[council] Joint CWG-Stewardship & CCWG-Accountability Chairs' Statement

[Glen de Saint Géry <Glen@xxxxxxxxx>]

To view the original announcement, please see: 
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-01-26-en

Joint CWG-Stewardship & CCWG-Accountability Chairs' Statement

Lise Fuhr & Jonathan Robinson - CWG-Stewardship
<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocwgdtstwrdshp/CWG+to+Develop+an+IANA+Stewardship+Transition+Proposal+on+Naming+Related+Functions>Thomas
 Rickert, León Sanchez, & Mathieu Weill - 
CCWG-Accountability<https://community.icann.org/display/acctcrosscomm/CCWG+on+Enhancing+ICANN+Accountability>

As both Cross Community Working Groups prepare for community engagement and 
work sessions at ICANN52 in Singapore, the Chairs of the CWG-Stewardship and 
CCWG-Accountability would like to recognize the interdependence and connected 
nature of the work of their respective groups, as set out by the ICANN 
processes1<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-01-26-en#foot1> and 
further reinforced by each working group's 
Charter.2<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-01-26-en#foot2>

Following the ICANN 51 Meeting in Los Angeles, the CWG-Stewardship Chairs and 
the Chairs of the CCWG-Accountability Charter Drafting Team started to hold 
update and coordination calls, a practical and early recognition of the 
requirement for active collaboration on their respective work efforts. These 
weekly interchanges and updates are ongoing and serve to keep each other 
informed about questions and issues arising from their respective working 
groups. Moving forward, the Chairs commit to continue to actively work 
together, and synchronize insofar as possible, on timelines and milestones, 
especially where there are accountability mechanisms that may be relevant for 
both groups.

To assist in broader community understanding of the interdependencies of the 
parts of Work Stream 1 that relates to the CWG, a schematic illustration of the 
dynamics between the two working groups is available in a 
flowchart<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/49352017/Link%20with%20CCWG%20Accountability%20-%20updated%2026%20January%202015.pdf?api=v2>
 [PDF, 154 KB].

Work in Progress

The CCWG-Accountability has just concluded a two-day 
meeting<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-01-23-en> in Frankfurt, 
Germany (19-20 January), during which they discussed their Work Stream 1 
requirements, with initial input from the CWG-Stewardship on accountability 
dependencies. Both working groups are expected to continue this dialogue as 
work progresses.

The CWG-Stewardship, following an intensive work 
weekend<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-01-12-en> on 10-11 
January, is in the process of reviewing its timeline for submission of a 
proposal to the IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG). A vital 
part of this endeavor is the seeking of legal advice on questions related to 
the viability of key elements of the CWG-Stewardship proposal. As the 
CCWG-Accountability also moves forward to seek legal advice, the Chairs will 
inform each other of the process used and advice received, so as to further 
ensure efficient synchronization in light of dependent and compressed timeframe.

ICANN 52 Meeting in Singapore (9-13 February 2015)

The Chairs intend to all be present at both CWG-Stewardship and 
CCWG-Accountability related sessions during the ICANN 52 Meeting in 
Singapore<http://singapore52.icann.org/en/>, including the ICG-organized 
events. This will reinforce the working groups' commitment to a productive 
meeting, advancing discussions and improving collaboration. Below is a compiled 
list of engagement sessions and working sessions that are relevant to both 
processes:

*All times in local time (UTC +8)

IANA Stewardship Transition & Enhancing ICANN Accountability Information 
Session<http://singapore52.icann.org/en/schedule/sun-iana-stewardship-accountability>
Olivia Meeting Room
Sunday, 8 February 17:30-19:00

Responses to the ICG RFP Regarding the IANA Stewardship 
Transition<http://singapore52.icann.org/en/schedule/mon-icg-rfp-iana-stewardship>
Padang/Canning Meeting Room
Monday, 9 February 10:30-13:00

CCWG-Accountability Working 
Session<http://singapore52.icann.org/en/schedule/mon-ccwg-accountability>
Padang Meeting Room
Monday, 9 February 16:00-19:00

CCWG-Accountability Engagement 
Session<http://singapore52.icann.org/en/schedule/wed-ccwg-accountability>
Padang Meeting Room
Wednesday, 11 February 9:45-11:15

CWG-Stewardship Working 
Session<http://singapore52.icann.org/en/schedule/wed-cwg-stewardship>
Padang Meeting Room
Wednesday, 11 February 17:15-19:15

CCWG-Accountability Working 
Session<http://singapore52.icann.org/en/schedule/thu-ccwg-accountability>
Padang Meeting Room
Thursday, 12 February 07:00-10:00

CWG-Stewardship Questions & Answers 
Session<http://singapore52.icann.org/en/schedule/thu-cwg-stewardship>
Padang Meeting Room
Thursday, 12 February 10:30-11:45

The full schedule for the ICANN 52 meeting in Singapore is available 
here<http://singapore52.icann.org/en/schedule-full>.

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1<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-01-26-en#note1> On 6 June 2014, 
ICANN, in its role as facilitator, published a community-driven process for the 
IANAStewardship 
Transition<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/process-next-steps-2014-06-06-en>.
 Community discussions on the IANA Stewardship Transition led to the 
development of an additional process on Enhancing ICANN 
Accountability<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/process-next-steps-2014-10-10-en>,
 which was published on 10 October.

2<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-01-26-en#note2> The 
CWG-Stewardship Charter<https://community.icann.org/x/2grxAg> was circulated 
for adoption on 14 August 2014. The CCWG-Accountability 
Charter<https://community.icann.org/x/KYMHAw> was circulated for adoption on 3 
November 2014.