[ppml] Important Documents Concerning ICANN

[Ray Plzak]

William,

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Ray

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ppml at arin.net [mailto:owner-ppml at arin.net] On 
> Behalf Of william at elan.net
> Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 2:46 AM
> To: ppml at arin.net
> Subject: Re: [ppml] Important Documents Concerning ICANN
> 
> 
> 
> I have quite a bit more questions about this NRO and the documents 
> released then actual comments. So would the apnic mailing 
> list mentioned  
> (which indicates as being setup to receive comments) is more like
> normal mailing list where questions can be asked and the documents
> discussed or is is truly posting-only comments list? Accidently that 
> mailing list appears to be moderated, but I'm hoping that is just to 
> protect again spam.
> 
> Regarding questions, since I'm neither lawyer, nor politician I need
> clarifictin on all that language, possibly list of key points 
> of difference
> between new structure (I see in language that NRO would 
> basicly replace
> ASO, so it would be ICANN->NRO->RIRs, but before it was 
> ICANN->ASO->RIRs
> which seem almost the same...). One such key point I did notice - 
> requirement for 2/3 votes for ICANN board to reject policy proposals
> made by NRO. What are other key points and points of difference with 
> current (or proposed by ICANN) structure involving ASO?
> 
> I also would be interested to know if RIRs tried to resolve 
> disagreements
> with new ICANN management as of late (I know you had tried it with old
> management, but hopefully ICANN got few new people there now that and 
> stalled talks can be moved along without necessity of new 
> MOA, which seems
> to be done in rather ultimatum like manner by RIRs).
> 
> On Mon, 22 Sep 2003, Member Services wrote:
> 
> > The Regional Internet Registries (RIR) have published 
> > three (3) documents:
> > 
> >   a.  Proposed Open Letter to ICANN from the Regional 
> >       Internet Registries
> >   b.  Proposed Agreement between the RIRs to create the 
> >       Number Resource Organization
> >   c.  Proposed Agreement between the RIRs (acting through 
> >       the NRO) and ICANN concerning the Address Supporting
> >       Organization
> > 
> > These documents are available at:
> > 
> >   http://www.arin.net/library/rir-docs
> > 
> > In order to ensure that all interested and concerned parties 
> > have the opportunity to comment, a thirty (30) day comment 
> > period is now open. The comment period will close at midnight 
> > UTC (8 PM EDT) October 22, 2003.
> > 
> > The ARIN Board of Trustees will consider the comments as they 
> > are received and intends to make a decision whether to adopt 
> > these documents following this comment period. If these 
> > documents are adopted by all the RIR Boards, it is the 
> > present intention to formally pass the open letter to ICANN 
> > on the 24th of October. On the same date the Boards of the 
> > RIRs currently intend to direct their CEOs to sign the MoU 
> > concerning the establishment of the Number Resource 
> > Organization. 
> > 
> > The RIRs welcome feedback from the Internet addressing 
> > community on the contents of these documents.  All comments 
> > should be addressed to: nro-comments at apnic.net. The comments 
> > will be passed to all the Boards of the RIRs, and will also 
> > be published on the web site http://www.apnic.net/nro-comments. 
> > Any dialogue that arises from such comments will also be 
> > published on this site.
> > 
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> > Raymond A. Plzak
> > President & CEO
> > American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)
>