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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>Friends and Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>As part of our regular updates on the IANA Stewardship Transition and ICANN's Accountability, this email summarizes recent developments since the previous update.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>The 7<sup>th</sup> volume of the IANA Stewardship discussions can be found at <a href="https://www.icann.org/news/blog/an-update-on-iana-stewardship-discussions">https://www.icann.org/news/blog/an-update-on-iana-stewardship-discussions</a>. In this blog post you can find the approvals of all of ICANN’s SO/ACs on the 3 sub-proposals submitted to the ICG for consolidation.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>The Cross Community Working Group (CCWG) on ICANN’s Accountability has (had) a meeting in Paris, France on July 17-18. More on this can be found in ICANN’s Chairman of the Board; Dr. <i>Steve Crocker</i>, blog post at <a href="https://www.icann.org/news/blog/the-ccwg-from-buenos-aires-to-paris-to-dublin">https://www.icann.org/news/blog/the-ccwg-from-buenos-aires-to-paris-to-dublin</a>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>Another piece from <i>Theresa Swinehart</i> provides some updates on further coordination related to the IANA Stewardship Transition and Enhancing ICANN Accountability processes at <a href="https://www.icann.org/news/blog/additional-coordination-through-new-transition-facilitation-calls">https://www.icann.org/news/blog/additional-coordination-through-new-transition-facilitation-calls</a>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>The proposal to transition the stewardship of the IANA functions will be out for public comment on July 31 to September 8 (approximately). More details to come later this month. Please stay tuned to <a href="https://www.ianacg.org/proposal-to-transition-the-stewardship-of-the-iana-functions-will-be-out-for-public-comment-july-31-to-september-8-approximately-more-details-to-come-later-this-month/">https://www.ianacg.org/proposal-to-transition-the-stewardship-of-the-iana-functions-will-be-out-for-public-comment-july-31-to-september-8-approximately-more-details-to-come-later-this-month/</a>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>Finally, you can follow the work of the IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG) at <a href="https://www.ianacg.org/">https://www.ianacg.org/</a> or via Twitter at <b>@ianastewardship</b>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>For any questions, please do not hesitate to write to <a href="mailto:question-icg@ianacg.org">question-icg@ianacg.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>Fahd Batayneh<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>ICANN<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>