At 6:03 PM +0100 3/2/06, Iliya Nickelt wrote:
>On 1 Mar 2006 at 15:20, Robert Guerra wrote:
>>  Kind of strange that you'd get this before ICANN informs you of the
>>  fact.  Thus, i'd suggest due diligence and ask them for a couple of
>>  things before proceeding in any way.
>
>I remember having read an ICANN announcement that the (long prepared)
>review had finally started and given to LSE (no time to search for
>reference right now, maybe GNSO announce list?). But it should be easy to
>find. So I guess they are officially enthroned by whomever the Byzantine
>ICANN structures deemed responsible.


The LSE group's appointment was announced on the ICANN webpage and in 
the minutes of the most recent board meeting 
<http://icann.org/minutes/resolutions-21feb06.htm>.  Liz Williams 
mentioned on the council list on Feb 28. 
<http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg02127.html>

Adam




>As our member list is openly available at ncdnhc.org with the
>representatives given, you could probably regoogle most of the addresses
>in no time. Personally I see no reason to object to the request.
>About privacy: They should be bound to the usual EU data restrictions,
>i.e. be disallowed to use the addresses for any than the stated purpose,
>have to delete them in due time, etc. The British are not really the most
>progressive EU member state in that respect (nor in other issues ;-)),
>but I don't think the LSE will sell our addresses to spammers. ("Get your
>.coop domain name now! A whole new world of possibilities!")
>
>	--iliya