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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