Tuesday 29 September 2009 16.00

Venue: Oxford Internet Institute

Organised by Oxford Internet Institute

Speaker: David Satola Senior Counsel, World Bank Legal Department; Henry L. Judy, Of Counsel, K&L Gates LLP

External oversight of ICANN by the US Department of Commerce may end on 30 September 2009 with the expiration of the Joint Project Agreement (JPA). At present it is unclear what, if any, instrument will replace the JPA. Yet ICANN will still be responsible for the management of key critical Internet resources (CIR). ICANN performs most of its functions through outsourcing, including to entities not parties to the JPA. A draft paper that examines the options for future management of ICANN's CIR functions will be presented at this seminar. The discussion hopes to be able to address, by way of illustration of the theoretical points, ICANN's recent actions concerning Bylaw Amendments Related to Restructuring of the GNSO Council, Proposed Bylaw Changes to Improve Accountability, and Bylaw Amendment Related to Organizational Review Cycles.

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