A few months ago ICANN announced that Elise Gerich would be stepping down as head of IANA. Yesterday they formally announced that Kim Davies would be replacing her. The official job title is Vice President, IANA Services and President, PTI. The IANA functions are the bits that are truly crucial for the proper functioning of the internet… Continue reading ICANN Appoints Kim Davies Head of IANA
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WHD Have Managed to Make ICANN Sound Exciting
Some clever editing of video footage, some dramatic music and a clever voiceover make ICANN and Internet Governance sound .. well, exciting I guess. Here’s the teaser video: https://youtu.be/OgPQbeHWYP8 As I mentioned yesterday, ICANN CEO Göran Marby will be speaking at WHD Global next month.
ICANN to Hold DNS Symposium in Madrid in May
ICANN and a couple of other organisations are taking advantage of venue chosen for the 2017 GDD Summit. ICANN will be holding a “DNS Symposium” in the Hotel NH Collection Madrid Eurobuilding in Madrid on Saturday 13th May. It’s the first time that ICANN organises this type of event. The focus of the event will be… Continue reading ICANN to Hold DNS Symposium in Madrid in May
Cruz and Other GOP Senators Continue Crusade Against IANA Transition
Senator Cruz has been joined by 10 other Republican Senators in yet another “call to arms” regarding the IANA transition. While the statement, reproduced below, is quite brief it is packed with emotive buzzwords that will probably resonate with the more conservative element. The amount of mainstream media attention on the IANA transition has increased… Continue reading Cruz and Other GOP Senators Continue Crusade Against IANA Transition
Cruz’ Speech To Senate 8 September 2016
The US Senate provides full transcripts of all speeches, though there’s a delay of a day or so between a speech being read and the transcript being published. So here’s the full transcript of Senator Ted Cruz’ speech on the IANA transition from last week (source): “Mr. President, today our country faces a threat to… Continue reading Cruz’ Speech To Senate 8 September 2016
Cruz Is Back Now With A Countdown Clock To “Doomsday”
Senator Cruz’ crusade against the IANA transition is back in full swing. With the deadline for the expiry of the IANA contract approaching both he and other anti-transition types have been working hard on their campaigns to block the transition. The latest addition to the Cruz website is a special lander page featuring a countdown… Continue reading Cruz Is Back Now With A Countdown Clock To “Doomsday”
More Right-Wing Pushback On IANA Transition [Video]
Doing the rounds at the moment is the video below from a YouTube channel called “Black Pigeon Speaks“. It’s packed with the usual FUD, but has managed to get over 61 thousand views in the last week. Watch and listen: Here’s the transcript of the video with timestamps: 0:00the internet isn’t broken 0:08so why fix… Continue reading More Right-Wing Pushback On IANA Transition [Video]
Heritage Holding Anti-IANA Transition Event With Cruz
The Heritage Foundation are conservative, in the American political sense. So it’s not surprising that they’ve been linked to some of the anti-IANA transition stuff coming from Ted Cruz and Co. Tomorrow they’re holding an event, which is clearly not aimed at bolstering support on Capitol Hill for the IANA transition. From the event description:… Continue reading Heritage Holding Anti-IANA Transition Event With Cruz
RIPE 71 Draft Agenda Available
The draft agenda for RIPE 71 is now online. The meeting is being held in Bucharest, Romania from 16 – 20 November. As could be expected one of the plenary sessions will be focussed on the IANA transition. Other companies speaking include Dyn, Facebook and APNIC. Full details on the meeting’s official site.
Animated Vint Cerf Explains ICANN and the IANA Transition
Vint Cerf is one of the fathers of the internet. So when he sits us all down, metaphorically speaking, to tell us about his child it might be worth listening. This short video explains how the internet’s address book works ie. how domains map to numbers (IP addresses) and who runs it all. As well… Continue reading Animated Vint Cerf Explains ICANN and the IANA Transition