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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">As noncoms our goal is to be the voice
      of justice for the individual.  Commerce seeks only profit.  Their
      only rule is to legitimize that goal by law.  We must be the voice
      of infallible reason.  We must be as wise as weasels and as mild
      as doves.<br>
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      just my thoughts<br>
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      Lou<br>
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      On 9/17/2012 8:05 PM, Rafik Dammak wrote:<br>
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      <div dir="ltr">Thanks Poncelet, definitely, we should follow their
        work closely, assessing the assessors :)<br>
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          <div>Rafik <br>
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        <div class="gmail_quote">2012/9/17 Poncelet Ileleji <span
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            Hi Rafik,<br>
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            I totally concur, its important "The Experts" should be 
            people who understand issues on the ground in regards to
            ICANN and are fully aware of the global Internet Ecosystem
            as it has evolved and continues to evolve with ICANN role 
            and issues regarding Internet Governance as Mary mentioned,
            to me in as much all these folks are knowledgeable folks in
            their own right, they will have a lot of literature to go
            through first and then  face to face dialogue meetings to
            conduct  before they can give  any expert advice, I do not
            think that's what is required now.  Well that's my personal 
            observation.  It will be interesting to see what methodology
            they shall use in  conducting their assignment as "Experts".<br>
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            Regards<br>
            <br>
            Poncelet
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                <div class="gmail_quote">On 17 September 2012 12:21,
                  Rafik Dammak <span dir="ltr"><<a
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                    <div dir="ltr">Hi Milton,
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                      <div>it is good question about how ICANN
                        give procurement / hire consultants for many
                        sensitive issues in not that transparent
                        process.</div>
                      <div>I don't know how to assess those experts but
                        they seems more familiar to business/corporate
                        world and their probable lack os knowledge that
                        you mentioned in details raise questions how
                        they can fit such important positions.</div>
                      <div>I do agree with Mary comment too regarding
                        diversity,</div>
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                      <div>Best </div>
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                          <div>Rafik </div>
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                        <div class="gmail_quote">2012/9/15 Milton L
                          Mueller <span dir="ltr"><<a
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                                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                                    style="color:#1f497d">None of these
                                    "experts" knows a thing about
                                    Internet governance, ICANN's
                                    history, ICANN or the political
                                    dimension of accountability. This is
                                    a typical ICANN approach to a
                                    sensitive issue, hand-pick a bunch
                                    of on-paper "experts" through
                                    who-knows-what kind of a vetting
                                    process who will do a whitewash
                                    report that is guaranteed not to
                                    rock the boat</span></p>
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href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-11sep12-en.htm"
                                      target="_blank">http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-11sep12-en.htm</a></span></p>
                                <h1><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">ICANN
                                    Launches Accountability Structures
                                    Expert Panel, Seeks Community Input</span></h1>
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style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">11
                                      September 2012</span></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p>
                                <p><span
                                    style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">In
                                    fulfillment of ATRT Recommendations
                                    23 and 25, calling for a review of
                                    ICANN's Accountability Structures,
                                    ICANN has identified an
                                    international panel of experts to
                                    serve on the Accountability
                                    Structures Expert Panel (ASEP).
                                    Biographies of the experts are
                                    available at </span><span
                                    style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
                                    lang="FR"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/in-focus/accountability/asep"
                                      target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">http://www.icann.org/en/news/in-focus/accountability/asep</span></a></span><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">.</span></p>
                                <p><span
                                    style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The
                                    ASEP is interested in hearing from
                                    the ICANN community regarding your
                                    thoughts on ICANN's accountability
                                    structures, particularly the
                                    Reconsideration process and the
                                    Independent Review process, and
                                    whether they can or should be
                                    modified. Your comments and inputs
                                    can be submitted to </span>
                                  <span
                                    style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
                                    lang="FR"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
                                      href="mailto:ASEP@ICANN.org"
                                      target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">ASEP@ICANN.org</span></a></span><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> and
                                    comments can be viewed at
                                  </span><span
                                    style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
                                    lang="FR"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://forum.icann.org/lists/asep/" target="_blank"><span
                                        lang="EN-US">http://forum.icann.org/lists/asep/</span></a></span><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">. Please
                                    provide your input by 1 October
                                    2012.</span></p>
                                <p><span
                                    style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The
                                    ASEP will be posting updates
                                    regarding its work, with a detailed
                                    project plan expected by
                                    mid-September. All information
                                    regarding the ASEP will be
                                    accessible from the ASEP page at
                                  </span><span
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                                    lang="FR"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/in-focus/accountability/asep"
                                      target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">http://www.icann.org/en/news/in-focus/accountability/asep</span></a></span><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">.</span></p>
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            <span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">-- <br>
                Poncelet O. Ileleji MBCS<br>
                Coordinator<br>
                The Gambia YMCAs Computer Training Centre & Digital
                Studio<br>
                MDI Road Kanifing South<br>
                P. O. Box 421 Banjul<br>
                The Gambia, West Africa<br>
                Tel: (220) 4370240<br>
                Fax:(220) 4390793<br>
                Cell:(220) 9912508<br>
                Skype: pons_utd<br>
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