Re: [aso-policy] RIR proposal

[Mike Roberts <mmr@darwin.ptvy.ca.us>]

At 18:25 +0100 2/8/00, Wilfried Woeber, UniVie/ACOnet wrote:
>   Dear Bill,
>   dear Community,
<snip>

> =% What is NOT at issue here is the ability of ICANN to set global
> =% policy for the RIRs - what IS at issue is that it is then
> =% most unseemly for IANA to have some independet ability of
> =% allocation OUTSIDE OF THESE VERY POLICIES THAT ICANN WANTS
> =% TO IMPOSE ON THE RIRs my emphasis). Of course if the response
> =% were to be that the allocations would conform to these policies,
> =% then there would be no problem in making the allocation through
> =% the RIR structure in the first place, right?
This language confuses the present situation.  Under the White Paper, 
the ICANN Board is responsible for setting global address policy.  It 
does that, in part, based on recommendations of the ASO Council.  The 
ASO Council is responsible, under its MOU with ICANN, for collecting, 
analyzing and formulating recommendations on address policy.  The 
various staff components involved, for the Council, for the RIR's, 
for ICANN/IANA, are charged with carrying out approved policy.  Since 
ICANN and its Supporting Organizations are new and still in 
transition from old arrangements, most of what we do in coming months 
will represent fresh steps forward. That should neither inhibit work 
that needs doing, nor foster actions that have not been thoughtfully 
considered.

>   Putting that thought into words makes me recognize even more
>   painfully than before that I'm not aware of a published
>   desription or charter for ICANN within the IANA frame-work.
>   Any pointers to such a document would be very helpful for me.
There is *VERY* extensive documentation available on the icann web 
site. The White Paper, Bylaws, MOU's with US Govt and with ASO, ICP-1 
etc. And the staff is happy to assist with any questions about 
charter, etc.

- Mike Roberts
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