<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><div>Dear all, </div><div>Please see below for a message from the U.S. Council for International Business. </div><div>Best, </div><div>Grace</div><div><br></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style="font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; text-align:left; color:black; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: #b5c4df 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 3pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span> Barbara Wanner <<a href="mailto:bwanner@uscib.org">bwanner@uscib.org</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span> Thursday, January 22, 2015 11:52 PM<br><span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span> Grace Abuhamad <<a href="mailto:grace.abuhamad@icann.org">grace.abuhamad@icann.org</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Cc: </span> "<a href="mailto:el2752@att.com">el2752@att.com</a>" <<a href="mailto:el2752@att.com">el2752@att.com</a>>, "<a href="mailto:joseph.alhadeff@oracle.com">joseph.alhadeff@oracle.com</a>" <<a href="mailto:joseph.alhadeff@oracle.com">joseph.alhadeff@oracle.com</a>>, "<a href="mailto:jonathan.robinson@ipracon.com">jonathan.robinson@ipracon.com</a>" <<a href="mailto:jonathan.robinson@ipracon.com">jonathan.robinson@ipracon.com</a>>, Lise Fuhr <<a href="mailto:lise.fuhr@difo.dk">lise.fuhr@difo.dk</a>>, Theresa Swinehart <<a href="mailto:theresa.swinehart@icann.org">theresa.swinehart@icann.org</a>>, Chris Mondini <<a href="mailto:chris.mondini@icann.org">chris.mondini@icann.org</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span> USCIB statement on IANA transition: Please post to Naming Functions Listserv<br></div><div><br></div><div xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 12 (filtered medium)"><!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><strong><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-weight: normal; ">Dear Grace,<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><strong><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-weight: normal; "><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><strong><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-weight: normal; ">Please post the following statement to the CWG Naming Functions listserv on our behalf:<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><strong><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-weight: normal; "><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><strong><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-weight: normal; ">The U.S. Council for International Business (USCIB) would like to thank Alissa Cooper, Distinguished Engineer, Cisco, and ICG Chair, for her recent
</span></strong><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; "><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150120_iana_transition_planning_proceeding_in_fine_internet_style/">CircleID blog post</a><strong><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-weight: normal; ">,
“IANA Transition Planning Proceeding in Fine Internet Style,” in which she discusses the ICG’s engagement with the naming community concerning the possible need to revise the timeline for its delivery of a transition plan to the ICG. Importantly, Dr. Cooper
states that the ICG has “no interest in receiving a plan that is incomplete or that lacks community consensus, now or later.” She further reaffirms the ICG’s confidence that the Internet community will successfully deliver to NTIA a high-quality, consensus-based
transition plan “within a time-frame acceptable to all.” <o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><strong><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-weight: normal; "> <o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><strong><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-weight: normal; ">USCIB has been actively participating in community discussions and submitting comments on the IANA Transition process as well as the interrelated issue of ICANN Accountability.
</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; color: rgb(40, 40, 40); font-weight: normal; ">We appreciate Dr. Cooper’s assurance that the ICG recognizes that developing a complete and high-quality transition plan may warrant
</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-weight: normal; ">some flexibility with the interim deadlines to enable appropriate broad and meaningful consultation throughout the community. Most recently, USCIB submitted comments in
response to the CWG’s call for public comments o</span></strong><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; ">n its draft transition proposal on IANA Naming Functions, which echo this view and emphasize that
<strong><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; color: rgb(40, 40, 40); font-weight: normal; ">quality is a paramount issue over timing</span></strong>.
</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; ">As we all work diligently toward a timely transition, USCIB Members thought it would be useful to re-emphasize our priorities for a successful process and outcome across both of these critical
endeavors. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; "><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; ">“<u>A Quality Result is More Important than a Fast Result
</u>-- We appreciate the CWG’s sensitivity to the goal of developing a transition proposal before the September 30, 2015, expiration of NTIA’s current contract to perform IANA functions. Nevertheless, this process should not be unduly rushed with issuance of
an incomplete, flawed, and potentially destabilizing proposal. There is no need for such haste in view of repeated statements by Assistant Secretary Strickling that September 30 is a “goal.” The NTIA contract can and will be renewed if the development of appropriate
transition and accountability mechanisms are not completed by then. We should take the necessary time and apply the necessary detailed attention to do this right. The security and stability of the Internet and the broader Internet-enabled economy depend on
this level of care and attention.”<strong><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-weight: normal; "><o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Palatino, serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Palatino, serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Cambria, serif; ">Barbara P. Wanner<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Cambria, serif; ">Vice President, ICT Policy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Cambria, serif; ">U.S. Council for International Business<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Cambria, serif; ">1400 K Street, NW, Suite 450<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Cambria, serif; ">Washington, DC 20005<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Cambria, serif; "><a href="mailto:bwanner@uscib.org">bwanner@uscib.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Cambria, serif; ">202-617-3155 - phone<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Cambria, serif; ">202-371-8249 -- fax<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Cambria, serif; ">646-709-2481 -- mobile<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Palatino, serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.uscib.org/index.asp?documentID=4660"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="308" height="51" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D0365B.B080CFA0" alt="USCIB_ICT_email_signature_d1"></span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Palatino, serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></span></body></html>