Great, really great, Alex!

--c.a.

Alex Gakuru wrote:
> In extending outreach to and constructive engagement with other
> stakeholders, today I attended the 'Potential Consumer Constituency'
> meeting.
> 
> Glad I did! Because several questions were directed at me in
> connection to the public comments I sent on during the consulation
> period on their proposal. Thus it was a great chance to give detailed
> explanations on each as requested.
> 
> It was reported that the Business Constituency and Intellectual
> Property Constituency supported the idea of a separate "Proposed
> Consumer Constituency" to which I responded that I found it strange
> why those two supported and even advised how they considered that the
> proposed consumer constituency should be operated. Explaining business
> interests stakeholders are not well-known as be 'consumer  partners'
> to the extent of their suggesting the form/path consumer protection
> should follow in ICANN.
> 
> I floated the idea of inviting them to join NCSG's Consumer Interest
> Group "in-formation" (if its possible for them at this point in time
> or in future).
> 
> Overall, for the first time I got to meet and interact with the
> stakeholders behind pushing for it. An avenue for future communication
> was established and all present were requested to give their email
> addresses presumably to be contacted in future.
> 
> One may download the recording at http://nbo.icann.org/node/8931. To
> hear sections of the proceedings and only those that spoke to the
> microphone.
> 
> regards,
> 
> Alex
>