[CWG-Stewardship] Read the "stress tests" for IANA transition and ICANN accountability obtained by The Register

Wed Dec 10 23:11:06 UTC 2014

Agree with Milton - this is unfortunate and we will undoubtedly see more 
of it as we go into the new year.  Any sense as to whether doing hill 
briefings might help?  Or is this just politics and rhetoric?

On 12/10/2014 10:36 PM, Milton L Mueller wrote:
>
> Whether it's bipartisan or not, the funding cutoff is a destructive 
> intervention in the transition process.
>
> It basically is Congress saying, "we don't care whether you come up 
> with a good plan or not, we don't want it to happen this year."
>
> *From:*cwg-stewardship-bounces at icann.org 
> [mailto:cwg-stewardship-bounces at icann.org] *On Behalf Of *Kieren McCarthy
> *Sent:* Wednesday, December 10, 2014 4:27 PM
> *To:* Gomes, Chuck
> *Cc:* cwg-stewardship at icann.org
> *Subject:* Re: [CWG-Stewardship] Read the "stress tests" for IANA 
> transition and ICANN accountability obtained by The Register
>
> Well you both follow Washington closer than I do but I have to say I'm 
> not seeing or hearing it myself.
>
> Kieren
>
> On Wed, Dec 10, 2014 at 1:12 PM, Gomes, Chuck <cgomes at verisign.com 
> <mailto:cgomes at verisign.com>> wrote:
>
>     I think Phil's point has merit.  There has been indications over
>     the last several months that there is less bipartisan bickering
>     and a trend to more cooperation in U.S. politics with regard to
>     the transition.  That doesn't mean that there playing politics has
>     ended but I do think that there is some room for optimism.
>
>     Chuck
>
>     *From:*cwg-stewardship-bounces at icann.org
>     <mailto:cwg-stewardship-bounces at icann.org>[mailto:cwg-stewardship-bounces at icann.org
>     <mailto:cwg-stewardship-bounces at icann.org>] *On Behalf Of *Phil Corwin
>     *Sent:* Wednesday, December 10, 2014 3:36 PM
>     *To:* Kieren McCarthy; Robert Guerra
>
>
>     *Cc:* cwg-stewardship at icann.org <mailto:cwg-stewardship at icann.org>
>     *Subject:* Re: [CWG-Stewardship] Read the "stress tests" for IANA
>     transition and ICANN accountability obtained by The Register
>
>     Beg to differ on the claim that it is increasingly partisan, what
>     with Dem Senate just accepting 1 year freeze language. I expect a
>     more bipartisan approach in 2015.
>
>     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.
>
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>
>     *From: *Kieren McCarthy
>
>     *Sent: *Wednesday, December 10, 2014 3:30 PM
>
>     *To: *Robert Guerra
>
>     *Cc: *cwg-stewardship at icann.org <mailto:cwg-stewardship at icann.org>
>
>     *Subject: *Re: [CWG-Stewardship] Read the "stress tests" for IANA
>     transition and ICANN accountability obtained by The Register
>
>     Sorry - only just saw this one and request for a response from me.
>
>     Re: context. I don't know whether people are following all the
>     action whirling around this recently. I've been trying to write
>     stories about each new aspect so forgive me if I post a series of
>     links to articles of mine.
>
>     Very broadly, several of you on this list have probably been
>     having the usual behind-the-scenes conversations with ICANNers
>     about how the transition must be done by September but also there
>     isn't time for all the accountability work i.e. lobbying for an
>     IANA transition without real accountability changes in place.
>
>     A lot of people who have been stung in the past don't like this
>     argument. The NTIA is one of them.
>
>     At the same time, there are more than a few people poking the
>     fires in Washington in the lead up to the Republican run Congress.
>     This has resulted in a range of things:
>
>     * Internet freedom bill (going nowhere but a usual rallying cry) -
>     http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/11/20/legislation_icann_oversight_body/
>
>     * Media articles arguing that IANA transition is bad
>     (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/12/08/ted_cruz_internet_argument/)
>
>     * Congressional hearings coming in the new year -
>     http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/11/20/gao_questions_into_iana_transition/
>
>     * A rider in the new funding bill
>     (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/12/10/congress_attempts_to_disrupt_iana_transition_by_withholding_money/)
>
>     Overall, the pressure is on. And it is going increasingly partisan
>     - which is bad news for anyone interested in rational policymaking.
>
>     So Strickling is trying to keep everything on track but pushing
>     back on inaccuracies while also, I believe, trying to make it
>     clear to us - the internet community - to get moving on a plan.
>
>     (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/12/09/commerce_secretary_engages_in_war_of_words_with_wsj_over_iana/)
>
>     I should say in a quick plug that IoN magazine - which I edit - is
>     writing a special feature on all this for our next issue. Should
>     be comprehensive.
>
>     It will be handed out at the NamesCon conference in Las Vegas in
>     early January but we are also mailing it to subscribers so if you
>     are interested in signing up, let me know offlist.
>
>     Hope that is helpful.
>
>     Kieren
>
>     On Sun, Dec 7, 2014 at 10:11 AM, Robert Guerra
>     <rguerra at privaterra.org <mailto:rguerra at privaterra.org>> wrote:
>
>     Just came across this article. Thought it might be of interest
>     given our conversations.
>
>     US govt tells ICANN: No accountability, no keys to the internet
>     We publish the 12 'stress tests' DNS overlord must prove it can
>     handle before it keeps IANA
>     By Kieren McCarthy, 5 Dec 2014
>
>     Read the "stress tests" for IANA transition and ICANN
>     accountability obtained by The Register
>     http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/12/05/us_government_tells_icann_no_accountability_no_iana/
>
>
>     I know Kieren is on this list, so I'm hoping he might provide
>     additional context ...
>
>     regards
>
>     Robert
>
>
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