February 2015 March 2015 April 2015 May 2015 June 2015 July 2015 August 2015 September 2015 October 2015 November 2015 December 2015 January 2016 February 2016 March 2016 April 2016 May 2016 June 2016Dublin MarrakechBuenos Aires LAC (TBD)

July 2016

Phase 1: Community Proposal & Public Comment Phase 2: NTIA Review & Evaluation

IANA Stewardship Transition and Enhancing ICANN Accountability: Timeline and Implementation

Draft WS1 Proposal

2 4 3

CCWG-Accountability project plan

Refine WS1 Proposal

Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN AccountabilityLaunch Public Comment #2 (40-day) on WS1 Proposal

Refine WS1 Proposal

F2F

Draft WS2 Proposal

Launch Public Comment #1 (40-day) on WS2 Proposal

Launch Public Comment #2(40-day) on WS2 Proposal

Refine WS2 Proposal Refine WS2 Proposal

Deliver WS2 Proposal to

SO/AC Chartering Organizations

Input into Community Processes

Bylaw Preparation

Phase 3: Stewardship Transition

WORKING DOCUMENT | NOTIONAL TIMELINE

NTIA RecievesFinal Proposal

Steps to Extending IANA Contract

Responses byICG and CCWG

to NTIA TimelineInquiry

Global Community Process

ICANN53

ICANN54

ICANN55

ICANN56

15

Congressional Review

Implementation and Operationalization of ICG Final Proposal and Relevant CCWG-Accountability WS1 Elements

Inter-agency Review Process and Public Review (60-90 days)

Report and Certi�cation (Criteria and Bylaws Adopted) TBC

15 30

ICANN Review Process (DRAFT, STILL IN DEVELOPMENT)

U.S. Government Process (NTIA and U.S. Congress)

ICANN Board to Provide Input and Deliver

Proposal to NTIADeliver WS1 Proposal

to ICANN Board

TBC

TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC

Launch Public Comment #1 (30-day) on WS1 Proposal

Refine 2nd Draft Proposal

Launch Public Comment (30-day) on 2nd Draft

Submit Final Proposal to SO/AC Chartering

Organizations

16 20 20 25

CWG-Stewardship project plan

8

Submit Final Proposal to ICG

Finalize 2nd Draft Proposal

Cross Community Working Group to Develop an IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal on Naming Related Functions

F2F

9 22*ccNSO council resolutions become

effective 7 days after publication (earliest 29 October)

*Estimated delivery to Chartering Organizations to allow for consideration

at ICANN54 (estimated 9 October)

August 2016 September 2016

TBC

Deliver WS2 Proposal to ICANN Board

TBC

ICG project planIANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group

18

Pre-Assessment of CWG-Stewardship

Proposal

25ICANN Board to Deliver

Proposal to NTIA, may add accompanying letter

Posting of the Final Proposal and transmittal

to the Board

15

Assessment of Combined

Proposal

Prepare InterimFinal Proposal

TBC TBC TBC

Launch Public Comment (40-day)on Interim Final Proposal

8

Assessment of CWG-Stewardship

Proposal

TBC

Analysis of Public CommentsReceived in Comment Period

ICG seeks confirmation that CWG-Stewardship requirements met by CCWG-Accountability

Prepare Final Proposal

F2F

CRISP Team project plan

IANAPLAN project plan

Consolidated RIR IANA Stewardship Proposal Team

Planning for the IANA/NTIA Transition (IETF)

January 2015

6

Submit Final Proposal to ICG

15

Submit Final Proposal to ICG

F2F

ICANN52

Singapore

15

F2F

F2F

LegendSubmissions into Public Comment Periods

Formal Interdependencies

F2F

F2F F2F F2F

TBC TBC TBC TBC

Deliver WS1 Proposal to SO/AC Chartering Organizations

TBC TBC TBC TBC

TBC TBC TBC TBC

CWG-Stewardship work from ICG (if necessary)

CWG-Stewardship work from ICG (if necessary)

CRISP Team work from ICG (if necessary)

CRISP Team work from ICG (if necessary)

IANAPLAN work from ICG (if necessary)

IANAPLAN work from ICG (if necessary)

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