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On behalf of the Cross Community Working Group (CCWG) Accountability, the co-chairs Thomas Rickert (<abbr style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); font-weight: inherit; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">GNSO</abbr>),
León Sanchez Ambia (<abbr style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); font-weight: inherit; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">ALAC</abbr>)
and Mathieu Weill (<abbr style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); font-weight: inherit; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">ccNSO</abbr>)
are pleased to announce that the CCWG has prepared a set of <a href="https://community.icann.org/x/3pAQAw" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background: transparent;">high
level statements</a> that might be valuable to all groups or individuals working on proposals as part of the <abbr style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); font-weight: inherit; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">NTIA</abbr> <abbr style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); font-weight: inherit; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">IANA</abbr> Functions'
Stewardship Transition Process.</p>
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The CCWG is aware and conscious of the interdependency and interlinkage of the <abbr style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); font-weight: inherit; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">IANA</abbr> Stewardship
Transition and Enhancing <abbr style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); font-weight: inherit; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr> Accountability
Processes, in particular with what has been called Work Stream 1 and appreciates the sense of urgency. Although the CCWG works as expeditiously as possible on the tasks it has been chartered with, it is not feasible to publish concrete results of the group
in January.</p>
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Nonetheless, the CCWG has chosen to publish the high level statements as a preliminary assessment of the situation and is cognizant that this preliminary assessment might be subject to change because of:</p>
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Changes to the proposals under discussion as part of the <abbr style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); font-weight: inherit; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">IANA</abbr> Stewardship
Transition Process, in particular the <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/cwg-naming-transition-01dec14-en.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; clear: both; background: transparent;">Interim
Proposal</a> published by the CWG-Stewardship on 1 December 2014; and </li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px;">
Changes due to other external and internal factors, such as evolving deliberations of the CWG itself.
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Background CCWG</h3>
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The CCWG began its work late November 2014 with regular weekly virtual meetings and will have its first (intersessional) face-to face meeting on 19 and 20 January 2015 in Frankfurt, Germany. The CCWG was chartered by <abbr style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); font-weight: inherit; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">ALAC</abbr>, <abbr style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); font-weight: inherit; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">ccNSO</abbr>, <abbr style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); font-weight: inherit; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">GAC</abbr>, <abbr style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); font-weight: inherit; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">GNSO</abbr> and <abbr style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); font-weight: inherit; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">NRO</abbr> acting
as <abbr style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); font-weight: inherit; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; transition: all 0.2s;">ASO</abbr> and
includes over 150 <a href="https://community.icann.org/x/IIMHAw" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background: transparent;">participants and members</a> appointed
by the chartering organizations, <a href="https://community.icann.org/x/54cQAw" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background: transparent;">Advisors</a> appointed by
the Public Experts Group (PEG), and 3 liaisons.</p>
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Additional information, including transcripts and recordings of the discussions are available at: <a href="https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none; background: transparent;">https://community.icann.org/x/o</a></p>
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