<div dir="ltr">Indeed it is.<div><br></div><div>I am intrigued by Fadi's combination of accountability mechanisms with the duty of stewardship - the latter is far broader with the former, in my opinion.</div><div><br></div>
<div>I am also surprised by the presentation of this as a "consultation" process. The USG press release asks ICANN to "convene global stakeholders to develop a proposal to transition the current role played by NTIA in the coordination of the Internet's domain name system."</div>
<div><br></div><div>To arrogate the leadership of that to ICANN such that it consults the community rather than doing what is asked seems to me to pose risks both to ICANN itself, and to the prospects of a successful transition plan actually being developed.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Let's see how this panel proceeds..</div><div><br></div><div>Jordan</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 24 March 2014 11:08, Veni Markovski <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:veni@veni.com" target="_blank">veni@veni.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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