<div dir="ltr">This is happening now....you may want to join the stream<br><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Joly MacFie</b> <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:joly@punkcast.com">joly@punkcast.com</a>&gt;</span><br>

Date: Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 9:20 AM<br>Subject: [IANAxfer] WEBCAST TODAY 10:30am EDT: US House IANA Transition Hearing<br>To: &quot;Ianaxfer@Elists. Isoc. Org&quot; &lt;<a href="mailto:ianaxfer@elists.isoc.org">ianaxfer@elists.isoc.org</a>&gt;<br>

<br><br><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote">Hopefully with everyone over their jetlag from the trip back from Singapore, the US Congress now gets to talk IANA.&nbsp;Since the NTIA globalization announcement back on March 14, politicians from <a href="https://twitter.com/newtgingrich/status/444608973455384576" target="_blank">Newt Gingrich</a> to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sarahpalin/posts/10201681563024880" target="_blank">Sarah Palin</a> have raised concerns that it is a US giveaway of a strategic asset. Congress is certainly going to paying close attention as the process develops. Every Internet user worldwide has an interest in the four factors in the hearing&#39;s title -&nbsp;Security, Stability, Resilience, and Freedom - and thus the answers to the questions listed below. We in turn should pay close attention to Congress,&nbsp;<br>



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        <tbody><tr>                <td>                                        <span style="display:none!important">                                joly posted: &quot;On Wednesday April 2 2014, at 10.30am EDT, the U.S. House of Representatives Energy &amp; Commerce Committee&rsquo;s Subcommittee on Communications and Technology will a hearing Ensuring the Security, Stability, Resilience, and Freedom of the Global Internet in&quot;                        </span>                                                <table style="width:100%;padding:10px">



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<img alt="Energy + Commerece" src="http://isoc-ny.org/p2/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/energy+commerce.png" style="margin-bottom:12px;clear:both;float:right;margin-left:1em;padding:4px;background-color:white;border:1px solid rgb(204,204,204)">On <b>Wednesday April 2 2014, at 10.30am EDT</b>, the U.S. House of Representatives Energy &amp; Commerce Committee&rsquo;s Subcommittee on Communications and Technology will hold a hearing <a style="text-decoration:underline;color:rgb(37,133,178)" href="http://energycommerce.house.gov/hearing/ensuring-security-stability-resilience-and-freedom-global-internet" target="_blank"><i><b>Ensuring the Security, Stability, Resilience, and Freedom of the Global Internet</b></i></a> in Washington DC. The topic under discussion will be the <a style="text-decoration:underline;color:rgb(37,133,178)" href="http://isoc-ny.org/p2/6393" target="_blank">proposed transfer</a> of the IANA stewardship from the United States to the global Internet community. Witnesses are <b>Larry Strickling</b> of the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, <b>Fadi Chehade</b> of ICANN, former Ambassador <b>David Gross</b>, <b>Steve DelBianco</b> of NetChoice, and <b>Carolina Rossini</b> of the OTI. The hearing will be webcast live via Ustream.</p>



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<b>Where</b>: Washington DC<br><b>When</b>: Wednesday April 2 2014, 10.30am EDT | 1530 UTC<br><b>Webcast</b>: <a style="text-decoration:underline;color:rgb(37,133,178)" href="http://www.ustream.tv/channel/energyandcommerce2322" target="_blank">http://www.ustream.tv/channel/energyandcommerce2322</a><br>



<b>Background memo</b>: <a style="text-decoration:underline;color:rgb(37,133,178)" href="http://docs.house.gov/meetings/IF/IF16/20140402/102044/HHRG-113-IF16-20140402-SD002-U1.pdf" target="_blank">http://docs.house.gov/meetings/IF/IF16/20140402/102044/HHRG-113-IF16-20140402-SD002-U1.pdf</a><br>



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<li style="margin-left:1em;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:&#39;Helvetica Neue&#39;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">How will NTIA collect and assess proposals? Has a process been determined? Is there a&nbsp;<span style="line-height:1.4em">timeline in place for a decision?</span></li>



<li style="margin-left:1em;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:&#39;Helvetica Neue&#39;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><span style="line-height:1.4em">Does transition of the IANA functions out of NTIA have implications for national security?</span></li>



<li style="margin-left:1em;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:&#39;Helvetica Neue&#39;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><span style="line-height:1.4em">How will NTIA ensure that any transition is smooth and does not affect the daily functioning&nbsp;</span><span style="line-height:1.4em">of the Internet?</span></li>



<li style="margin-left:1em;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:&#39;Helvetica Neue&#39;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><span style="line-height:1.4em">What will be the result if NTIA does not receive a proposal that satisfies the criteria it set&nbsp;</span><span style="line-height:1.4em">forth? Does NTIA plan to exercise the automatic option for renewal on the IANA contract if&nbsp;</span><span style="line-height:1.4em">a satisfactory proposal is not received?</span></li>



<li style="margin-left:1em;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:&#39;Helvetica Neue&#39;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><span style="line-height:1.4em">What sort of multi-stakeholder community would be the ideal replacement for NTIA&rsquo;s role in&nbsp;</span><span style="line-height:1.4em">the IANA functions?</span></li>



<li style="margin-left:1em;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:&#39;Helvetica Neue&#39;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><span style="line-height:1.4em">What safeguards will be in place to prevent a future change that would allow for&nbsp;</span><span style="line-height:1.4em">governments to seize control?</span></li>



<li style="margin-left:1em;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:&#39;Helvetica Neue&#39;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><span style="line-height:1.4em">What oversight role should Congress play to ensure a successful outcome.</span></li>



<li style="margin-left:1em;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:&#39;Helvetica Neue&#39;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><span style="line-height:1.4em">What will be the practical impact of this transition on Internet users and businesses that&nbsp;</span><span style="line-height:1.4em">utilize the Internet for commerce?</span></li>



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