Two ICANN related announcements were made yesterday, both may or not be related to the IANA transition plans, however one thing could be certain that one triggered the other. Last May, (ICANN) announced that President and CEO Fadi Chehadé would be concluding his tenure in March 2016 to move into a new career in the …
“Oversight and transparency are necessary parts of any proposed transition of IANA stewardship to the multi-stakeholder Internet community,” said Walden. “The House has spoken to ensure our oversight occurs before any transition is finalized. We will do our part to ensure this work stays on track and that any transition proposal preserves the open and robust …
Republican Press Office – (202) 224-1251 Feb 25 2015 10:00 AM Senate Russell Office Building – 253 U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation will convene a hearing on Wednesday, February 25, 2015, entitled “Preserving the Multistakeholder Model of Internet Governance.” As the U.S. government considers relinquishing …
By Robin Gross on CircleID Below is the text of a proposal made today to ICANN’s Cross Community Working Group on Accountability (CCWG-ACCT) to create a community veto process over certain key decisions of ICANN’s board of directors. This community veto process could be created by amending ICANN’s existing corporate bylaws, which should also be amended …
The Energy & Commerce Committee of the United States House of Representatives will host a hearing today on the US giving up its oversight control over ICANN. The issues will border on Ensuring the Security, Stability, Resilience, and Freedom of the Global Internet. The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology has scheduled a hearing on Wednesday, …