[CCWG-ACCT] GAO meeting request

Mon Mar 30 22:46:13 UTC 2015

Eberhard,

Here is a PDF of the attachment.

Greg Shatan

On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 6:41 PM, Dr Eberhard W Lisse <el at lisse.na> wrote:

> There is NOTHING informal here. The GAO whether partisan or not is
> collecting data that will go to decision makers in congress.
>
> This is EXTREMELY important and we only have one shot at getting this
> right.
>
> I do not see any request to deal with co-chairs specifically, but then I
> am still waiting for their Questions in PDF and am beginning to be
> disturbed by the delay, by the way.
>
> The co-chairs do not have a mandate here, we have not yet arrived at
> anything close to consensus.
>
> Meeting with the full plenum will be unwieldy on the onther hand, so we
> need to record and transcribe in order to be able to review afterwards.
>
> This needs to be read twice, in any case.
>
> el
> --
> Sent from Dr Lisse's iPhone 6
>
>
> On Mar 30, 2015, at 23:30, Greg Shatan <gregshatanipc at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> It's become fairly clear to me that this will be a relatively informal
> discussion and that our chairs will be speaking in their individual
> capacities.  The GAO has been speaking to many people involved and engaged
> in the IANA transition in one way or the other.  This is just another
> discussion along those lines.
>
> Greg
>
> On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 5:22 PM, James Gannon <james at cyberinvasion.net>
> wrote:
>
>>  Oh no I agree that the request should definitely be honored, but we
>> needs to be very clear on how we present the work and that any
>> conversations that the chairs have are either in their personal capacities
>> or within a clearly defined scope if speaking on behalf of the group.
>>
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>> *From:* Greg Shatan [mailto:gregshatanipc at gmail.com]
>> *Sent:* Monday, March 30, 2015 7:26 PM
>> *To:* James Gannon
>> *Cc:* Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez; Mathieu.Weill at afnic.fr;
>> accountability-cross-community at icann.org
>>
>> *Subject:* Re: [CCWG-ACCT] GAO meeting request
>>
>>
>>
>> I agree that we should approach the GAO's request with care and
>> thoughtfulness.  On the other hand, I don't think we can view this is a
>> request that we can simply accept or reject as we see fit, or where we can
>> freely negotiate the content and direction of the questions.
>>
>>
>>
>> Greg
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>> On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 1:54 PM, James Gannon <james at cyberinvasion.net>
>> wrote:
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>>  Based on the questions outlined in the GAO brief I think that the
>> meeting may not align with a broad overview of the methodology and
>> structure, if they are willing to talk about that and not delve into
>> specific questions on experience of the co-chairs, risk identification,
>> stakeholder representation and the extent that the NTIAs criteria are
>> sufficient, then this may be a different discussion. B
>>
>>
>>
>> But as outlined their questions are very specific, and I would say
>> tailored to looking at the transition in a certain manner. We need to quell
>> our willingness to share here and be very careful in how we approach this.
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* accountability-cross-community-bounces at icann.org [mailto:
>> accountability-cross-community-bounces at icann.org] *On Behalf Of *Carlos
>> Raúl Gutiérrez
>> *Sent:* Monday, March 30, 2015 6:46 PM
>> *To:* Mathieu.Weill at afnic.fr
>> *Cc:* accountability-cross-community at icann.org
>> *Subject:* Re: [CCWG-ACCT] GAO meeting request
>>
>>
>>
>> Dear Mathieu
>>
>>
>>
>> As far as I understand the GAO has been put in charge to review the IANA
>> transition process and inform Congress.
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>> At this point I think it would be very useful to fully brief them on the
>> methodology, working groups structure and expected timelines for the
>> broader community inputs.
>>
>> It is in any case the best opportunity to explain the whole system to the
>> people who are going to evaluate its results and make recommendations to
>> the lawmakers. If you convinced them, they will convince the lawmakers in a
>> way that is not possible during open hearings.
>>
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>>
>> I would refrain in the brief from *any* content issue at this time.
>>
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>> Best of luck
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>>
>> Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez
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>>  On Mar 30, 2015, at 4:11 AM, Mathieu Weill <mathieu.weill at afnic.fr>
>> wrote:
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>> Dear Colleagues,
>>
>> For your information, the US Governement Accountability Office has
>> requested a teleconference with the co-chairs of the CCWG. Tentative date
>> is currently discussed for next week (7 or 8 April).
>>
>> Your inputs are welcome.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Thomas Rickert, Leon Felipe Sanchez, Mathieu Weill
>>
>>
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>> -------- Message transféré --------
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>> *Sujet : *
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>> April 1, 2, or 3 Meeting Request CCWG-Accountability Chairs
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>> *Date : *
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>> Thu, 26 Mar 2015 17:45:11 +0000
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>> *De : *
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>> Healey, John C <HealeyJ at GAO.GOV> <HealeyJ at GAO.GOV>
>>
>> *Pour : *
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>> 'rickert at anwaelte.de' <rickert at anwaelte.de> <rickert at anwaelte.de>, '
>> mathieu.weill at afnic.fr' <mathieu.weill at afnic.fr> <mathieu.weill at afnic.fr>,
>> 'leonfelipe at sanchez.mx' <leonfelipe at sanchez.mx> <leonfelipe at sanchez.mx>
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>>  Good day, Mr. Rickert, Mr. Sanchez Ambia, and Mr. Weill:
>>
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>> You may recall meeting my colleagues, Derrick Collins, Alwynne Wilbur,
>> and Kate Perl at the ICANN meeting in Singapore in February.
>>
>>
>>
>> At any rate, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has been asked by
>> the Chairs of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and its
>> Communications and Technology Subcommittee to review the National
>> Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) proposed
>> transition of  key Internet domain name functions to the global
>> multistakeholder community. We are meeting with knowledgeable people and
>> organizations to gather information for our work.
>>
>>
>>
>> We would like to meet with you via teleconference to discuss the proposed
>> transition from the perspective of the Accountability working group. We
>> have provided a list of questions, below, to give you a better idea of the
>> topics we want to discuss with you, and I’ll provide a teleconference line
>> after confirming your availability (please “reply all” so that others can
>> know of your availability). In addition to the discussion, we would also
>> welcome written responses.
>>
>>
>>
>> Would you be available for a one-hour time slot during one of the
>> following blocks?
>>
>> ·         Wednesday, April 1st: 10:00 – 11:00 EST
>>
>> ·         Thursday, April 2nd: 11:00 – 12:00 EST
>>
>> ·         Friday, April 3rd: 10:00 – 11:00 EST
>>
>>
>>
>> We would also like to meet with Steve DelBianco and Cheryl Langdon-Orr to
>> discuss their work with the Stress Test Work Party. Please let me know if
>> you’d like to be part of that meeting, too.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>>
>>
>> John
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>> John Healey, Senior Analyst
>>
>> Physical Infrastructure Team
>>
>> U.S. Government Accountability Office
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>> 441 G Street NW, Washington DC, 20548
>>
>> (202) 512-5006   |   HealeyJ at gao.gov
>>
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