[aso-policy] Re: Note to ASO Counci (repost)

["Paul Wilson" <pwilson@apnic.net>]

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From: Geoff Huston <gih@telstra.net>
Subject: Re: Note to ASO Counci
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ASO members,

As a followup to Mike Robert's message to the ASO, it may useful
to review the ASO Memorandum of Understanding to understand the
correct context of this note.

Here are the relevant sections of the MoU:

Section 4 (B) :


"Normally, proposals for global policies within the area of the ASO's
responsibility will be developed within the RIRs and forwarded to the
Address Council for their consideration. In special circumstances the ICANN
board can forward a request to develop a new global policy or to review an
existing global policy within the area of the ASO's responsibility to the
Address Council.

"In addition the Address Council may accept, for consideration, proposals
for changes to global IP address policy from any interested individual or
entity.

"In all cases when the Address Council reviews a proposal for new global
policies or a proposed modification to existing policies in this area it
will first solicit the opinions of all of the RIR signatories of the MOU
and of the public. The Address Council will weigh the results of these
solicitations in its deliberations to determine if it will approve the
proposal. At least two thirds of the members of the Address Council must
support a proposal for the proposal to be accepted and forwarded to the
ICANN board for its consideration."


Given that there has been no ICANN Board resolution on this subject,
it is appropriate to note that this submission is therefore a proposal
from an "interested individual". As a comment to the ASO, it may be
appropriate for the ASO to develop procedures as to how to solicit
views from other "interested individuals", and interested entities
before formally accepting any individually submitted policy change
proposals for consideration.


Kind regards,

   Geoff Huston

   Executive Committee member, Asia Pacific Network Information Centre



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