<div dir="ltr">Thanks for sharing James. This is quite pertinent to me, for instance, since my knowledge of the DNS and some of the technical language involved is not entirely proficient.<div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div class="gmail_extra"><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">-Michael</font><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">__________________</font></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><br></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Michael J. Oghia<br>Istanbul, Turkey</font></div></div><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">2015 ISOC IGF Ambassador</font></div></div><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><font color="#0000ff"><a href="http://www.bateconsult.com/category/tck-chat/" target="_blank">#TCKchat</a></font> co-host, 1st session</font></div></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Skype: mikeoghia</font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><font color="#0000ff"><a href="https://www.twitter.com/MikeOghia" target="_blank">Twitter</a></font> <b>|</b> <font color="#0000ff"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeoghia" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a></font></font></div></div>
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<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jan 22, 2016 at 12:59 AM, James Gannon <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:james@cyberinvasion.net" target="_blank">james@cyberinvasion.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Of interest to many here I would think.<br>
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On 01/05/2015, 2:39 p.m., "<a href="mailto:wp2-independentreview-bounces@icann.org" target="_blank">wp2-independentreview-bounces@icann.org</a> on behalf of David Post" <<a href="mailto:wp2-independentreview-bounces@icann.org" target="_blank">wp2-independentreview-bounces@icann.org</a> on behalf of <a href="mailto:david.g.post@gmail.com" target="_blank">david.g.post@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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>All<br>
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>[Apologies for cross-posting to the various lists]<br>
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>Danielle Kehl and I have just published a background paper on the<br>
>IANA transition for the Open Technology Institute<br>
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><<a href="http://www.newamerica.org/oti/controlling-internet-infrastructure/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.newamerica.org/oti/controlling-internet-infrastructure/</a>><a href="http://www.newamerica.org/oti/controlling-internet-infrastructure/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.newamerica.org/oti/controlling-internet-infrastructure/</a><br>
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>There probably isn't a great deal in there that those of you who are<br>
>already participants on this list are unfamiliar with.  The target<br>
>audience comprises those people who have not been following DNS<br>
>policy matters and who know nothing or next-to-nothing about ICANN,<br>
>or IANA, or the DNS.  We hope we've filled a gap in the existing<br>
>writings on the subject, something  that can help someone who is<br>
>completely unfamiliar with the territory to understand just what is<br>
>going on with the IANA transition, and why it matters as much as we<br>
>think it does for the Internet going forward --<br>
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>Needless to say, please feel free to re-circulate to anyone you think<br>
>might find it useful - even your local Congressperson!  And comments<br>
>etc. are always welcome -<br>
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>There will be a second piece coming out shortly that will dive more<br>
>deeply into the specifics of the various proposals now under<br>
>consideration, with particular attention on the "accountability" discussions -<br>
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>Regards,<br>
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>David<br>
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>David G Post - Senior Fellow, Open Technology Institute/New America Foundation<br>
>blog (Volokh Conspiracy) <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/people/david-post" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.washingtonpost.com/people/david-post</a><br>
>book (Jefferson's Moose)  <a href="http://tinyurl.com/c327w2n" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/c327w2n</a><br>
>music <a href="http://tinyurl.com/davidpostmusic" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/davidpostmusic</a> publications<br>
>etc.  <a href="http://www.davidpost.com" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.davidpost.com</a><br>
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>David G Post - Senior Fellow, Open Technology Institute/New America Foundation<br>
>blog (Volokh Conspiracy) <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/people/david-post" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.washingtonpost.com/people/david-post</a><br>
>book (Jefferson's Moose)  <a href="http://tinyurl.com/c327w2n" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/c327w2n</a><br>
>music <a href="http://tinyurl.com/davidpostmusic" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/davidpostmusic</a> publications<br>
>etc.  <a href="http://www.davidpost.com" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.davidpost.com</a><br>
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