IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG) Webinar of the At-Large Capacity Building Program 'IANA Functions Stewardship Transition’ 1 April 2015 www.ianacg.org Mohamed El Bashir, ICG Co-Chair

Transition background In March 2014, NTIA: Announced intention to transition stewardship of IANA functions. Asked ICANN to convene global stakeholders to develop a proposal to transition the current role played by NTIA. ICANN process resulted in creation of IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG)

ICG ALAC IAB IETF ASO ISOC ccNSO NRO GAC RSSAC GNSO SSAC gTLD registries ICANN board liaison ICC/BASIS IANA staff liaison

No proposal development ICG ALAC IAB ASO IETF Coordinate Liaise Assess Assemble Inform No proposal development ISOC ccNSO NRO GAC RSSAC GNSO SSAC gTLD registries ICANN board liaison ICC/BASIS IANA staff liaison

Focus of transition IANA functions currently specified in NTIA contract. IANA activities related to: Protocol parameters registry management DNS root zone management Internet numbers registry management Stewardship (not policy development, etc.)

Transition proposal development RIR communities IETF community Naming CWG

Steps towards a single proposal Individual proposal assessment Completeness Clarity NTIA criteria met Community comments accommodated Consensus level achieved Inclusiveness of community process ICG

Steps towards a single proposal Proposal finalization Public comment ICG review Changes in communities if necessary Submission ICG ICG

IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group “ICG” Where we stand …

Community Proposals Protocol Parameters: Numbering Resources Proposal submitted to ICG on Jan 6th, 2015 Numbering Resources Proposal submitted to ICG on Jan 15th, 2015 Domain Names Proposal still under development Current draft

Timeline ICG’s original timeline was based on receiving all proposals by Jan15th, 2015 ICG will proceed with as many steps as possible for the proposals received ICG will continue to follow and work with the names community to ensure compatibility among the three proposals can be achieved most efficiently ICG will revisit the timeline as the proposal development work progresses

Assessment Steps Individual assessment Process: open, inclusive, obtained consensus Proposal: clear, complete, meets NTIA criteria Assessing the proposals together: Compatibility and interoperability IANA trademark and iana.org domain Accountability Workability

Resources ICG Website is available at: https://www.icann.org/stewardship/coordination-group The mailing list is publicly archived at: http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/internal-cg/ All documents are made available on Dropbox at: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/7x5poce3wb8ffsv/AAAdrm8pTAck7wvExIuNpYdTa Recording, transcription and minutes of face-to-face meetings and conference calls are publicly archived at: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/icg-archives-2014-07-31-en

Highlights from Singapore ICANN 52 Meeting

ICANN Board Statement Both Processes: IANA Stewardship Transition ICANN Accountability Submission to NTIA by ICANN Board Final Proposal Accompanying Comments

NTIA’s Interventions Congress NTIA’s Participation Accountability GAC Session / Information Session Congress NTIA’s Participation Accountability Implementation Testing Expected Plan / Proposal Deadline ICANN Board Participation

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