Alain,<br><br>NCSG (and NCUC in particular - where I am elected to represent Africa at its Executive Committee) has done so much.<br><br>kindly,<br><br>Alex<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jul 4, 2012 at 12:11 PM, Alain Berranger <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:alain.berranger@gmail.com" target="_blank">alain.berranger@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi Alex,<div><br></div><div>... NCSG needs to lead a reflexion to address this critical issue...</div><div><br></div><div>
Alain<span></span><br><br>On Wednesday, July 4, 2012, Alex Gakuru wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Is Africa, really, part of ICANN? the 'reveal' showed that 99.99 per cent of new gTLDs were from outside Africa which only managed to submit a palty 0.88 per cent of the 1930 applications. As developed economies IP industry and brand owners entrench themselves deeper on ICANN, we're wondering, what's wrong with this model for Africa? <br>
<br><div>On Wed, Jul 4, 2012 at 9:34 AM, Alain Berranger <span dir="ltr"><<a>alain.berranger@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Hi Avri,<div><br></div><div>It is clear to me too that NCUC/pre NPOC NCSG is a community of some kind - I just don't quite grasp its essence yet, but what is sure is that I don't yet feel part of it.</div><div><br>
</div><div> Looking back to Prague, at no times were any of the 5 NPOC members there made to feel full members of that community. For instance, at your own dot gay event at the sky bar, all NCUC members present were invited, but not a single NPOC member was invited. When NCSG EC had informal gatherings, never once were NPOC members included. That said, NPOC members there did not lack social interaction with other Constituencies.<span></span></div>
<div><br></div><div>Yes Avri, you and I agree on the need for an NCUC email list for the NCUC community.. Keeping NCSG list for building the new NCSG community made out of both NCUC and NPOC members.<span></span></div><div>
<br></div><div>Alain<span></span></div><div><div>
<div><br></div><div><br><br>On Tuesday, July 3, 2012, Avri Doria wrote:<br><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi,<br>
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Sorry to hear that.<br>
It is part of what makes us a community instead of just a SG.<br>
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Would have enjoyed hearing your voice as well.<br>
Though I guess I just did.<br>
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BTW: I still think we need an announce list of the news and only the news for those members whole don't like all the touchy feely group, aka unprofessional, participation. I would like the NCSG EC to reconsider its decision from last year not to create such a list.<br>
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avri<br>
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On 3 Jul 2012, at 11:13, Michael Carson wrote:<br>
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> Hello,<br>
><br>
> Whoever is in charge of adding/removing email addresses to this listserv, I am requesting that my email address be removed.<br>
><br>
> This sort of exchange is fruitless, a waste of time and unprofessional. This is not the first time I have received these types of email exchanges.<br>
><br>
> Again, please remove my email address.<br>
><br>
> Regards,<br>
><br>
> Michael Carson<br>
> YMCA of the USA<br>
><br>
> From: "Ginger Paque" <<a>gpaque@GMAIL.COM</a>><br>
> To: <a>NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</a><br>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 3, 2012 9:28:38 AM<br>
> Subject: Re: knitters needle<br>
><br>
> I have never had my knitting needles taken from me on a flight. I do use circular needles, to avoid poking my seatmates, but have never had the needles questioned except by other envious knitters who come up to me and say: What??? We can carry our knitting needles on the plane?<br>
><br>
> I think a knit in is a spectacular idea. I will have a project with me in Baku, and can bring extra needles and yarn for those who want to learn to knit :)<br>
><br>
> Cheers, Ginger<br>
> Ginger (Virginia) Paque<br>
><br>
> <a>VirginiaP@diplomacy.edu</a><br>
> Diplo Foundation<br>
> Internet Governance Capacity Building Programme<br>
> <a href="http://www.diplomacy.edu/ig" target="_blank">www.diplomacy.edu/ig</a><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
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> On 3 July 2012 09:48, Andrew A. Adams <<a>aaa@meiji.ac.jp</a>> wrote:<br>
> William Drake suggested:<br>
> > When the IOC folks were speaking in Prague it'd have been great if a<br>
> > bunch of people could have pulled out knitting needles…maybe Toronto?<br>
> > Some street theatre is always good for a meeting…<br>
><br>
> Nice idea. You'd have to find a local supply (or have someone bring hold<br>
> baggage to bring in a bunch) though, since AFAIK knitting needles are amongst<br>
> the terrible deadly weapons currently banned from being taken onto planes in<br>
> the war on tourism. ICANN meetings are short enough that lots of attendees<br>
> may well be flying hand luggage only (I know I would be).<br>
><br>
><br>
> --<br>
> Professor Andrew A Adams <a>aaa@meiji.ac.jp</a><br>
> Professor at Graduate School of Business Administration, and<br>
> Deputy Director of the Centre for Business Information Ethics<br>
> Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan <a href="http://www.a-cubed.info/" target="_blank">http://www.a-cubed.info/</a><br>
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<br><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br></font></span></div></div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><span><font color="#888888">-- <br>Alain Berranger, B.Eng, MBA<div>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><br>
<div>Executive-in-residence, Schulich School of Business, <a href="http://www.schulich.yorku.ca" target="_blank">www.schulich.yorku.ca</a></div>
<div>Treasurer, Global Knowledge Partnership Foundati</div></div></font></span></font></span></blockquote></div></blockquote></div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br><br>-- <br>Alain Berranger, B.Eng, MBA<div>
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><br>
<div>Executive-in-residence, Schulich School of Business, <a href="http://www.schulich.yorku.ca" target="_blank">www.schulich.yorku.ca</a></div><div>Treasurer, Global Knowledge Partnership Foundation, <a href="http://www.gkpfoundation.org" target="_blank">www.gkpfoundation.org</a></div>
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