[CCWG-ACCT] Accountability Relevant Items in the US Senate

[McAuley, David]

Thanks Paul, interesting.

I was struck by one of the things Thune said:

"I've been working with Senator Marco Rubio to hold the administration accountable to its promises and to urge ICANN to implement accountability reforms as part of the IANA transition process."

IMO, its seems clear that ICANN will be very well served by agreeing to reasonable measures that ensure actual post-transition accountability on issues of both substance and process.

I am glad that Bruce is our board liaison.

David

From: accountability-cross-community-bounces at icann.org [mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces at icann.org] On Behalf Of Paul Rosenzweig
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Subject: [CCWG-ACCT] Accountability Relevant Items in the US Senate

The community might be interested in the two following events that occurred in the United States Senate this week:

Two Senators (Hatch and Blunt) introduced a resolution relating to the ICANN/IANA Transition: http://thehill.com/sites/default/files/hatch-blunt_internet_governance_awareness_week_resolution4_1.pdf
Meanwhile, Senator John Thune, Chair of the Senate Commerce Committee (the one that oversees the NTIA) gave a broad speech regarding his agenda for the coming year, which included mention of the IANA transition as well.  A report on that speech is here: http://blogs.rollcall.com/technocrat/internet-governance-a-hearing-planned-and-a-resolution-introduced/?dcz=

Regards
Paul

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