[ncdnhc-discuss] No new LA agenda

[David Corish]

It beats dealing with criticism of the new TLD rollouts, ALM, etc.  Let's
talk about "security" instead.  What a friggin' joke.  Therefore, it will be
at least 6 months before ICANN deals with any substantive issues in an open
arena.


-----Original Message-----
From: Milton Mueller <Mueller at syr.edu>
To: mress at essential.org <mress at essential.org>; discuss at icann-ncc.org
<discuss at icann-ncc.org>
Date: Thursday, September 27, 2001 2:47 PM
Subject: [ncdnhc-discuss] No new LA agenda


>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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