<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><div>Hi all,</div><div><br></div><div>(Francais: Il s'agit de la publication d'une version revisée des prochaines étapes sur le processus concernant la "Responsabilité" de l'ICANN. L'annonce originale est disponible à <i><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-10-10-en">https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-10-10-en</a>)</i></div></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><br></div><div style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><i>Please see original announcement here: <a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-10-10-en">https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-10-10-en</a></i></div><div><br></div><div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><font size="3"><abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" class="" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; ">ICANN</abbr> today
published <a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/process-next-steps-2014-10-10-en" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(33, 123, 192); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Revised
Enhancing <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; ">ICANN</abbr> Accountability:
Process and Next Steps</a>, a document that describes the process to examine how, from an organizational perspective, <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; ">ICANN</abbr>'s
accountability mechanisms should be strengthened to address the absence of its historical relationship with the U.S. Government. This revision incorporates comments from a further <a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/enhancing-accountability-2014-09-05-en" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(33, 123, 192); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">21-day
comment period</a> from 6-27 September 2014.</font></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
We appreciate and apologize that this is being posted so close to the <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; ">ICANN</abbr> meeting.
However, we wanted to provide the revised process to the community so it is available for the <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; ">ICANN</abbr> 51
meeting.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
On 14 March 2014 the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (<abbr title="US National Telecommunications and Information Agency" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; ">NTIA</abbr>) <a href="http://www.ntia.doc.gov/press-release/2014/ntia-announces-intent-transition-key-internet-domain-name-functions" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(33, 123, 192); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">announced</a>its
intent to transition its stewardship of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (<abbr title="Internet Assigned Numbers Authority" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; ">IANA</abbr>)
functions to the global multistakeholder community. <abbr title="US National Telecommunications and Information Agency" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; ">NTIA</abbr> asked <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; ">ICANN</abbr>,
as the <abbr title="Internet Assigned Numbers Authority" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; ">IANA</abbr> functions
contractor and global coordinator for the <abbr title="Domain Name" class="" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; ">Domain
Name</abbr> System (<abbr title="Domain Name System" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; ">DNS</abbr>), to convene a
multistakeholder process to develop a proposal for the transition, which would end <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; ">ICANN</abbr>'s
contractual relationship with the U.S. Government that has existed since 1998. That historical relationship has been perceived as a backstop with regard to<abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; ">ICANN</abbr>'s
organization-wide accountability.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><font size="3"><abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; ">ICANN</abbr> received <a href="http://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-enhancing-accountability-06sep14/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(33, 123, 192); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">17
comments</a> during the 21-day further comment period. Based on the input received,<abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; ">ICANN</abbr> proposes
integrating the originally proposed two-group structure into a single Cross Community Working Group (CCWG), in reflection of the strong community support for the CCWG model. Additionally, given the input over the course of the discussions on this process,
it's suggested that the CCWG has two work steams: one focused on accountability in light of <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; ">ICANN</abbr>'s
changing historical relationship with the U.S. Government; and the second, on the broader accountability issues the community would like to bring to the forefront.</font></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
The Revised Enhancing <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; cursor: help; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; ">ICANN</abbr> Accountability:
Process and Next Steps document can be found <a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/process-next-steps-2014-10-10-en" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(33, 123, 192); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">here</a>[<a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/process-next-steps-pdf-10oct14-en.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(33, 123, 192); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">PDF</a>,
350 KB]</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
A Summary Report of Public Comments received on the proposed process can be found <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/report-comments-enhancing-accountability-10oct14-en.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(33, 123, 192); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">here</a> [PDF.
506 KB].</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
Public comments received can be found <a href="http://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-enhancing-accountability-06sep14/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(33, 123, 192); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; ">here</a>.</p></div></div></div></span><div style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">----------------------------</div><div style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><br></div><div style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Thank you</div><div style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><div>-</div><div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">Yaovi Atohoun</font></font></div><div>Stakeholder Engagement and Operations Manager – Africa</div><div>ICANN – www.icann.org </div><div>Mobile : +229 66015649 / 97891228</div></div></div></body></html>