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'''IFWP (International Forum on the White Paper)''' is a global initiated composed and sponsored by different group of associations that represents the interest of the internet stakeholders. Its primary objective is to coordinate international meetings relevant to the proposed transition of the management of the Domain Name System ([[DNS]]) from the US government to a private non-government organization.

'''IFWP''' ('''International Forum on the White Paper''') was a globally-initiated association composed of different organizations representing the interest of the internet stakeholders. Its primary objective was to coordinate international meetings relevant to the proposed transition of the management of the Domain Name System ([[DNS]]) from the US government to a private non-government organization.

The IFWP was formed after the National Telecommunications Information Administration ([[NTIA]]) released the [[White Paper]] in 1998 and asked for public comments regarding the governments proposal to improve the technical management of the internet by transferring the management to a new non-government corporation.<ref>[http://www.ifwp.org/press.html Internet Stakeholder Associations to Advance White Paper Process]</ref>

The IFWP was formed after the National Telecommunications Information Administration ([[NTIA]]) released the [[White Paper]] in 1998 and asked for public comments regarding the US government's proposal to improve the technical management of the internet by transferring the management to a new non-government corporation.<ref>[http://www.ifwp.org/press.html Internet Stakeholder Associations to Advance White Paper Process]</ref>

Professor [[Tamar Frankel]] of the Boston University of Law chaired the first IFWP meeting held at Reston, Virginia. The meeting discussed the significant issues discussed in the White Paper such as the creation of a new private corporation to manage the DNS, new domain name registry and dispute resolution process and the issues on internet security and privacy. Three other meetings were initiated by IFWP in Geneva Switzerland, Singapore, and Buenos Aires, Argentina. There were almost one thousand internet stakeholders who participated in the meetings.<ref>[http://www.ntia.doc.gov/legacy/ntiahome/domainname/proposals/bosgrp/submission-letter.html Letter of the Boston Working Group to Ira Magaziner]</ref>

Professor [[Tamar Frankel]] of the Boston University of Law chaired the first IFWP meeting, held at Reston, Virginia. The meeting discussed significant issues brought up in the White Paper, such as the creation of a new private corporation to manage the DNS, new domain name registry and dispute resolution processes, and internet security and privacy. Three other meetings were initiated by IFWP in Geneva, Switzerland, Singapore, and Buenos Aires, Argentina. Almost one thousand internet stakeholders participated in the meetings.<ref>[http://www.ntia.doc.gov/legacy/ntiahome/domainname/proposals/bosgrp/submission-letter.html Letter of the Boston Working Group to Ira Magaziner]</ref>

==IFWP Regional Forums==

==IFWP Regional Forums==

The IFWP was divided into four regional forums:

The IFWP was divided into four regional forums:

# IFWP Americas-serves North and South American internet community

# IFWP Americas, representing the internet community in North and South America

# IFWP Europe-represents internet community in Europe, Africa & Middle East

# IFWP Europe, representing internet community in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East

# IFWP Asia & the Pacific- serves the internet community from Asian countries and the Pacific region

# IFWP Asia & the Pacific, representing the internet community in Asia and the Pacific region

# IFWP La & C-represents Latin America, Caribbean and other Spanish speaking countries<ref>[http://www.ifwp.org/press.html Internet Stakeholder Associations to Advance White Paper Process]</ref>

# IFWP La & C, representing Latin America, the Caribbean, and other Spanish speaking countries<ref>[http://www.ifwp.org/press.html Internet Stakeholder Associations to Advance White Paper Process]</ref>

==Steering Committee==

==Steering Committee==

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