[ALAC] DNS Summit in New York

[Alan Greenberg]

From:  http://blog.icann.org/2013/04/dns-summit-in-new-york/


DNS Summit in New York

by Fadi Chehadé on April 26, 2013


On April 23, I met with leaders of ccTLDs, 
Registries, and Registrars in New York City for a 
milestone event that converged our work initiated 
during each of the CEO Roundtables hosted since 
the beginning of this year. Throughout the 
roundtable series, I have learned a great deal 
and have been profoundly impressed by the 
participants' dedication to enhancing, 
strengthening and advancing the Domain Name System (DNS) sector.

This particular session also marked the posting 
of the Proposed Final 2013 Registrar 
Accreditation Agreement (RAA) for which ICANN is 
seeking public comment. Getting to this stage, 
after eighteen months of intense negotiations, is 
a tremendous collective accomplishment and I 
would like to convey my sincere appreciation to 
the Registrar Negotiating Team for their 
significant contributions and collaborative dialogue throughout the process.

As part of the summit agenda, participants 
briefed each other on efforts to raise the 
profile of the DNS sector, provided status 
reports on various DNS initiatives, and delved 
into mechanisms that can be utilized to further 
demonstrate the value of the Internet. For 
instance, discussions centered on topics such as 
info graphics for depicting the domain name value 
chain; philanthropic vehicles to support DNS 
entrepreneurship in the developing world; 
industry conferences and consumer awareness 
forums; and proposals to codify ethical standards 
for DNS businesses. What I found to be 
particularly beneficial during our interactive 
brainstorming sessions were the perspectives and 
experiences of the ccTLD operators.

We emerged with a timeline for completing our 
work to be showcased to the broader community at 
ICANN 47 in Durban in July. I want to emphasize 
this work was conducted entirely by the CEOs, 
with ICANN serving as facilitator, and it was 
truly exciting to see this diverse group of leaders in action.

In addition, a sub-group of participants 
presented their plans to form a Domain Name 
Industry Association, entirely independent of 
ICANN, designed to further the interests of a 
range of organizations within the ever-evolving DNS sector.

During the latter part of our meeting, we focused 
on ICANN's future through an interactive session, 
one of many conversations to take place in the 
coming months. As I explained in Beijing, we will 
begin a process in June toward creating a new 
vision and a five-year strategic plan for ICANN, 
and all stakeholders are invited to participate. 
More information: Video and Strategy Conversation.

I am extremely grateful to everyone who could be 
there, including ICANN Board Members Cherine 
Chalaby and Bruce Tonkin, and for their deep 
insights on how ICANN can continue to achieve its 
goal of becoming a mature, inclusive and 
efficient organization. ICANN's Engagement Team 
is already at work organizing comparable events 
and is planning a CEO Roundtable for leaders from 
academia, civil society and nonprofits in the near future.

Our work, however, is only just beginning as we 
look ahead to the bright horizon. The New gTLD 
Program Timeline [SEE ATTACHED] is reflective of 
these important endeavors, and I remain 
invigorated by the forward steps that we are all achieving together.

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