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

[Tricia Drakes]

Desiree/Veni

I have not had time to check ... but this is the link to the hearing page,
with links to documents and hearing video downloads.

http://energycommerce.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id
=1642&catid=134&Itemid=74

With many good wishes.

Tricia
+44 7768 517567

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Sent: 04 June 2009 18:06
To: Veni Markovski
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Subject: Re: [Chapter-delegates] NEWS RELEASE: Internet Society Calls
forConclusion of Agreement Between US Department of Commerce and ICANN

Veni

I just remembered one congresswoman speaking and clearly expressing a  
strong support for ICANN's independence.
The webcast camera cut out her name - but I recall the image and what  
she said.
I cannot find the list of all the speakers on-line yet.

Thanks

Desiree
--

On 4 Jun 2009, at 16:14, Veni Markovski wrote:

> 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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