Subject: | [liaison6c] Vol. 2: Update on IANA Stewardship Discussions |
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Date: | Wed, 18 Mar 2015 21:39:43 +0000 |
From: | Glen de Saint Géry <[log in to unmask]> |
To: | liaison6c <[log in to unmask]> |
ICANN is
compiling bi-weekly updates on the community discussions
and progress of theIANA Stewardship Transition and
Enhancing ICANN Accountability Processes. This
information is positioned to help inform interested
stakeholders in the recent developments in the
processes, upcoming key dates, latest documents and
drafts and a snapshot of any news coverage that occurs
over the timeframe.
·
The
protocol parameters and numbers proposals submitted to
the ICG in January 2015 have moved into Step 2 of the Proposal
Assembly and Finalization Process[PDF, 92
KB].
·
The
work in the CWG-Stewardship and CCWG-Accountability have
intensified, and both have activated a number of
specialized teams focusing on specific issues.
·
CWG-Stewardship
and CCWG-Accountability will hold face-to-face meetings
in Istanbul at the end of March.
·
U.S.
Senate Committees have questioned witnesses about
the IANA Stewardship Transition and its implications for
a variety of domestic and international issues.
·
The IANA Stewardship
Transition Coordination Group (ICG) is now using a
website independent of ICANN: http://www.ianacg.org.
(Note that ICANN, as convener and facilitator of
the IANA Stewardship Transition process, will continue
to provide information on the transition, as well as the
Enhancing ICANN Accountability process, on its website, https://www.icann.org.)
·
The ICG is
planning to hold a face-to-face meeting 18-19 June in
Buenos Aires before ICANN 53.
If necessary, the ICG may also meet on the morning of 20
June.
·
Following
discussions at ICANN 52 in
Singapore about the possibility of extending
the ICG timeline for finalizing the IANA Stewardship
Transition proposal, the ICG has decided to proceed as
much as possible with the protocol parameters and
numbers proposals and revisit the timeline in
the future once there is clearer information on how much
work the names proposal requires of the ICG and the
wider community.
·
With
regard to the protocol parameters and numbers proposals,
the ICG has moved forward into Step 2 of its Proposal
Assembly and Finalization Process [PDF,
92 KB]. Step 2 examines the compatibility and
interoperability, accountability, and workability of the
submitted proposals.
·
At
its 25
February teleconference, in addition to
the final consolidated proposal to be submitted to
the ICANN Board for transmission to the NTIA, ICG members
decided to also produce a report of the information it
collects during its work to ensure the three components
of the stewardship proposal – protocol parameters,
numbers and names – are not in conflict.
·
The
pace of work in the Cross-Community Working Group to
Develop an IANAStewardship Transition Proposal on Naming
Related Functions (CWG-Stewardship)
is increasing as the CWG-Stewardship enters a new phase
of work using "Design Teams." In addition, the
CWG-Stewardship will hold a face-to-face
meeting in Istanbul, 26-27 March 2015. As
of 9 March, 18 CWG-Stewardship members and 15
participants have confirmed onsite attendance for the
meeting.
·
On
26 February, CWG-Stewardship published version 2 [PDF,
232 KB] of the draft transition proposal, on which it
will base its future updates. In particular, the work of
the Design Teams is designed to fill in the remaining
gaps in the proposal. The CWG-Stewardship is also
working to refine its document, Draft of
Principles and Criteria that Should Underpin
Decisions on the Transition of NTIA Stewardship.
The most recent version, sent to the CWG-Stewardship's
mailing list for discussion, is dated 9 March
2015, and is still a work in progress.
·
CWG-Stewardship
has introduced a new way of working on the names
proposal: small groups of CWG-Stewardship members are to
form "Design Teams" that each work on a very specific
issue related to the names proposal. The aim is for each
Design Team to deliver the results of its work back to
the CWG-Stewardship for its consideration and action
within two weeks of the Design Team's creation. Approved
Design Teams will maintain publicly archived mailing
lists of their communications. As of 5 March, there
were 11
proposed Design Teams.
·
CWG-Stewardship's
"Client Committee" has selected
Sidley Austin LLP as legal counsel to the
CWG-Stewardship. Sidley Austin will provide legal advice
and consultation to the CWG-Stewardship as they develop
their proposal.
·
The
work of the Cross Community Working Group on
Enhancing ICANNAccountability (CCWG-Accountability)
continues to gather speed with the formation of three
new Work Parties (see "New Work Parties underway"
below). The CCWG-Accountability will meet
face-to-face in Istanbul, 23-24 March 2015,
just prior to the CWG-Stewardship's face-to-face meeting
at the same location.
·
The
expected outcome of the Istanbul meeting is broad
consensus on the work stream 1 mechanisms
CCWG-Accountability will propose for public comment,
launch date of 6 April 2015.
·
WP1,
Community Empowerment, has developed drafts of
a number of accountability mechanisms based
on a standardized template. Mechanisms under
investigation include how to mitigate
against ICANN or NTIA choosing to terminate the
Affirmation of Commitments (AoC). The outcome of which
would be ICANN no longer being held to its Affirmation
Commitments, including the conduct of community reviews
and required implementation of review team
recommendations.
·
WP2,
Review and Redress, held its first
teleconference on 27 February 2015. It has created four
specialized sub teams: Community
Compact regarding ICANN Mission,Office of
Ombudsman, Request
for Reconsideration, and Independent
Review. WP2 plans to have all current
drafting work completed by 19 March 2015, in time for
the CCWG-Accountability's Istanbul face-to-face meeting.
·
The Stress
Test Work Party (ST-WP) will hold its
first teleconference on 11 March
2015. Its work has led on from one of the
four original sub-groups of the CCWG-Accountability, on
Identifying Contingencies, and is using
that original sub-group'smailing
list to conduct its work. The latest
version of the document that is the focus of ST-WP's
activities, Using
Stress Tests to evaluate existing & proposed
accountability measures (v7), was posted
to the mailing list on 7 March 2015.
·
The
CCWG-Accountability's Legal Sub Team has been working on
a draft
documentoutlining the issues it wishes to
ask of legal counsel (see also "Legal counsel" in the
CWG-Stewardship section above). The CCWG-Accountability
hopes to use the same firm as chosen by CWG-Stewardship,
but remains open to the possibility of choosing a
different legal counsel if the CWG-Stewardship's choice
proves not to be the most appropriate one for
CCWG-Accountability.
·
Senate
Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation
On
25 February, a U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce,
Science, & Transportation hearing, Preserving
the Multistakeholder Model of Internet Governance,
focused on the IANA Stewardship Transition and the
changes to ICANN's accountability needed to facilitate
that transition. There were three witnesses before the
hearing: Lawrence Strickling, NTIA Administrator, ICANN President
and CEO Fadi Chehadé and U.S. Ambassador David Gross on
behalf of the Internet Governance Coalition. The
witnesses were asked about the relationship of
the IANA stewardship transition to a variety of issues,
including intellectual property rights, net neutrality,
human rights online, openness and innovation,
international diplomacy and U.S. security.
·
Senate
Committee On Appropriations, Subcommittee On Commerce,
Justice, Science, And Related Agencies
On
27 February, during the Subcommittee's hearing, Financial
Year 2016 Department of Commerce Budget,
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker was asked why
there was a need to remove the U.S. Government from
the IANAstewardship role. The webcast can be viewed here.
19
Mar 2015 |
CWG-Stewardship
Meeting #30, 11:00-13:00 UTC |
23-24
Mar 2015 |
CCWG-Accountability
Face-to-Face Meeting, Istanbul |
25
Mar 2015 |
ICG Call
#14, 20:00-21:00 UTC |
26-27
Mar 2015 |
CWG-Stewardship
Face-to-Face Meeting (Meetings
#31 & #32), Istanbul |
18-19
Jun 2015 |
ICG Face-to-Face
Meeting, ICANN 53,
Buenos Aires |
10
Mar 2015 |
CCWG
Accountability - Draft
Legal Scoping Document |
7
Mar 2015 |
CCWG
Accountability Stress Test Work Party - Draft
7: Using Stress Tests to evaluate existing
& proposed accountability measures |
9
Mar 2015 |
CWG
Stewardship - Draft
of Principles and Criteria that Should
Underpin Decisions on the Transition
of NTIA Stewardship |
26
Feb 2015 |
CWG
Stewardship - Draft
Transition Plan version 2 [PDF,
232 KB] |
27
Feb 2015 |
Internet,
Stati Uniti a marcia indietro: in pericolo
la nuova governance,
corrierecomunicazioni.it, [IT] |
26
Feb 2015 |
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Anyone
can participate in discussions about the future
of IANA's stewardship and ICANNaccountability.For
information on joining CWG-Stewardship,
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Compiled
on behalf of ICANN by Samantha Dickinson | 17 March
2015
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