[dns-wg] Solicitation for Statements of Interest regarding Root KSK Rollover

Anne-Marie,

Please allow me to correct you on one particular item:

On Dec 19, 2014, at 4:28 AM, Anne-Marie Eklund-Löwinder <anne-marie.eklund-lowinder at iis.se> wrote:
> The biggest benefits will nevertheless be  ICANN's, getting this important work done without having to spend money on designing one of the most important functions that ICANN have,

I find it quite odd that you would assume ICANN would not need to spend money in this context based on asking the community for volunteers to participate. 

Since we take these sorts of things deadly seriously, ICANN will, of course, be spending quite significant amounts of money in designing,  implementing, and executing the root KSK rollover, most likely including hiring outside contractors to augment our internal staff since a number of our internal resources have moved on (and I have not had time to build up a new team). ICANN staff and contractors will be working on the plan from ICANN's perspective, just as the folks from NTIA and Verisign will be working on the plan from their respective perspectives. As stated in the solicitation, the community volunteers will be working with individuals from ICANN, Verisign, and NTIA to develop the plan. 

The intent of the solicitation of community members to help develop the rollover plan is multifold, but includes a desire to obtain different and independent perspectives, benefit from others' experience, improve openness and transparency, and ensure that the plan meets the highest possible standards. To be explicit: the community members will NOT be supplanting ICANN, Verisign, and NTIA staff/contractors/appointees.

I'll not comment further on your note.

Regards,
-drc

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