No objection.

--c.a.

Milton L Mueller wrote:
> Does anyone object if NCUC as a whole signs on to this Declaration?
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> On Oct 22, 2009, at 5:00 AM, Milton L Mueller wrote:
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> Hi, Katitza,
> 
> Are you looking for individual names or the NCUC “as a whole”?
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> *From:* Non-Commercial User Constituency 
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On Behalf Of *Katitza Rodriguez
> *Sent:* Thursday, October 22, 2009 1:11 AM
> *To:* [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
> *Subject:* [NCUC-DISCUSS] Call for Signatures: The Civil 
> Society Madrid Declaration
> 
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> 
> Dear Robin 
> 
> Dear Brenden & NCUC members
> 
>  
> 
> I would like to submit the following Declaration for your own consideration.
> 
> It would be great if NCUC members could signed the Declaration. This
> 
> document could help us  focus the privacy agenda at the international level.
> 
>  
> 
> Right now, there are no legal safeguards for the WHOIS database. You should
> 
> consider signing this declaration,
> 
>  
> 
> Kind Regards,
> 
>  
> 
> Katitza Rodriguez
> 
> EPIC
> 
>  
> 
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> 
> The Civil Society Madrid Declaration
> 
> Several leading NGOs will be organizing a conference in Madrid on
> November 3, 2009 on "Global Privacy Standards for a Global World."
> This civil society conference will be held in conjunction with the
> 31st annual meeting of the Privacy and Data Protection Commissioners.
> 
> http://thepublicvoice.org/events/madrid09/
> 
> Among the key outcomes of the week will be the release of the
> Civil Society Madrid Declaration, a document prepared by the committee
> group that is organizing the civil society event. The Madrid
> Declaration is a substantial document that reaffirms international
> instruments for privacy protection, identifies new challenges, and
> recommends specific actions.
> 
> The Madrid Declaration is now open for signatures:
> 
> http://www.thepublicvoice.org/madrid-declaration
> 
> http://thepublicvoice.org/madrid-declaration/es/
> 
> http://thepublicvoice.org/madrid-declaration/fr/
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> http://thepublicvoice.org/madrid-declaration/kr/
> 
> http://thepublicvoice.org/madrid-declaration/cn/
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> http://thepublicvoice.org/madrid-declaration/br/
> 
> 
> An indication of support for this Declaration will help focus the 
> privacy agenda on protecting consumers and citizens and help send a 
> unified message to Data Protection and Privacy authorities around the 
> world. The timing and focus of this Declaration is particularly worth 
> considering signing on to. So, if you are so inclined, signing on and 
> spreading the word about the Madrid Declaration beforehand to maximize 
> the number of signatures would be of great help too.
> 
> If you would like to add your name to this declaration, please send a 
> note to: Katitza Rodriguez at [log in to unmask] 
> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
> 
> Pls. indicate if you are signing the declaration on behalf of your 
> organization or as individual expert. We we will continue collecting 
> signatures after Madrid and towards the fourth IGF. 
> 
> 
> The Declaration will be available in more than two dozen languages in 
> the following weeks.
> 
> 
> Kind Regards,
> 
> Katitza Rodriguez
> EPIC
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