[council] Fwd: Looks like the JPA will expire next week

[Alan Greenberg]

Don't think that this has been sent to the Council list.

Thanks to Bob Bruen for this pointer.

Alan

>The Economist is reporting that ICANN will not have the JPA renewed. A 4
>page letter has been signed (affirmation of commitments). There is some
>international oversight committee going in place, with four panels and the
>US will have reps on only one.
>
>ICANN has said nothing about this and there is no word yet on who in the
>US government sign the letter.
>
>http://www.economist.com/businessfinance/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14517430