Fwd: Re: [pdp-pcceg-feb06] comments on expert advice

[Mawaki Chango]

Thanks Harold for sparing me further explanation.

Mawaki

--- Harold Feld <hfeld at MEDIAACCESS.ORG> wrote:

> We have an old saying in Washington: "Anyone from out of town is an
> expert."
>
> Odlyzko is a big name who is not a usual ICANN player, so he's now
> a
> "neutral expert."
>
> Milton is a well recognized expert who, anywhere but in ICANN,
> would
> also be regarded as a big name.  He is routinely consulted by the
> USG
> and other governments as well as respected by his academic
> peers.  But to all the ICANN regulars, he's just "Milton."
>
> There are many folks who would have diametrically opposed views
> from
> Odlyzko who would be recognized as experts, because no one around
> here knows them.  If you could convince Eli Noam to show up, they'd
>
> respect his opinion.  Not just because he's well qualified, but
> because he's never been to an ICANN meeting.
>
> Harold
>
> At 09:13 AM 9/20/2006, Danny Younger wrote:
> >Horacio,
> >
> >Allow me to supply some background on the issue of
> >"experts".  Per PDP guidelines, the Contractual
> >Conditions Task Force put out a "Call for Experts" in
> >early April:
> >
> >"ICANN and the GNSO are interested in seeking the
> >views of a range of different experts, in addition to
> >hearing from its formal Constituencies and seeking
> >public comments through the ICANN website.  We would
> >be grateful if you could submit an expert opinion on
> >any or all of the items set out in the response
> >template below."
> >http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-11apr06.htm
> >
> >No expert comments were submitted.
> >
> >Not surprising, as most "experts" don't spend their
> >time perusing the GNSO website on a daily basis.
> >
> >Three months later, the BC's Marilyn Cade begins
> >asserting that expert commentary is needed from
> >competition and anti-trust authorities.  She puts
> >forward a series of names including that of Dr. Andrew
> >Odlyzko, University of Minn., USA.
> >
> >Prior to assuming a position at the University of
> >Minnesota in 2001, Dr. Odlyzko devoted 26 years to
> >research and research management at Bell Telephone
> >Laboratories, AT&T Bell Labs, and AT&T Labs.
> >http://www.dtc.umn.edu/~odlyzko/bio.html
> >
> >This renewed call for experts is nothing more than a
> >thinly disguised attempt to buttress the views of the
> >BC.
> >
> >If the TF accepts commentary from Dr. Odlyzko, then it
> >should certainly equally accept commentary from Milton
> >Mueller.
> >
> >
> >
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