Suggestion: can somebody post all the NCUCs position papers, letters  
and comments on the IRT on the NCUC website? In an acessible manner  
that might make sense to non native English speakers? It would also be  
useful to have a concise 1-page post at the front of the NCUC site for  
ppl not already familiar w the IRT (or more than general knowledge of  
ICANN) explaining "why the Irt is bad for free expression". without  
such materials online it will be difficult for to rally ppl to attend  
the HK meeting. There needs to be an easy one stop shop where people  
can go to bone up on everything they need to know and all relevant  
links to where they can go for more. Right now it's all way too inside  
baseball and not accessible for the general public or even people in  
the free speech / ip community who aren't ICANN insiders.
  Thanks
R

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On Jul 3, 2009, at 3:39 PM, Kathy Kleiman <[log in to unmask]>  
wrote:

> And following up on Bill's posting,
> This London Consultation allows everyone to comment - and criticize  
> - the IRT Proposals for overexpansion of trademark rights (a big  
> part of our focus in Sydney).
> It is a very important opportunity to speak.
>
> Please attend!  Can you come?
>
> The more NCUC organizations and individuals who can come, the  
> better. Konstantinos will be leading our NCUC charge in London  
> (hooray!), but one person is not enough. Trademark interests will be  
> there in force and Konstantinos needs support from other NCUC at the  
> microphones. Let's continue our work from Sydney in London -- and  
> continue to voice strong and clear opposition to the IRT Report.
>
> Please let me know if you would like any links or comments re:  
> noncommercial concerns about the IRT report-- any materials to help  
> prepare a short presentation for London.
>
> Best,
> Kathy
>
> Kathy Kleiman, Esq.
> Co-Founder, NCUC
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> GNSO staff have asked me to call this to people's attention.  There  
>> will be a New gTLDs global outreach and consultation event in  
>> London on 15 July 2009 at the Royal Institute of British  
>> Architects, 66 Portland Place, London, W1B 1AD. It's free an open  
>> to anyone interested in knowing more about the program, sharing  
>> views, etc. http://www.registration123.com/ICANN/GTLD/
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Bill
>>
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>> Centre for International Governance
>> Graduate Institute of International and
>>   Development Studies
>> Geneva, Switzerland
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