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ICANN at a Crossroads: Privatization, Reform, Both, or Neither?

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has operated under agreements with the U.S. Department of Commerce since 1998. The current agreement expires later this year. ICANN would like to be fully "privatized," but that decision raises significant questions about ICANN’s structure, mission, and performance. Does ICANN’s governance structure provide sufficient accountability? How should reforms address ICANN’s status as a de facto regulator? How should reforms address the intellectual property issues associated with domain names? This conference will discuss these issues and a recent TPI study on the subject coauthored by TPI president Thomas Lenard and NYU Stern School of Business economics professor Lawrence J. White.

8:15 a.m.	Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m.	Presentation: ICANN at a Crossroads: A Proposal for Better Governance and Performance · Thomas Lenard, Technology Policy Institute Download Presentation · Lawrence J. White, NYU Stern School of Business ICANN at a Crossroads ICANN at a Crossroads - Executive Summary
9:00 a.m.	Panel: Internet Governance: Institutional Reform and Accountability Issues · Michael Abramowicz, George Washington University Law School · Paul Levins, ICANN Download Presentation · Gregory Rosston, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research · Arlene Holen, TPI (moderator)
10:00 a.m.	Panel: ICANN as a Regulator: Competition and Intellectual Property Issues · Stanley Besen, CRA International Download Presentation · Steve DelBianco, NetChoice · John Mayo, Georgetown University McDonough School of Business Download Presentation · Scott Wallsten, TPI (moderator)