Fwd: Re: [ncdnhc-discuss] NCDNHC "sponsorship" of competing track

[nhklein at gmx.net]

Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 02:03:42 +0100 (MET)
From: nhklein at gmx.net
To: Dave Crocker <dhc2 at dcrocker.net>
Subject: Re: [ncdnhc-discuss] NCDNHC "sponsorship" of competing track

> David,
> 
> this question had been raised during the NCDNHC face-to-face meeting, when
> the yellow paper with the program to which you refer was made available.
> (If I
> remember correctly, you had left the meeting before it was over.)
> 
> When asked about this, Milton said that he sees this paper for the first
> time, and that it is a mistake that "NCDNHC" is mentioned there - it
> should be
> his own name, and he said that he has personally contributed finance to
> covering the costs for arranging this meeting.
> 
> His apology for the misnomer was accepted - or to be more precise: nobody
> questioned him about this. 
> 
> It is unfortunate that this mistake in naming was made, but I think as far
> as Milton is concerned, this issue is solved.
> 
> --
> 
> I may add that I participated (during the lunch break) in the meeting with
> four of the board members of the ICANN board (all five had been invited),
> elected by the At-Large members. The four board members expressed their
> appreciation for this opportunity provided for a very broad dialogue
> (similar meetings
> had been arranged during previous ICANN meetings). They agreed that it
> might
> be appropriate to arrange such meetings in future within the program of
> the
> official ICANN meeting, so that such a valuable dialogue does not depend
> on a
> special initiative for which extra funds have to be raised, and a time
> slot
> has to be squeezed in between other events.
> 
> Norbert 
> 
> ==
> 
> > Folks might recall that today is the Security track at the ICANN 
> > meeting.  They might also recall that a competing track was
> independently 
> > organized, at a nearby facility, by Milton Mueller and Kilnom Chon.
> > 
> > A copy of the agenda for that separate meeting has been distributed to 
> > ICANN attendees.  At the bottom it lists the sponsors of the event.  The
> 
> > list includes the NCDNHC.
> > 
> > This came as a considerable surprise.  Milton did not inform the NCDNHC,
> 
> > supposedly his own constituency, about this event. THat was merely 
> > unfortunate.
> > 
> > However now it appears that he is listing the NCDNHC as a sponsor of an 
> > event for which the NCDNHC has no involvement.
> > 
> > Perhaps the constituency would care to pursue this?
> > 
> > d/
> > 
> > ----------
> > Dave Crocker  <mailto:dcrocker at brandenburg.com>
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> 
> -- 
> Norbert Klein
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> 
> 

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