<div dir="ltr">Hi Alex,<div><br></div><div>Thank you for attending the potential consumer constituency, I guess that you had a lot of fun there.</div><div>can you please tell us what are the questions directed to joint comments that you and I have made during public comments (<a href="http://forum.icann.org/lists/consumers-constituency-petition/msg00007.html">http://forum.icann.org/lists/consumers-constituency-petition/msg00007.html</a>)</div>
<div><br></div><div>Regards</div><div><br></div><div>Rafik<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2010/3/10 Alex Gakuru <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gakuru@gmail.com">gakuru@gmail.com</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
In extending outreach to and constructive engagement with other<br>
stakeholders, today I attended the 'Potential Consumer Constituency'<br>
meeting.<br>
<br>
Glad I did! Because several questions were directed at me in<br>
connection to the public comments I sent on during the consulation<br>
period on their proposal. Thus it was a great chance to give detailed<br>
explanations on each as requested.<br>
<br>
It was reported that the Business Constituency and Intellectual<br>
Property Constituency supported the idea of a separate "Proposed<br>
Consumer Constituency" to which I responded that I found it strange<br>
why those two supported and even advised how they considered that the<br>
proposed consumer constituency should be operated. Explaining business<br>
interests stakeholders are not well-known as be 'consumer partners'<br>
to the extent of their suggesting the form/path consumer protection<br>
should follow in ICANN.<br>
<br>
I floated the idea of inviting them to join NCSG's Consumer Interest<br>
Group "in-formation" (if its possible for them at this point in time<br>
or in future).<br>
<br>
Overall, for the first time I got to meet and interact with the<br>
stakeholders behind pushing for it. An avenue for future communication<br>
was established and all present were requested to give their email<br>
addresses presumably to be contacted in future.<br>
<br>
One may download the recording at <a href="http://nbo.icann.org/node/8931" target="_blank">http://nbo.icann.org/node/8931</a>. To<br>
hear sections of the proceedings and only those that spoke to the<br>
microphone.<br>
<br>
regards,<br>
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Alex<br>
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