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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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