New GTLDs: Upcoming GNSO Council Meeting

[Alain Berranger]

Hi McTim,

Thanks. You are right that working within the ICANN structure is the
desirable and probably most effective policy influencing strategy.

NPOC is committed to working within the ICANN structure.

NPOC members are free to also work outside the ICANN structure if they wish
- the effectiveness of doing that is for them to judge... and they may have
domestic reasons (in the case of our US based members) to do so. NPOC has
to intention to muzzle any of its members. Diversity of membership and
policy positions is welcome at NPOC.

Granted, and in a full spirit of transparency, we had a little coordination
and timing snafu about our member's testimony and felt it necessary
thereafter  to submit a written NPOC statement.

We support every NPOC member and all our NPOC members to express their
views about ICANN the way they wish.

Best, Alain

On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 2:34 PM, McTim <dogwallah at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 12/12/11, Amber Sterling <asterling at aamc.org> wrote:
> > Hi Joy,
> >
> > The NPOC is currently drafting the written testimony to be submitted to
> the
> > US Senate.
>
>
> Why on earth would you do that?  The way to affect policy is to work
> WITHIN ICANN structures, not try to subvert the entire policy making
> system.
>
> As Rocky suggested, his committee has no say in the matter, so I would
> suggest you are just tilting at windmills with your written testimony.
>  In addition, this attempted "end-run" suggests that NPOC is not
> committed to working within the ICANN structure.
>
>
> --
> Cheers,
>
> McTim
> "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A
> route indicates how we get there."  Jon Postel
>
>
>
>
>
>  We must submit by the end of the day on Wednesday, December
> > 14th.  We will forward the written testimony to the NCSG-discuss list
> when
> > it is ready.
> >
> > Kind regards,
> > Amber
> >
> > Amber Sterling
> > Senior Intellectual Property Specialist
> > Association of American Medical Colleges
> >
> > From: NCSG-Discuss [mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of
> Joy
> > Liddicoat
> > Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2011 3:12 AM
> > To: NCSG-DISCUSS at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> > Subject: [NCSG-Discuss] New GTLDs: Upcoming GNSO Council Meeting
> >
> >
> > Hi all - as you know the next GNSO Council meeting will be next week. The
> > Chair has asked for an update on the Senate hearings on gTLDs that are
> > currently taking place <link?> I've just noticed that some NCSG members
> were
> > invited by the Committee to make submissions
> > http://forum.icann.org/lists/npoc-voice/msg00064.html and will do so
> > tomorrow:
> http://news.dot-nxt.com/2011/12/06/ymca-testimony-senate-hearing
> >
> > As GNSO councillors representing this SG, we would appreciate knowing
> > (before the GNSO meeting) if any others are also making submissions and,
> if
> > so, what those submissions are. If there are any particular issues you
> want
> > to be raised or for any of us Councillors to be aware of, please let us
> > know.
> >
> > Kind regards
> >
> >
> >
> > Joy Liddicoat
> > Project Coordinator
> > Internet Rights are Human Rights
> > www.apc.org<http://www.apc.org>
> > Tel: +64 21 263 2753
> > Skype id: joy.liddicoat
> > Yahoo id: strategic at xtra.co.nz
> >
> >
>



--
Alain Berranger, B.Eng, MBA
Member, Board of Directors, CECI,
http://www.ceci.ca<http://www.ceci.ca/en/about-ceci/team/board-of-directors/>
Executive-in-residence, Schulich School of Business, www.schulich.yorku.ca
NA representative, Chasquinet Foundation, www.chasquinet.org
interim Vice Chair, NPOC, NCSG, ICANN, http://npoc.org/
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Skype: alain.berranger
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