Just wanted to share two posts I made from Singapore this week, on IANA transition and ICANN accountability A Programmer's Perspective on the IANA Transition<http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140326_a_programmers_perspective_on_the_iana...> Earlier this week, I posted from Singapore on the challenges we face in designing the transition of IANA functions from the US government to the global multistakeholder community. Now, let's consider how a programmer would design new mechanisms to accomplish this transition. For starters, a programmer would need something more than high-level principles. Coding requires use cases for routine interaction and especially for cases where users don't follow the expected routine and where the real world intervenes with inconvenient problems. more»<http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140326_a_programmers_perspective_on_the_iana...> The Path Forward: Accountability Through the IANA Transition<http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140323_the_path_forward_accountability_throu...> It's clear that the US government is intent on dropping its legacy contractual role for the IANA functions. Whatever your views on the wisdom or timing of that decision, the challenge now is to ensure that the transition leaves ICANN in the best possible position to succeed. Arriving yesterday to the island nation of Singapore felt strangely appropriate. Over the past week I've been one of the lonely people in the ICANN community to express concern about the US government's decision. more»<http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140323_the_path_forward_accountability_throu...> - Steve DelBianco Executive Director NetChoice http://www.NetChoice.org<http://www.netchoice.org/> and http://blog.netchoice.org<http://blog.netchoice.org/> +1.202.420.7482