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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I made a post on this on the NRO mailing list, and Bill Woodcock posted what I think is a very reasonable reply. My post and Bill’s reply are at:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="https://www.nro.net/pipermail/ianaxfer/2015-April/000458.html">https://www.nro.net/pipermail/ianaxfer/2015-April/000458.html</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="https://www.nro.net/pipermail/ianaxfer/2015-April/000460.html">https://www.nro.net/pipermail/ianaxfer/2015-April/000460.html</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Richard<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 4.0pt'><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Chapter-delegates [mailto:chapter-delegates-bounces@elists.isoc.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Narelle Clark<br><b>Sent:</b> jeudi, 30. avril 2015 09:55<br><b>To:</b> Chapter Delegates<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Chapter-delegates] Reminder - Open comment period from ICANN CCWG for new naming proposal<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>All,<br>you may find this further piece interesting also. I admit to being deeply concerned and am seeking further clarification.<br><br>At the recent ARIN meeting a presentation was given:<br><a href="https://www.arin.net/participate/meetings/reports/ARIN_35/PDF/monday/crisp_panel.pdf">https://www.arin.net/participate/meetings/reports/ARIN_35/PDF/monday/crisp_panel.pdf</a><br><br>Page 18 of the ARIN presentation says:<br><br>"ICANN has verbally represented that they will reject any proposed agreement<br>in which ICANN is not deemed the sole source prime contractor for IANA<br>functions in perpetuity.<br><br>"ICANN asserts that neither NTIA nor the US Congress will approve any<br>transition plan which leaves open the possibility of a future non-US IANA<br>Functions Operator."<br><br>Milton Mueller has blogged on this:<br><a href="http://www.internetgovernance.org/2015/04/28/icann-wants-an-iana-functions-monopoly-and-its-willing-to-wreck-the-transition-process-to-get-it/">http://www.internetgovernance.org/2015/04/28/icann-wants-an-iana-functions-monopoly-and-its-willing-to-wreck-the-transition-process-to-get-it/</a> <<a href="http://www.internetgovernance.org/2015/04/28/icann-wants-an-iana-functions-monopoly-and-its-willing-to-wreck-the-transition-process-to-get-it/">http://www.internetgovernance.org/2015/04/28/icann-wants-an-iana-functions-monopoly-and-its-willing-to-wreck-the-transition-process-to-get-it/</a>><br><br>An interesting quote from the article:<br><br>"Those who claim that ICANN’s good performance of the IANA functions in the past, under NTIA supervision, means that we needn’t bother with “complex” new organizational arrangements that compensate for the loss of NTIA accountability are, we think, being proved wrong. But it’s good that this is happening now, before the die is fully cast. Just imagine bargaining with ICANN once it has all the marbles.”<br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Thoughts?<br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>Narelle<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 7:04 PM, Narelle Clark <<a href="mailto:narelle@isoc-au.org.au" target="_blank">narelle@isoc-au.org.au</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>All,<br>we are entering what may be the final stages of the compilation of the<br>proposal for a post-US government stewardship of the IANA functions.<br><br>Like the numbering and protocol parameters groups before them, the<br>names community are in the final phases of compiling a proposal for<br>that final piece of IANA. Their proposal has gone out for public<br>comment, see:<br><a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/cwg-stewardship-draft-proposal-2015-04-22-en" target="_blank">https://www.icann.org/public-comments/cwg-stewardship-draft-proposal-2015-04-22-en</a><br><br>I therefore encourage you to participate in this community exercise.<br><br>A huge thank you must go to everyone who participated in the proposal<br>development for the numbers community (via the CRISP team from the<br>RIRs) and the protocol parameters community (via ianaplan from the<br>IETF). Those proposals are comprehensive indeed:<br><br>Numbers, ie RIR: <a href="https://www.nro.net/news/final-proposal-crisp" target="_blank">https://www.nro.net/news/final-proposal-crisp</a><br>Protocols, ie IETF:<br><a href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-ianaplan-icg-response-09" target="_blank">https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-ianaplan-icg-response-09</a><br><br><br>We will be moving into the final phase soon, so I will need people's<br>thoughts on the overall system proposal: is it appropriate?<br>Have the processes been rigorous and dealt with issues raised within<br>standing community processes?<br>Are the proposals consistent with each other?<br>Will they work together?<br><br>Is anything missing?<br><br><br>Best regards<br><span style='color:#888888'><br><br><span class=hoenzb>Narelle</span><br><br><span class=hoenzb>--</span><br><br><span class=hoenzb>Narelle Clark</span><br><span class=hoenzb>ISOC nominee to the IANA Coordination Group</span><br><br><span class=hoenzb>Immediate Past President and Board Member</span><br><span class=hoenzb>Internet Society of Australia</span><br><span class=hoenzb><a href="mailto:narelle@internet.org.au">narelle@internet.org.au</a></span><br><span class=hoenzb><a href="http://www.internet.org.au" target="_blank">www.internet.org.au</a></span><br><span class=hoenzb>The Internet is for Everyone!</span></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br clear=all><br>-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><br>Narelle Clark<br>Immediate Past President and Board Member<br>Internet Society of Australia<br>ph: 0412 297 043<br>int ph: +61 412 297 043<br><a href="mailto:president@isoc-au.org.au" target="_blank">narelle@isoc-au.org.au</a><br><a href="http://www.isoc-au.org.au" target="_blank">www.isoc-au.org.au</a><br>The Internet is for Everyone!<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>