Dear Mawaki,

You are not alone, of course, in not being able to meet the deadlines.
We are all volunteers struggling to cope on several fronts at very short
notice. I tried to do it as an individual also (actually, with
reasonably good news from Brazil) but could not.

frt rgds

--c.a.

Mawaki Chango wrote:

>Kathy:
>deeply sorry to hear this development. indeed, thursday morning, i
>visited the comment web page, and saw the detailed comments from
>warner bros. and all those companies and thought: oh my god, where
>are ours? then it occured to me, realizing that the deadline just
>expired, that i could have drafted a statement as an individual, or
>on behalf of the african civil society for the information society,
>acsis, which is still being structured and is not a formal ncuc
>member. i guess this is a learning process, at least to some of us,
>but you're right that it is disappointing most of the ncuc
>traditional allies were nowhere to be heard of. for how long are we
>going to sustain that way? thank you anyway for your effort and time.
>cheers,
>
>mawaKi
>
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>>Mawaki and all:
>>Thank you for organizing.� This is an honor I will be forced to
>>forego.
>>I am deeply disppointed.� Last week, the Whois TF had a notice
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>for
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>>public 
>>comment and we needed short comments from NCUC members to support
>>privacy and 
>>human rights protections in the Whois database -- for our
>>organizations and many 
>>others around the world.   Privacy in the Whois database is an
>>issue to which 
>>Milton and I, as the Whois TF members have dedicated 1000's of
>>hours.�  
>>
>>In the past EPIC has responded to these calls; this time Rick
>>Weingarten of 
>>the American Libraries Association responded with fine comments.�
>>And that was 
>>it from our Constituency.� I am speechless at the silence.   
>>
>>So, no, I will not be able to attend the gTLD meeting here in
>>Washington. 
>>Kathy
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>>>Please be advised that the Council is now planning the Washington
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>>DC
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>>>meeting on Feb 24. I suggest that NCUC consider choosing among
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>>Kathy,
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>>>Franny, Milton, and the its reps on the Council. I am voluntaring
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>>to
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>>>participate (but of course not alone), and the cost for the trip
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>>etc.
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>>>in my case would be around $600. A quick answer is needed; more
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>>we
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>>>take time higher will be the cost (very few seats are now
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>>available
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>>>on the flights at the current price).
>>>Regards,
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>>>Mawaki
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