IP: "the Internet's oversight organization"

[Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

[ I have no idea why Jeri calls ICAN the Internbet Oversight  group. It 
would be much better if the press did not unilaterally expand the role of 
ICAN and leave that to the Internet citizens and others djf]

Government Officials Join Voices Urging Caution on Internet Oversight Vote
By JERI CLAUSING []


CAIRO -- On the same day that the Internet's oversight organization met 
here with public-interest groups to discuss safeguards for an unprecedented 
online election, government officials from around the world echoed calls 
for the organization to put caution ahead of its September voting deadline.

A communiqué, issued by officials from more than 20 countries, called on 
the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers to make sure its 
priority was to "establish a fair an effective process," and to consider 
extending the Sept. 30 deadline "if necessary."

Just last week, the public-interest groups issued a report detailing 
worldwide skepticism about ICANN's planned election, which would ultimately 
select board members representing individual computer users.

http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/00/03/cyber/articles/09domain.html