Dear Mawaki, You are not alone, of course, in not being able to meet the deadlines. We are all volunteers struggling to cope on several fronts at very short notice. I tried to do it as an individual also (actually, with reasonably good news from Brazil) but could not. frt rgds --c.a. Mawaki Chango wrote: >Kathy: >deeply sorry to hear this development. indeed, thursday morning, i >visited the comment web page, and saw the detailed comments from >warner bros. and all those companies and thought: oh my god, where >are ours? then it occured to me, realizing that the deadline just >expired, that i could have drafted a statement as an individual, or >on behalf of the african civil society for the information society, >acsis, which is still being structured and is not a formal ncuc >member. i guess this is a learning process, at least to some of us, >but you're right that it is disappointing most of the ncuc >traditional allies were nowhere to be heard of. for how long are we >going to sustain that way? thank you anyway for your effort and time. >cheers, > >mawaKi > >--- [log in to unmask] wrote: > > > >>Mawaki and all: >>Thank you for organizing.� This is an honor I will be forced to >>forego. >>I am deeply disppointed.� Last week, the Whois TF had a notice >> >> >for > > >>public >>comment and we needed short comments from NCUC members to support >>privacy and >>human rights protections in the Whois database -- for our >>organizations and many >>others around the world. Privacy in the Whois database is an >>issue to which >>Milton and I, as the Whois TF members have dedicated 1000's of >>hours.� >> >>In the past EPIC has responded to these calls; this time Rick >>Weingarten of >>the American Libraries Association responded with fine comments.� >>And that was >>it from our Constituency.� I am speechless at the silence. >> >>So, no, I will not be able to attend the gTLD meeting here in >>Washington. >>Kathy >> >> >> >>>Please be advised that the Council is now planning the Washington >>> >>> >>DC >> >> >>>meeting on Feb 24. I suggest that NCUC consider choosing among >>> >>> >>Kathy, >> >> >>>Franny, Milton, and the its reps on the Council. I am voluntaring >>> >>> >>to >> >> >>>participate (but of course not alone), and the cost for the trip >>> >>> >>etc. >> >> >>>in my case would be around $600. A quick answer is needed; more >>> >>> >>we >> >> >>>take time higher will be the cost (very few seats are now >>> >>> >>available >> >> >>>on the flights at the current price). >>>Regards, >>> >>>Mawaki >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > > > -- Carlos A. Afonso Rits -- http://www.rits.org.br ******************************************** * Sacix -- distribuição Debian CDD Linux * * orientada a projetos de inclusão digital * * com software livre e de código aberto, * * mantida pela Rits em colaboração com o * * Coletivo Digital. * * Saiba mais: http://www.sacix.org.br * ********************************************