Hi McTim, The civil society statement of support for the IANA Transition can be found here: http://bestbits.net/iana-transition/ All the best, Melanie On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 2:37 PM, McTim <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi, > > On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 1:37 PM, Edward Morris <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > >> HI McTim, >> >> >> Although I might be surprised, I doubt the NCSG will have a consensus on >> an approach to the transition. >> >> I strongly support the Heritage approach to the transition. It should be >> noted that Brett made it very clear that he supports the transition. I >> believe the words he used, words that seem to have confused a few people >> here, were "I support the transition". It's just that his position, IMHO, >> takes a far more mature, sophisticated and nuanced approach to the matter >> than the speed racer approach espoused during the Senate hearing by our >> commercial colleagues. >> >> From the perspective of the noncommercial commiunity, the soft graduated >> transition is the better option for two very specific reasons: >> >> 1. In creating an accountable ICANN we reinvented the corporation. >> > > We didn't, it is just tinkering around the edges. > > > >> Our new corporate model is untried, untested and is a completely new >> construction without precedent. >> > > As was ICANN in the earliest days. > > > >> Many of us in the NCSG preferred a membership model based upon California >> statute that had greater certainty. Our views were rejected. I don't know >> if the model we have created will actually work as intended. No one does. >> This was so rushed >> > > In fact is has been delayed for many years....not "rushed". > > There is a letter circulating amongst CS folks supporting the transition, > does anyone have the link to that? > > -- > Cheers, > > McTim > "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route > indicates how we get there." Jon Postel > -- *Melanie Penagos* *International Policy Associate* *Public Knowledge* *http://www.publicknowledge.org/ <http://www.publicknowledge.org/>* +1 (202) 861-0020 ext. 122 | skype: melanie.penagos | @ampenagos <https://twitter.com/ampenagos>