IANA Stewardship Transition and Enhancing ICANN Accountability Engagement and Participation Statistics
In its March 2014 announcement, NTIA asked ICANN to convene an inclusive, global discussion that involved the full range of stakeholders to collectively develop a proposal for the transition. Immediately following, ICANN convened stakeholders most directly served by the IANA functions, as well as governments, the private sector and civil society, to determine the process for transitioning stewardship of the IANA functions. At each step, stakeholders have – and continue to be given – ample opportunity to comment and provide feedback, and the entire Internet community is highly encouraged to participate.
Global Participation
Transition events tracked from March 2014 through March 2016
- More than 1,100 total events (590+ webinars)
- 96 North America
- 61 Latin America/Caribbean
- 56 Africa
- 120 Europe
- 183 Asia/Asia Pacific
For more information on these events, interested stakeholders can view the event calendars of the technical organizations listed below:
AfriNIC: http://www.afrinic.net/en/community/afrinic-events/events-calendar
APNIC: http://www.apnic.net/events/calendar
ARIN: https://www.arin.net/participate/meetings/index.html
ICANN: https://features.icann.org/events-near-you
IETF: http://www.ietf.org/meeting/upcoming.html
ISOC: http://www.internetsociety.org/events/event-calendar
LACNIC: http://www.lacnic.net/web/eventos/inicio
RIPE-NCC: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/calendar/
W3C: http://www.w3.org/participate/eventscal
Diversity and Engagement in Working Groups1
Listed below are the engagement and participation statistics for the working groups associated with the IANA Stewardship Transition and Enhancing ICANN Accountability processes:
IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG)
The ICG is made up of 30 individuals representing 13 communities of both direct and indirect stakeholders of the IANA functions.
Diversity:
- Africa: 13%
- Asia/Asia Pacific: 17%
- Europe: 30%
- Latin America/Caribbean: 10%
- North America: 30%
Engagement (through March 2016):
- Total Calls/Meetings: 39
- Total Meeting Hours: 130
- Total Mailing List Exchanges: 5,540
In addition to the ICG, there has been notable and diverse engagement within the working groups of the operational communities of IANA. Information on these groups are below:
- Domain Names: CWG-Stewardship
- Numbering Resources: CRISP Team
- Protocol Parameters: IANAPLAN
Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability (CCWG-Accountability)
The CCWG-Accountability is made up of 28 members representing the 6 organizations who chartered the group, and 203 participants who engage in day-to-day discussions and proposal development.
Diversity:
- Africa: 7%
- Asia/Asia Pacific: 26%
- Europe: 28%
- Latin America/Caribbean: 8%
- North America: 31%
Engagement (through March 2016):
- Total Calls/Meetings: 209
- Total Meeting Hours: 404
- Total Mailing List Exchanges: 12,430
1 In addition to this remarkable community involvement in the processes, it is important to note that engagement in the transition has proven to be much broader than just the ICANN community. Whether exhibited by submitting public comments, attending webinars, or asking for and receiving updates, it is apparent that there is no shortage of effort dedicated to these processes.