[Chapter-delegates] FW: ICANN AGREEMENT PAVES WAY FOR DNS TRANSITION

[David McAuley]

Dear Chapter Delegates:

Today ICANN and the US DoC announced a new agreement and ISOC has issued
a press release on this development which I include below for your
attention and for distribution among your chapter members.

Best regards,
David

David McAuley
Membership Director
Internet Society
703-326-9880, ext 104
703-963-5887 (mobile)
mcauley at isoc.org


-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Godwin [mailto:godwin at isoc.org] 
Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 3:26 PM
To: Lynn St.Amour; mcauley at isoc.org
Cc: shears at isoc.org
Subject: ICANN AGREEMENT PAVES WAY FOR DNS TRANSITION


Lynn, David,

This release has just been sent out. I've also posted the release to the
web site and added a headline on our home page.

Please include in the newsletter and forward to appropriate lists.

Have a great weekend!

Peter



ICANN AGREEMENT PAVES WAY FOR DNS TRANSITION

Reston, VA and Geneva, Switzerland - 29th September 2006 - ISOC welcomes
the agreement announced today between the United States Department of
Commerce
(USDoC) and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
(ICANN). The agreement ensures continued stability of the Internet by
setting the foundation for an orderly transition of the Domain Name
System (DNS) to the private sector. It also demonstrates clear support
for ICANN and the role it plays in coordinating those activities related
to the Internet's system of unique identifiers.

The agreement moves beyond the milestone-driven "oversight" model to one
in which ICANN has greater flexibility and the United States Government
takes a more discrete role, echoing ISOC's recommendations during the
USDoC NTIA's recent public hearing on the transition of the DNS.

"This is a constructive step in the direction of private sector
management of the DNS," said ISOC's President and CEO Lynn St.Amour. "We
believe this agreement contributes to the continued stability of the
Internet while allowing for additional operational freedom for ICANN.
The new agreement is also a positive indication that the US Government
is truly supportive of moving the management of the DNS to a private
sector model and we are very pleased to see this. And of course, we
believe ICANN is ready for this next step."

As its dramatic growth continues, the Internet will be faced by new and
more complex challenges. The Internet Society is working to ensure that
the Internet's successful and unique self-regulation models continue to
evolve in such a way that people everywhere can participate in its
development as well as continue to benefit from open access to this
"network of networks". Today's announcement supports this evolution by
further legitimizing the processes that determine how the Internet
works.

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NOTE TO EDITORS

ISOC's statement at the NTIA's public hearing on the transition of the
DNS is available here:

http://www.isoc.org/pubpolpillar/ISOC_NTIA_statement_060726.pdf

ISOC's response to the NTIA's Notice of Inquiry is available here:

http://www.isoc.org/pubpolpillar/ISOC_NTIA_response_060707.pdf


ABOUT ISOC

The Internet Society is a not-for-profit membership organization founded
in 1992 to provide leadership in Internet related standards, education,
and policy. With offices in Washington, DC, and Geneva, Switzerland, it
is dedicated to ensuring the open development, evolution and use of the
Internet for the benefit of people throughout the world. ISOC is the
organizational home of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and
other Internet-related bodies who together play a critical role in
ensuring that the Internet develops in a stable and open manner. For
over 14 years ISOC has run international network training programs for
developing countries and these have played a vital role in setting up
the Internet connections and networks in virtually every country
connecting to the Internet during this time.

FOR FURTHER DETAILS

Peter Godwin
Communications Manager, Internet Society
E-mail: godwin at isoc.org
4, rue des Falaises
1205 Geneva
Switzerland