[Skunkworks] "Affirmation of Commitments" USG-DoC and ICANN

Today, Wednesday, 30 Sept 2009 marks a big change on how ICANN is managed. When Joint Project Agreement (JPA) with USG. The JPA was the seventh amendment of the original MOU.Rod Beckstrom talks about the "Affirmation of Commitments" - It commits ICANN to remaining a private not for profit organization. It declares ICANN is independent and is not controlled by any one entity. It commits ICANN to reviews performed BY THE COMMUNITY – a further recognition that the multi-stakeholder model is robust enough to review itself. Read more and grab Rod Beckstrom's interview video here http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-30sep09-en.htm regards, Alex