ICANN confirmed it received a letter Tuesday from...

ICANN confirmed it received a letter Tuesday from its major constituencies and stakeholder groups questioning ICANN’s accountability process (CD Aug 27 p9). ICANN released its accountability process Aug. 14 (http://bit.ly/1vdRn3j), but it was “announced without a corresponding public comment period,” said the letter, saying “substantial questions and concerns remain unanswered” about the process. The letter writers plan to submit a list of clarifying questions within seven days, it said. The letter was signed by 12 ICANN constituency representatives, including Heather Dryden, Governmental Advisory Committee chair; Patrik Fältström, Security and Stability Advisory Committee chair; Michele Neylon, Registrar Stakeholder Group chair; Byron Holland, Country Code Names Supporting Organization chair; Olivier Crépin-LeBlond, At-Large Advisory Committee chair; and Elisa Cooper, Commercial Stakeholder Group executive committee member.