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>>STEVE DEL BIANCO: THANK YOU. I'M STEVE DEL BIANCO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE NETCHOICE COALITIONS, A COALITION OF E-COMMERCE COMPANIES, CONSUMERS.
THIS -- MY POINT OF MY REMARKS IS TO TRY TO DRAW A LITTLE PERSPECTIVE OR BALANCE WITH RESPECT TO WHAT WE'VE HEARD OUT OF ALL THE SPEAKERS BEFORE US, WHERE THE EMPHASIS HAS BEEN HEAVY ON PROCESS REFORM AND STRUCTURAL REFORM, AND I'D LIKE TO SEE IF I CAN BALANCE THAT OUT WITH A PERSPECTIVE ON PERFORMANCE.
THIS IS MY THIRD ICANN MEETING, AND WITH EACH MEETING I GROW MORE AND MORE AMAZED AT THE COMPLEXITY OF THE INITIATIVES, THE BIG HEAVY LIFTING THIS ORGANIZATION IS TRYING TO DO. IF YOU SIT IN ON THE DETAILED PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS, YOU REALIZE WHAT IS GOING ON WITH DNSSEC. HARD ENOUGH AT THE ROOT SERVER LEVEL. GOING TO BE VERY DIFFICULT TO PUSH DOWN TO THE REGISTRY LEVEL.
ON IDNS, THE COMPLEXITY OF IDNS EXPANDS EVERY TIME I SIT THROUGH A PRESENTATION. AND ALSO NEW GTLDS, WHICH ARE LESS TECHNICALLY COMPLEX THAN THE FIRST TWO BUT THEY ADD AN ELEMENT OF CONTROVERSY.
SO EACH OF US HAS GOT TO BE WONDERING, WHEN I SEE THIS COMPLEXITY, CAN I DO IT. AND IT'S A GOOD THING WE'RE CALLED "ICANN." THAT'S HELPFUL. BUT MAYBE WE SHOULD BE CALLED "ISHALL" OR "IMUST," BECAUSE FAILURE COULD RESULT IN SPLITTING OF THE ROOT AND EVEN SUCCESS OR FURTHER DELAY IS GOING TO RESULT IN THE UNITED NATIONS AND INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORUM, WHO REALLY BELIEVE THEY'VE GOT A BETTER WAY.
I WAS THERE AT THE IGF MEETING IN ATHENS A LITTLE OVER A MONTH AGO, AND I DO NOT SHARE THE OPINION OF OTHERS WHO GAVE YOU A REPORT ON MONDAY THAT CHARACTERIZED THE IGF AS A BENIGN GROUP OF CONVERSATIONS THAT COMPLEMENT, AS OPPOSED TO, COMPETE WITH ICANN.
THE WSIS AND IGF STARTS WITH A VERY DAUNTING LIST OF LONG-STANDING PROBLEMS, AND THEY WANT TO LOOK APPROPRIATELY TO THE INTERNET TO HELP SOLVE THOSE PROBLEMS. AND THERE ARE ALSO LOTS OF SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS WITH THEIR OWN AGENDAS WHO WANT TO ADD THAT TO WHAT THE U.N. WOULD DO, IF IT WERE HANDED THE INTERNET GOVERNANCE KEYS.
SO THAT LOOMING PRESENCE OF THE IGF SHOULD PROD US IN TWO IMPORTANT WAYS.
FIRST IS TO AVOID MISSION CREEP, AND THE SECOND IS TO EXECUTE ON OUR BIG INITIATIVES.
BOTTOM LINE? WE SHOULD BE TALKING MORE TODAY ABOUT PERFORMANCE THAN ABOUT REFORMING OF PROCESS, OR WE WILL END UP WITH NO PROCESS AT ALL. THANK YOU.
>>VINT CERF: THANK YOU. I HOPE THAT YOU'RE WRONG ABOUT THE IGF, BUT I TAKE YOUR POINT.
YES, PLEASE.