1. Transition Implementation Status Reporting
18 July 2016

2. Content
Overall Timeline
Status Update
Appendix: Projects Plans

3. Overall Timeline

4. Implementation Planning Timeline – Proposals Delivered in March 2016
Completed
Remaining
Nov ‘15
Dec ‘15
Jan ‘16
Feb ‘16
Mar ‘16
Apr ‘16
May ‘16
Jun ‘16
Jul ‘16
Aug ‘16
Sep ‘16
ICANN 55
ICANN 56 ✔
Track 1
Root Zone Management System (RZMS) changes & parallel testing ✔
Root Zone Maintainer Agreement (RZMA)
Track 2
Service Level Expectations (SLEs) for Naming Community
80%
20%
Service Level Agreements (SLAs) with the Number Community ✔ ✔
IETF MoU Supplemental Agreement
Post-Transition IANA (PTI) Incorporation and Governance Documents
65%
35%
40%
60%
PTI Agreements
Root Zone Evolution Review Committee (RZERC)
65%
35%
75%
25%
Customer Standing Committee (CSC)
IANA Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)
35%
65%
IANA Operational Escalation Processes
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90%
10%
Track 3 ✔
ICANN Bylaws
ICANN Articles of Incorporation
75%
25%
Independent Review Process (IRP) Enhancements
10%
90%
Reconsideration Request Enhancements
10%
90%
Empowered Community 5%
95%
Implementation of the post-transition Financial Planning Process
50%
50%
Overall % Complete
64%

5. Status Update

6. RZMS, RZMA & Names SLEs ✔ ✔ 07/18/16 100% 80% 100%
Status As Of Date:
07/18/16
Project
Description
Plan Completion Date
Status
% Complete
RZMS changes to remove RZA role and support parallel testing
Remove NTIA's authorization process from RZMS (code changes for ICANN and Verisign, and parallel testing).
09/30/16
08/15/16
07/06/16
Names SLEs (SLEs for Naming Community)
RZMS code changes to accommodate new SLEs, inclusion of performance targets in ICANN-PTI contract, dashboard reporting of SLAs.
RZMA (Agreement with Root Zone Maintainer)
Completion of draft RZMA.
01/31/16 / 02/29/16
04/15/16 / 04/30/16
05/15/16 / 05/31/16/ 06/30/16 ✔
100%
80% ✔
100%
Key Dates:
ICANN’s RZMS code changes (RZA)
ICANN’s RZMS code changes (SLEs)
Start
parallel testing
SLA targets defined
Remove RZA Role in production RZMS
Existing data Parsing conclusions shared
End
parallel testing
NOV
DEC
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
OCT
SEP
ICANN’s
RZMS code changes (parallel testing)
VRSGN’s
RZMS code changes (parallel testing)
RZMA ready for public review
Insert SLAs into ICANN-PTI contract
SLA dashboard ready
Project Updates:
Completed 90-day Parallel Testing period with no unexplained issues.
Finalizing SLE performance targets proposal.
Continuing to work on the reporting dashboard.
Finalized RZMA.
Upcoming Activities:
Continue to fine-tune dashboard.
Share proposed Names performance targets with the community.
Open Items:
On-track
Behind schedule, but recovery still possible
Target will be missed
Not started
DRAFT for Discussion
* All dates are estimates

7. RIRs SLAs & IETF MoU Supplemental Agreement
Status As Of Date:
07/18/16
Project
Description
Plan Completion Date*
Status
% Complete
RIRs SLAs (Service Level Agreement with the Number Community)
Completion of draft agreement, including SLAs with RIRs, and operationalization of SLAs.
06/30/16
IETF MoU Supplemental Agreement
Completion of draft ICANN-IETF MoU Supplemental Agreement. ✔
100% ✔
100%
* Completion Date dependent on USG’s approval of proposals
Key Dates:
IETF MoU Suppl. Doc finalized
IETF MoU Suppl. Doc
signed
NOV
DEC
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
OCT
SEP
RiRs SLAs Document
finalized
RiRs SLAs Document
signed
Project Updates:
RIR SLA document signed.
IETF MoU document signed.
Upcoming activities:
Open Items:
On-track
Behind schedule, but recovery still possible
Target will be missed
Not started
DRAFT for Discussion
* All dates are estimates

8. PTI (Post-transition IANA)
Status As Of Date:
07/18/16
Project
Description
Plan Completion Date
Status
% Complete
PTI Incorporation and Governance Documents
Formation of PTI entity: legal formation (incorporation of affiliate), and governance documents).
09/30/16
08/15/16
PTI Agreements
PTI Agreements drafting, public comment period and board approval (Naming function contract, Inter-company agreement, Numbers and Protocal Parameters subcontracting agreements)
09/15/16
65%
40%
Key Dates:
AoI1, CoIP2 and Bylaws ready for Public Comment
ICANN-PTI contracts ready for public comment
Filing for 501c3
NOV
DEC
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
OCT
SEP
PTI Implementation Plan defined
PTI entity legally
formed
ICANN-PTI Contracts Finalized
1 AoI: Articles of Incorporation / 2CoIP: Conflicts of Interest Policy
Project Updates:
Naming function contract, Numbers subcontracting agreement, Protocol Parameters subcontracting agreement, and inter-company services agreement headers have been shared with the community.
Upcoming activities:
Review agreements with the community.
Open Items:
PTI Structure activities
Incorporation activities
501 c3 filing activities
ICANN-PTI contracts activities
On-track
Not started
DRAFT for Discussion
* All dates are estimates
Behind schedule, but recovery still possible
Target will be missed

9. IPR, RZERC, CSC & Escalation Processes
Status As Of Date:
07/18/16
Project
Description
Plan Completion Date
Status
% Complete
IANA IPR
Transfer of IANA IPR to a independent trust.
9/30/16
RZERC (Root Zone Evolution Review Committee)
Formation of committee to advise ICANN Board on RZMS architectural and operational changes.
09/30/16 / 08/15/16
08/31/16
CSC (Customer Service Standing Committee)
Formation of committee to monitor PTI performance.
09/30/16
08/15/16
Escalation Processes
Updating of existing IANA operational complaint and escalation processes.
35%
65%
75%
90%
NOV
DEC
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
OCT
SEP
Key Dates:
Draft charter ready
CSC constituted
RZERC charter drafted &
posted for Public Comment
RZERC charter adopted by ICANN Board
RZERC constituted
CSC
Initial outreach
Escalation process documentation
updated
CSC
constituted
Project Updates:
RZERC charter public comment period ended on July 10.
Appointing organizations working on appointing candidates.
Escalation processes documentation being updated.
Upcoming Activities:
Analyze public comments on RZERC charter and revise the charter.
Appointing organizations submit candidates.
Finalize escalation processes documentation.
Open Items:
Waiting on implementation requirements for IANA IPR.
On-track
Behind schedule, but recovery still possible
Target will be missed
Not started
DRAFT for Discussion
* All dates are estimates

10. Enhancing ICANN’s Accountability
Status As Of Date:
07/18/16
Project
Description
Plan Completion Date
Status
% Complete
ICANN’s Bylaws
Updating of ICANN Bylaws.
06/09/16
05/27/16
ICANN’s Articles of Incorporation (AoI)
Updating of ICANN Articles of Incorporation
07/31/16
IRP Enhancements
Implement enhancements to Independent Review Process.
09/30/ /15/16
09/30/16
RR Enhancements
Implement enhancements to ICANN's reconsideration request process.
08/15/16
Empowered Community Support Mechanisms
Implement processes and mechanisms in support of the empowered community.
Financial Planning Process Updates
ICANN caretaker budget, PTI caretaker budget and PTI budget. ✔
100%
75%
10%
10% 5%
50%
Key Dates:
Bylaws posted for public comments
ICANN Board adopts Bylaws
ICANN AoI posted for public comments
ICANN Board adopts revised AoI
NOV
DEC
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
OCT
SEP
Project Updates:
ICANN AoI public comment period ended on Jul 13th.
Started initial assessment of items needed to support the Empowered Community.
Upcoming Activities:
Analyze public comments and finalize ICANN articles of incorporation.
Finalize financial planning process.
Open Items:
On-track
Behind schedule, but recovery still possible
Target will be missed
Not started
DRAFT for Discussion
* All dates are estimates

11. Appendix
High-Level Project Plans

12. RZMS & SLEs for Naming Community
% Complete:
Status: On-track
90%
2015
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Aug
Jul
Jun
May
Apr
Nov
Sep
2016 10
NTIA received proposals 5
ICANN 55 15
Congressional recess starts 27
ICANN 56 30
IANA Contract expires 12
NTIA receives Implementation report
NTIA issued report stating that conditions are met
ICANN makes RZMS code changes to remove RZA role ✔
ICANN makes RZMS code changes to support parallel testing ✔
Verisign makes code changes to support parallel testing ✔ ✔
Parallel testing
Remove NTIA’s authorization process in Production RZMS
ICANN determines feasibility of existing data use ✔
ICANN parses existing data (per feasibility determination) X
ICANN makes RZMS code changes for SLEs ✔
ICANN develops aggregation tool and SLAs dashboard
ICANN collects & operationalizes SLE metrics
RZMS changes to remove RZA role and support parallel testing: Remove NTIA's authorization process from RZMS (code changes for ICANN and Verisign), and parallel testing
Names SLEs (SLEs for Naming Community): RZMS code changes to accommodate new SLEs, inclusion of performance targets in ICANN-PTI contract, dashboard reporting of SLAs.
CWG reviews SLE metrics & defines SLAs
Project Updates:
Completed Parallel Testing period with no unexplained issues.
Finalizing SLE performance targets proposal.
Continuing to work on the reporting dashboard.
Upcoming Activities:
Continue to fine-tune dashboard.
Share proposed performance targets with the community.
Open Items:
RZMS & parallel testing activities
Parsing of existing data activities
SLE activities
ICANN-PTI contract activity
DRAFT for Discussion
Baseline
Current Plan
* Timeframes are estimates

13. ✔ ✔ ✔ RIRs SLA Dec Jan Feb Mar Aug Jul Jun May Apr Nov Sep
% Complete:
Status: Complete
100%
2015
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Aug
Jul
Jun
May
Apr
Nov
Sep
2016 10
NTIA received proposals 5
ICANN 55 15
Congressional recess starts 27
ICANN 56 30
IANA Contract expires 12
NTIA receives Implementation report
NTIA issued report stating that conditions are met ✔
Finalize SLA document with RIRs ✔
Board Adoption
Execute SLA document ✔
IANA contract expires
SLA document becomes effective
RIRs SLAs: Completion of draft agreement, including SLAs with RIRs, and operationalization of SLAs.
Project Updates:
Signed the RIR SLA document.
Upcoming Activities:
Open Items:
DRAFT for Discussion
Baseline
Current Plan
RIRs SLAs activities
USG activity
* Timeframes are estimates

14. IETF MoU Supplemental Agreement (“MoU”)
% Complete:
Status: Complete
100%
2015
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Aug
Jul
Jun
May
Apr
Nov
Sep
2016 10
NTIA received proposals 5
ICANN 55 15
Congressional recess starts 27
ICANN 56 30
IANA Contract expires 12
NTIA receives Implementation report
NTIA issued report stating that conditions are met
Finalize MoU document ✔
Board adoption ✔ ✔
Execute MoU document
IANA contract expires
MoU document becomes effective
Project Description: Completion of draft ICANN-IETF MoU Supplemental Agreement.
Project Updates:
Signed the IETF MoU document.
Upcoming Activities:
Open Items:
DRAFT for Discussion
Baseline
Current Plan
MoU activities
USG activity
* Timeframes are estimates

15. Post-Transition IANA (PTI)
% Complete:
Status: on track
55%
2015
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Aug
Jul
Jun
May
Apr
Nov
Sep
2016 10
NTIA received final proposals 5
ICANN 55 15
Congressional recess starts 27
ICANN 56 30
IANA Contract expires 12
NTIA receives Implementation report
NTIA issued report stating that conditions are met
Define PTI Implementation Plan ✔
Incorporation
Articles of Incorporation drafting, comment period and Board approval
File for incorporation
501 (c) (3) filing
Prepare Financial Projections
Bylaws drafting, comment period, and Board approval
Conflict of Interest drafting, comment period, and Board approval
ICANN Board appoints
ICANN’s PTI Board members
PTI files for 501c3 status
ICANN-PTI Contract(s)
ICANN-PTI contract(s) drafting, comment period and
Board approval
Project description: Formation of PTI entity: legal formation (incorporation of affiliate, filing for 501c3, drafting of contract, etc.) and operationalization of PTI entity (board nominations, budget, etc.).
1 Dependency on performance targets being defined by mid-July 2016 under Names SLEs project to finalize Names contract
Project Updates:
Naming function contract, Numbers subcontracting agreement, Protocol Parameters subcontracting agreement, and inter-company services agreement headers have been shared with the community.
Upcoming Activities:
Review agreements with the community.
Open Items:
PTI Structure activities
Incorporation activities
501 c3 filing activities
ICANN-PTI contract activity
Public Comment Period
Baseline
Current Plan
DRAFT for Discussion
* Timeframes are estimates

16. RZERC (Root Zone Evolution Review Committee)
% Complete:
Status: On-track
65%
2015
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Aug
Jul
Jun
May
Apr
Nov
Sep
2016 10
NTIA received proposals 5
ICANN 55 15
Congressional recess starts 27
ICANN 56 30
IANA Contract expires 12
NTIA receives Implementation report
NTIA issued report stating that conditions are met
RZERC Charter drafting, public comment period, and Board approval
ICANN outreach
Organizations appoint representatives
ICANN coordinates with NTIA on any ongoing architectural & operational changes
Project Description: Formation of committee to advise ICANN Board on RZMS architectural and operational changes.
Project Updates:
Public comment period ended on July 10.
Upcoming Activities:
Analyze public comments on RZERC charter and revise the charter.
Open Items:
Public Comment Period
Baseline
Current Plan
Implementation plan activity
RZERC charter activities
On-going changes activities
RZERC constitution activities
DRAFT for Discussion
* Timeframes are estimates

17. Customer Standing Committee (CSC)
% Complete:
Status: On-track
75%
2015
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Aug
Jul
Jun
May
Apr
Nov
Sep
2016 10
NTIA received proposals 5
ICANN 55 15
Congressional recess starts 27
ICANN 56 30
IANA Contract expires 12
NTIA receives Implementation report
NTIA issues report stating that conditions are met
CSC Formation ✔
ICANN outreach
SO/ACs appoint candidates
ICANN sends SO/AC selected candidates to gNSO/ccNSO
CSC constituted
Project Description: Formation of committee to monitor PTI performance.
Project Updates:
Appointing organizations working on appointing candidates.
Upcoming Activities:
Appointing organizations submit candidates.
Open Items:
CSC Charter activity
CSC Constitution activities
Operationalization activities
DRAFT for Discussion
Baseline
Current Plan
* Timeframes are estimates

18. IANA Operational Escalation Processes
% Complete:
90%
Status: On-track
2015
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Aug
Jul
Jun
May
Apr
Nov
Sep
2016 10
NTIA received proposals 5
ICANN 55 15
Congressional recess starts 27
ICANN 56 30
IANA Contract expires 12
NTIA receives Implementation report
NTIA issued report stating that conditions are met
Define Implementation Plan ✔
Revise process documentations
Define mediation process for Names community’s IANA Customer Service Complaint Resolution Process ✔
Project description: Updating of existing IANA operational complaint and escalation processes.
Project Updates:
Escalation processes documentation being updated.
Upcoming Activities:
Finalize escalation processes documentation.
Open Items:
DRAFT for Discussion
Baseline
Current Plan
Implementation plan activity
Escalation mechanisms activities
* Timeframes are estimates

19. ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ICANN Bylaws Dec Jan Feb Mar Aug Jul Jun May Apr Nov Sep
% Complete:
Status: Complete
100%
2015
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Aug
Jul
Jun
May
Apr
Nov
Sep
2016 10
NTIA received proposals 5
ICANN 55 15
Congressional recess starts 27
ICANN 56 30
IANA Contract expires 12
NTIA receives Implementation report
NTIA issued report stating that conditions are met
Prep proposed amendments to ICANN’s Bylaws ✔
Transmission of final proposals to NTIA ✔
ICANN Bylaws drafting
ICANN Board takes action to post Bylaws for comments
Public Comment Period ✔
Finalize Bylaws ✔
ICANN Board adopts & notifies NTIA ✔
Updating of ICANN Bylaws.
Project Updates:
Upcoming Activities:
Open Items:
DRAFT for Discussion
Baseline
Current Plan
Bylaws activity
USG activity
* Timeframes are estimates

20. ICANN Articles of Incorporation (AoI)
% Complete:
Status: On-track
75%
2015
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Aug
Jul
Jun
May
Apr
Nov
Sep
2016 10
NTIA received proposals 5
ICANN 55 15
Congressional recess starts 27
ICANN 56 30
IANA Contract expires 12
NTIA receives Implementation report
NTIA issued report stating that conditions are met ✔
ICANN AoI drafting
ICANN Board takes action to post AoI for comments ✔
40-days Public Comment Period ✔
Finalize AoI
ICANN Board adoption
Implement enhancements to Independent Review Process.
Project Updates:
ICANN AoI public comment period ended July 13th.
Upcoming Activities:
Analyze public comments and finalize ICANN articles of incorporation.
Open Items:
AoI activities
DRAFT for Discussion
Baseline
Current Plan
* Timeframes are estimates

21. Request For Reconsideration (RR) Enhancements
% Complete:
Status: On-track
10%
2015
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Aug
Jul
Jun
May
Apr
Nov
Sep
2016 10
NTIA received proposals 5
ICANN 55 15
Congressional recess starts 27
ICANN 56 30
IANA Contract expires 12
NTIA receives Implementation report
NTIA issued report stating that conditions are met
ICANN coordinates with Ombudsman on any support needed
ICANN updates RR process documentation
Implement enhancements to ICANN's reconsideration request process.
Project Updates:
Upcoming Activities:
Update Request for Reconsideration process documentation.
Open Items:
RR activities
DRAFT for Discussion
Baseline
Current Plan
* Timeframes are estimates

22. Empowered Community Enhancements
% Complete:
Status: On-track 5%
2015
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Aug
Jul
Jun
May
Apr
Nov
Sep
2016 10
NTIA received proposals 5
ICANN 55 15
Congressional recess starts 27
ICANN 56 30
IANA Contract expires 12
NTIA receives Implementation report
NTIA issued report stating that conditions are met
ICANN puts in place mechanisms to support the EC processes
ICANN puts in place secretariat support
Project Description: Implement processes and mechanisms in support of the empowered community.
Tasks / subtasks
Formalizes the powers of the Sole Designator:
Develop governing documents
Define legal support to Sole Designator
Project Updates:
Started initial assessment of items needed to support the Empowered Community.
Upcoming Activities:
Open Items:
EC processes support activities
Secretariat Support activities
DRAFT for Discussion
Baseline
Current Plan
* Timeframes are estimates

23. Post-transition Financial Planning Process
% Complete:
Status: On-track
50%
2015
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Aug
Jul
Jun
May
Apr
Nov
Sep
2016 10
NTIA received proposals 5
ICANN 55 15
Congressional recess starts 27
ICANN 56 30
IANA Contract expires 12
NTIA receives Implementation report
NTIA issued report stating that conditions are met ✔
Define ICANN & PTI caretaker budget frameworks
Update ICANN/PTI financial planning process (FY18)
Project Description: Implement processes and mechanisms in support of the empowered community.
Tasks / subtasks
Formalizes the powers of the Sole Designator:
Develop governing documents
Define legal support to Sole Designator
Project Updates:
Upcoming Activities:
Finalize financial planning process.
Open Items:
DRAFT for Discussion
Baseline
Current Plan
* Timeframes are estimates