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ICANN : Current positions and prospects


ISOC Symposium
Brussels 7 December, 2001

Christopher WILKINSON
GAC Vice Chair
DG Information Society
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1. ISSUES IN THE ICANN AND THE GAC
  • SECURITY AND STABILITY
  • INTERNATIONAL DSN
  • GEOGRAPHICAL IDENTIFIERS
  • WHOIS?
  • ICANN STRUCTURE AND MEMBERSHIP
  • GAC ROLE AND WORKING METHODS
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2. INTERNET GOVERNANCE IN THE EUROPEAN UNION
  • COMMISSION COMMUNICATION, APRIL 2000
  • COUNCIL RESOLUTION, OCTOBER 2000
  • EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION, APRIL 2001
  • SPANISH PRESIDENCY
  • EU-US RELATIONS
  • EU IN THE GAC
  • IPR POLICIES, COMPETITION POLICIES
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3. SECURITY AND STABILITY
  • ROOT SERVER SYSTEM
  • TLD REGISTRIES
  • DNS
  • NAMESERVERS
  • Denial of Service (D-DOS attacks)
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4. INTERNATIONAL DNS
  • IETF STANDARD
  • GLOBAL INTEROPERABILITY
  • TESTBEDS AND CYBERSQUATTING
  • EUROPEAN ISSUES, ASIAN ISSUES
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5. GEOGRAPHICAL IDENTIFIERS
  • COUNTRY NAMES AND OTHER IDENTIFIERS
  • HOW SHOULD THEY BE USED ?
  • WIPO ? PARIS CONVENTION ?
  • DOT INFO SUNRISE PERIOD
  • ICANN/GAC TASK FORCE


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6. WHOIS ?
  • PURPOSE AND USE OF DNS DATA
  • REGISTRATION DATA, WHOIS, ZONE FILE DATA
  • UNIVERSAL WHOIS
  • PRIVACY AND DATA PROTECTION
  • TRANSPARENCY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
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7. ICANN STRUCTURE AND MEMBERSHIP
  • AT LARGE MEMBERSHIP
  • REPRESENTATION OF THE PUBLIC INTEREST
  • MEMBERSHIP OR GOVERNMENTS ?
  • DIRECT OR INDIRECT ELECTIONS ?
  • SUPPORTING ORGANISATIONS
  • REPRESENTING REGISTRIES : CCTLDS, GTLDS
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8. GAC : ROLE AND WORKING METHODS
  • GAC MEMBERSHIP AND OUTREACH
  • ROLE OF CHAIR AND VICE CHAIRS
  • GAC SECRETARIAT
  • RELATIONS WITH ICANN BOARD AND STAFF
  • THE ADVISORY ROLE IS OK AS LONG AS THE ADVICE IS *USUALLY* TAKEN !