[FONT=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]On Thursday October 1st, ICANN is set to party! Invites have been sent out to selected VIPs (don't worry, I'm not one of them, I'm either too French or too irrelevant (probably both) for ICANN to feel that my presence would in any way add to the quality of the proceedings) for a "reception to recognize the conclusion of the Joint Project Agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce" as it says on the card.[/FONT]
So it really does look like this is it as far as Memorandums of Understanding, JPAs and other contracts linking ICANN to the US government. Last week, a remarkably well informed article published by The Economist claimed that the JPA won't be renewed and that it would be replaced by an "affirmation of commitments" giving ICANN a lot more independence.
Now this party… The writing definitely seems to be on the wall as far as the JPA is concerned.
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So it really does look like this is it as far as Memorandums of Understanding, JPAs and other contracts linking ICANN to the US government. Last week, a remarkably well informed article published by The Economist claimed that the JPA won't be renewed and that it would be replaced by an "affirmation of commitments" giving ICANN a lot more independence.
Now this party… The writing definitely seems to be on the wall as far as the JPA is concerned.
Pour en lire plus...
