IANA CWG Pushes Back Draft Proposal Deadline After Istanbul Meeting
The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority transition cross-community working group (CWG) saw “significant progress” during its meeting last week in Istanbul, but the “work on the post-transition structural arrangements remains in a developmental stage and there are details to resolve,” an…
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ICANN news release said Monday. “Moreover the proposed structure will need to be reviewed against the CWG-Stewardship principles, amongst other tests and considerations,” it said. ICANN stakeholders told us earlier this month that the Istanbul meeting would be key in determining the progress of the CWG (see 1503170058). The group has delayed its names proposal largely due to the debate over whether the day-to-day operations of the IANA functions should be governed by an internal or an external mechanism. The CWG scheduled a 30-day public comment period of its draft proposal, which was originally slated for early April, beginning April 20, the release said.