<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tr><td valign="top"><div>I doubt at the US Congress will allow the transition to occur, not enough reforms to the whistleblower process were made to allow for ICANN members to alert the internet community of foreign government/other nefarious influence, in my opinion. Right now, as I read the proposal, the internet community would be more likely to hear about nefarious influence of ICANN through a leak or from Edward Snowden than any trusted process. <br /><br />Ron</div></td></tr></table> <div id="_origMsg_">
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[Iana-transition] Plan to Transition Stewardship of Key Internet Functions Sent to the U.S. Government <br>
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<div class="">For those interested in developments with respect to the planning for stewardship</div>
<div class="">transition of IANA functions from the US Government to the community, it is worth</div>
<div class="">noting that all of the planning requirements have been met, and yesterday the </div>
<div class="">complete plan was submitted by the ICANN Board to NTIA for their consideration.</div>
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<h2 style="clear:left;margin-bottom:0px;" class="">Plan to Transition Stewardship of Key Internet Functions Sent to the U.S. Government</h2>
<h3 class="">Culmination of a Two-Year Effort by the Global Internet Community</h3>
<p class="">10 March 2016</p>
<p class=""><strong class=""><em class="">Marrakech, Morocco…</em></strong> Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Board Chair Dr. Stephen D. Crocker today submitted to the U.S. Government a plan developed by the international Internet
community that, if approved, will lead to global stewardship of some key technical Internet functions.</p>
<p class="">"This plan is a testament to the hard work of the global Internet community and the strength of the multistakeholder model," said Crocker, who transmitted the plan on behalf of the global community. "The plan has now been sent to the U.S. Government
for its review, and assuming it meets the necessary criteria, we will have reached an historic moment in the history of the Internet."</p>
<p class="">The plan provides a comprehensive package to transition the U.S. Government's stewardship of these technical functions, called the IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority), which are critical to the Internet's smooth operation. It also proposes
ways to enhance ICANN's accountability as a fully independent organization. The transition is the final step in the long-anticipated privatization of the Internet's Domain Name System (DNS), first outlined when ICANN was incorporated in 1998.</p>
<p class="">The ICANN Board received the package from the community during its 55th public meeting in Morocco, and today transmitted it to the U.S. National Telecommunication and Information Administration (NTIA).</p>
<p class="">On 14 March 2014, NTIA announced its desire to transition its stewardship of the IANA functions to the global multistakeholder community. The package is the result of an inclusive, global discussion amongst representatives from government, large
and small business, technical experts, civil society, researchers, academics and end users.</p>
<p class="">"The Internet community has exhibited remarkable dedication to the IANA stewardship transition because we know just how important it is to complete," said Alissa Cooper, Chair of the IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG) that coordinated
the development of the transition proposal. "Internet users the world over stand to benefit from its stability, security, and accountability enhancements to Internet governance once the proposal takes effect."</p>
<p class="">The global Internet community has worked tirelessly to develop a plan that meets NTIA's criteria, logging more than 600 meetings and calls, more than 32,000 mailing list exchanges and more than 800 working hours.</p>
<p class="">The package combines the technical requirements of a transition coordinated by the IANA Stewardship Transition Group (ICG) and enhancements to ICANN's accountability identified by the Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability
(CCWG-Accountability). The two groups were composed of volunteers representing a broad range of interests from the wider multistakeholder Internet community.</p>
<p class="">"This plan enjoys the broadest possible support from this very diverse community and I'm confident it will meet NTIA's criteria," said Thomas Rickert, one of the CCWG-Accountability co-Chairs. "The work of this group shows just how well the inclusive
multistakeholder approach is working."</p>
<p class="">The U.S. Government will now review the package to ensure that it meets NTIA's criteria. If approved, implementation of the plan is expected to be completed prior to the expiration of the contract between NTIA and ICANN in September 2016.</p>
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<p class="">To see further comments (quotes) on the transmission of the package go here:
<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/iana-stewardship-final-package-quotes" class="">
https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/iana-stewardship-final-package-quotes</a> [PDF, 46 KB]</p>
<p class="">To access the media contacts of Internet organizations involved, go here:
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https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/iana-stewardship-final-package-press-contacts</a> [PDF, 284 KB]</p>
<p class="">To read the IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal, go here: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/iana-stewardship-transition-proposal-10mar16-en.pdf" class="">
https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/iana-stewardship-transition-proposal-10mar16-en.pdf</a> [PDF, 2.32 MB]</p>
<p class="">To read the Enhancing ICANN Accountability Final Report, go here: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/ccwg-accountability-supp-proposal-work-stream-1-recs-23feb16-en.pdf" class="">
https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/ccwg-accountability-supp-proposal-work-stream-1-recs-23feb16-en.pdf</a> [PDF, 6.03 MB]</p>
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