The document summarizes a consultation session on the IANA stewardship transition held at APNIC 38 on September 17, 2014. The session's objectives were to increase understanding of the transition and discuss a draft proposal. Under the draft proposal, the USG would end its contract with IANA on September 30, 2015. ICANN would continue operating IANA during and after the transition, while the NRO would enter agreements with ICANN regarding accountability and dispute resolution for number resources before June 30, 2015. The concepts in the draft proposal were accepted to continue discussions toward more details until December.

1. Moderator’s report
- Consultation session IANA
stewardship transition -
Masato Yamanishi
APNIC 38 AMM
19 September 2014

2. Consultation session
- IANA stewardship transition -
• The session was held on 17 Sep 2014 11:00-12:30
• The objectives are:
– Getting better understanding for this transition in this community
– Discussing draft proposal for the transition plan (number part)
• Agenda
– Introduction of IANA stewardship transition (by Paul Wilson)
– Draft proposal (by Akinori Maemura)
– A gap in current contracts between ICANN and NRO (by Craig Ng)
– Discussion (Moderated by Masato Yamanishi)
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3. Draft proposal – for discussion
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PRINCIPLE TRANSITION PLAN
USG to terminate the IANA contract (30 September 2015)
Technical stability and continuity
Decisions about future oversight mechanisms for IANA
should not affect the ongoing technical operations and the
continuity of existing policies.
ICANN to continue as operator of IANA
(until further notice)
ICANN should continue its responsibilities for IANA during and after the
transition of the NTIA stewardship role.
NRO to enter into a Service Level Agreement (SLA) with ICANN
(before 30 June 2015)
Agreement with ICANN for IANA’s provision of IP addressing related
functions, including accountability (dispute resolution etc).
Transparency, consistency and completeness in all
arrangements
Agreements should clearly define relationships and
accountability, to ensure that they are fully transparent,
consistent, complete and sufficient.
NRO to review current agreements with ICANN
(before 31 December 2014)
To identify all necessary features and any gaps.
NRO to enter into an Affirmation of Commitments (AoC) with ICANN
(before 30 June 2015)
The exchange of letters by NRO with ICANN in 2007 and 2009 can be
replaced by an Affirmation of Commitments with ICANN for mutual
recognition, rights and responsibilities.
The concepts are accepted
-> continue discussion for more details until Dec

4. Other major points
• Other 4 RIRs will also discuss this topic until Dec and
outcomes will be compiled in NRO
• The relationship between ICANN and RIRs is a partnership,
not a customer-supplier
• Synchronization with other Internet communities in AP
region, in particular APTLD, will be needed, once the
proposal will become firm
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5. Next steps
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DATE PROCESS
17 September 2014 Consultation session at APNIC38
Sept - Nov 2014 Mailing list discussion ianaxfer@apnic.net
December 2014 NRO to compile RIR proposals
15 January 2015 NRO to submit initial transition plan to ICG

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