[Chapter-delegates] Internet Society Appointments to the NTIA/IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group

[Evan Leibovitch]

On 3 July 2014 05:46, Alejandro Pisanty <apisanty at gmail.com> wrote:


> ISOC is the only member of the Coordination Group that is not
> simultaneously a directly interested party, a "client" of IANA or a
> structural participant in ICANN.
>


FWIW, I would also generally add to that set of characteristics, the people
currently being considered to fill the spots on the CG by ICANN At-Large.
While coming from a "structural participant in ICANN", the At-Large
delegates are also non-conflicted, and seek to protect the interests of
those who are neither sellers nor buyers of domains. (Indeed, such
perspective of At-Large is mandated in the ICANN bylaws.)  It is no
coincidence that so many ISOC chapters are also At-Large Structures.

The ALAC and ISOC delegates have highly common interest at the CG, and the
potential to be an effective coalition. No doubt there will be other,
self-interested coalitions with which they will need to contend.

I have already been hearing from some corners of ICANN a sentiment that
oversight of IANA should "naturally" fall to those with whom ICANN has
contractual relations. If carried through to its logical conclusion this
perspective would, in effect, put the regulated in change of the regulator;
it needs to be resisted.

Indeed, a trusted insider has suggested to me that the reference by some
within ICANN to the current situation as "IANA transition" (as opposed to
the more accurate "IANA stewardship transition") is deliberate, and an
attempt to shift (or at least blur) the focus.

This will indeed be an interesting environment.

- Evan
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