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From: NCSG-Discuss [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of "Kleinwächter, Wolfgang"

> I support Carlos but would be more specific with the Montevideo statement. 
> Globalization of ICANN and Globalization of IANA are two different shoes....

Not that different. When I asked one person who was part of the Montevideo statement what they meant by "globalization of ICANN"  he referred to the fact that the Affirmation of Commitments is only signed with the US Government. So like the IANA contract it is another manifestation of unilateral US-ICANN relations.

One thing I think we want to AVOID, very strongly, is the notion that "globalization of ICANN" means that ICANN sets up offices all over the world and hires people in those regions. Obviously ICANN's staff and presence should be balanced but I see this expansion of the ICANN empire as a poor substitute for the reform of the oversight and accountability relationships that really matter. That kind of a replacement of substantive globalization with appearance is one that ICANN is all too eager to embrace because it allows the staff to remain in total control and justifies even more expansion of its staff and funding resources. 

So Wolfgang, as a new board member I hope you don't fall for this confusion