Correction. This starts at 1430 UTC. On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 4:24 AM, Joly MacFie <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hopefully with everyone over their jetlag from the trip back from > Singapore, the US Congress now gets to talk IANA. Since the NTIA > globalization announcement back on March 14, politicians from Newt > Gingrich <https://twitter.com/newtgingrich/status/444608973455384576> to Sarah > Palin <https://www.facebook.com/sarahpalin/posts/10201681563024880> have > raised concerns that it is a US giveaway of a strategic asset. Congress is > certainly going to paying close attention as the process develops. Every > Internet user worldwide has an interest in the four factors in the > hearing's title - Security, Stability, Resilience, and Freedom - and thus > the answers to the questions listed below. We in turn should pay close > attention to Congress, > > joly posted: "On Wednesday April 2 2014, at 10.30am EDT, the U.S. > House of Representatives Energy & Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on > Communications and Technology will a hearing Ensuring the Security, > Stability, Resilience, and Freedom of the Global Internet in" > > [image: Energy + Commerece]On *Wednesday April 2 2014, at 10.30am EDT*, > the U.S. House of Representatives Energy & Commerce Committee's > Subcommittee on Communications and Technology will hold a hearing *Ensuring > the Security, Stability, Resilience, and Freedom of the Global Internet*<http://energycommerce.house.gov/hearing/ensuring-security-stability-resilience-and-freedom-global-internet>in Washington DC. The topic under discussion will be the proposed > transfer <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/6393> of the IANA stewardship from the > United States to the global Internet community. Witnesses are *Larry > Strickling* of the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, *Fadi Chehade* of ICANN, > former Ambassador *David Gross*, *Steve DelBianco* of NetChoice, and *Carolina > Rossini* of the OTI. The hearing will be webcast live via Ustream. > > *What*: Ensuring the Security, Stability, Resilience, and Freedom of the > Global Internet<http://energycommerce.house.gov/hearing/ensuring-security-stability-resilience-and-freedom-global-internet> > *Where*: Washington DC > *When*: Wednesday April 2 2014, 10.30am EDT | 1430 UTC > *Webcast*: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/energyandcommerce2322 > *Background memo*: > http://docs.house.gov/meetings/IF/IF16/20140402/102044/HHRG-113-IF16-20140402-SD002-U1.pdf > *Twitter*: #SubCommTech<https://twitter.com/search/realtime?q=%23SubCommTech>| > #IANA <https://twitter.com/search/realtime?q=%23IANA> > > *Topics*: > > - How will NTIA collect and assess proposals? Has a process been > determined? Is there a timeline in place for a decision? > - Does transition of the IANA functions out of NTIA have implications > for national security? > - How will NTIA ensure that any transition is smooth and does not > affect the daily functioning of the Internet? > - What will be the result if NTIA does not receive a proposal that > satisfies the criteria it set forth? Does NTIA plan to exercise the > automatic option for renewal on the IANA contract if a satisfactory > proposal is not received? > - What sort of multi-stakeholder community would be the ideal > replacement for NTIA's role in the IANA functions? > - What safeguards will be in place to prevent a future change that > would allow for governments to seize control? > - What oversight role should Congress play to ensure a successful > outcome. > - What will be the practical impact of this transition on Internet > users and businesses that utilize the Internet for commerce? > > Comment <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/6488#respond> See all comments<http://isoc-ny.org/p2/6488#comments> > > > *Permalink*: > http://isoc-ny.org/p2/6488 > > > > > > > -- > --------------------------------------------------------------- > Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast > WWWhatsup NYC - http://wwwhatsup.com > http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com > VP (Admin) - ISOC-NY - http://isoc-ny.org > -------------------------------------------------------------- > - > -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast WWWhatsup NYC - http://wwwhatsup.com http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com VP (Admin) - ISOC-NY - http://isoc-ny.org -------------------------------------------------------------- -