IANA transition update

The IANA transition process is followed by a great interest of many people and causing a lot of discussions, as there are a lot of different opinions. IETF Chair and IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group member Jari Arkko posted an article where he offers a unique insight in the topic.

The transition of NTIA’s stewardship of IANA has been discussed extensively lately. The Coordination group was formed in July and an IANAPLAN working group has just been created. The IANA transition was also an important topic in the recent Internet Governance (IGF) meeting. IETF Chair Jari Arkko agrees that it’s easy to be confused, in his article he explains and provides his personal perspective on the topic. Read Jari Arkkos article at IETF’s homepage.

As announced earlier Netnod Snr Systems Specialist Lars-Johan Liman and Head of RnD Patrik Fältström are members of the Coordination Group for the NTIA IANA Functions' Stewardship Transition.

Lars-Johan Liman is as a representative of the RSSAC community as the co-chair of RSSAC - the Root Server Systems Advisory Committee. RSSAC is responsible for advising the ICANN community and Board on matters relating to the operation, administration, security, and integrity of the Internet's Root Server System.

Patrik Fältström is a representative of the SSAC community, as the chair of SSAC - the Security and Stability Advisory Committee, which advises the ICANN community and Board on matters relating to the security and integrity of the Internet's naming and address allocation systems.

Read more about NTIA IANA Functions' Stewardship Transition at: www.icann.org/stewardship