Dear Everyone!

We are happy to be part of this group, and would make our contributions in
the best possible way. Meanwhile, this is wishing everyone the best of the
season and a great New Year!

Vitalis Ortese


----- Original Message -----
From: "Frannie Wellings" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 4:16 AM
Subject: Re: [NCUC-DISCUSS] new member organizations


Great initiative Carlos and Milton!  I'll
certainly contribute what I can to this effort.

Welcome to the new NCUC members!!!

Best to all,

Frannie

- and Happy Holidays!!



>Yes Milton, that was the meaning. This is a good start -- and we do need
>to attract still more organizations to NCUC. Let us see how each one of
>us can contribute to this during 2005.
>
>fraternal rgds
>
>--c.a.
>
>Milton Mueller wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>>>>Carlos Afonso <[log in to unmask]> 12/21/2004 7:58:02 AM >>>
>>>>>
>>>I feel civil society representation in the ICANN structure is
>>>not progressing well, and I do not think the solution will come
>>>
>>>
>>>from the at-large approach, trying to work with the generic
>>
>>
>>>"user" as the constituency.
>>>
>>
>>Currently we can "hedge our bets" by pursuing both options. Some
>>organizations are members of both (NCUC and ALAC) others find one or the
>>other more suitable.
>>
>>
>>>So we have to make NCUC stronger, and above all more
>>>representative, I guess. However, this has limitations too --
>>>NCUC has a mandate to "bug" GNSO. How could we extend this?
>>>
>>
>>By "how could we extend this" do you mean how could we extend the
>>mandate of NCUC (i.e., NGOs within ICANN) to policy issues beyond
>>generic domain names?
>>
>>If that is what you mean we did discuss this in capetown and three
>>ideas were proposed:
>>
>>1. Always have a major joint meeting with ALAC at all future ICANN
>>meetings.
>>2. Develop a joint statement on ICANN with ALAC and WSIS-CS
>>participants in the Internet Governance Caucus.
>>3. Develop some issue networks on email lists that span NCUC, ALAC, and
>>WSIS-CS.
>>
>>I intend to initiate the #2 process soon.
>>
>>--MM
>>
>>
>>.
>>
>>
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