[CCWG-ACCT] Perhaps a variation...
Alan Greenberg
alan.greenberg at mcgill.ca
Wed Sep 2 02:26:34 UTC 2015
The At-Large group advising on Accountability and IANA matters met
today (as we have been twice weekly for the last while). It is
becoming increasingly clearer that the CMSM model still has a LOT of
rough edges that need to be finalized prior to putting forward our
proposal as the accountability part of the IANA transition, and my
recollection is that in Buenos Aires we were told in no uncertain
terms that the proposal needed to be complete and fully implementable
prior to being accepted by the NTIA and if necessary, Congress. I
fear that the current plan will not meet that target.
So, although I am hesitant to suggest we switch gears at this time, I
am not sure we have a real alternative if we want to effect the transition.
The At-Large group was very supportive of considering a variation of
what we now have, specifically, a Community Mechanism as a Sole
Designator (CMSD).
Following the Buenos Aires meeting, and prior to the CMSM model being
introduced, many in the CCWG were willing to consider the Empowered
Designator model, and this is a variant that uses the simplified CMSx
structure but with the lighter-weight designator mechanism which will
be significantly easier to set up. It also addresses the concerns of
some with moving to a Membership model for ICANN.
I am sending this on my own, but with the knowledge that the concept
had a lot of support in my community.
Alan
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