There is going to be a house hearing tomorrow on the US giving up its oversight control over ICANN.
The hearing is being held by the Energy & Commerce Committee of the United States House of Representatives
The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology has scheduled a hearing on Wednesday, April 2, 2014, at 10:30 a.m. in 2322 Rayburn House Office Building. The title of the hearing is “Ensuring the Security, Stability, Resilience, and Freedom of the Global Internet.” Witnesses will be announced and are by invitation only. The hearing webcast will be available at http://energycommerce.house.gov/
Witnesses:
Panel I
The Honorable Larry Strickling:
Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information Administration
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
U.S. Department of Commerce
Mr. Fadi Chehadé:
President and CEO
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
Witness Testimony (Truth in Testimony and CV)
The Honorable David A. Gross:
Partner
Wiley Rein, LLP
Witness Testimony (Truth in Testimony and CV)
Panel II
Mr. Steve DelBianco:
Executive Director
NetChoice
Witness Testimony (Truth in Testimony and CV)
Ms. Carolina Rossini:
Project Director, Latin American Resource Center
Internet Governance and Human Rights Program
New American Foundation
I will be very interested to hear Mr. Chehadé’s comments, particularly after Rod Beckstrom’s comments last week.