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===ICG Meeting===

===ICG Meeting===

The ICG held a two-day meeting at ICANN 53, addressing a number of topics. Top of the agenda was a preliminary examination of the CWG-Stewardship proposal, which, although it had not been officially transmitted to the ICG, was in the final stages of its development.<ref name="icg53agenda">[https://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/schedule/thu-icg/agenda-icg-18jun15-en.pdf ICANN 53 Archive - ICG Meeting Agenda], June 15-16, 2015</ref> Patrik Faltstrom led the session, starting with an overview of the SSAC's approach to evaluating the CWG-Stewardship proposal.<ref name="icg53day1">[https://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/schedule/thu-icg/transcript-icg-18jun15-en.pdf ICANN 53 Archive - Transcript, ICG Meeting #5 Day 1], June 15-16, 2015</ref>

The ICG held meetings over three days at ICANN 53, addressing a number of topics. At the meeting in the lead-up to conference programming, the top of the agenda was a preliminary examination of the CWG-Stewardship proposal, which, although it had not been officially transmitted to the ICG, was in the final stages of its development.<ref name="icg53agenda">[https://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/schedule/thu-icg/agenda-icg-18jun15-en.pdf ICANN 53 Archive - ICG Meeting Agenda], June 18-19, 2015</ref> Patrik Faltstrom led the session, starting with an overview of the SSAC's approach to evaluating the CWG-Stewardship proposal.<ref name="icg53day1">[https://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/schedule/thu-icg/transcript-icg-18jun15-en.pdf ICANN 53 Archive - Transcript, ICG Meeting #5 Day 1], June 18-19, 2015</ref>

 

A week later, on June 25, the closing meeting opened with news that the CWG-Stewardship proposal had received approvals from all of the chartering organizations.<ref name="53close">[https://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/schedule/thu-icg-working/transcript-icg-working-25jun15-en.pdf ICANN 53 Archive - Transcript, ICG Working Session, June 25, 2015</ref> The goal of the ICG was to deliver a consolidated proposal to the board around the time of ICANN 54 in Dublin.<ref name="53close" />

==July 2015 - A Full Set of Proposals==

==July 2015 - A Full Set of Proposals==

The CWG-Stewardship working group submitted its final draft for approval by the chartering organizations in June, and after approval from all of those organizations, passed its proposal on behalf of the naming operational community to the ICG at the end of the month.

The CWG-Stewardship working group submitted its final draft for approval by the chartering organizations in June, and after approval from all of those organizations, passed its proposal on behalf of the naming operational community to the ICG at the end of the month. At its teleconference on July 8, 2015, the ICG began the work of assessing the proposal from the names community. There was broad consensus among those who had volunteered to read and present assessments that the proposal's dependencies on the conclusion of Work Stream One elements in the CCWG-Accountability work track rendered the proposal "incomplete," although the implications of that judgement were a matter of some debate.<ref name="july8call">[https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/transcript-icg-08jul15-en.pdf ICG Meeting Archive - Transcript, ICG Call #19], July 8, 2015. Some members of the ICG thought that the consolidated proposal would not yet be ready for a public comment process, because of the dependencies that existed between the CWG-Stewardship's proposal and the work of the CCWG-Accountability. Others thought that the dependencies could be stipulated as known, and that between close work and communication with the the two working groups, and specificity of expectations regarding the comment period, the ICG could publish a consolidated proposal for comment even if work remained open. There were other issues still pending within the report, including the disposition of the IANA trademarks, website, and domain name.<ref name="july8call" /> The group also discussed some objections to the proposal that had been raised by the community, either through the Stewardship Transition forum or the listserv.<ref name="july8call" /> The ICG also discussed plans for public and press outreach as their work to present a consolidated proposal ramped up.<ref name="july8call" />

 

==August 2015: NTIA Extends IANA Functions Contract for One Year==

==August 2015: NTIA Extends IANA Functions Contract for One Year==