[ncdnhc-discuss] No new LA agenda

[Milton Mueller]

NCC members:
I have already sent a message to the Names Council challenging and
opposing this proposed change of focus. ICANN has some extremely 
important ongoing policy issues to resolve. ICANN still has major 
unfinished business regarding its basic structure. Months of preparation 
have been put into preparing UDRP review and the ALSC. The ORG 
divestiture is a contractual REQUIREMENT that must be executed by the 
end of next year. All of these issues, and others, MUST be handled at the 
November Annual Meeting if DNSO and ICANN are to function as policy 
making bodies.

The NCDNHC agenda will not be altered in any way by this unilateral
announcement of the ICANN staff, nor, I am confident, will the 
activities of other constituiencies or the Names Council. 

ICANN itself has very little to do with the "robustness" or "security"
of Internet infrastructure. Secure protocols are developed by the
IETF and adopted by industry. The physical security required to
protect infrastructure from violent attack is the responsibility of 
law enforcement and private sector operators. Certainly some
discussion of the topic would be appropriate. But this attempt to
completely shove aside all ongoing work and completely redefine
the agenda must be greeted with suspicion.

If nothing else, our constituency must not allow its own agenda
to be set by unilateral commands emanating from an self-appointed
staff and an incomplete, unrepresentative Board. 

>>> Manon Ress <mress at essential.org> 09/27/01 05:13PM >>>
[QUOTE] The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
is turning its focus sharply toward Internet security and stability. Its
annual meeting in November has been reshaped to look at these issues,
possibly bumping other items off the agenda, ICANN President Stuart Lynn
said in a Wednesday statement. "The events of September 11 have caused
institutions worldwide to rethink their plans and priorities," Lynn said
of the terrorist attacks in the United States. "As an international
institution, ICANN is not immune. In light of these new circumstances,
it would be irresponsible for ICANN not to conduct an in-depth 
assessment of the robustness and security of the Internet's naming and
addressing systems." Lynn called for public input on how the issue
should be addressed at the meeting, such as potential threats, ways to
improve readiness and potential policy changes. [END OF QUOTE]
in National Journal's Tech Daily pm edition--William New
 
On ICANN's page:
http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-26sep01.htm 
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