ICANN Press Release for 10:00 EDT--"Commerce Department and ICANN Sign Historic Accord on Internet Governance"

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

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> From: Steve Goldstein <steve.goldstein () cox net>
> Date: September 30, 2009 13:21:43 EDT
> To: Dewayne Hendricks <dewayne () warpspeed com>, "David Farber [IP]" <dave () farber net 
> >
> Subject: ICANN Press Release for 10:00 EDT--"Commerce Department and  
> ICANN Sign Historic Accord on Internet Governance"

> check out: http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-30sep09-en.htm#video
>
>        FOR RELEASE:                         Immediate
>
> MEDIA CONTACTS:                        Brad White
>                                       Director of Media Affairs, ICANN
>                                                 Ph. +1 202.429.2710
> brad.white () icann org
>
> Michele Jourdan
> Corporate Affairs
> Ph. +1 310.301.5831
> michele.jourdan () icann org
>
> Commerce Department and ICANN Sign Historic
> Accord on Internet Governance
>
> Washington, D.C… September 30, 2009… ICANN and the U.S.  
> Department of Commerce have signed an historic Affirmation agreement 
>  supporting the ICANN model of international multi-stakeholder and b 
> ottom-up governance of the global Internet addressing system.
>
> “This new Affirmation marks an exciting new stage in ICANN’s  
> development as a truly international entity and it confirms once and 
>  for all, that the ICANN model of public participation works, and wo 
> rks effectively” said Rod Beckstrom, ICANN Chief Executive Officer.  
> “One world, one Internet, everyone connected – this is our goal  
> at ICANN. This agreement gives international stakeholders an even mo 
> re powerful voice in our activities moving forward.”
>
> More than a decade ago it was envisioned that the Internet’s address 
> ing system would be coordinated by a private, multi-stakeholder, non 
> -profit corporation, specifically ICANN. The rationale was that the  
> Internet not be controlled by any single government, group of govern 
> ments or special interest.
>
> “A decade ago the US government was a catalyst for a global discussi 
> on on how to coordinate the vital resource that is the Internet’s un 
> ique identifiers,” said Peter Dengate Thrush, ICANN’s Chairman of  
> the Board.  “They understood that it needed to be coordinated not co 
> ntrolled.  That vision has been affirmed in the model of private sec 
> tor leadership that ICANN represents.”
>
> Under the Affirmation agreement, the U.S. will remain committed to  
> participation in ICANN’s Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC), whic 
> h is one of the bodies that advises the corporation in its crucial m 
> ission of assuring that one human being can contact another anywhere 
>  on the planet.
>
> The agreement also mandates that ICANN’s accountability to the Inter 
> net community must be reviewed at least every 3 years by a committee 
>  made up of representatives of the community, which will include the 
>  U.S. Assistant Secretary of Communications and Information of the D 
> epartment of Commerce.
>
> Global business and Internet leaders welcomed news of the  
> Affirmation agreement.
>
> ·       “The Affirmation of Commitments by ICANN and DOC fulfills  
> a long- standing objective of the original formation of ICANN: to cr 
> eate an organization that can serve the world's interest in a robust 
> , reliable and interoperable Internet.” – Vint Cerf, co-inventor  
> of the Internet.
>
> ·       “Google and its users depend every day on a vibrant and  
> expanding Internet; we endorse this Affirmation and applaud the matu 
> ring of ICANN's role in the provision of Internet stability.” –  
> Eric Schmidt, Chief Executive Officer of Google, Inc.
>
> ·       “ICANN”s assurances on openness, stability and  
> competition are remarkable, particularly as they are backed up by a  
> strong oversight process that involves the global community.  This i 
> s what we needed for moving ahead into the next phase of the interne 
> t.” – Jim Lewis, Center for Strategic and International Studies.
>
> ·       “VeriSign commends the Internet Corporation on Assigned  
> Names and Numbers (ICANN) and the Department of Commerce the ten yea 
> rs of work by both parties towards the evolution of governance aroun 
> d the Domain Name Addressing System.  We are encouraged that the new 
>  agreement by ICANN and the U.S. Department of Commerce will allow f 
> or more international participation in the policy creation at ICANN  
> and expand ICANN’s efforts as technical coordinator of the domain na 
> me addressing system to ensure a robust and secure Internet.” –  
> Mark McLaughlin, President and CEO of Verisign.
>
>
> To read additional reaction to the Affirmation Agreement go here: 
> http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-30sep09-en.htm#reaction
>
> To read the Joint Affirmation Agreement go here: http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-30sep09-en.htm#affirmation 
> .
>
> To see a videotaped interview with CEO Rod Beckstrom discussing the  
> Affirmation Agreement go here: : http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-30sep09-en.htm#video 
> .
>
>
> About ICANN:
>
> To reach another person on the Internet you have to type a domain  
> name or IP address into your computer. It has to be unique so  
> computers know where to find each other. ICANN coordinates these  
> unique identifiers across the world. Without that coordination we  
> wouldn't have one global Internet. ICANN was formed in 1998. It is a  
> not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with participants from all  
> over the world dedicated to keeping the Internet secure, stable and  
> interoperable. It promotes competition and develops policy on the  
> Internet’s unique identifiers. ICANN doesn’t control content on  
> the Internet. It cannot stop spam and it doesn’t deal with access to 
>  the Internet. But through its coordination role of the Internet’s n 
> aming system, it does have an important impact on the expansion and  
> evolution of the Internet. For more information please visit: www.icann.org 
> .



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