reader of this message or an attachment is not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivering the message or attachment to the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this message or any attachment is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the sender. The information transmitted in this message and any attachments may be privileged, is intended only for the personal and confidential use of the intended recipients, and is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. §2510-2521.

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Federal Register Notice of ICG and CCWG Comment Periods
by Greg Shatan Aug. 10, 2015

Aug. 10, 2015

I thought you would be interested to know that there is a Federal Register notice for the current ICG and CCWG Comment Periods, found at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-08-10/html/2015-19525.htm. An article on the notice may be found here: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/08/10/us_government_asks_for_comment_on_i… Greg Shatan

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Fwd: CWG-Stewardship Response for Chartering Organization Consideration and Approval
by Greg Shatan June 15, 2015

June 15, 2015

All: As you may already be aware, the CWG-Stewardship has now transmitted the Final Proposal on IANA Transition to the chartering organizations (including the GNSO) for approval. After receiving such approvals, the Proposal will be transmitted to the ICG in response to their RFP. The Final Proposal strongly resembles the second draft proposal submitted for public comment. While no sweeping changes have been made, a number of more nuanced revisions have been made throughout the document. If you have any questions regarding the Final Proposal, please do not hesitate to ask. Greg ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Glen de Saint Géry <Glen(a)icann.org> Date: Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 6:25 AM Subject: CWG-Stewardship Response for Chartering Organization Consideration and Approval To: "'gregshatanipc(a)gmail.com' (gregshatanipc(a)gmail.com)" < gregshatanipc(a)gmail.com>, "Metalitz, Steven" <met(a)msk.com>, "claudio di gangi (ipcdigangi(a)gmail.com)" <ipcdigangi(a)gmail.com> Cc: "gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org" <gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org>, Marika Konings <marika.konings(a)icann.org> *For your Information* *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 CWG’s 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-Stewardship’s 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. 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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Fwd: WEBINAR: Briefing on Final CWG-Stewardship Proposal
by Greg Shatan June 8, 2015

June 8, 2015

All: A reminder about the upcoming webinars being offered by the CWG-Stewardship on Thursday. I urge you all to sign up; it should be an excellent overview of the final proposal being submitted to the GNSO and the other chartering organizations for approval. If there is any desire for a call or Webinar just for the CSG, I am happy to set one up. I'm also happy to answer any questions anyone in the CSG may have. Best regards, Greg Shatan CWG-Stewardship Member for the CSG 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 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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CWG-Stewardship: Webinar and Updates
by Greg Shatan June 7, 2015

June 7, 2015

All: The CWG-Stewardship will be holding two Webinars on June 11 to explain its Final Proposal to the community. The announcement may be found here: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-06-03-en. I encourage you all to sign up for one of the Webinars. - *IMPORTANT: Live interpretation services are available in Arabic, Chinese, French, Spanish, and Russian. Interpretation services will be provided by advance request only, so please be sure to request language services when submitting an RSVP. Language requests must be received by 9 June in order to adequately resource the webinars.* Also, attached is an updated participation stats graphic for the IANA Stewardship Transition and Enhancing ICANN Accountability discussions through the end of May. Finally, ICANN has launched the new stewardship-accountability page on icann.org . (https://www.icann.org/stewardship-accountability) There is now a drop down menu from the main website that links directly to the ICG microsite and CCWG-Accountability wiki pages. On the main stewardship-accountability page you will be able to find links to every working group webpage as well. If you have any questions regarding the CWG-Stewardship's proposal, please do not hesitate to ask me. Best regards, Greg Shatan CWG Member (Representing CSG)

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Important announcement
by Yolande Jimenez May 21, 2015

May 21, 2015

Dear CSG, Please find an important announcement released today on the ICANN website: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-05-21-en, entitled "Chehadé Announces Intention to End His Tenure as ICANN President & CEO in March 2016". Please let me know if I can be of further assistance. Thank you. Yolanda Jimenez Secretariat Support, BC/IPC/ISPCP Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Email: yolande.jimenez(a)icann.org<mailto:Yolande.jimenez@icann.org> Mobile (33) 6 03 58 88 91 Skype: yolande.jimenez.icann www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org/>

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Fwd: [CWG-Stewardship] REMINDER: tomorrow! WEBINAR: Further Discussion on the CWG-Stewardship 2nd Draft Proposal for Public Comment
by Greg Shatan May 5, 2015

May 5, 2015

All: Reminder of webinars on IANA Transition over the next couple of days. Greg Shatan ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Grace Abuhamad <grace.abuhamad(a)icann.org> Date: Tue, May 5, 2015 at 12:43 PM Subject: [CWG-Stewardship] REMINDER: tomorrow! WEBINAR: Further Discussion on the CWG-Stewardship 2nd Draft Proposal for Public Comment To: "cwg-stewardship(a)icann.org" <cwg-stewardship(a)icann.org> Cc: Brenda Brewer <brenda.brewer(a)icann.org> All— Please recirculate this announcement to your communities. We want to make sure as many people as possible can take advantage of the webinar tomorrow and Thursday. Thank you— Grace *Original link: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-28-en <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-28-en>* WEBINAR: Further Discussion on the CWG-Stewardship 2nd Draft Proposal for Public Comment <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-28-en#> <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-28-en#> <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-28-en#> <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-28-en#> <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-28-en#> <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-28-en#> The Cross Community Working Group to Develop an IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal for Naming Related Functions (CWG-Stewardship) released its 2nd draft proposal for public comment on 22 April <https://www.icann.org/public-comments/cwg-stewardship-draft-proposal-2015-0…>. Following the opening of the public comment proceeding, the CWG-Stewardship Chairs hosted two briefing webinars on 24 April <https://community.icann.org/x/ryYnAw>. The briefing webinars on 24 April focused on the CWG-Stewardship work process, development of the 2nd draft proposal, and provided an overview of the contents and proposed structural model. The CWG-Stewardship Chairs will now host a follow-up series of webinars to brief interested community members on the content of the 2nd draft proposal, and to respond to questions that have surfaced since the briefings on 24 April. These two webinars may help further inform community submissions in time for the close of the public comment period on 20 May. These two webinars will be held at different times to facilitate participation across time zones. The webinars will take place on: - *6 May from 13:00 – 14:30 UTC* (time zone converter here <http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=CWG-Stewardship+We…> ) - *7 May from 06:00 – 07:30 UTC* (time zone converter here <http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=CWG-Stewardship+We…> ) ------------------------------ *Webinar Details & How to Attend* The webinars will be run in an Adobe Connect room <https://icann.adobeconnect.com/cwg-iana/>. 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 and indicate which time you would like to attend the webinar. Please note that the webinar will be conducted in English and will be recorded and transcribed. Subsequently the transcripts will be translated in the 5 UN languages and posted on the CWG-Stewardship Wiki here <https://community.icann.org/x/V4E0Aw>. ------------------------------ *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 seehttps://www.icann.org/stewardship. _______________________________________________ CWG-Stewardship mailing list CWG-Stewardship(a)icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/cwg-stewardship

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WEBINAR: Further Discussion on the CWG-Stewardship 2nd Draft Proposal for Public Comment
by Greg Shatan April 28, 2015

April 28, 2015

*Original link: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-28-en <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-28-en>* WEBINAR: Further Discussion on the CWG-Stewardship 2nd Draft Proposal for Public Comment <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-28-en#> <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-28-en#> <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-28-en#> <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-28-en#> <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-28-en#> <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-28-en#> The Cross Community Working Group to Develop an IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal for Naming Related Functions (CWG-Stewardship) released its 2nd draft proposal for public comment on 22 April <https://www.icann.org/public-comments/cwg-stewardship-draft-proposal-2015-0…>. Following the opening of the public comment proceeding, the CWG-Stewardship Chairs hosted two briefing webinars on 24 April <https://community.icann.org/x/ryYnAw>. The briefing webinars on 24 April focused on the CWG-Stewardship work process, development of the 2nd draft proposal, and provided an overview of the contents and proposed structural model. The CWG-Stewardship Chairs will now host a follow-up series of webinars to brief interested community members on the content of the 2nd draft proposal, and to respond to questions that have surfaced since the briefings on 24 April. These two webinars may help further inform community submissions in time for the close of the public comment period on 20 May. These two webinars will be held at different times to facilitate participation across time zones. The webinars will take place on: - *6 May from 13:00 – 14:30 UTC* (time zone converter here <http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=CWG-Stewardship+We…> ) - *7 May from 06:00 – 07:30 UTC* (time zone converter here <http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=CWG-Stewardship+We…> ) ------------------------------ *Webinar Details & How to Attend* The webinars will be run in an Adobe Connect room <https://icann.adobeconnect.com/cwg-iana/>. 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 and indicate which time you would like to attend the webinar. Please note that the webinar will be conducted in English and will be recorded and transcribed. Subsequently the transcripts will be translated in the 5 UN languages and posted on the CWG-Stewardship Wiki here <https://community.icann.org/x/V4E0Aw>. ------------------------------ *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 seehttps://www.icann.org/stewardship. _______________________________________________ CWG-Stewardship mailing list CWG-Stewardship(a)icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/cwg-stewardship

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Fwd: Public Comment Opens for IANA Transition Proposal for Naming Related Functions
by Greg Shatan April 23, 2015

April 23, 2015

Fellow CSG members: The *28-day* public comment period has now opened for the *CWG-IANA's Draft Proposal for IANA Stewardship Transition for Naming Related functions*. The Public Comment period closes on *May 20*. Please note that the CWG has a generated a *template *that commenters are strongly encouraged to use. It is not complex -- basically a series of empty sections matching the sections of the Draft Report, with an introductory phrase identifying the section. Here are links to the announcement and public comment page: - Announcement: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-22-en - Public Comment page: https://www.icann.org/public-comments/cwg-stewardship-draft-proposal-2015-0… There are two webinars *tomorrow*. Only about 30 people have registered for each of the webinars. I strongly suggest that you sign up. Here is the link - https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-16-en If you have any questions, please do not hesitate contact me. Greg Shatan CWG Member (representing CSG) 2nd Draft Proposal of the Cross Community Working Group to Develop an IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal on Naming Related Functions <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-22-en#> <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-22-en#> <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-22-en#> <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-22-en#> <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-22-en#> <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-22-en#> *Forum Announcement:*Comment Period Opens on*Date:*22 April 2015 *Categories/Tags:*IANA Stewardship Transition*Purpose (Brief):* The ICANN Cross Community Working Group responsible for the naming related portion of the IANA Stewardship Transition (CWG-Stewardship)1 <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-22-en#foot1> seeks public comment on its 2nd draft proposal for the transition of the stewardship of the IANA Functions Contract from the U. S. Department of Commerce's NTIA to the global multistakeholder community. The draft proposal has been prepared in order to pave the way for a response (the Final Proposal) to the IANAStewardship Coordination Group (ICG) request for proposals. Though less than the required 40-day minimum, this Public Comment period has been approved by two ICANN Global Leaders. *Public Comment Box Link:* https://www.icann.org/public-comments/cwg-stewardship-draft-proposal-2015-0… ------------------------------ 1 <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-22-en#note1> In March 2014, the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced its intent to transition its stewardship role of the IANA Functions and related Root Zone Management. ICANN was called upon to facilitate this process, and in June 2014, after a series of community consultations, ICANN announced the creation of the IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG), responsible for preparing a transition proposal reflecting the differing needs of the various affected parties of the IANA Functions. The ICG announced its Request for Proposals in September 2014, available here: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2014-09-03-en. _______________________________________________ CWG-Stewardship mailing list CWG-Stewardship(a)icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/cwg-stewardship

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Fwd: [CWG-Stewardship] WEBINAR: CWG-Stewardship Briefing on 2nd Draft Proposal for Public Comment
by Greg Shatan April 17, 2015

April 17, 2015

CSG-IANA list: Please see the announcement below regarding Webinars on the upcoming Draft Proposal for the IANA Stewardship transition. Greg Shatan ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Grace Abuhamad <grace.abuhamad(a)icann.org> Date: Thu, Apr 16, 2015 at 7:10 PM Subject: [CWG-Stewardship] WEBINAR: CWG-Stewardship Briefing on 2nd Draft Proposal for Public Comment To: "cwg-stewardship(a)icann.org" <cwg-stewardship(a)icann.org> Please share widely. For the original post, please see: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-16-en WEBINAR: Cross Community Working Group (CWG) On IANA Naming Related Functions: Briefing on 2nd Draft Proposal for Public Comment Why this matters NTIA Stewardship Transition <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-16-en#> <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-16-en#> <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-16-en#> <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-16-en#> <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-16-en#> <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-16-en#> Following the request of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), an agency of the U.S Department of Commerce, for ICANN to "convene a multistakeholder process to develop a plan to transition the U.S. government stewardship role" with regard to the IANA Functions and related root zone management, a Cross Community Working Group (CWG-Stewardship) was formed with the purpose of developing a consolidated transition proposal for the elements of the IANA Functions relating to domain names. The CWG-Stewardship held briefing webinars on the first draft proposal on 3-4 December 2014, and subsequently received nearly 60 public comments. Following the close of the public comment period, the CWG-Stewardship reviewed the comments and continued to work at an intense pace to prepare its transition proposal, through more than 30 teleconferences, a working session at ICANN 52 in Singapore in February, a face-to-face meeting in Istanbul in March and, most recently, during a two-day meeting block with over 12 hours of conferences to converge on the 2nd draft proposal. With the aim to submit its final proposal to the IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG) by the close of ICANN 53 in June, the CWG-Stewardship highlights the importance of broader community input of their draft, for which the group has received independent legal counsel for structural considerations and external expertise to bolster operational sections. The CWG-Stewardship will hold two identical webinars at different times to facilitate participation across time zones. The webinars will take place on: - *24 April from 06:00 – 07:30 UTC* (time zone converter here <http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=CWG-Stewardship+We…> ) - *24 April from 14:00 – 15:30 UTC* (time zone converter here <http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=CWG-Stewardship+We…> ) ------------------------------ *Webinar Details & How to Attend* The webinars will be run in an Adobe Connect room <https://icann.adobeconnect.com/cwg-iana/>. 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 and indicate which time you would like to attend the webinar. Please note that the webinar will be conducted in English and will be recorded and transcribed. Subsequently the transcripts will be translated in the 5 UN languages and posted on the CWG-Stewardship Wiki here <https://community.icann.org/x/ryYnAw>. ------------------------------ *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 seehttps://www.icann.org/stewardship. _______________________________________________ CWG-Stewardship mailing list CWG-Stewardship(a)icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/cwg-stewardship

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Fwd: [CWG-Stewardship] Action Plan & Timeline Change Announcement
by Greg Shatan April 16, 2015

April 16, 2015

All: Please see the important note below regarding the *updated timing* of the work of the CWG on IANA Stewardship. I encourage each constituency to prepare a public comment drafting team in advance of the public comment period and for that team to be as familiar and prepared as possible with the CWG's work, so that the entirety of the public comment period can be used fruitfully. Please also specifically note the Webinars early in the Public Comment period. I am happy to organize a call with the CSG constituencies beyond the webinars if further explanation or discussion is desired. Mark your calendars! Greg Shatan CWG Member representing the CSG ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Grace Abuhamad <grace.abuhamad(a)icann.org> Date: Thu, Apr 16, 2015 at 2:56 PM Subject: [CWG-Stewardship] Action Plan & Timeline Change Announcement To: "cwg-stewardship(a)icann.org" <cwg-stewardship(a)icann.org> Cc: Brenda Brewer <brenda.brewer(a)icann.org> Dear all, Per the Action Plan discussion on today’s call, please note the following key dates. *It is important for you to circulate this information to your communities to make sure they are informed.* The announcement for the Webinars will be posted in a few hours and I will circulate it to the list when posted. Also, the call planned for tomorrow Friday 17 April at 11:00 UTC is now cancelled (we were productive enough today. Bravo!). Brenda will send the cancellation notice. *The next CWG call (meeting #42) is Tuesday 21 April at 17:00 UTC*. Timeline for the upcoming week: - *Friday 17 April – Monday 20 April at 23:59 UTC*: Publish the draft on Friday morning UTC in order to give the group 3 days (Sat, Sun, Mon) to review and send comments. Please send comments by Monday at 23:59 UTC. - *Tuesday 21 April*: Dedicate Tuesday call to review of proposal (this can be a dry-run for the Webinars). - *Wednesday 22 April*: Publish the proposal for Public Comment. *Note*: *This will reduce the Public Comment by two days (28 days instead of 30 days)* . - *Thursday 23 April*: Call TBC (there is an overlap with CCWG high intensity meetings) - *Friday 24 April*: Webinars and public briefing on Proposal on Friday at 06:00 UTC (Lise) and 14:00 UTC (Jonathan). We will update relevant Wiki pages in due course, Grace _______________________________________________ CWG-Stewardship mailing list CWG-Stewardship(a)icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/cwg-stewardship

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ICANN Update on
by Greg Shatan April 1, 2015

April 1, 2015

All: Here is a link to the official ICANN recap of the CWG and CCWG F2F meetings in Istanbul and related events, as prepared by Samantha Dickinson: https://www.icann.org/news/blog/vol-3-update-on-iana-stewardship-discussions If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me! Greg

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Fwd: [CWG-Stewardship] Statement from CWG IANA Stewardship Transition meeting in Istanbul
by Greg Shatan March 30, 2015

March 30, 2015

All, Here's a link to the Chairs' statement regarding the Face-to-Face meeting of the CWG on IANA Stewardship in Istanbul last week. In addition to the Chair's statement, I'd like to add the following observations: It was a very productive meeting, on several fronts. First, the operational and day-to-day oversight aspects of the post-transition set-up received significant attention. These aspects are primarily being worked on in small "Design Teams," which are intended to work quickly on relatively small aspects of the overall plan and to bring their work back to the full CWG for review and comment. Several of the Design Teams reported on their progress and brought draft deliverables back to the CWG during the meeting. Second, we received excellent legal advice from Sidley & Austin, which was sorely needed to sort through the different overall models being proposed. Without independent legal advice, we had reached a "logjam" situation on sorting through the various models. As a result of our discussions with the benefit of legal advice, the CWG eliminated the two Trust-based proposals, and put the "Contract Co." proposal off to the side, in order to focus on two "internal" models, including one in which IANA would be in a subsidiary (or controlled affiliate) of ICANN. (This could also leave the door open to this subsidiary/affiliate being controlled by a group including the IETF and the RIRs.) An internal model depends to a much greater extent on robust accountability mechanisms than an external model would. In an internal model, there is no external contracting party that can use contractual rights and powers to enforce multistakeholder demands. Therefore, the linkage between the CWG-Stewardship and the CCWG-Accountability is much more important. Fortunately, the two working groups have become increasingly synchronized and collaborative, increasing the CWG's comfort level in examining (and potentially recommending) an "internal" model. Given the good, hard work done in Istanbul (and on the road to Istanbul), I am cautiously optimistic that the CWG will meet its revised deadline of April 20 to release a revised RFP Response for public comment. I will keep you all posted as we move forward. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask! Best regards, Greg CSG Representative to CWG on IANA Stewardship Transition ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Lise Fuhr <lise.fuhr(a)difo.dk> Date: Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 10:54 AM Subject: [CWG-Stewardship] Statement from CWG IANA Stewardship Transition meeting in Istanbul To: cwg-stewardship(a)icann.org Dear All, Please see the following link for the CWG chairs’ statement and summary after the meeting in Istanbul. Thank you for a very good and productive meeting. https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-03-29-en Best regards, Jonathan & Lise _______________________________________________ CWG-Stewardship mailing list CWG-Stewardship(a)icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/cwg-stewardship

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Fwd: [CWG-Stewardship] Istanbul Meeting Update
by Greg Shatan March 24, 2015

March 24, 2015

All, In order to keep you up to date on the CWG-IANA, and to "set the stage" for those of you who will be participating in or observing remotely all or part of the CWG-IANA F2F meeting, I am forwarding you the Chairs' email to the group regarding preparation, schedule and expectations for the meeting. Greg Shatan CSG Representative to CWG-IANA ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Jonathan Robinson <jrobinson(a)afilias.info> Date: Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 5:00 AM Subject: [CWG-Stewardship] Istanbul Meeting Update To: cwg-stewardship(a)icann.org Cc: jonathan.robinson(a)ipracon.com All, The Co-chairs have prepared an update for this group ahead of the CWG meetings in Istanbul. These are clearly critical meetings as we push hard towards producing a proposal. Please see below for details and guidance. We very much look forward to working with you to achieve a highly productive session! Jonathan & Lise -- *The Reading List * You should by now have received an email regarding a Reading List from Grace. We will assume you have read the material and so your ability to contribute effectively will depend on familiarity with the material. *The Draft Proposal * The production of a proposal, which effectively responds to the ICG, is clearly the overarching objective and necessary achievement of this group. As co-chairs, we believe the proposal from this CWG also needs to be: 1. Concise – A readily readable and understandable core proposal 2. Comprehensive – Containing all necessary detail but not necessarily in the core 3. Comparable – Enabling ready cross-reference and co-ordination with the other proposals to the ICG *The Design Teams* The DTs provide essential input for key areas of the Draft Proposal. We will spend a significant part of Day 1 – Thursday 26 March - dealing with material from the DTs. Please see below for an outline agenda and note carefully the following - Each DT is allocated 45min by default, but we will work faster through some and slower through others - Staff will work with DT leads to have *focused* presentation including highlights of outcomes (not details) and any outstanding issues / questions for the group. Staff will pull this into a slide deck for the group. - The Chair’s expectation is that all the submitted DT work is read *prior* to the meeting, so details would will not be necessary. See Reading List above. - Key points of focus for the meeting include: - Appropriate level of detail in order to stay productive; - Content that is "model neutral" wherever possible *Useful Links* - Agenda Wiki Page: https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=52890325 - In-Person Attendees Page: https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocwgdtstwrdshp/In-Person+Attendees - Reading List Page: https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=52894123 *Proposed Agenda for DAY1* Thursday March 26 – CWG Day 1 – Design Teams (Conclude where possible) · 07:00 – 08:30 Breakfast in Globe Restaurant · 09:00 – 09:15 Welcome & Rules of Engagement (Jonathan, Lise) · 09:15 -- 10:00 CCWG-Accountability Update (Leon, Thomas, Avri) · 10:00 -- 10:45 DT-A Service Level Expectations (Paul) · 10:45 – 11:00 Coffee break · 11:00 – 11:45 DT-C CSC (Donna; Staffan) · 11:45 -- 12:30 DT-M (Chuck) · 12:30 – 13:30 Lunch in Globe (private section reserved) · 13:30 -- 14:15 DT-D (Cheryl) · 14:15 -- 15:00 DT-L (James, Matt) · 15:00 – 15:45 DT-E (Berry) · 15:45 – 16:00 Coffee break · 16:00 – 17:00 Assessment of DTs overall (DT-B; DT-N; DT-F; DT-O) · 17:00 -- 18:30 Post-transition structural considerations (led by Sidley) · Evening session if necessary _______________________________________________ CWG-Stewardship mailing list CWG-Stewardship(a)icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/cwg-stewardship

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Fwd: [Soac-infoalert] Bi-weekly update on IANA Stewardship Transition/ICANN Accountability Discussions
by Greg Shatan March 24, 2015

March 24, 2015

All: Here is the "official" ICANN update on the progress on IANA Stewardship and Accountability WGs and process. Please let me know if you have any questions. I will be heading to Istanbul tonight for the IANA F2F starting Wednesday evening. Greg Shatan CSG Representative to CWG-IANA ICANN has a bi-weekly update on the IANA Stewardship Transition/Accountability discussions that goes out to the wider community to build awareness and to help inform the discussions on the transition and the accountability process, in particular for those who may not be following all the activities and working groups directly. Please find this link <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/vol-2-update-on-iana-stewardship-discussions> is the second installment of this bi-weekly update. Please feel free to share this with your respective communities. https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/iana-stewardship-discussion-2015-03-1… https://www.icann.org/news/blog/vol-2-update-on-iana-stewardship-discussions David A. Olive Vice President, Policy Development Support General Manager, ICANN Regional Headquarters –Istanbul Hakki Yeten Cad. Selenium Plaza No:10/C K:10 34349 Fulya, Besiktas, Istanbul Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Direct Line: +90.212.999.6212 Mobile: + 1. 202.341.3611 Mobile: +90.533.341.6550 Email: david.olive(a)icann.org www.icann.org _______________________________________________ soac-infoalert mailing list soac-infoalert(a)icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/soac-infoalert -- *Gregory S. Shatan **ï* *Abelman Frayne & Schwab* *Partner* *| IP | Technology | Media | Internet* *666 Third Avenue | New York, NY 10017-5621* *Direct* 212-885-9253 *| **Main* 212-949-9022 *Fax* 212-949-9190 *|* *Cell *917-816-6428 *gsshatan(a)lawabel.com <gsshatan(a)lawabel.com>* *ICANN-related: gregshatanipc(a)gmail.com <gregshatanipc(a)gmail.com>* *www.lawabel.com <http://www.lawabel.com/>*

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Fwd: [Soac-infoalert] Seeing the Big Picture: A Reflection One Year into the IANA Stewardship Transition - ICANN
by Greg Shatan March 24, 2015

March 24, 2015

All: Here is a blog post from Theresa Swinehart on the IANA Transition and Accountability processes. The Accountability WG is wrapping up its F2F as I write this, and I am leaving for Istanbul tonight for the IANA Transition F2F beginning Wednesday evening. Greg https://www.icann.org/news/blog/seeing-the-big-picture-a-reflection-one-yea… Last Saturday, March 14th, marked the one-year anniversary of the NTIA's announcement of its intent to transfer its stewardship of the IANA functions to the Internet's global multistakeholder community. In the year since, the work and dedication shown by the stakeholders all over the world to develop a transition proposal has been impressive. Yet, I get questions all of the time asking, "What is going on now? Where's the proposal?" Like many of you, I'm following these processes everyday – whether it's responding to emails, participating in calls or meeting around the world to raise awareness and discuss both the transition and work to enhance ICANN's accountability with stakeholders, and to support the community's engagement. Of course, not everyone is so deeply involved, and the work of the multistakeholder groups can be sometimes be complicated; its progress not always tangible. But what has occurred since the March announcement is remarkable and is a demonstration of the community working together to achieve this historical milestone. So what has occurred – it's worth taking a step back to highlight what *has* been accomplished: The community has developed and is deep into two parallel processes: - *The IANA Stewardship Transition*, focused on delivering a proposal to transition the stewardship of the IANA functions to the multistakeholder community; and - *Enhancing ICANN Accountability*, focused on ensuring that ICANN remains accountable absent its historical contractual relationship with the U.S. Government. To drive these processes, the community created multilayered, transparent, and diverse working groups to foster discussion and, within those groups, develop working methods and systems for determining consensus. Representatives from more than 50 countries and the global business community are working together to contribute to the discussion. With some help from our friends in the working groups, SO/AC leadership and internal staff support for the transition we have calculated that as of March 14th 2015: *Calls and Meetings:* The working groups have held over * 115 group calls* and *6 face-to-face meetings*. The time in these calls and meetings totals* over 245 hours*, and that does *not* include the countless hours of drafting, prep calls, document finalization, public comment assessment and information sharing. *Mailing List Exchanges:* The working groups have exchanged over *12,446 emails* through the more than 30 publicly archived community mailing lists dedicated to discussions of the transition and accountability processes. *Global Discussions:* ICANN's Global Stakeholder Engagement team and ICANN leadership have participated in an estimated *219 events around the world,* building awareness among diverse stakeholders and discussing the intricacies of the transition. Its important to note that this number does not count attendance for webinars, multiple sessions conducted at one event, nor events that ICANN staff was unable to attend. It's apparent there is no shortage of effort dedicated to this significant undertaking. So let me again thank everyone involved in these processes, including those supporting them within ICANN and in the broader Internet community. *We could not do it without you!* As NTIA Administrator Larry Strickling recently said, "I think the IANA transition, by being the most direct and concrete demonstration of the multistakeholder model at work on a difficult issue that engages everybody in the community, whether they come from the United States or any other part of the world, whether they come from business or civil society or from the technical community, is the absolute best demonstration we can make that this is a powerful process, that it delivers outcomes, and that it is a model that we all should aspire to and protect." Yes, our community is in a fishbowl – all eyes are on us, watching to see if the multistakeholder model works. NTIA is confident, I am confident and you should be confident too that, together, we will meet this test. We will achieve our historical goal. -TS -- *Gregory S. Shatan **ï* *Abelman Frayne & Schwab* *Partner* *| IP | Technology | Media | Internet* *666 Third Avenue | New York, NY 10017-5621* *Direct* 212-885-9253 *| **Main* 212-949-9022 *Fax* 212-949-9190 *|* *Cell *917-816-6428 *gsshatan(a)lawabel.com <gsshatan(a)lawabel.com>* *ICANN-related: gregshatanipc(a)gmail.com <gregshatanipc(a)gmail.com>* *www.lawabel.com <http://www.lawabel.com/>*

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Fwd: [ianatransition] NEW DATE 4 March: Update on the IANA Stewardship Transition Process
by Greg Shatan Feb. 24, 2015

Feb. 24, 2015

All: In case you're interested, ISOC has a webinar next week on the IANA Transition (not just names, but numbers and protocol parameters, too). Details below. Greg ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Greg Wood <wood(a)isoc.org> Date: Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 5:04 PM Subject: [ianatransition] NEW DATE 4 March: Update on the IANA Stewardship Transition Process To: ianatransition(a)icann.org [The webinar organized by the Internet Society has been rescheduled for 4 March 2015. Please find additional updated information below. Sincerely, -Greg] Since the 14 March 2014 announcement by the U.S. National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA) regarding the transition from the US Government to the global multistakeholder community, the Internet community has been working hard to produce by 30 September 2015 a proposal to transition the stewardship role over IANA functions currently played by the NTIA. Key participants in the process to develop a proposal for transitioning to the global multistakeholder community stewardship of the IANA functions for Internet domain names, numbers, and protocol parameters will provide an update on the process and progress so far during a webinar open to everyone. NEW DATE/TIME: Wednesday, 4 March 2015, at 14:00 UTC Webinar participants include: • Patrik Fältström, Vice Chair, IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group • Demi Getschko and Narelle Clark, Internet Society appointees to IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group • Eliot Lear, Member, Internet Architecture Board and author of the Internet Engineering Task Force IANAPLAN document • Nurani Nimpuno, Member, Consolidated RIR IANA Stewardship Proposal Team • Matthew Shears, Participant, ICANN Cross Community Working Group • Theresa Swinehart, Sr. Advisor to the President on Strategy, ICANN This webinar is intended to provide an update for those who may not have been previously engaged in or following this process, and will be moderated by Internet Society Policy Advisor Konstantinos Komaitis. The Internet Society is organizing this webinar as part of its efforts to provide information for, and to facilitate discussions among, the broader Internet community about the IANA Stewardship Transition process. Participation instructions are available at: http://www.internetsociety.org/ianaxfer About the Internet Society The Internet Society (www.internetsociety.org) is the trusted independent source for Internet information and thought leadership around the world. It is also the organizational home for the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). With its principled vision, substantial technological foundation and its global presence, the Internet Society promotes open dialogue on Internet policy, technology, and future development among users, companies, governments, and other organizations. Working with its members and Chapters around the world, the Internet Society enables the continued evolution and growth of the Internet for everyone. _______________________________________________ ianatransition mailing list ianatransition(a)icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/ianatransition -- *Gregory S. Shatan **ï* *Abelman Frayne & Schwab* *Partner* *| IP | Technology | Media | Internet* *666 Third Avenue | New York, NY 10017-5621* *Direct* 212-885-9253 *| **Main* 212-949-9022 *Fax* 212-949-9190 *|* *Cell *917-816-6428 *gsshatan(a)lawabel.com <gsshatan(a)lawabel.com>* *ICANN-related: gregshatanipc(a)gmail.com <gregshatanipc(a)gmail.com>* *www.lawabel.com <http://www.lawabel.com/>*

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Fwd: [CWG-Stewardship] Update on IANA Stewardship Transition/ICANN Accountability Discussions
by Greg Shatan Feb. 24, 2015

Feb. 24, 2015

All: Attached is an update on the IANA Stewardship Transition and ICANN Accountability processes prepared by ICANN staff. This is a new bi-weekly measure. If you have any questions about this or any other aspect of the CWG on IANA Stewardship Transition, please do not hesitate to contact me. Best regards, Greg gregshatanipc(a)gmail.com 1-917-816-6428 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Grace Abuhamad <grace.abuhamad(a)icann.org> Date: Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 3:59 PM Subject: [CWG-Stewardship] Update on IANA Stewardship Transition/ICANN Accountability Discussions To: "cwg-stewardship(a)icann.org" <cwg-stewardship(a)icann.org> Please see the original links here: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/iana-stewardship-discussion-2015-02-2… https://www.icann.org/news/blog/update-on-iana-stewardship-discussion-24-fe… ICANN is compiling bi-weekly updates on the community discussions and progress of the IANAStewardship Transition and Enhancing ICANN Accountability Processes. This information is positioned to help inform interested stakeholders in the recent developments in the processes, upcoming key dates, latest documents and drafts and a snapshot of any news coverage that occurs over the timeframe. An Update on IANA Stewardship DiscussionsICANN 52 During ICANN 52 <http://singapore52.icann.org/en/> in Singapore, between 6 and 12 February, more than 41 hours were spent on discussions around the IANA stewardship transition and related ICANN accountability processes. The discussions consisted of: - Community-wide information and question and answer sessions - Public working sessions by: - IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG <http://ianacg.org/>) - Cross-Community Working Group to Develop an IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal on Naming Related Functions (CWG Stewardship <https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocwgdtstwrdshp/CWG+to+Develop+an+IAN…> ) - Cross-Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability (CCWG Accountability <https://community.icann.org/display/acctcrosscomm/CCWG+on+Enhancing+ICANN+A…> ). - Stakeholder-specific discussions within individual Supporting Organizations, including many of the component constituencies of the GNSO, and within the Advisory Committees. The community-wide sessions provided online participation mechanisms and were webcast and transcribed live. Transcripts and audio of all sessions, including those not transcribed live, are nowavailable online <http://singapore52.icann.org/en/materials>. *The following is a summary of transition and accountability-related discussions atICANN 52.* Clarifications from NTIA: - NTIA <http://ntia.doc.gov/> reiterated that although the current IANA contract expires 30 September 2015, that is not a deadline for the transition but a target date. The transition can occur whenever the multistakeholder community develops a plan both it and NTIA can accept. - NTIA expects a single proposal for the IANA stewardship transition. - NTIA does not expect any dissenting opinions to accompany the final proposal. - NTIA expects the IANA-related accountability mechanisms being developed through Work Stream 1 of CCWG Accountability to be submitted at the same time as the ICG proposal. - Although the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 <http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CPRT-113HPRT91668/pdf/CPRT-113HPRT91668.pdf> [PDF, 3.44 MB] prohibits NTIA from spending any money to relinquish the contract through 30 September 2015, this does not prevent the NTIA from providing informal feedback when asked questions by the community nor does it prevent the community's ability to continue developing a proposal for the transition. Key ICG updates and discussions: - The ICG discussed the progress of the review of the protocol parameters and numbers community proposals the group had received, resolving <https://www.dropbox.com/s/wad3entgv3dqr3m/Summary%20of%20internally%20resol…> a number of questions ICG members had had about both proposals. There was discussion about how to handle public comments on the names proposal, once submitted, due to concerns that the proposal could attract significant numbers of public comments and that it might not be practical to forward each individual comment to the CWG Stewardship for its consideration. - There were discussions about the effect that the extended timeline for the CWG Stewardship proposal would have on the ICG's final proposal, with agreement to review the ICG's current timeline based on more detailed review of the work that can be completed independent of the names proposal. It was noted that, as many members of the ICG were following the CWG Stewardship work, much of the ICG's work on the names proposal could take place before the final CWG proposal was formally delivered to the ICG. CWG Stewardship and CCWG Accountability: - The two groups confirmed they were planning to use the same legal counsel for advice on the legal viability of proposal ideas under discussion. Although ICANN would pay for the legal advice, the clients would be the CWG and CCWG, not ICANN. - Recognizing the interdependent and interrelated nature of the two groups, the Chairs of both groups are also in regular contact to ensure close coordination between the two processes. Key CWG Stewardship updates and discussions: - A final version of a Discussion Document <https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/49351404/CWG-SingaporeDisc…> [PDF, 447 KB] was published on 3 February to bring the wider community up to date on its work and encourage further community input. - The CWG Stewardship explained that the reasons the names component of the IANA stewardship proposal was taking longer than the numbers and protocol parameters components was due to the complexity of the names communities. CWG members were meeting very regularly – sometimes daily – to progress the work of the group. - The CWG Stewardship clarified that although there were still significant differences of opinion about the two main models on the table – "external" trust (oversight of IANA exists outside ICANN) versus "internal" trust (ICANN performs IANA stewardship function, with possibly a "golden bylaw" to ensure ICANN can be held accountable to community) – the vast majority of issues under discussion in the CWG were enjoying significant consensus. The CWG hoped that after it received legal advice on the external and internal options under discussion, some of the current proposal options could be found to be unviable and reduce the number of options from which the CWG needed to choose. Key CCWG Accountability updates and discussions: - Work Stream 1, which is examining the accountability mechanisms that must be in place or committed to within the timeframe of the IANA stewardship transition, has formed two Working Parties (WP): WP 1 is examining how the community can be empowered to hold the ICANN Board accountable while WP 2 is examining possible review and redress processes. There was a suggestion to clarify which accountability mechanisms in Work Stream 1 were "triggered" (by a specific action or non-action by ICANN) or "non-triggered" (part of regular ICANN processes). Governmental Advisory Committee: - In its Singapore Communiqué <https://gacweb.icann.org/download/attachments/27132037/GAC_SINGAPORE52_COMM…> [PDF, 113 KB], the *ICANN Governmental Advisory Committee*(GAC <https://gacweb.icann.org/display/gacweb/Governmental+Advisory+Committee>) committed to continue working with the CWG-Stewardship and CCWG-Accountability both through individual GAC members and through the designated GAC representatives to both groups. The GAC also noted that the IANA stewardship process would have the highest priority for the GAC's intersessional work in the lead-up to ICANN 53 <https://buenosaires53.icann.org/> in Buenos Aires. *More detailed information about post-ICANN 52 work in the ICG, CWG-Stewardship, and CCWG-Accountability will follow in the next update.* Updates on other transition-related activities 1. ICANN Board On 12 February, a short statement from the ICANN Board <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2015-02-12-en> was published. The key section of the statement is included below: "ICANN is expecting to receive both proposals [from the ICG and CCWG Accountability] at roughly the same time. When ICANN receives these proposals, we will forward them promptly and without modification to NTIA. As we have previously stated, if we do submit the proposals with an accompanying communication of comments, they will be on points we had already shared with the community during the development of the proposals. […] With respect to improvements in our accountability, we are definitely open to improvements." 2. Internet Society (ISOC) At its 15 February meeting <http://www.internetsociety.org/news/internet-society-board-trustees-encoura…>, the ISOC Board stressed that "successful transition will reinforce the value of the collaborative, multistakeholder model", with the Board Chair noting that the process "is a true reflection of the power of the multistakeholder approach to bring parties together to solve complex problems". 3. International Telecommunications Union (ITU) During the ITU's Member States-only Council Working Group on International Internet-related Public Policy Issues (CWG-Internet <http://www.itu.int/council/groups/CWG-internet/index.html>), 2-3 February, one Member State proposed including theIANA stewardship transition as a topic for open consultations preceding the CWG-Internet's next meeting in October, with the aim of CWG-Internet providing input into the IANA stewardship process. There was support from some States at the meeting to hold such a consultation while others were opposed. Therefore, the topic will not proceed to public consultation. However, supporting States indicated they might suggest the IANA stewardship transition as a topic again at the October meeting for the CWG-Internet's subsequent open consultation. Upcoming key dates 24 Feb 2015CWG-Stewardship Meeting #23 <https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocwgdtstwrdshp/Meetings>, 17:00-19:00 CCWG-Accountability meeting #14 <https://community.icann.org/display/acctcrosscomm/Meetings>, 19:00-21:00 UTC 25 Feb 2015ICG Call #12 <http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/internal-cg/2015-February/003106.html>, 4:00-5:30 UTC Preserving the Multistakeholder Model of Internet Governance <http://www.commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=Hearings&ContentRecord_id…> – US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation hearing on IANAstewardship, 15:00 UTC 26 Feb 2015CWG-Stewardship Meeting #24 <https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocwgdtstwrdshp/Meetings>, 11:00-13:00 UTC 3 Mar 2015CCWG-Accountability meeting #15 <https://community.icann.org/display/acctcrosscomm/Meetings>, 12:00-14:00 UTC CWG-Stewardship Meeting #25 <https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocwgdtstwrdshp/Meetings>, 17:00-19:00 UTC 4 Mar 2015Update on the IANA Stewardship Transition Process <http://www.internetsociety.org/ianaxfer> – ISOC webinar 14:00 UTC 5 Mar 2015CWG-Stewardship Meeting #26 <https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocwgdtstwrdshp/Meetings>, 11:00-13:00 UTC 23-24 Mar 2015 CCWG-Accountability Face-to-Face meeting. Details to be confirmed. 26-27 Mar 2015 CWG-Stewardship Face-to-Face meeting. Details to be confirmed. Latest documents and drafts 12 Feb 2015CWG-Stewardship Chairs' Summary of ICANN 52 Meeting <https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=52889466> 18 Feb 2015Feedback collected from ICANN 52 for review & analysis by CWG Stewardship <https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/49351404/CollectedFeedback…>[DOCX, 40 KB] CWG-Stewardship timeline <http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/internal-cg/attachments/20150219/0e71f1df/CWG…> [PDF, 243 KB] 21 Feb 2015ICG summary of internally resolved questions regarding the protocol parameters & numbers proposals <https://www.dropbox.com/s/wad3entgv3dqr3m/Summary%20of%20internally%20resol…> IANA stewardship in the news Feb 2015ДО СИХ ПОР НЕЯСНА БУДУЩАЯ АРХИТЕКТУРА КОНТРОЛЯ НАД ФУНКЦИЯМИ IANA <http://pircenter.org/media/content/files/13/14243433340.pdf> [PDF, 388 KB], PIR Center [RU] 10 Feb 2015ICANN 52: Where does the IANA transition and Internet governance go from here?, <https://ccgnludelhi.wordpress.com/2015/02/10/icann-52-where-does-the-iana-t…> National Law University Delhi [EN] 10 Feb 2015The last third: Why the IANA transition for names is hard <http://www.internetgovernance.org/2015/02/10/the-last-third-why-the-iana-tr…>, Internet Governance Project [EN] 13 Feb 2015ICANN-Tagung: Experten fordern von den USA unabhängige IANA <http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/ICANN-Tagung-Experten-fordern-von-de…>, Heise Online [DE] 20 Feb 2015ICANN 52 reflection <https://internetnz.nz/blog/icann-52-reflection>, InternetNZ [EN] You can play a role in IANA's future… *Anyone can participate in discussions about the future of IANA's stewardship and ICANN accountability. For information on joining CWG-Stewardship, contact grace.abuhamad(a)icann.org <grace.abuhamad(a)icann.org>. For information on joining CCWG-Accountability, contact accountability-staff(a)icann.org <accountability-staff(a)icann.org>.* This update can also be found here: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/iana-stewardship-discussion-2015-02-2… ------------------------------ *Compiled on behalf of ICANN by Samantha Dickinson | 23 February 2015* _______________________________________________ CWG-Stewardship mailing list CWG-Stewardship(a)icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/cwg-stewardship -- *Gregory S. 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Fwd: CWG IANA Transition PowerPoint Presentation
by Greg Shatan Feb. 8, 2015

Feb. 8, 2015

All: Here are the slides used at today's CSG meeting to describe the CWG's work to date. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask on this list (so all those subscribed can benefit). Greg *Gregory S. Shatan **ï* *Abelman Frayne & Schwab* *Partner* *| IP | Technology | Media | Internet* *666 Third Avenue | New York, NY 10017-5621* *Direct* 212-885-9253 *| **Main* 212-949-9022 *Fax* 212-949-9190 *|* *Cell *917-816-6428 *gsshatan(a)lawabel.com <gsshatan(a)lawabel.com>* *ICANN-related: gregshatanipc(a)gmail.com <gregshatanipc(a)gmail.com>* *www.lawabel.com <http://www.lawabel.com/>* -- *Gregory S. Shatan **ï* *Abelman Frayne & Schwab* *Partner* *| IP | Technology | Media | Internet* *666 Third Avenue | New York, NY 10017-5621* *Direct* 212-885-9253 *| **Main* 212-949-9022 *Fax* 212-949-9190 *|* *Cell *917-816-6428 *gsshatan(a)lawabel.com <gsshatan(a)lawabel.com>* *ICANN-related: gregshatanipc(a)gmail.com <gregshatanipc(a)gmail.com>* *www.lawabel.com <http://www.lawabel.com/>*

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CWG-IANA Update: Discussion Document for ICANN52 Singapore
by Greg Shatan Feb. 5, 2015

Feb. 5, 2015

All: In preparation for Singapore, the Cross Community Working Group to Develop an IANA Stewardship Proposal on Naming Related Functions (CWG) has released the attached Discussion Document. This document outlines our work to date and sets forth the proposals that are currently under consideration by the CWG. You will see that there are 4 proposals currently under consideration: the draft proposal circulated by the CWG for public comment in December, a proposal with a Trust outside of ICANN holding IANA operation rights, a proposal with ICANN holding IANA operation rights in trust, and a proposal where ICANN's bylaws have been sufficiently amended to provide necessary accountability measures to the community. The CWG has also revised its timeline. The CWG has been moving at a rapid pace, with an "intensive work weekend" on January 10-11, with 8 hours of conference calls spread over two days (with prep & debrief in between), and almost daily meetings of the CWG or its subgroups. Nonetheless, the CWG has not yet completed its work, so there was no final report to send to SOs/ACs for approval in mid-January , and therefore no final report to send to the ICG at the end of January (the original timeline set at the beginning of the CWG's work). The revised timeline is also attached. If you have any questions, comments or feedback regarding this email, the attachments, the proposals or the CWG generally, please don't hesitate to contact me. I also encourage you to attend (remotely or in person) the CWG's working session on Wednesday and its Q&A on Thursday. There is also an ICANN-run information session on both the CWG and the CCWG-Accountability on Sunday. Best regards, Greg Shatan gregshatanipc(a)gmail.com Skype: gsshatan Mobile: +1-917-816-6428 (Swissotel the Stamford, arriving 6 Feb 2015)

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