+1  Lots of pdp work going on.  Need help.  Useful to know about this, 
distracting from main mission to spend time on formal endorsement in my 
view.
Stephanie Perrin

On 2016-04-21 18:14, Mueller, Milton L wrote:
> Grace
> As far as I know we have not endorsed anything as NCUC - but if we 
> have, I was against it at the time. ��
> My concern is that this seemingly innocuous issue sets a precedent and 
> before you know it we get 20 requests per year to endorse campaigns 
> and causes that are not related to our actual scope of policy making 
> authority. Some of those issues might divide us, leading to long 
> debates that detract from our ability to do the things we are supposed 
> to do.
>
> I see potential for a huge time waste.  It's not like we have too 
> little to do
>
> So: publicity among and endorsements by NCUC members, Yes. Formal 
> endorsement by NCUC, No.
>
> Milton L Mueller
> Professor, School of Public Policy
> Georgia Institute of Technology
>
> On Apr 20, 2016, at 13:57, Grace Githaiga <[log in to unmask] 
> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
>
>> Deserves support. Highly recommended. Has NCUC not previously 
>> supported non domain issues that are internet related?
>>
>> Rgds
>> Grace
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2016 13:48:21 -0400
>> From: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>> Subject: Re: Invitation to join the #Internet4All campaign
>> To: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>>
>> Yes , +1 and Definitely!
>>
>> This is a good initiative worthy of our support!
>>
>> regards
>>
>> Karel
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 20, 2016 at 1:35 PM, Robin Gross <[log in to unmask] 
>> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
>>
>>     Agreed.
>>
>>     Thanks,
>>     Robin
>>
>>     > On Apr 20, 2016, at 9:57 AM, Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez G.
>>     <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
>>     >
>>     > @Milton +1
>>     >
>>     >
>>     > Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez
>>     > +506 8837 7176
>>     > Skype: carlos.raulg
>>     > Current UTC offset: -6.00 (Costa Rica)
>>     > On 20 Apr 2016, at 10:42, Mueller, Milton L wrote:
>>     >
>>     >> I agree, NCUC/NCSG are appropriate vehicles for publicizing
>>     these initiatives among civil society organizations/individuals,
>>     and many of its members may be interested in joining in, but
>>     #Internet4All does not seem to be a domain name policy issue and
>>     I think we had better stick to our basic mission.
>>     >>
>>     >> --MM
>>     >>
>>     >>> -----Original Message-----
>>     >>> From: NCSG-Discuss [mailto:[log in to unmask]
>>     <mailto:[log in to unmask]>] On Behalf Of
>>     >>> James Gannon
>>     >>> Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2016 12:26 PM
>>     >>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>     <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>>     >>> Subject: Re: Invitation to join the #Internet4All campaign
>>     >>>
>>     >>> Just on this point I hope that as this seems to be an
>>     infrastructure related
>>     >>> campaign.
>>     >>>
>>     >>> Still reading about it at the moment but my gut reaction is
>>     that this may be
>>     >>> more appropriate for individual NCUC members and organisations to
>>     >>> endorse?
>>     >>>
>>     >>>
>>     >>>
>>     >>>
>>     >>> On 20/04/2016, 17:12, "NCSG-Discuss on behalf of Carlos Raúl
>>     Gutiérrez G."
>>     >>> <[log in to unmask]
>>     <mailto:[log in to unmask]> on behalf of
>>     [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
>>     >>>
>>     >>>> Is ICANN (regional) staff participating in this activity?
>>     Could also be
>>     >>>> part of the information we may need for a qualified opinion.
>>     >>>>
>>     >
>>
>>