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At [[ICANN 51]], the ICG met with the ALAC and GAC, as well as holding a public engagement session for the entire community.<ref name="icgmtgs" /> The ALAC and GAC meetings featured presentations from ICG members regarding the mission of the ICG, community development of proposals, and expectations and timelines regarding community participation.<ref>[https://la51.icann.org/en/schedule/tue-atlarge-iana-stewardship/presentation-icg-14oct14-en.pdf ICANN.org Archive - ICANN 51 ICG-ALAC Meeting Presentation Deck], October 14, 2014</ref> The public session featured a similar presentation at the beginning, with many questions being fielded from the community.<ref>[https://archive.icann.org/meetings/losangeles2014/en/schedule/thu-icg-community/transcript-icg-community-16oct14-en.html ICANN 51 Archive - Transcript, ICG Community Session], October 16, 2014</ref>  

At [[ICANN 51]], the ICG met with the ALAC and GAC, as well as holding a public engagement session for the entire community.<ref name="icgmtgs" /> The ALAC and GAC meetings featured presentations from ICG members regarding the mission of the ICG, community development of proposals, and expectations and timelines regarding community participation.<ref>[https://la51.icann.org/en/schedule/tue-atlarge-iana-stewardship/presentation-icg-14oct14-en.pdf ICANN.org Archive - ICANN 51 ICG-ALAC Meeting Presentation Deck], October 14, 2014</ref> The public session featured a similar presentation at the beginning, with many questions being fielded from the community.<ref>[https://archive.icann.org/meetings/losangeles2014/en/schedule/thu-icg-community/transcript-icg-community-16oct14-en.html ICANN 51 Archive - Transcript, ICG Community Session], October 16, 2014</ref>  

At the Public Forum, the twin topics of IANA transition and ICANN Accountability were again first on the agenda for public comment.<ref>[https://archive.icann.org/meetings/losangeles2014/en/schedule/thu-public-forum/transcript-public-forum-16oct14-en.html ICANN 51 Archive - Public Forum Transcript], October 16, 2014</ref> At the board meeting following the forum, the board approved a resolution setting out the procedures in the event that the board disagreed with a recommendation from the [[Cross Community Working Group on ICANN Accountability]].<ref name="51bmtg">[https://archive.icann.org/meetings/losangeles2014/en/schedule/thu-board/transcript-board-16oct14-en.html ICANN 51 Archive - Transcript, Board Meeting], October 16, 2014</ref> The procedure involved options for dialogue and refinement around any recommendation that the board considered to be against the global public interest.<ref name="51bmtg" /> Upon passage of the resolution, Bruce Tonkin noted:

At the Public Forum, the twin topics of IANA transition and ICANN Accountability were again first on the agenda for public comment.<ref>[https://archive.icann.org/meetings/losangeles2014/en/schedule/thu-public-forum/transcript-public-forum-16oct14-en.html ICANN 51 Archive - Public Forum Transcript], October 16, 2014</ref> At the board meeting following the forum, the board approved a resolution setting out the procedures in the event that the board disagreed with a recommendation from the [[Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability]].<ref name="51bmtg">[https://archive.icann.org/meetings/losangeles2014/en/schedule/thu-board/transcript-board-16oct14-en.html ICANN 51 Archive - Transcript, Board Meeting], October 16, 2014</ref> The procedure involved options for dialogue and refinement around any recommendation that the board considered to be against the global public interest.<ref name="51bmtg" /> Upon passage of the resolution, Bruce Tonkin noted:

<blockquote>One other question we've received this week is regarding how we would handle the output from the IANA transition coordination group. What we will do now that we passed this resolution, is we will then send this proposed approach to that coordination group for their consideration. And hopefully we'll be able to come up with a similar mechanism to, again, provide certainty in how we will be handling that.<ref name="51bmtg" /></blockquote> The comment was the subject of discussion in the ICG's meeting the following day.<ref name="51icg">[https://archive.icann.org/meetings/losangeles2014/en/schedule/fri-icg/transcript-icg-17oct14-en.html ICANN 51 Archive - Transcript, ICG Meeting], October 17, 2014</ref>

<blockquote>One other question we've received this week is regarding how we would handle the output from the IANA transition coordination group. What we will do now that we passed this resolution, is we will then send this proposed approach to that coordination group for their consideration. And hopefully we'll be able to come up with a similar mechanism to, again, provide certainty in how we will be handling that.<ref name="51bmtg" /></blockquote> The comment was the subject of discussion in the ICG's meeting the following day.<ref name="51icg">[https://archive.icann.org/meetings/losangeles2014/en/schedule/fri-icg/transcript-icg-17oct14-en.html ICANN 51 Archive - Transcript, ICG Meeting], October 17, 2014</ref>