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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><i><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">This note was earlier sent by Kathryn Brown via CONNECT.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">As you are aware, on March 14, 2014, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced its intent to transition key Internet domain name functions to the global
multistakeholder community.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">As the first step, the NTIA asked ICANN to convene global stakeholders to develop a proposal to transition the current role played by the NTIA in the coordination of the domain name system
(DNS).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">The NTIA statement can be viewed here<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><a href="http://www.ntia.doc.gov/press-release/2014/ntia-announces-intent-transition-key-internet-domain-name-functions">http://www.ntia.doc.gov/press-release/2014/ntia-announces-intent-transition-key-internet-domain-name-functions<o:p></o:p></a></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">During its' March Singapore meeting, ICANN officially kick-started the process by holding one session on the evolution of the IANA functions and by creating a mailing list (IANATransition list).
On April 8, 2014, ICANN released a "Call for Public Input: Draft Proposal, Based on Initial Community Feedback, of the Principles and Mechanisms and the Process to Develop a Proposal to Transition NTIA's Stewardship of the IANA Functions." In the proposal,
amongst other things, ICANN recommended the creation of a 'steering committee,' comprised of two representatives from the technical organizations (including ISOC and the IETF) as well as two representatives from ICANNšs own Advisory Committees (AC) and Supporting
Organizations (SO).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">ICANN has not yet issued its' conclusions from the consultation but it seems likely that it will conclude, based on the IAB and ISOC comments, that the technical bodies should determine their
own selection process for this committee. We believe that the ISOC Board of Trustees may be best placed to oversee the ISOC nomination and selection process of the two individuals. We are recommending that the Board follow a nomination and selection procedure
that closely follows that which it uses to select Board members for PIR. The proposed procedure is attached; the purpose of which is to will allow for a robust, transparent and accountable process.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">This is a call for community input on the proposed process, which is attached. It would be helpful to hear any comments you may have on any improvements or on anything we might have missed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Please send your comments to
<a href="mailto:ianacommittee@isoc.org">ianacommittee@isoc.org</a>. <b>The deadline for comments is Sunday, 8 June 2014, at 23:59 UTC.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">On behalf of,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Kathryn Brown<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">President & CEO<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Internet Society<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">Naveed Haq<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">Chapter Development Manager, Asia-Pacific<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">Internet Society<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black"><a href="http://www.isoc.org/"><span style="color:black">www.isoc.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black"><a href="skype:naveed.haq79"><span style="color:black;text-decoration:none">Skype: naveed.haq79</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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