eco Dialog on the Future III – New Alignment of Internet Administration

ICANN & eco Invitation: Information and Discussion on IANA Stewardship Transition

The process of the IANA Stewardship Transition is entering the next hot phase: By now, the ICANN Communities have submitted their proposals for how the supervision of the IANA-functions should be designed after the withdrawal of the US Government. The IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG) is currently assembling the proposals and designing a draft response, which will be published for public comment soon.

With the “Dialogue on the Future III” hosted by Jean-Jacques Sahel (ICANN), eco takes up this important step towards the Transition as the stimulus to focus on up-to-date information and give participants the opportunity to discuss it with people who are involved, such as Thomas Rickert (CCWG) and Wolf-Ulrich Knoben (ICG), and experts from various Stakeholder Groups. Get first-hand and insider information at eco about the alignment’s current status.

If desired by the participants, the meeting will be held according to the Chatham House Rules.

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Preliminary agenda

Friday, 10 April 2015
9:30	Registration
10:00	Welcoming Address
		Prof. Michael Rotert Chairman of the Board, eco e.V.
		Oliver Süme Lawyer, Deputy Chair of the Board, Director of Policy & Law, eco e.V.
	Moderation
		Thomas Rickert Lawyer, Director Names & Numbers, eco e.V., Member of CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability
	Co-Moderation
		Jean-Jacques Sahel Vice-President, Europe (Global Stakeholder Engagement), ICANN
	Talks & Discussion
		Tarek Kamel Sr. Advisor to the President – Gov. Engagement, ICANN
		Hubert Schöttner Consultant in International ICT Policy, German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, GAC Member at ICANN
		Wolf-Ulrich Knoben Member of IANA Transition Stewardship, Co-ordination Group at ICANN
		Prof. Wolfgang Kleinwächter University of Aarhus, Member of the ICANN Board
		Hans-Peter Dittler Chair, ISOC Deutschland
		Axel Pawlik Managing Director, RIPE NCC
		Thomas Schneider Chair of the GAC
15:30	Get-Together & Fingerfood Speakers and discussion participants will be available for individual questions in pleasant company with drinks and a bite to eat

Registration

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Background

The announcement by US Government in March 2014, of their intention to give up supervision of the IANA-functions held by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), led to vital discussions worldwide. According to some press coverage, the IANA Stewardship Transition may lead to the instability of the entire internet. This shows that false information is circulating regarding this topic – either as a result of political intentions or due to a lack of knowledge.

The US Government demands a succession based on the so-called Multistakeholder-Model and a transition either to a single or to multiple governments will not be accepted. But how exactly a proposal to the US Government should be designed is not finally defined yet and is the subject of the current discussion.

At the second edition of the eco Dialog on the Future, experts will give first-hand information about the current status of discussions and analyze further steps. The meeting will give the opportunity to ask questions and discuss considerations about possible approaches. Additionally, the meeting will contribute to the development of a position in the German “Internet Governance community”.