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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 to the regional community on the IANA Stewardship Transition and ICANN's Accountability Processes, here are a couple of updates.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>In an update on the need for more coordination amongst community members involved in either the IANA Stewardship Transition, or ICANN's Accountability Processes, or both, <i>Theresa Swinehart</i> summarizes how this will be handled in a new blog post 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>. Of note in this post is the timeline diagram embedded.<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 on Enhancing ICANN Accountability met face-to-face in Paris, France on July 17-18, and they issued a Communiqué of their meetings and deliberations which you can find at <a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2015-07-20-en">https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2015-07-20-en</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 Update on IANA Stewardship Discussions is summarized in another blog post by ICANN Community Member <i>Samantha Dickinson</i> can be found at <a href="https://www.icann.org/news/blog/volume-8-an-update-on-iana-stewardship-discussions">https://www.icann.org/news/blog/volume-8-an-update-on-iana-stewardship-discussions</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, ICG will be hosting two webinars regarding the transition proposal on Thursday 6 August, 19:00-20:30 UTC and Friday 7 August, 11:00-12:30 UTC. Further details will be announced at the end of the week. More on this can be found at <a href="https://www.ianacg.org/icg-will-be-hosting-two-webinars-regarding-the-transition-proposal-on-thursday-6-august-1900-2030-utc-and-friday-7-august-1100-1230-utc-further-details-will-be-announced-at-the-end-of-the-week/">https://www.ianacg.org/icg-will-be-hosting-two-webinars-regarding-the-transition-proposal-on-thursday-6-august-1900-2030-utc-and-friday-7-august-1100-1230-utc-further-details-will-be-announced-at-the-end-of-the-week/</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>