This seems a sensible approach to me as well.  Thanks to all for the  
hard work on the document.

Best,
David

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On Nov 18, 2008, at 6:03 AM, Norbert Klein wrote:

> On Tuesday, 18 November 2008 11:50:49 William Drake wrote:
>> ,,,
>>   One question I do wonder
>> about though concerns 3.4.5, Regional diversity's criteria,  "as
>> determined by national citizenship."   Lots of folks don't live in
>> their home countries, so perhaps a more flexible approach would be
>> desirable going forward.  Why not "as determined by national
>> citizenship or residency"?  Is there a history of discussion and
>> decisions on this from before I joined NCUC that I'm not aware of?
>>
>> Thanks again,
>>
>> Bill
>
>
> Thanks, Bill, to raise the regional diversity criteria - I take up  
> this point
> only from your mail. I had formerly also suggested that this needs
> clarification (also in view of the fact that other ICANN structures  
> - for
> example the Board - may have their own regional diversity  
> criteria), as we
> have among ourselves (at least) two cases where this may be important:
>
> Having worked 18 years in Cambodia (and my Internet related work  
> dates back to
> 1994 in Cambodia, which I did mainly in cooperation and with advice  
> and
> assistance from others in Asia), I would feel very strange if - for  
> whatever
> reason - the NCSG would consider me according to the "national  
> citizenship"
> criterion as a European.
> And Mary Wong, who is now a GNSO Council member, send by the NCUC,  
> might at
> some other time fulfill some function for the NCSG as an Asian  
> (though she is
> a resident of North America).
>
> I think your suggestion  "as determined by national citizenship or  
> residency"
> would leave us most flexibility, and I support your suggestion.
>
>
> Norbert
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