It depends on where you stand vis-a-vis the post-JPA future for ICANN, isn't it? Truth be told, I have always been skeptical of an ICANN future without JPA or some successor different only in name.  I figured the route would have been paved by invoking the broad security interests of the US cohabited in a JPA or some such formulation. The mutterings you hear from Brussels is a preemptive strike against and is reflection of the European discomfort on subject. The week that was confirmed my own thinking; the plan is in play. Carlton On Sat, May 30, 2009 at 1:42 AM, Adam Peake <ajp@glocom.ac.jp> wrote:

Interesting things happening in the US:

President Obama's speech "Securing Our Nation's Cyber Infrastructure", <http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Remarks-by-the-President-on-Secur...> includes the paragraph:

"Let me also be clear about what we will not do.  Our pursuit of cybersecurity will not -- I repeat, will not include -- monitoring private sector networks or Internet traffic.  We will preserve and protect the personal privacy and civil liberties that we cherish as Americans.  Indeed, I remain firmly committed to net neutrality so we can keep the Internet as it should be -- open and free."

Administration supporting network neutrality, security *and* civil liberty and privacy.

Next:

ICANN oversight hearing in the Congress, Thursday June 4. "Event: 'Oversight Of The Internet Corporation For Assigned Names And Numbers (ICANN)' " <http://energycommerce.house.gov/index.php?option=com_jcalpro&Itemid=54&extmo...>

Anyone know the speakers etc?

And interesting, seems Andrew McLaughlin will join the Obama administration as Deputy Chief Technology Officer, reporting to Aneesh Chopra <http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/29/googles-top-policy-exec-to-join-oba...>. You can see Andrew talking about technology and government in this video from the Obama transition <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InI5n3NTvR4>.

Think Friday was a good day.

Adam

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