Open letter to ICANN Board for approval of new gTLD program

[Milton L Mueller]

I just signed the petition. I am not as enthusiastic about new gTLDs as the petition is, but I signed it in order to counter those who are trying to block/further delay/manipulate the result. Those obstructionist moves are driven by the wrong motives and undermine bottom up, non-governmental governance models.
--MM
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Dear all,

This petition, being circulated amongst some ICANN participants, may be of interest; it urges the Board to approve the new gTLD program when it has its special meeting in Singapore this coming Monday (20 June): http://www.petitions24.com/newtlds

It also touches on questions such as consensus, multi-stakeholder input and ICANN's credibility and accountability issues, which have been regular topics of discussion on this list.

Cheers
Mary


Mary W S Wong
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