icann report presented by: dr paul twomey ceo and president lacnic, montevideo 31 march 2004
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ICANN Report
Presented by:
Dr Paul Twomey
CEO and President
LACNIC, Montevideo
31 March 2004
Review of year
• Introduction
• Achievements
• Consultation with community
• Feedback from community
• Consequent focus of operations
ICANN’s Mission
To coordinate, at the overall level, the global Internet's systems of unique identifiers, and in particular to ensure the stable and secure operation of the Internet's unique identifier systems. In particular, ICANN:
1. Coordinates the allocation and assignment of the three sets of unique identifiers for the Internet, which area. Domain names (forming a system referred to as "DNS");b. Internet protocol ("IP") addresses and autonomous system ("AS") numbers; andc. Protocol port and parameter numbers.
2. Coordinates the operation and evolution of the DNS root nameserver system.
3. Coordinates policy development reasonably and appropriately related to these technical functions.
ICANN ORGANISATION CHART 2004
ICANN Board of Directors
Office of theOmbudsman
Office of theOffice of theOmbudsmanOmbudsman
General CounselGeneral CounselGeneral CounselOffice of thePresident & CEO
ExecutiveAssistant
ALAC Communications
InformationManagement
Outreach
GNSOPolicy
Support
ccNSOPolicy
Support
GACPolicy
Support
RSSACSupport
ASOPolicy
Support
SecurityAnalysis
SystemsSupport
NetworkSupport
WebPublishing
RegistrarLiaison
RegistryLiaison
HR Admin Finance
IETFprotocol
parameterregistries
IP Addressallocation
.int Registrymanagement
Rootzone
management
General ManagerIANA
General ManagerGeneral ManagerIANAIANA
General ManagerPublic Participation
General ManagerGeneral ManagerPublic ParticipationPublic Participation
General ManagerGlobal
Partnerships
General ManagerGeneral ManagerGlobalGlobal
PartnershipsPartnerships
Vice PresidentBusiness
Operations
Vice PresidentVice PresidentBusiness Business
OperationsOperations
Vice PresidentPolicy
DevelopmentSupport
Vice PresidentVice PresidentPolicyPolicy
DevelopmentDevelopmentSupportSupport
General ManagerTechnical
Operations
General ManagerGeneral ManagerTechnicalTechnical
OperationsOperations
Associate General Counsel Contract support
SECSACSupport
ICANN ORGANISATION CHART 2004
ICANN Board of Directors
Office of theOmbudsman
Office of theOffice of theOmbudsmanOmbudsman
General CounselGeneral CounselGeneral CounselOffice of thePresident & CEO
ExecutiveAssistant
ALAC Communications
InformationManagement
Outreach
GNSOPolicy
Support
ccNSOPolicy
Support
GACPolicy
Support
RSSACSupport
ASOPolicy
Support
SecurityAnalysis
SystemsSupport
NetworkSupport
WebPublishing
RegistrarLiaison
RegistryLiaison
HR Admin Finance
IETFprotocol
parameterregistries
IP Addressallocation
.int Registrymanagement
Rootzone
management
General ManagerIANA
General ManagerGeneral ManagerIANAIANA
General ManagerPublic Participation
General ManagerGeneral ManagerPublic ParticipationPublic Participation
General ManagerGlobal
Partnerships
General ManagerGeneral ManagerGlobalGlobal
PartnershipsPartnerships
Vice PresidentBusiness
Operations
Vice PresidentVice PresidentBusiness Business
OperationsOperations
Vice PresidentPolicy
DevelopmentSupport
Vice PresidentVice PresidentPolicyPolicy
DevelopmentDevelopmentSupportSupport
General ManagerTechnical
Operations
General ManagerGeneral ManagerTechnicalTechnical
OperationsOperations
Associate General Counsel Contract support
SECSACSupport
ACHIEVEMENTS
• Organisational restructure and recruitment
• Formation of At-Large structures (10) (6
pending)
• gTLD policies
– WhoIs
– Transfers
– Deletes
ACHIEVEMENTS
• ccNSO formation (39 countries) – Africa (11)
– Asia Pacific (8)
– Europe (4)
– Latin America (12)
– North America (4)
• IDN implementation
• PDP for new registry services
ACHIEVEMENTS
• Brussels, Belgium office
• New sTLD application process (10 applications)
• Broad strategic initiative for new gTLDs
• 191 Registrars
• MoU extension/finalisation
CONSULTATIONS
1. Governments2. Internet Address Communities3. ccTLD Managers4. Members of the Technical Community5. At-Large User Communities6. Law Enforcement Officials7. Academics and Researchers8. Wider Business Community9. gTLD Registrars10. gTLD Registry Operators11. Intellectual Property Holders12. Internet, Connectivity Service Providers13. Non Commercial Domain Holders
IDENTIFIED PRIORITIES for ICANNPriority: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Complete the MoU Process with the US DOC
X X X X X X X X X X X
Proactively ensure the future stability and security of root server system
X X X X X X X X X X x
Substantially augment core IANA services and ensure they function effectively
X X X X X X X X X X X X
Efficiently introduce new gTLDs to increase competition in the domain name space
X X X X X X
IDENTIFIED PRIORITIES for ICANNPriority: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Significantly expand available resources to assist developing nation Internet communities with education and technical coordination
X X X X X X X X
Meaningfully increase preparation of ICANN materials in multi-lingual formats
X X X X X X X X
Actively promote consumer interests through information and service
X X X X X X X X X X x
IDENTIFIED PRIORITIES for ICANNPriority: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Effectively educate consumers on how to obtain resources for dispute resolution, consumer protection and law enforcement
X X X X X X X X X X X
Considerably strengthen services to gTLD Registries to address their growing needs as new gTLDs are introduced
X X X X X X X
IDENTIFIED PRIORITIES for ICANNPriority: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Significantly strengthen services to gTLD Registrars to ensure a healthy, competitive marketplace
X X X X X X X
Materially aid gTLD Registrars with managing consumer complaints
X X X X X X X X
IDENTIFIED PRIORITIES for ICANNPriority: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Work closely with the address space community in implementation/roll-out of IPV 6
X X X X X X X X X
Work closely with registries (gTLDs and ccTLDs) and multilingual community in development and introduction of IDNs
X X X X X X X
PRINCIPLES OF OPERATIONS1. Contribute to stability and security of the unique identifiers
system and root management
2. Promote competition and choice for registrants and other users
3. Forum for multi-stakeholder bottom-up development of related
policy
4. Ensuring on a global basis an opportunity for participation by
all interested parties