Session 2: ICANN Accountability and the Transition of IANA Stewardship This session will examine the work that is currently being done to make ICANN more accountable to its stakeholders and to transition the IANA function stewardship away from the US National Telecommunications and Information Administration (“NTIA”) and why these issues matter to everyone. The session will start with a description of the structure and functions performed by ICANN, including the IANA function. The role of ICANN in the Internet multi-stakeholder governance model will be discussed, and the involvement of governments in Internet governance will be addressed. This background will then be used as the launching point for a discussion of how the evolution of ICANN and the transition of the IANA function can affect the openness, security, stability and resiliency of the Internet.

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Top Ten Risks to the IANA
Transition
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ISOC Canada Symposium
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September 24, 2015

2. Top Ten Risks to IANA Transition
10. Accountability Working Group
fails to reach rough consensus on
the Accountability Proposal

3. Top Ten Risks to IANA Transition
9. Not all ICANN supporting and
advisory organizations accept the
Accountability Proposal

4. Top Ten Risks to IANA Transition
8. Internet governance community
treats US Government like ‘just
another stakeholder’

5. Top Ten Risks to IANA Transition
7. Issues surrounding
governments’ role in the
Accountability Proposal remain
outstanding

6. Top Ten Risks to IANA Transition
6. ICANN Board fails to reach
agreement on the
Accountability Proposal

7. Top Ten Risks to IANA Transition
5. Volunteer fatigue

8. Top Ten Risks to IANA Transition
4. The US Government has moved
the deadline so momentum
slows

9. Top Ten Risks to IANA Transition
3. The UN votes to give the ITU a
role in Internet names &
numbers

10. Top Ten Risks to IANA Transition
2. U.S. Congress does not agree to
the transfer

11. Top Ten Risks to IANA Transition
1. Change in US administration

12. Top Ten Risks to IANA Transition
1. Change in US
Administration
2. U.S. Congress does not
agree to the transfer
3. The UN votes to give