What does registration mean?  That some government blesses our
existence.  We only need that if we want a checking account.

Within the CS Coordination Group, NCSG is one of the broadest coalition
of organizations and individuals there are in civil society.  Whose
blessing do we need?

avri


On 22-Oct-14 07:32, Seun Ojedeji wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 12:28 PM, avri doria <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
>> No reason I see for not being able to sign. We are a bottom up
>> organization that participates in icann and can do anything we please in
>> terms of advocacy.
>>
> 
> Hmm...actually i did not know NCSG is registered as an independent
> organisation.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Cheers!
> 
>>
>>
>> avri
>>
>> Sent from a T-Mobile 4G LTE Device
>>
>>
>> -------- Original message --------
>> From: Seun Ojedeji <[log in to unmask]>
>> Date:10/22/2014 7:05 AM (GMT-05:00)
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Cc:
>> Subject: Re: [NCSG-Discuss] [bestbits] Time-sensitive: 24 hour sign on
>> period for ITU Plenipot joint recommendations
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I will add a +1 to this if indeed NCSG can sign which i doubt, considering
>> that this is a stakeholder group within ICANN. Perhaps it will be good to
>> check if NSCG has ever signed anything outside of ICANN's jurisdiction
>>
>> Cheers!
>>
>> On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 10:12 AM, William Drake <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> I mentioned this before—is there any chance NCSG can sign on collectively
>>> in support of opening the ITU up a bit?  This is of relevance to the IG
>>> environment.  I’ve signed as an individual but network/org endorsements
>>> matter much more in UN-land.
>>>
>>> Bill
>>>
>>> Begin forwarded message:
>>>
>>> *From: *Anne Jellema <[log in to unmask]>
>>> *Date: *October 20, 2014 at 10:38:08 PM GMT+2
>>> *To: *"[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> *Subject: **[bestbits] Time-sensitive: 24 hour sign on period for ITU
>>> Plenipot joint recommendations*
>>> *Reply-To: *Anne Jellema <[log in to unmask]>
>>>
>>> Dear colleagues
>>>
>>> As you know, a fluid working group was formed after the IGF to try to
>>> come up with joint recommendations for the ITU Plenipot. We produced the
>>> open letter on transparency and participation in the Plenipot process
>>> itself, which many of you signed (thank you!). Our second and harder task
>>> was to develop positions on some of the most important substantive issues
>>> before the conference. The output of this second phase of our work is a 7
>>> page lobby document that is now available for endorsement for the next 24
>>> hours at:
>>>
>>> http://bestbits.net/itu-plenipot-notes
>>>
>>> The fluid working group struggled to obtain the conference proposals on
>>> which to base our analysis and recommendations, both because of the ITU's
>>> restrictions on document access and because many Member States submitted
>>> their proposals quite late in the day. As a result, our drafting process
>>> has taken us hard up against the start of the Plenipot itself.
>>>
>>> It is now very urgent to get this text in front of delegations, so we are
>>> opening it for endorsements rather than comment. If however someone has a
>>> red flag, "absolutely can't live with it" issue that prevents them from
>>> signing on, they should email me personally in the next 24 hours to propose
>>> an edit(s) to resolve this issue, and I will consult the other members of
>>> the ITU fluid working group on whether to accept this edit.
>>>
>>> Due to the lack of time for comment and consensus, we are not presenting
>>> these recommendations in the name of Best Bits or on behalf of civil
>>> society in general but only on behalf of the specific organisations
>>> endorsing.
>>>
>>> If you would like your organisation to be listed, please send your logo
>>> to Carolina Rossini ([log in to unmask]) by 22:30 CET (16:30
>>> EST) tomorrow, 21 Oct.
>>>
>>> Best wishes
>>> Anne
>>>
>>> --
>>> Anne Jellema
>>> CEO
>>> +27 061 36 9352 (ZA)
>>> +1 202 684 6885 (US)
>>> @afjellema
>>>
>>> *World Wide Web Foundation | 1110 Vermont Ave NW, Suite 500, Washington
>>> DC, 20005, USA | www.webfoundation.org <http://www.webfoundation.org/> |
>>> Twitter: @webfoundation*
>>>
>>>
>>>  ____________________________________________________________
>>> You received this message as a subscriber on the list:
>>>     [log in to unmask]
>>> To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit:
>>>     http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits
>>>
>>>
>>> ***********************************************
>>> William J. Drake
>>> International Fellow & Lecturer
>>>   Media Change & Innovation Division, IPMZ
>>>   University of Zurich, Switzerland
>>> Chair, Noncommercial Users Constituency,
>>>   ICANN, www.ncuc.org
>>> [log in to unmask] (direct), [log in to unmask] (lists),
>>>   www.williamdrake.org
>>> ***********************************************
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *Seun Ojedeji,Federal University Oye-Ekitiweb:
>> http://www.fuoye.edu.ng <http://www.fuoye.edu.ng> Mobile: +2348035233535**alt
>> email: <http://goog_1872880453>[log in to unmask]
>> <[log in to unmask]>*
>>
>> The key to understanding is humility - my view !
>>
>>
>>
> 
>