[Chapter-delegates] Fwd: PICISOC re JPA

[Veni Markovski]

ICANN's request is NOT for an IMMEDIATE termination of the JPA.

Best,
Veni



On 2/14/08, WWWhatsup <joly at punkcast.com> wrote:
> 2 cents from NYC. This does not represent our chapter's views.
>
> >The JPA should be terminated as soon as possible through a process that
> ensures the transition to ICANN's co-ordination role is both effective and
> sustainable.
> >
> >Finally PICISOC supports the proposed submission by ISOC from Bill Graham
> via email of 8 February 2008 where the text follows:
>
> In other words PICISOC, like ISOC-Finland, opposes ICANN's request for an
> immediate conclusion of the JPA.
>
> We are between meetings and so haven't discussed this at ISOC-NY. Veni is
> our only current active member with extensive
> ICANN experience and we know where he stands.  I did read his recent paper
> on the IGF (noted on http://www.isoc-ny.org/?p=101 )
> where he points out that the more developed the country the less concerned
> they are with the politics of
> dns control and the more with the vital task of upgrading infrastructure and
> access.  With this in mind I'm surprised to see
> him making such a fuss :)
>
> In the early days of ICANN they were legitimate concerns that organized mass
> subscriptions from certain
> countries would unbalance the bottom-up process. As I understand it the ALAC
> was dveloped to counter that  possibility,
> but the ALAC itself is still young. Meanwhile the GAC is well organized and
> influential, and the GNSO is deeply
> entrenched. That the USG stand as guarantor of fair practice via the JPA
> doesn't seem that outrageous.
>
> In terms of the overall history/future of the internet 18 months is not a
> long time.
>
> It's evident from Bill Graham's resume
> http://www.isoc.org/isoc/media/releases/080213pr.shtml
> that he has plenty of experience in the field.  I welcome his addition to
> ISOC and am encouraged by
> his willingness to take a possibly politically awkward position that has the
> best interests of the Internet
> itself at heart.
>
> Joly MacFie
>
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