Changes

On September 30th, 2009, US government declared that ICANN would be governed by international parties. From then onwards, ICANN has been subject to independent review panels appointed by ICANN's [[Governmental Advisory Committee]] (GAC) and not solely to the review of [[DOC|US Department of Commerce]] (DOC). [[Viviane Reding]], the EU's Commissioner for Information Society and Media, welcomed the US administration’s decision, and said that "Internet users around the world can now anticipate ICANN’s decision as more independent and accountable."<ref>[http://www.eurunion.org/eu/2009-News-Rrleases/EUROPEAN-COMMISSION-WELCOMES-UNITED-STATES-MOVE-TO-MORE-INDEPENDENT-ACCOUNTABLE-INTERNATIONAL-INTERNET-GOVERNANCE.html eurunion.org]</ref>

On September 30th, 2009, US government declared that ICANN would be governed by international parties. From then onwards, ICANN has been subject to independent review panels appointed by ICANN's [[Governmental Advisory Committee]] (GAC) and not solely to the review of [[DOC|US Department of Commerce]] (DOC). [[Viviane Reding]], the EU's Commissioner for Information Society and Media, welcomed the US administration’s decision, and said that "Internet users around the world can now anticipate ICANN’s decision as more independent and accountable."<ref>[http://www.eurunion.org/eu/2009-News-Rrleases/EUROPEAN-COMMISSION-WELCOMES-UNITED-STATES-MOVE-TO-MORE-INDEPENDENT-ACCOUNTABLE-INTERNATIONAL-INTERNET-GOVERNANCE.html eurunion.org]</ref>

===6 Policy Papers of 2011===

===6 Policy Papers of 2011===

At the end of August, 2011, [[Kieren McCarthy]] of [[.nxt]] leaked 6 papers written by the EC regarding their take on ICANN; the papers came on the heels of a number of brash encounters between the an EC representative, [[Gerard de Graaf]], and other ICANN participants at [[ICANN 41]] in Singapore.<ref>[http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2011/9/2/4891821.html Blog.InternetGovernance.org]</ref>

At the end of August, 2011, [[Kieren McCarthy]] of [[.nxt]] leaked 6 papers written by the EC regarding their take on ICANN; the papers came on the heels of a number of brash encounters between the an EC representative, [[Gerard de Graaf]], and other ICANN participants at [[ICANN 41]] in Singapore.<ref>[http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2011/9/2/4891821.html Blog.InternetGovernance.org]</ref> His behavior had some wondering how well he was representing the entire membership of the European Union, and struck many as blatantly rude. At one point during the discussions between the [[GAC]] and the [[ICANN Board]], Mr. de Graaf grew so frustrated that he was audibly pounding on the table and wondering aloud whether he was talking "to the deaf or stupid".<ref>[http://www.internetnews.me/2011/06/19/eu-rep-refers-to-icann-as-deaf-or-stupid/ EU Rep Refers to ICANN as Deaf or Stupid, InternetNews.me]</ref>

== References ==

== References ==