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 >> >> >>. >> >> > >-- >++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >Carlos Afonso >diretor de planejamento >Rede de Informações para o Terceiro Setor - Rits >Rua Guilhermina Guinle, 272, 6º andar - Botafogo >Rio de Janeiro RJ - Brasil CEP 22270-060 >tel +55-21-2527-5494 fax +55-21-2527-5460 >[log in to unmask] http://www.rits.org.br >++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -- ~~~ Frannie Wellings Policy Fellow, the Electronic Privacy Information Center ~ http://www.epic.org Director, The Public Voice ~ http://www.thepublicvoice.org 1718 Connecticut Ave. N.W., Suite 200 Washington, D.C. 20009 USA [log in to unmask] +1 202 483 1140 x 107 (telephone) +1 202 483 1248 (fax) ~~~