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Fwd: [CCWG-Accountability] Washington Post -- Protect the Internet: Keep the contract with ICANN
by Greg Shatan Jan. 6, 2015

Jan. 6, 2015

This may be of interest to the group. Greg ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Phil Corwin <psc(a)vlaw-dc.com> Date: Mon, Jan 5, 2015 at 8:24 PM Subject: [CCWG-Accountability] Washington Post -- Protect the Internet: Keep the contract with ICANN To: Accountability Cross Community <accountability-cross-community(a)icann.org > FYI--This is the lead editorial in the January 5, 2014 issue of the Washington Post… http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/protect-the-internet-keep-the-contra… The Post's View Protect the Internet: Keep the contract with ICANN By Editorial Board January 4 at 7:12 PM LAST MONTH, China hosted the first World Internet Conference and gave everyone reason to worry. At the last minute, Chinese officials tried to ram through a declaration calling for governments to exert greater control over the fastest and freest communications tool the world has ever seen, using the chilling concept of “Internet sovereignty” to justify it. Russia, meanwhile, has crushed its most prominent Internet entrepreneur — Pavel Durov , the founder of a major Facebook-like application — after he refused to cooperate with the Kremlin. It’s bad enough that these authoritarian governments repress online expression within their borders. They should not be let anywhere near the governance of the Internet’s global infrastructure. Yet the Commerce Department is proceeding with a plan to relinquish supervision of one crucial element of world Internet governance to an international body, which may not be sufficiently resistant to influence from the world’s many would-be censors. If the situation doesn’t improve, Commerce should halt the march toward a formal turnover. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is responsible for a lot of everyday maintenance — essentially acting as the Internet’s phone book. Until recently, its major policy dilemmas have revolved around whether to create new top-level domain names such as .tv or .xxx. But now it is at the center of a potentially perilous transition. It continues to operate under the Commerce Department’s benign oversight , but Commerce’s contract with ICANN is up next year . Relying on a global community of Internet engineers, businesses and other nongovernmental entities, ICANN wants to end one of the last vestiges of formal U.S. control over the global Internet, completing the transfer of responsibility for maintaining basic Internet functionality to a multi-stakeholder organization that operates by consensus and independently of any government. The problem is that no one yet has a convincing explanation for how the multi-stakeholder model will be immune to pernicious influences from governments. Independent voices from global nongovernmental interests are supposed to suffuse the ICANN system and provide a self-correcting ethos. But civil society in many countries is deeply connected to the state, and those states will try to manipulate or control as much as they can. Details of the technical transition are being hammered out, but the accountability measures and controls that will be vital to establishing and preserving a legitimate global Internet governance are taking longer. Commerce still holds a trump card: It can renew its contract with ICANN. The Obama administration has said it will insist on adequate protections for freedom of speech before it lets go, and it must stick to that commitment. That could be hard: The Snowden revelations have put pressure on the Obama administration. Yet the free and open Internet has thrived under existing arrangements. The United States should not allow other governments to use the leaks as a pretext to gain control of Internet governance. *Philip S. Corwin, Founding Principal* *Virtualaw LLC* *1155 F Street, NW* *Suite 1050* *Washington, DC 20004* *202-559-8597 <202-559-8597>/Direct* *202-559-8750 <202-559-8750>/Fax* *202-255-6172 <202-255-6172>/cell* *Twitter: @VlawDC* *"Luck is the residue of design" -- Branch Rickey* _______________________________________________ Accountability-Cross-Community mailing list Accountability-Cross-Community(a)icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/accountability-cross-community

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CWG Draft Proposal - A survey regarding the CSC and MRT
by Jonathan Robinson Jan. 5, 2015

Jan. 5, 2015

Dear All, As communicated on this Group's mailing list last week, we have worked on and prepared a survey regarding the CSC and MRT. The survey, is available online ( <http://goo.gl/forms/qYe8wqfPIM> http://goo.gl/forms/qYe8wqfPIM) Through this survey, we are very keen to hear from as many of you as possible and therefore strongly encourage every CWG member and participant to complete the survey no later than 23:59 UTC on Thursday, 8 January. Note that it should be possible to complete the survey in 15-30 minutes time. We understand that the time you have been given to respond is very short and therefore that you may not be able to consult with any groups that they are a part of or represent. To the extent that Members can reflect the views of the groups they represent, that is desirable, but personal responses should be provided if that is not possible. Participants are asked to express their personal views. This survey is based on suggestions arising from the public comments, as well as additional, related questions. The overall goal is to get a high level sense of the views of the CWG participants (i.e. Members and Participants) regarding these suggestions prior to the intensive work weekend on 10-11 January. The results of the survey will be used to guide the CWG in considering the public comments and continuing its work toward development of a final proposal for submission to the ICG. Please note that this is NOT a consensus poll in any shape or form. Thanks in advance for your cooperation. Best wishes, Jonathan Robinson and Lise Fuhr Please note: Another survey is planned for a few days from now and that will include issues related to the Independent Appeals Panel (IAP) and Contract Co.

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Note for survey from co-chairs
by Lise Fuhr Jan. 5, 2015

Jan. 5, 2015

Dear all, In order to help frame our work during the Intensive Work Weekend (10-11 January), we will put together a survey for the CWG based on suggestions proposed during the Public Comment. We present the draft now, so that the group can review and give their feedback. Please be aware that it is a very early draft. You may use the mailing list of course, but Greg Shatan has also offered to use the RFP3 call on Friday 2 January at 14:00 UTC as an opportunity for discussion. We will review the feedback following the RFP3 call and expect to put out the survey to the group on Friday 2 January. This gives the group just 7 days to complete the survey in time for the Intensive Work Weekend. As with all the CWG work to date, we realize that this is a short turnaround time, but would appreciate the guidance in order to make the Intensive Work Weekend as productive as possible. Happy New Year Best regards, Lise & Jonathan

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Re: [CWG-Stewardship] Open call for Pen Holders for shorttext Initial drafting tasks in Sec 5 and Agenda for next RFP-5 Meeting on 07 January at 21:00 UTC
by Cheryl Langdon-Orr Jan. 2, 2015

Jan. 2, 2015

Happy New Year to you all, and just a couple of things in preparation for our 4th RFP-5 call next week... I have put together the Drft Agenda for this call see https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=51415530 Please note that new members/contributors to RFP-5 are welcome and so the invitation to engage or to assist with the drafting tasks listed below is extended to any Member or Participant of the CWG >From that and the Action Items Grace has already circulated to RFP-5 list (and quoted below) you will see that we are asking for RFP-5 or CWG Members/Participants to step forward to hold the pen for some initial drafting of text to use in our section to respond to the issue of the CWG Proposal meeting the 5 requirements set out by the NTIA... I know this is a very busy time for everyone but I appeal to you now to please consider putting your name forward by responding to this email (or directly on this wiki page <https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocwgdtstwrdshp/CWG-RFP5+-+Draft>) to be 'penholder for one of the following NTIA requirement text section, remembering that you will be putting just a paragraph or two together for each and that the initial draft produced will be then modified by both the activities of the Intensive Work W'end coming up , and in our meeting for Final Drafting in the week of the 12th Jan. Thank You (in anticipation of your responses :-) [Expanded Text Section addressing the 5 requirements] Requirement Pen Holder(s) Support and enhance the multistakeholder model; Maintain the security, stability, and resiliency of the Internet DNS; Meet the needs and expectation of the global customers and partners of the IANA functions; Maintain the openness of the Internet; Does not replace the NTIA role with a government-led or an inter-governmental organization solution. *Cheryl Langdon-O**rr ... *(CLO) about.me/cheryl.LangdonOrr [image: Cheryl Langdon-Orr on about.me] <http://about.me/cheryl.LangdonOrr> On 2 January 2015 at 09:21, Grace Abuhamad <grace.abuhamad(a)icann.org> wrote: > Dear all, > > Notes, recordings, and transcript (soon) are available on the RFP5 meeting > page on the Wiki here: https://community.icann.org/x/6IkQAw > > > > Below is an overview of the action items: > > - ACTION: seek additional assistance from ccTLD and gTLD reps to > provide input and assistance to prepare response > - *ACTION: start drafting (text and table) that can act as checklist – > tool on Wiki available here: https://community.icann.org/x/aoQQAw > <https://community.icann.org/x/aoQQAw>.* > - ACTION (staff): ensure that everyone has access to the editing tool. > It looks all have access to wiki space. If not please get back to Grace or > Brenda > - ACTION (staff): look for time during Intense week-end (on 10th and > 11th) to draft RFP 5. Coordinate with co-chairs > - ACTION (all): Bring forward particular points to bring in 5 > requirements section. > - ACTION: Put to list five skeletons items and seek volunteers to hold > pen initially > - ACTION: Circulate to wider list the link to wiki page and seek > feedback > - ACTION (staff) for next call: display wiki page during the call > - ACTION: Grace to poll for next call > > Next call: RFP5 *Wednesday 7 January 21:00 – 22:00 UTC* > > > Best, > > Grace > > > <http://about.me/cheryl.LangdonOrr> > > _______________________________________________ > Cwg-rfp5 mailing list > Cwg-rfp5(a)icann.org > https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/cwg-rfp5 > >

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Please Provide Feedback for RFP5
by Grace Abuhamad Jan. 1, 2015

Jan. 1, 2015

Dear all, Happy New Year! As you know, the RFP5 subgroup is working on the part of the CWG Proposal that describes how (or to what extent) the CWG Proposal meets the NTIA requirements. The group has started with a table as a way to complete their task. As the group begins its work, it seeks feedback from the larger CWG. To view the draft, please see the Wiki at: https://community.icann.org/x/aoQQAw. Please provide your feedback either directly on the CWG mailing list, or by using the comment function on the Wiki page. The RFP5 subgroup had its 3rd (and most recent) meeting on 30 December at 21:30 UTC. The notes from this meeting are available on the RFP5 meeting page on the Wiki here <https://community.icann.org/x/6IkQAw> . Best, Grace

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Fwd: [NRO-IANAXFER] Editorial version of Internet Number Community IANA Stewardship, Proposal published
by Izumi Okutani Dec. 30, 2014

Dec. 30, 2014

Hi, I would like to share the latest version of the Internet numbers community's response to the Request For Proposals issued by the IANA Stewardship Coordination Group (ICG) for your reference. As you are probably aware, the RIR communities has been working to develop the number resources component of the IANA transition proposal. The draft has been prepared by the Consolidated RIR IANA Stewardship Proposal (CRISP) team, based on its role to integrate the input from each of the 5 RIR regions and finalize the initial RIR submission to the ICG, in response to the RFP. Key dates: First draft comments close: 5 Jan 2015 Second draft to be published: 8 Jan 2015 Second draft comments close: 12 Jan 2015 Final proposal to be sent to ICG: 15 Jan 2015 If you have any feedback, please submit your comment to <ianaxfer(a)nro.net> mailing list for the CRISP team to consider as community feedback for the number resources component of the IANA function. Reference: ----------- Details of all the CRISP team's work to date, including recordings, minutes and agendas of all CRISP teleconferences and a public archive of the internal CRISP team mailing list, are available at: https://nro.net/crisp-team Best Regards, Izumi Okutani Consolidated RIR IANA Stewardship Proposal Team (CRISP Team) -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [NRO-IANAXFER] Editorial version of Internet Number Community IANA Stewardship, Proposal published Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 20:43:23 +0900 From: Izumi Okutani <izumi(a)nic.ad.jp> To: ianaxfer(a)nro.net Dear Colleagues, CRISP Team has published an editorial version of the Internet numbers community's response to the Request For Proposals issued by the IANA Stewardship Coordination Group (ICG): http://www.nro.net/crisp-proposal-first-draft-1-1 >From the initial draft we published on 19th Dec [*], we have made editorial changes only. No changes are made in contents of the proposal. [*] https://www.nro.net/wp-content/uploads/CRISP-IANA-PROPOSAL-First-Draft1.pdf The editorial changes are intended to clarify our answers to RFP, by re-ordering answers in the same order as questions listed in each Section. Some small additions have been made to address points that had not been answered in the earlier draft. Finally, there are some changes made for stylistic reasons. The deadline of the comments to be submitted to <ianaxfer(a)nro.net> mailing list remains the same: Monday 5th Jan 2015. Please let us know if you have any questions about version 1.1 of our draft proposal, and we continue to welcome feedback from the community. Best Regards, Consolidated RIR IANA Stewardship Proposal Team (CRISP Team) _______________________________________________ ianaxfer mailing list ianaxfer(a)nro.net https://www.nro.net/mailman/listinfo/ianaxfer a _______________________________________________ Ianaplan mailing list Ianaplan(a)ietf.org https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ianaplan

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Assistance in reading through submissions
by Grace Abuhamad Dec. 29, 2014

Dec. 29, 2014

Dear all, In preparation for the call tomorrow, there are a few ways you can read submissions: * The Public Comment forum is located at: http://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-cwg-naming-transition-01dec14/ * Robert Guerra has kindly compiled all the submissions into PDFs and loaded them into Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B5vAD_Xq4PXzalpfZkZyaS1vRGs&usp=shar ing * Robert has also provided a link to a zip file (compressed file) for easy download of all the comments: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5vAD_Xq4PXzUEhNTmxwNHh2YlE/view?usp=sharin g (I have attached the zip file to this email as well) * Finally, Berry Cobb has prepared a staff extraction of comments that I have attached here in both PDF and Word formats and have uploaded to the Wiki here: https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocwgdtstwrdshp/Current+Drafts Best, Grace

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Proposed Agenda for 12th Meeting (30 December at 14:00 UTC)
by Grace Abuhamad Dec. 29, 2014

Dec. 29, 2014

Dear all, Below is the proposed agenda for the CWG call on 30 December at 14:00 UTC. As always, I will send a separate email to the Notify list with call details. Please read as many submissions as possible in preparation for the call. I will follow up with an email to assist you in reading the submissions. Proposed Agenda 1. Welcome & Roll Call 2. Status Updates 3. Summary & Analysis of Public Comments - introduce methodology for summary and analysis (Bernie) - comments and feedback - points of agreement 4. Way forward - methodology and approach - consider polling concept 5. Review of Action Items 6. AOB Best, Grace

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5 Calls This Week!
by Grace Abuhamad Dec. 29, 2014

Dec. 29, 2014

Dear all, As a reminder, there are 5 calls scheduled this week, one full CWG call and four subgroup calls. The full meeting schedule is available on the Wiki here: https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocwgdtstwrdshp/Meetings. I've copied below for your convenience. As always, I will send out reminders and call details to the Notify list one day in advance. Meeting schedule for this week (all times in UTC): RFP3 <https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=51415500> Monday 29 December14:00 16:00 RFP4 <https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=51415513> Monday 29 December21:00 23:00 Meeting #12 CWG IANA <https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=51413032> Tuesday 30 December14:00 16:00 RFP5 <https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=51415528> Tuesday 30 December21:30 22:30 RFP3 <https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=51415502> Friday 2 January14:00 16:00 Please contact me if you have any questions, Grace

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Read the "stress tests" for IANA transition and ICANN accountability obtained by The Register
by Robert Guerra Dec. 25, 2014

Dec. 25, 2014

Just came across this article. Thought it might be of interest given our conversations. US govt tells ICANN: No accountability, no keys to the internet We publish the 12 'stress tests' DNS overlord must prove it can handle before it keeps IANA By Kieren McCarthy, 5 Dec 2014 Read the "stress tests" for IANA transition and ICANN accountability obtained by The Register http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/12/05/us_government_tells_icann_no_accoun… I know Kieren is on this list, so I’m hoping he might provide additional context … regards Robert

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