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

2. 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)

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

4. 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

5. 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.)

6. Transition proposal development
RIR
communities
IETF
community
Naming
CWG

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

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

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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. Resources
ICG Website is available at:
The mailing list is publicly archived at:
All documents are made available on Dropbox at:
Recording, transcription and minutes of face-to-face meetings and conference calls are publicly archived at:

14. Highlights from Singapore ICANN 52 Meeting

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

16. 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

17. Q&A