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Fwd: [Soac-infoalert] Blog on the IANA Stewardship Transition & Year End
by Greg Shatan Dec. 19, 2015

Dec. 19, 2015

FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: *David Olive* <david.olive(a)icann.org> Date: Saturday, December 19, 2015 Subject: [Soac-infoalert] Blog on the IANA Stewardship Transition & Year End To: "soac-infoalert(a)icann.org" <soac-infoalert(a)icann.org> IANA Stewardship Transition & Year End <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/iana-stewardship-transition-year-end#> <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/iana-stewardship-transition-year-end#> <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/iana-stewardship-transition-year-end#> <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/iana-stewardship-transition-year-end#> <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/iana-stewardship-transition-year-end#> <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/iana-stewardship-transition-year-end#> This past year has been busy for the community on all the transition related work. It has been filled with many ups and downs, good moments and challenging ones, and a year of incredible work, compromise, negotiation and collaboration among all stakeholders. With the end of the year only days away, it's a good opportunity to reflect on all that has been accomplished and consider what's in store for the year ahead. In March 2014, we began the work of facilitating the IANA Stewardship transition process, working with the community to ensure it had what it needed to conduct its work. Earlier this year, in May 2015, NTIA reached out to the communities working on the transition proposal to ask how much time they thought they would need to finalize and implement their proposals. Based on the community's feedback, NTIA announced the contract extension <https://www.ntia.doc.gov/blog/2015/update-iana-transition> in August from 30 September 2015 to 30 September 2016, a period of time that includes the NTIA review and approval process and the implementation forecasts submitted by the community. Secretary Strickling has emphasized <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/transcript-transition-facilitat…> [PDF, 183 KB] the timing by which NTIA must receive the final proposals to allow sufficient time on their part. Working backwards from September 2016, and taking into consideration the NTIA review and the implementation time, the community has been working tirelessly to finalize their proposals in January. Also over the past few months, our implementation team, led by Akram Atallah, President, Global Domains Division, began administrative preparation for the necessary implementation actions, including identifying projects based on the current proposals, creating high-level timelines and engaging with the community to better understand their reporting and oversight needs. As communicated to the community, we estimate implementation to take a minimum of four months. In collaboration with the community we hold monthly calls <https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/transition-facilitation-2015-09-23-en> regarding any expected changes to the community timelines. This provides a useful opportunity for the community working together to keep each other appraised of how any of their work may impact the community-established timeline. After all the progress at ICANN54, both the ICG and the CCWG-Accountability have noted their expected time frames. The ICG finalized its work at ICANN54 in Dublin, and provided a status update and proposal document shortly after the meeting concluded. The group awaits confirmation from CWG-Stewardship that its requirements have been met by the CCWG-Accountability, who laid out <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/cross-community-working-group-on-enhancing-…> a rigorous timeline to submit its Work Stream 1 Recommendations at the end of January 2016, which included development of a new Third Draft Proposal, public comment period and Chartering Organization approval. The Board submitted initial thinking based on the summary report <http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/accountability-cross-community/2015-November/…>, and have already submitted their full public comments <http://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-draft-ccwg-accountability-proposal-30…> to help meet the timeline, and the Chartering Organizations and many members of the community have been working diligently to get feedback in as soon as reasonably possible. While keeping the CCWG-Accountability busy through January, the goals set out by the CCWG-Accountability balance the various timeline constraints, both inside and outside of the community. However, while timeline concerns should continue to be addressed within the CCWG-Accountability, we cannot risk the ability of ICANN to effectively do its job on Internet identifiers for the sake of meeting that timeline. Staff will continue to do everything we can to help the CCWG-Accountability complete its work in time for NTIA to make a decision this year. What will the next year bring? The community's work reaching the next stages will be underway, and we look forward to supporting the community and its work. We want to be clear that as the CCWG-Accountability weighs the input from this public comment period, we are supportive of the timeline the community lays out both from a staffing and a resource perspective. As many, including Steve and Fadi have said before <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/thoughts-heading-into-los-angeles>, it is more important to get this done right than to get it done quickly, while considering all the interdependencies including the U.S. and NTIA context. For example, the U.S. Congress just passed a 2,009-page Omnibus spending bill that limits NTIA's ability to use funds to relinquish the IANA functions contract before 30 September 2016 (the final day of the current contract term), and we need to remain aware of this, but not let it derail or drive our process. We thank the CCWG-Accountability for their tremendous effort to meet this conclusion in time for a transition in 2016. I look forward to collaborating constructively with the community in whatever they need, and remain confident we will reach conclusion on the transition and achieve this historical endeavor together. - ICANN Blog. https://www.icann.org/news/blog/iana-stewardship-transition-year-end#.VnUy8… - Author: Theresa Swinehart David A. Olive Sent from my iPad

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Fwd: [Soac-infoalert] Paving the Way for a Next-Generation gTLD Registration Directory Service - ICANN
by Greg Shatan Dec. 16, 2015

Dec. 16, 2015

Please see below. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: *David Olive* <david.olive(a)icann.org> Date: Wednesday, December 16, 2015 Subject: [Soac-infoalert] Paving the Way for a Next-Generation gTLD Registration Directory Service - ICANN To: "soac-infoalert(a)icann.org" <soac-infoalert(a)icann.org> https://www.icann.org/news/blog/paving-the-way-for-a-next-generation-gtld-r… Paving the Way for a Next-Generation gTLD Registration Directory Service <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/paving-the-way-for-a-next-generation-gtld-r…> <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/paving-the-way-for-a-next-generation-gtld-r…> <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/paving-the-way-for-a-next-generation-gtld-r…> <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/paving-the-way-for-a-next-generation-gtld-r…> <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/paving-the-way-for-a-next-generation-gtld-r…> <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/paving-the-way-for-a-next-generation-gtld-r…> I am pleased to provide you with an update about ICANN's progress on establishing a policy framework for a next-generation gTLD Registration Directory Service (RDS) to replace WHOIS. On 19 November, 2015, the GNSO Council approved a charter <http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#201511> for the Next-Generation gTLD Registration Directory Service (RDS) to replace WHOIS (Next-Gen RDS) Policy Development Process (PDP) Working Group. This motion culminates a three-year effort to address concerns with WHOIS by creating a new policy framework capable of balancing diverse interests to meet today's needs for gTLD registration data. What's Next The GNSO Council is now proceeding with the Board-requested PDP, using the approved charter's <http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/whois-ng-gtld-rds-charter-07oct15-en.pdf> [PDF, 628 KB] 3-phase process to (1) establish gTLD registration data requirements to determine if and why a next-generation RDS is needed, (2) design policies that detail functions that must be provided by a next-generation RDS to support those requirements, and (3) provide guidance for how a next-generation RDS should implement those policies, coexisting with and eventually replacing WHOIS. In its motion, the GNSO Council directed that the call for volunteers for the PDP WG be circulated as widely as possible in order to ensure broad representation and participation in the Working Group. This call will be initiated by 4 January 2016 and will remain open until the WG convenes for the first time. At this juncture, it is anticipated that the WG may convene late January to lay the groundwork for an initial face-to-face meeting at ICANN 55. All parties interested in a new policy framework for a next-generation RDS to replace WHOIS are invited to visit the RDS Wiki <https://community.icann.org/display/gTLDRDS/Next-Generation+gTLD+Registrati…> for background information, including the PDP WG's approved charter, inputs already provided by all SG/Cs during the public comment period, and an extensive library of foundational materials to inform the PDP WG's deliberations. In addition, the PDP WG will reach out to all SG/Cs for feedback on any items that they believe should be considered that may not have been specifically called out in the approved charter. As this will be a complex multi-phase PDP, all those interested in helping to shape the policy framework for a next-generation gTLD RDS are encouraged to volunteer for this PDP WG. Only with the help of the entire community can this PDP WG achieve its goal of formally defining an appropriate purpose of gTLD registration data and establishing a new policy framework to enable permissible access to that data with improved privacy and accuracy. Background and Recent Progress Created in the 1980s, WHOIS began as a service to identify and contact entities responsible for the operation of a network resource on the Internet. Over the years, ICANN's requirements for gTLD domain name registration data collection, access and accuracy have undergone some important changes. Yet, after nearly 15 years of task forces, review teams, and studies, comprehensive WHOIS policy reform remains the source of long-running discussion and debate. In 2012, the ICANN Board launched the Expert Working Group on gTLD Registration Directory Services (EWG) to help redefine the purpose of gTLD registration data and consider how to safeguard the data, and to propose a model for gTLD registration directory services (RDS) to address accuracy, privacy, and access issues. Upon publication of the EWG's Final Report in June, 2014, an informal group of GNSO Councilors and ICANN Board Members collaborated to propose a Process Framework for structuring a GNSO PDP to successfully address these challenging issues. This Process Framework was adopted by the Board in 2015, along with a reaffirmation of its 2012 request for a PDP to be convened to define the purpose of collecting, maintaining and providing access to gTLD registration data. The Board also asked that the PDP consider safeguards for protecting data, using the recommendations in the EWG's Final Report as an input to, and, if appropriate, as the foundation for a new gTLD policy. In preparation for this PDP, a new Preliminary Issue Report <http://whois.icann.org/sites/default/files/files/rds-prelim-issue-13jul15-e…> [PDF, 1.4 MB] was published for public comment <https://www.icann.org/public-comments/rds-prelim-issue-2015-07-13-en> on 13 July 2015. A Final Issue Report <https://whois.icann.org/sites/default/files/files/final-issue-report-next-g…> [PDF, 1.2 MB] was subsequently published on 7 October 2015, including links to all public comments received, along with a draft charter for the PDP WG. This draft charter was approved by the GNSO Council on 19 November 2015 <https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+19+November…>, enabling the formation of a GNSO working group of community volunteers to progress this PDP. Author: Marika Konings, Senior Policy Director, Policy Development Support and Team Leader for the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) David A. Olive Senior 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 <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','david.olive(a)icann.org');> www.icann.org

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Fwd: [CCWG-ACCT] CCWG-Accountability co-Chairs to Hold Additional Briefing Webinar on Draft Proposal of Work Stream 1 Recommendations
by Greg Shatan Dec. 14, 2015

Dec. 14, 2015

All: A new Webinar on the CCWG-Accountability Proposal (see below). I expect some particularly active Q&A on this Webinar, as the community is midstream in its review of the proposal. Greg ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Hillary Jett <hillary.jett(a)icann.org> Date: Mon, Dec 14, 2015 at 1:45 PM Subject: [CCWG-ACCT] CCWG-Accountability co-Chairs to Hold Additional Briefing Webinar on Draft Proposal of Work Stream 1 Recommendations To: CCWG-Accountability <accountability-cross-community(a)icann.org> Original posting here: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-12-14-en CCWG-Accountability co-Chairs to Hold Additional Briefing Webinar on Draft Proposal of Work Stream 1 Recommendations <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-12-14-en#> <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-12-14-en#> <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-12-14-en#> <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-12-14-en#> <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-12-14-en#> <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-12-14-en#> The Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability (CCWG-Accountability) posted its Draft Proposal of Work Stream 1 Recommendations for a 21-day public comment ending on *Monday, 21 December 2015 at 23:59 UTC*. The CCWG-Accountability requests community feedback <https://www.icann.org/public-comments/draft-ccwg-accountability-proposal-20…> on its Draft Proposal of twelve proposed enhancements to ICANN's accountability framework that have been identified as essential to happen or be committed to before the IANA Stewardship Transition takes place. The Core Proposal and supplementary material are currently available <https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=56145016> in English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Russian. The six Chartering Organizations for the CCWG-Accountability are asked to indicate their support for the recommendations in this proposal. At the same time, public participants not involved with a Chartering Organization are invited to comment on the proposal. The CCWG-Accountability will attempt to reconcile reactions from Chartering Organizations and public comment prior to submission to the ICANN Board of Directors (currently anticipated for late January 2016). In order to brief the community on the contents of their Draft Proposal, the CCWG-Accountability co-Chairs hosted two identical briefing webinars <https://community.icann.org/x/woJlAw> on 2 December 2015 and will host one additional briefing webinar on: - 16 December from 20:00-21:30 UTC (time zone converter here <http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=CCWG-ACCT+Webinar+…> ) Webinars will be conducted in English. Live interpretation services are available in Arabic, Chinese, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Russian. ------------------------------ *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 acct-staff(a)icann.org and indicate your language request (if needed). Live interpretation services are available in Arabic, Chinese, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Russian. Please note that the webinars will be recorded and transcribed. Subsequently the transcripts will be posted on the CCWG-Accountability wiki. ------------------------------ *Further information* For further information about the CCWG-Accountability's work, please see https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg. For further information about the related IANA Stewardship Transition, please see https://www.icann.org/stewardship or https://www.ianacg.org. -- *Hillary Jett* Communications Coordinator Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Mobile: +1 (202) 674-3403 Email: hillary.jett(a)icann.org _______________________________________________ Accountability-Cross-Community mailing list Accountability-Cross-Community(a)icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/accountability-cross-community

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Fwd: [Soac-infoalert] Root Server Statement and ICANN Blog
by Greg Shatan Dec. 11, 2015

Dec. 11, 2015

FYI. Greg ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: David Olive <david.olive(a)icann.org> Date: Fri, Dec 11, 2015 at 2:54 PM Subject: [Soac-infoalert] Root Server Statement and ICANN Blog To: "soac-infoalert(a)icann.org" <soac-infoalert(a)icann.org> ICANN has published a blog regarding last week’s Root Server attacks, which expands upon the statement released by the Root Server Operators <http://root-servers.org/news/events-of-20151130.txt>. You can read the blog here: https://www.icann.org/news/blog/root-server-operators-diversity-is-the-key Sent from my iPhone David A. Olive Senior 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 <+%201.%20202.341.3611> 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

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Fwd: Webinar-CCWG Accountability | 20:00 UTC | Wednesday, 16 December
by Greg Shatan Dec. 11, 2015

Dec. 11, 2015

All, An additional CCWG-Accountability webinar will take place on Wednesday 16 December. See details below. If we have questions after our IPC call about the Accountability proposal, we could get answers on this Webinar (or we can make other arrangements). Also, this falls before the GNSO Council call (albeit by less than 24 hours), so it could also be use to clarify things in advance of that call. Greg Save the date!! … Co-Chairs are organizing this webinar to provide an additional opportunity for Chartering Organizations/community members to receive an overview of the Draft Proposal and ask questions. *WEBINAR #3: on Wednesday, 16 December at 20:00 - 21:30 UTC * *Time zone converter **here* <http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=CCWG-Accountabilit…> *Adobe Connect:* *https://icann.adobeconnect.com/si-webinar* <https://icann.adobeconnect.com/si-webinar> Audio language in Adobe Connect Room: English The dial-in details are below - *please let **acct-staff(a)icann.org* <acct-staff(a)icann.org> *know if you require a dial-out.* *Conference Phone numbers:* 1. U.S. / Canada Dial-In: *1-800-550-6865 <1-800-550-6865>* 2. International Dial-In Access Numbers: *http://adigo.com/ICANN/* <http://adigo.com/ICANN/> *The webinar will be conducted in English. Live interpretation services are available in Arabic, Chinese , French, Spanish and Portuguese.* *Conference ID:* (*select language of your choice*) *ENGLISH* Conference ID: *9001* *FRENCH* Conference ID: *9002* *SPANISH* Conference ID: *9003* *CHINESE* Conference ID: *9004* *RUSSIAN* Conference ID:* 9005* *ARABIC* Conference ID: *9006* *PORTUGUESE* Conference ID: *9007*

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Fwd: [CCWG-ACCT] Translations for CCWG Proposal
by Greg Shatan Dec. 10, 2015

Dec. 10, 2015

Hot off the presses.... Accountability translations. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Hillary Jett <hillary.jett(a)icann.org> Date: Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 5:52 PM Subject: Re: [CCWG-ACCT] Translations for CCWG Proposal To: CCWG-Accountability <accountability-cross-community(a)icann.org> Hi all again, Please find attached the translated Core Proposal in the 5 UN languages + Portuguese for your use. We will be putting out an announcement tomorrow that includes information that these translations are available, so please do share them with your communities. In addition the translations are located on the wiki ( https://community.icann.org/x/eLRYAw) and all translations will be updated to the public comment page by end of day PST (UTC–8) ( https://www.icann.org/public-comments/draft-ccwg-accountability-proposal-20… ). Thank you! Hillary -- *Hillary Jett* Communications Coordinator Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Mobile: +1 (202) 674-3403 Email: hillary.jett(a)icann.org From: <accountability-cross-community-bounces(a)icann.org> on behalf of Hillary Jett <hillary.jett(a)icann.org> Date: Thursday, December 10, 2015 at 11:56 AM To: CCWG-Accountability <accountability-cross-community(a)icann.org> Subject: [CCWG-ACCT] Translations for CCWG Proposal Hi all, Our team has begun receiving translations of the CCWG Draft Proposal. So far, we have received: - Annex 1, 2, 5, 14 and 15 - Appendix B, C, D, F, G, H All of these resources are located on the wiki ( https://community.icann.org/x/eLRYAw) and we are in the process of having them updated on the public comment page ( https://www.icann.org/public-comments/draft-ccwg-accountability-proposal-20… ). I will keep everyone apprised as additional translations come in over the coming days. Thank you! Hillary -- *Hillary Jett* Communications Coordinator Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Mobile: +1 (202) 674-3403 Email: hillary.jett(a)icann.org _______________________________________________ Accountability-Cross-Community mailing list Accountability-Cross-Community(a)icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/accountability-cross-community

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Fwd: [Soac-infoalert] Nomination Period Opens For ICANN Multistakeholder Ethos Award | Award Targeted for ICANN 56 | Nominations Close 12 March 2016 - ICANN
by Greg Shatan Dec. 10, 2015

Dec. 10, 2015

Please see below. Greg ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: David Olive <david.olive(a)icann.org> Date: Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 3:10 PM Subject: [Soac-infoalert] Nomination Period Opens For ICANN Multistakeholder Ethos Award | Award Targeted for ICANN 56 | Nominations Close 12 March 2016 - ICANN To: "soac-infoalert(a)icann.org" <soac-infoalert(a)icann.org> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-12-10-en Sent from my iPhone David A. Olive Senior 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 <+%201.%20202.341.3611> 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

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Fwd: [CCWG-ACCT] CCWG Accountability Co-Chairs letter on Accountability Draft Report
by Greg Shatan Dec. 10, 2015

Dec. 10, 2015

All, Please see the communication from the CCWG-Accountability Co-Chairs below. Greg ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Brenda Brewer <brenda.brewer(a)icann.org> Date: Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 11:02 AM Subject: [CCWG-ACCT] CCWG Accountability Co-Chairs letter on Accountability Draft Report To: CCWG-Accountability <accountability-cross-community(a)icann.org> Hello all, A letter from the CCWG Accountability Co-Chairs regarding the Accountability Draft Report can be found on the Wiki page here; https://community.icann.org/x/xYllAw You will also find the letter attached to this email as .pdf file. Thank you. Kind regards, Brenda _______________________________________________ Accountability-Cross-Community mailing list Accountability-Cross-Community(a)icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/accountability-cross-community

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IPC Meeting Times
by Greg Shatan Dec. 10, 2015

Dec. 10, 2015

All, Since we have a number of new members, I wanted to clarify when the IPC holds its monthly meetings, and to mention some potential changes. Currently, the IPC has its membership meetings on the *second Tuesday* of the month at the UTC time equivalent to 11:30 Eastern time (16:30 UTC as of now, but sometimes 15:30 UTC). This may be moved in months when there is an ICANN meeting, but otherwise it stays as is. We are reviewing the possibility of moving to a rotation system, so that regions where 16:30 (or 15:30) UTC is in the middle of the night are not always disadvantaged. We should have a proposal in the coming weeks. Our secretariat will send out monthly calendar items and reminders. Since we are reviewing the time slot, we will not send out a recurring calendar item for the entire year (2016). Our upcoming meetings will be: January 12, 2016 February 9, 2016 We will be in Marrakech on the second Tuesday of March, so our "live" meeting will be our March meeting. I hope this helps clarify matters. Greg

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Business Constituency Election Results
by Greg Shatan Dec. 9, 2015

Dec. 9, 2015

The BC officer election results have now been announced: *Chair*: Chris Wilson of 21st Century Fox (replacing interim Chair Phil Corwin) *CSG Liaison*: Cheryl Miller of Verizon (replacing David Fares) Chris and Cheryl will assume their positions on January 4, 2016. In the interim, Chris and Cheryl will be transitioning into their duties, and should be included on any BC or CSG leadership correspondence. Steve Del Bianco and Jimson Olufuye will continue as Vice Chairs of Policy Coordination and Finance & Operations, respectively. Please join in me in congratulating Chris and Cheryl! Greg Shatan IPC President

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