At the risk of adding to your already groaning reading list for Dublin, I offer this op-ed that I co-authored with Milton Mueller: http://www.realclearpolicy.com/blog/2015/10/14/icann_internet_governance_transition_hijacked_1443.html and this Issue Brief that I co-authored with my Heritage colleague Brett Schaeffer: http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2015/10/the-us-must-reject-the-icann-transition-if-accountability-falls-short Cheers Paul Paul Rosenzweig <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] O: +1 (202) 547-0660 M: +1 (202) 329-9650 VOIP: +1 (202) 738-1739 Skype: paul.rosenzweig1066 <http://www.redbranchconsulting.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19&Itemid=9> Link to my PGP Key From: Rafik Dammak [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2015 10:38 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [ICANN meeting] The CCWG-Accountability Co-Chairs finalized Schedule for ICANN54 hi everyone, please find out the information below about Accountability / CCWG session in Dublin meeting. as you can see the focus topic will be that one next week. Best, Rafik ---------- Forwarded message ---------- The CCWG-Accountability co-Chairs finalized yesterday their schedule for ICANN54. Please see below for more details: Friday, 16 October 8:30-18:30 CCWG-Accountability Face-to-Face Meeting Goal: Finalize public comment assessments based on WP outcomes, list areas of consensus and refinements, identify a candidate way forward on outstanding issues. Saturday, 17 October 18:30-12:00 CCWG-Accountability Sub-Team Breakouts Goal: Break out sessions facilitated by XPlane to flesh out candidate way forward. Monday, 19 October 10:15-11:45 CCWG-Accountability Engagement Session I Goal: Present status of the work, solicitation of community feedback on specific aspects. Monday, 19 October 14:00-18:30 CCWG-Accountability Working Session I Goal: Review and refine outcome of break out sessions, initial assessment of timeline for finalization of report. Tuesday, 20 October Goal: SO/AC engagement (not a CCWG-Accountability session as such). Wednesday, 21 October 17:00-20:00 CCWG-Accountability Engagement Session II Goal: Present status of the work, solicitation of community feedback on specific aspects, particularly on progress made during the week and open issues. * Note: Given the concerns with the 60 minute overlap with the GAC Communiqué Drafting Session, no discussions on Stress Test 18 will take place prior to 18:00* Thursday, 22 October 08:00-10:30 CCWG-Accountability Working Session II Goal: Taking stock; finalizing work plan beyond Dublin including timeline. All resources (including blogs) are being updated in the next few hours to reflect these times. In addition, the CCWG-Accountability co-Chairs will be releasing a statement shortly. _______________________________________________ soac-infoalert mailing list [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/soac-infoalert