Fwd: Re: Notice of IETF withdrawal from the Protocol Support Organization

Hello all,

Below please find a message from Vint Cerf.

best,
Amy

>Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2003 10:55:01 -0500 (EST)
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>From: "vinton g. cerf" <vinton.g.cerf@wcom.com>
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>To: Harald Tveit Alvestrand <harald@alvestrand.no>,
>         "M. Stuart Lynn" <lynn@icann.org>
>Cc: pso-pc@w3.org, icann-board@icann.org
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>Subject: [Moderator Action] Re: Notice of IETF withdrawal from the 
>Protocol Support Organization
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>Jarald,
>
>Thank you for this timely notice and for your continued support for ICANN.
>The IETF represents a core source of technical expertise that ICANN will
>continue to draw upon in the development of Domain Name and IP address
>management policies.
>
>Vint Cerf
>
>At 03:51 PM 1/3/2003 +0100, Harald Tveit Alvestrand wrote:
> >Stuart Lynn, President and CEO, ICANN
> >CC: ITU-T, W3C, ETSI
> >
> >
> >Dear Stuart,
> >
> >The IETF notes that the Board of ICANN has adopted the transition 
> instruments relating to the reform of ICANN's structure and its 
> supporting organizations.
> >
> >The IETF is a signatory to the Protocol Support Organization Memorandum 
> of Understanding, and it is noted that this organization is no longer a 
> recognized support organization of ICANN following the Board's adoption 
> of the transition instruments related to the evolution and reform of ICANN.
> >
> >This message is to give formal notice to ICANN, and  to the other 
> signatories of the Protocol Support Organization Memorandum of 
> Understanding, that the IETF hereby withdraws from the Protocol Support 
> Organization.
> >
> >The IETF looks forward to working with ICANN within the revised ICANN 
> structures.
> >
> >Regards,
> >
> >Harald Alvestrand
> >Chair, IETF
> >
>
>Vint Cerf
>SVP Architecture & Technology
>WorldCom
>22001 Loudoun County Parkway, F2-4115
>Ashburn, VA 20147
>703 886 1690 (v806 1690)
>703 886 0047 fax

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