[CWG-Stewardship] Notes, Recordings, Transcript CWG IANA Meeting #37 - 13 April

[Brenda Brewer]

Dear all, 

 

The notes, recordings and transcripts for the CWG IANA Meeting #37 on 13 April are available here:
https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=52896580


Action Items -- none


Notes


Focused first two meetings today on the functional/operational aspects, with review of DT work

Today is focus on structural points (with assistance from Sidley team) 

DT-A just got off call. Areas of disconnect between IANA and DT-A are being clarified. Work needs to
be completed in time for Thursday call this week. 

Structural Discussion

*        Went into IST with seven models (1st memo prepared by Sidley)

*        Narrowed models down to 2 variants (2nd memo addressing those two variants and sent on 4
April) 

*        CWG questions were transferred to Sidley, and Sidley responded with a draft set of answers
on 9 April. 

*        Sidley has seen and reviewed the CWG questions, and translated into a "punch list": a set
of questions that need to be answered. 

Primary focus of the call is discussion with Sidley. The CWG is the client. 

Legal Separation Variant

*        Create a legal entity that is wholly owned by ICANN (called 'PTI'). 

*        ICANN would be the sole member

*        There would be a contract between PTI and ICANN

*        What would happen to existing agreements with other communities? 

*        Who approves the budget?

*        Need a PTI board: what does the Board look like?

*        PRF: is this a standing team? Or put in place at the time of the review? If there are
emergency reviews, then there is a benefit to having a standing group that can come together at any
time.

*        What is the dependency/requirement of the stakeholder community/ Member group?

*        Legal entity could be sued

*        What is the relationship of the CSC and PRF? Is the CSC a part of the PRF?

*        Stewardship comes from the community

*        PTI Board could be ICANN controlled. It's an option for PTI to be fully dependent of the
ICANN/IANA contract

CWG needs to create specifications or requirements for CCWG

Functional Separation Variant

*        No separate IANA legal entity

*        You can have the hallmarks of a separate entity but it's a division, no separate. 

*        Challenges to the need to separate in the future

*        No need to recreate governance structures 

Punch List: 

Advantages in LLC include freedom to do more by contract, tax issues are minimal. 

Advantages of non-profit has the designator concept 

What would trigger a separation ?

Who could trigger a separation ?

 

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