Being accountable for policy coordination and standards development is an awesome responsibility. So, I have testified before the US Congress -- both House and Senate -- only 7 times in various hearings, about the very early days of the Internet. And about multi stakeholder efforts -- Internet links Up, GetNetWise, Internet Summit, advancing Congressional support for funding for research -- sort of long ago stuff. I helped to prepare other hearing agendas, when we first established the concept of ICANN, and then to help to recommend witnesses about why it would be good to move the functions that Jon Postel carried into a new entity -- which then, we called 'newco'. We have come a long way. The work of the CCWG-Acct and CWG-/related to IANA functions is remarkable. We have a chance to update and inform members of the US Congress, and I hope that we think of this as a great opportunity. I do. I was there at the pre -beginning, so perhaps I really represent the minority now, who know how far we have come.Really, when we created ICANN, with four staff, and no funding, we were not ready for this responsibility. Now we are.Time to celebrate this, but also to always recognize that the Internet is different in its breadth and scope than it was when we had less than 400 m users, most of whom came from less than 12 countries. This is an important opportunity for all of us to be more current in our understanding and to take the responsibilities that we, the community, want ICANN to accept, very very seriously. NOT because of geo politics, but because this will fulfill the mission and functions that we designed ICANN for. I join with others in thanking the GAC, and recognizing with appreciation that they accepted observers in their deliberations. As some may note, many of the other constitutiencies are moving into closed discussions on their policy negotiations/development of positions, so it may be viewed with a little irony that the GAC is more open that the rest of us, so to speak. :-) Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2016 08:18:46 +0100 From: sebastien@bachollet.com To: seun.ojedeji@gmail.com; accountability-cross-community@icann.org Subject: Re: [CCWG-ACCT] NTIA Statement and more ThanksAbout the congressional hearing (US congress) it is interesting the wording of tittle.Privatizing the Internet Assigned Number AuthorityI am not sure we are privatizing the IANA.We are giving the starship to the full world?All the bestSeB Skills are useful but diversity is essential. Sébastien Bachollet+33 6 07 66 89 33Blog: http://sebastien.bachollet.fr/Mail: Sébastien Bachollet <sebastien@bachollet.com> De : <accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org> on behalf of Seun Ojedeji <seun.ojedeji@gmail.com> Date : samedi 12 mars 2016 17:33 À : <accountability-cross-community@icann.org> Objet : [CCWG-ACCT] NTIA Statement and more The following url could be of interest:NTIA Statement: https://www.ntia.doc.gov/blog/2016/reviewing-iana-transition-proposalCongres... hearing: https://energycommerce.house.gov/hearings-and-votes/hearings/privatizing-int... the multistakeholder community has done it's part. Fingers crossed.RegardsSent from my LG G4 Kindly excuse brevity and typos _______________________________________________ Accountability-Cross-Community mailing list Accountability-Cross-Community@icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/accountability-cross-community _______________________________________________ Accountability-Cross-Community mailing list Accountability-Cross-Community@icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/accountability-cross-community

Hi All. Thanks Marilyn for the 2 minutes video interview. Nothing edited. +1 Sébastien Bachollet We need to honor the founding members and staffs. An independent ICANN is around the corner. Hopes high. Regards, -Akinbo. On Sun, Mar 13, 2016 at 12:45 PM, Sébastien Bachollet < sebastien@bachollet.com> wrote:

Thanks Marilyn And we need to recognize you (and some other) who start the whole process. From my POV after the creation of ICANN1.0 and the transformation in ICANN2.0, we are entering in a new phase (ICANN3.0?). All those steps were painful, time consuming but also well done (thanks to all the one involved). ICANN is in the curent situation because of the involvement of people. I hope this new phase will allow ICANN to serve always better the end users (both businesses and individuals) with all the stakeholder included. SeB

*Skills are useful but diversity is essential.*

Sébastien Bachollet +33 6 07 66 89 33 Blog: http://sebastien.bachollet.fr/ Mail: Sébastien Bachollet <sebastien@bachollet.com>

De : Marilyn Cade <marilynscade@hotmail.com> Date : dimanche 13 mars 2016 11:07 À : Sébastien Bachollet <sebastien@bachollet.com>, Seun Ojedeji < seun.ojedeji@gmail.com>, "accountability-cross-community@icann.org" < accountability-cross-community@icann.org> Objet : RE: [CCWG-ACCT] NTIA Statement and more

Being accountable for policy coordination and standards development is an awesome responsibility.

So, I have testified before the US Congress -- both House and Senate -- only 7 times in various hearings, about the very early days of the Internet. And about multi stakeholder efforts -- Internet links Up, GetNetWise, Internet Summit, advancing Congressional support for funding for research -- sort of long ago stuff. I helped to prepare other hearing agendas, when we first established the concept of ICANN, and then to help to recommend witnesses about why it would be good to move the functions that Jon Postel carried into a new entity -- which then, we called 'newco'.

We have come a long way. The work of the CCWG-Acct and CWG-/related to IANA functions is remarkable. We have a chance to update and inform members of the US Congress, and I hope that we think of this as a great opportunity.

I do.

I was there at the pre -beginning, so perhaps I really represent the minority now, who know how far we have come. Really, when we created ICANN, with four staff, and no funding, we were not ready for this responsibility.

Now we are. Time to celebrate this, but also to always recognize that the Internet is different in its breadth and scope than it was when we had less than 400 m users, most of whom came from less than 12 countries. This is an important opportunity for all of us to be more current in our understanding and to take the responsibilities that we, the community, want ICANN to accept, very very seriously. NOT because of geo politics, but because this will fulfill the mission and functions that we designed ICANN for.

I join with others in thanking the GAC, and recognizing with appreciation that they accepted observers in their deliberations. As some may note, many of the other constitutiencies are moving into closed discussions on their policy negotiations/development of positions, so it may be viewed with a little irony that the GAC is more open that the rest of us, so to speak. :-)

------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2016 08:18:46 +0100 From: sebastien@bachollet.com To: seun.ojedeji@gmail.com; accountability-cross-community@icann.org Subject: Re: [CCWG-ACCT] NTIA Statement and more

Thanks About the congressional hearing (US congress) it is interesting the wording of tittle. Privatizing the Internet Assigned Number Authority I am not sure we are privatizing the IANA. We are giving the starship to the full world? All the best SeB

*Skills are useful but diversity is essential.*

Sébastien Bachollet +33 6 07 66 89 33 Blog: http://sebastien.bachollet.fr/ Mail: Sébastien Bachollet <sebastien@bachollet.com>

De : <accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org> on behalf of Seun Ojedeji <seun.ojedeji@gmail.com> Date : samedi 12 mars 2016 17:33 À : <accountability-cross-community@icann.org> Objet : [CCWG-ACCT] NTIA Statement and more

The following url could be of interest:

NTIA Statement: https://www.ntia.doc.gov/blog/2016/reviewing-iana-transition-proposal

Congressional hearing:

https://energycommerce.house.gov/hearings-and-votes/hearings/privatizing-int...

Well the multistakeholder community has done it's part. Fingers crossed.

Regards

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