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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-NZ link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thanks Alain- and Maria for the reminder. Alain, Maria was referring to the discussion that began late last year about some shared principles for the NCSG. You mentioned Lori Schulman as NPOC EC Policy Committee Chair might engage with that – however, there has been no contribution on the list from her as yet. It would be great if you and others wanted to join that discussion. I can refresh this on the list if that would be helpful<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Cheers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Joy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> NCSG-Discuss [mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Alain Berranger<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, 19 January 2012 3:36 p.m.<br><b>To:</b> NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU<br><b>Subject:</b> NCSG mission statement - Re: [NCSG-Discuss] Off-topic: Re: [NCSG-Discuss] Outcry as relief food expires in Kenya Red Cross warehouse<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Maria,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks for your wise reminder. I agree with you. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>BTW, I did not know about Joy's effort to draft a NCSG mission statement. Without too much malice, how can we have a charter without a mission statement? or we do have one (excuse my ignorance) and Joy is drafting an update? Maybe we can discuss before San José? Can NCUC and NPOC actually share a joint mission statement? In any case I volunteer to work with Joy on this task. Jo, let me know how I can contribute.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Alain<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 5:50 AM, Maria Farrell <<a href="mailto:maria.farrell@gmail.com">maria.farrell@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Alex,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Thanks for the link. It is of great concern, though I'm not sure it's a close fit with NCSG's core issues. Is the connection that the US Red Cross is a member of NCSG?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Sarah - we've not met, and I know an email to a discussion list is perhaps not the most nuanced place to discuss these issues. However, I believe the NCSG discuss list is not the venue for incendiary comments such as "Population control?", which imply murderous intent on the part of NGOs in developing countries. You are of course entitled to your personal view that NGOs are ineffective or even iniquitous, but I do not see how that opinion is constructive within this forum. What possible relevance does this have for developing noncommercial input to ICANN's GNSO policy development process?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I hesitate to confront this openly on-list, because of the almost inevitable waste of time and effort that may ensue. However, when shared lists fail to stay on-topic and distribute trollish comments, it drowns out reasonable voices and signals to potential contributors that they will not be heard. Think what we could accomplish on developing inputs to current ICANN policy issues with the same resources. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>So rather than a long, heated thread on a topic of high concern but low relevance, can we please consider directing our efforts towards current, real policy issues of importance to the NCSG? <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Currently outstanding are requests for people to volunteer on the drafting team for the charter on domain name locking and the UDRP, Joy's efforts to draft a mission statement for the NCSG, calls for comments on the <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'>Draft Integrated Issues Report on IDN Variant Issues Project, and a just-expired request for individual NCSG responses on the JAS issue. We also have a policy call next Monday, 16 Jan. For my part, the Nominating Committee application period for leadership positions has recently opened, and nonprofit candidates are badly needed - so that is an ongoing task of this group to find senior nonprofit people and encourage them to get involved with ICANN. </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'>In short, we have a lot of real work to do.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Maria<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 13 January 2012 05:19, Sarah El Ebiary <<a href="mailto:sarahelebiary@gmail.com" target="_blank">sarahelebiary@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p>I'm not sure how it is in Kenya, but doesn't the head of the Red Cross in the USA make an unconscionably high salary? I read it was upwards of half a million US dollars per year. When I read that, I vowed to be more careful about donating to disaster relief fundraisers and all charities that cannot be monitored or accountable penny for penny.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Sometimes I feel like it's a huge scam. <br>Haiti. Katrina. ASPCA. Etc.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Unless my donations are going from my hand (or perhaps from a close friend or another family member's hand on the ground) directly to the mouths of the needy, then tragedies of waste such as this can certainly be avoided.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Too bad...<o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>On Jan 12, 2012 8:24 PM, "Alex Gakuru" <<a href="mailto:gakuru@gmail.com" target="_blank">gakuru@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#500050'>On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 1:37 AM, warigia bowman <<a href="mailto:warigia@aucegypt.edu" target="_blank">warigia@aucegypt.edu</a>> wrote:<br>><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#500050'>> Yes, except the cu...</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br>Yeah right! But be sure not to tarnish the "very reputable organisation" on a blog post. DO NOT include adverse links to such a post - because if you do? And SOPA/PIPA pass, your entire blog site could be pulled down after they complain to the "relevant online Copyright/IP Authorities." So much free speech to expose basic human rights (food, clothes and shelter) injustices going forward, right?<br> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#500050'><br>><br>><br>> On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 4:35 PM, Sarah El Ebiary <<a href="mailto:sarahelebiary@gmail.com" target="_blank">sarahelebiary@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>>><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#500050'>>> Popul...</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='color:#500050'><br>>>><br>>>> This is crazy. Why do you think this happened?</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>My guess is as good as anyone's. Maybe the local initiative's success threatened their foodchain? Global fundraising system? Hence KILL! future prospects of all such local initiatives likes of: (re: <a href="http://www.the-star.co.ke/national/national/34256-kenyans4kenyans-kitty-raises-over-sh81million" target="_blank">http://www.the-star.co.ke/national/national/34256-kenyans4kenyans-kitty-raises-over-sh81million</a> ) ? That disrupt precious dollars from out there from percolating through an otherwise "properly established system"? Collected putting up an 'angelic' face as a tool to demand special protections by *everyone* (including on icann policies)? To put brakes on emergent, terrible, "Kenyans4Kenyans" model that diminishes their longstanding, global established brand as "the only ones who truly care" impression? Maybe the starving do not live at the NGO's "politically correct" dry Northern Kenya areas? Or releasing the food to the starving would have meant the problem is REALLY getting solved therefore Kenyan could stop giving more food, more money? I have no idea what on earth motivated them to do such inhuman acts, but you bet we're pissed off with Red Cross! <br><br>Today is among the worst days for *anyone* to dare shower Red Cross with traditional praises over here.<o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <br>Alain Berranger, B.Eng, MBA<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Member, Board of Directors, CECI, <a href="http://www.ceci.ca/en/about-ceci/team/board-of-directors/" target="_blank">http://www.ceci.ca</a><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Executive-in-residence, Schulich School of Business, <a href="http://www.schulich.yorku.ca" target="_blank">www.schulich.yorku.ca</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>NA representative, Chasquinet Foundation, <span style='color:#0A246A'><a href="http://www.chasquinet.org" target="_blank">www.chasquinet.org</a></span><br>interim Membership Committee Chair, NPOC, NCSG, ICANN, <a href="http://npoc.org/" target="_blank">http://npoc.org/</a><br>O:+1 514 484 7824; M:+1 514 704 7824<br>Skype: alain.berranger<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>