<b>IGF Workshop 46: "The Future of ICANN: After the JPA, What?"<br></b><br><b>Date: </b> Thursday, December 4, 2008<br><b>Time: </b>11:00-12:30 (local Hyderabad time, 5:30-7:00 UTC)<br><b>Location: </b>Room 4, Hyderabad International Convention Centre<br>
<b>Online participation: </b> The IGF Secretariat indicates all
workshops will be audiocast, questions can be submitted via email and
public remote chat capability will be provided, see the host country
website <<a href="http://igf2008.in/" target="_blank">http://igf2008.in</a>> for further information. Check for updates on this at IGP blog <<a href="http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2008/10/31/3950153.html" target="_blank">http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2008/10/31/3950153.html</a>><br>
<br><br>Co-sponsored by the Internet Governance Project (IGP), the Civil
Society Internet Governance Caucus, Pharos Global and The Go Daddy
Group, Inc., this workshop brings together several experts and
practitioners in the field Internet governance to explore future models
for governance of critical internet resources.<br>
<br>ICANN, which coordinates and sets policy for the global domain name
system (DNS) and IP addressing, is linked to the US Government through
a Joint Project Agreement (JPA) that expires in September 2009. The JPA
and its renewal process provides what, during WSIS, became known as
"political oversight" over ICANN. The US government says that it is
committed to "completing the transition" to private sector coordination
of the Domain Name System, which implies an expiration of the JPA.
During the recent mid-term review, ICANN made it clear that it also
strongly supports an end to the JPA. ICANN's call was supported by some
stakeholders, but others expressed concerns about ensuring its
accountability without some kind of governmental oversight.<br>
<br>This panel is designed to provide a careful and balanced
exploration of whether ICANN is ready to be free of US government
oversight, and if so what kind of external oversight - if any - should
replace it. Panelists will be encouraged to provide specific models for
ICANN's status and various oversight models and offer practical
suggestions on how to make changes in the current situation. Advocates
of retaining the status quo will also be represented.<br>
<br>Moderated by IGP's Lee McKnight, panelists include:<br><br> * Michael Palage, Attorney, former ICANN Board member, and consultant to several private sector domain name registries<br> * Jean-Jacques Subrenat, ICANN Board and member of President's Strategy Committee<br>
* Milton Mueller, Internet Governance Project<br> * Len St-Aubin, Director General, Telecommunications Policy, Industry Canada<br> * Stefano Trumpy, Italian Government GAC representative and participant in the EU High Level Internet Governance Group<br>
* Tim Ruiz, VP, Corp. Development & Policy, The Go Daddy Group, Inc.<br><br><br>IGP wishes you safe travels and looks forward to seeing you in Hyderabad!<br><br><br>