And for those of us addicted to twitter the ICANN tweet is here if you want to retweet https://twitter.com/ICANN/status/591226361999556609 From: Grace Abuhamad Date: Thursday 23 April 2015 13:55 To: "cwg-stewardship@icann.org<mailto:cwg-stewardship@icann.org>" Cc: Brenda Brewer Subject: [CWG-Stewardship] Please Circulate: Announcement and Public Comment page for the 2nd Draft! Dear CWG-Stewardship Ambassadors, Here are two important links to circulate as widely as the multistakeholder model can reach: * Announcement: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-22-en * Public Comment page: https://www.icann.org/public-comments/cwg-stewardship-draft-proposal-2015-04... Also, we have about 30 people registered for each of the webinars tomorrow, but it would be great to recirculate the webinar announcement again as well: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-16-en Thank you! Grace 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-2015-04... ________________________________ 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.