[Chapter-delegates] NEWS RELEASE: Internet Society Calls for Conclusion of Agreement Between US Department of Commerce and ICANN

[Veni Markovski]

Well, Desiree,
You might have heard something from a congressman or congresswoman
I've missed, but there is nothing unnatural that they want
continuation of the JPA. After all, they are responding to their
businesses and voters, and saying something different would be really
strange.

Veni

Veni

On 6/4/09, Desiree Miloshevic <dmiloshevic at afilias.info> wrote:
> Veni
>
> I am listening to the hearing, and saying ALL - is simply wrong.
>
> Desiree
> --
>
> On 4 Jun 2009, at 15:39, Veni Markovski wrote:
>
>> Right now the US Congress discusses the issue, and all congressmen and
>> women are against the conclusion...
>> A webcast is available at http://tr.im/npqp
>>
>> Veni
>>
>>
>> On 6/4/09, Greg Wood <wood at isoc.org> wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>> For your reference, the news release below will be publicly
>>> distributed around 1200 ET US/1600 UTC today.
>>> Sincerely,
>>> -Greg
>>>
>>> Internet Society Calls for Conclusion of Agreement Between US
>>> Department of Commerce and ICANN
>>>
>>> Statement supports multi-stakeholder approach and continued progress
>>> on transparency, inclusiveness, and accountability
>>>
>>> Washington, D.C., USA--4 June, 2009--The Internet Society (ISOC), a
>>> global non-profit organization founded to provide leadership in
>>> Internet related standards, education and policy, has recommended
>>> that
>>> the Joint Project Agreement between the U.S. Department of Commerce
>>> and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
>>> be
>>> concluded on its expiry 30 September, 2009.  The Internet Society
>>> believes that the continued success of the Internet depends on
>>> private
>>> leadership and the multi-stakeholder governance model.
>>>
>>> The Internet Society thanks the United States government for
>>> fulfilling its responsibilities to the global Internet community as
>>> set out in its landmark 1998 Policy on the Management of Internet
>>> Names and Addresses, and submits that the goal of the current
>>> agreement--transitioning the technical coordination and management of
>>> the Internet's domain name and addressing system to ICANN--has been
>>> achieved.
>>>
>>> The Internet Society highlighted the government's original view that
>>> "a private coordinating process is likely to be more flexible than
>>> government and to move rapidly enough to meet the changing needs of
>>> the Internet and of Internet users. The private process should, as
>>> far
>>> as possible, reflect the bottom-up governance that has characterized
>>> development of the Internet to date."
>>>
>>> "The Internet Society strongly believes that ICANN must focus on its
>>> role as steward of the shared public resource that is the domain name
>>> system within the multi-stakeholder model," said Lynn St. Amour,
>>> Internet Society president and CEO. "The Internet Society is
>>> committed
>>> to playing its part and calls on the United States government to join
>>> with other stakeholders in support of the evolution of this approach
>>> after the end of the Joint Project Agreement."
>>>
>>> Full text of the Internet Society's comments are available at:
>>>
>>> http://www.isoc.org/isoc/media/ISOC-NOI-comments.pdf
>>>
>>> About the Internet Society
>>> The Internet Society is a non-profit organization founded in 1992 to
>>> provide leadership in Internet related standards, education, and
>>> policy. With offices in Washington, D.C., 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. More
>>> information is available at: http://www.isoc.org
>>>
>>> Media Contact
>>> Greg Wood
>>> Internet Society
>>> wood at isoc.org
>>> +1-703-439-2145
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