Thanks Harold for sparing me further explanation. Mawaki --- Harold Feld <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > We have an old saying in Washington: "Anyone from out of town is an > expert." > > Odlyzko is a big name who is not a usual ICANN player, so he's now > a > "neutral expert." > > Milton is a well recognized expert who, anywhere but in ICANN, > would > also be regarded as a big name. He is routinely consulted by the > USG > and other governments as well as respected by his academic > peers. But to all the ICANN regulars, he's just "Milton." > > There are many folks who would have diametrically opposed views > from > Odlyzko who would be recognized as experts, because no one around > here knows them. If you could convince Eli Noam to show up, they'd > > respect his opinion. Not just because he's well qualified, but > because he's never been to an ICANN meeting. > > Harold > > At 09:13 AM 9/20/2006, Danny Younger wrote: > >Horacio, > > > >Allow me to supply some background on the issue of > >"experts". Per PDP guidelines, the Contractual > >Conditions Task Force put out a "Call for Experts" in > >early April: > > > >"ICANN and the GNSO are interested in seeking the > >views of a range of different experts, in addition to > >hearing from its formal Constituencies and seeking > >public comments through the ICANN website. We would > >be grateful if you could submit an expert opinion on > >any or all of the items set out in the response > >template below." > >http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-11apr06.htm > > > >No expert comments were submitted. > > > >Not surprising, as most "experts" don't spend their > >time perusing the GNSO website on a daily basis. > > > >Three months later, the BC's Marilyn Cade begins > >asserting that expert commentary is needed from > >competition and anti-trust authorities. She puts > >forward a series of names including that of Dr. Andrew > >Odlyzko, University of Minn., USA. > > > >Prior to assuming a position at the University of > >Minnesota in 2001, Dr. Odlyzko devoted 26 years to > >research and research management at Bell Telephone > >Laboratories, AT&T Bell Labs, and AT&T Labs. > >http://www.dtc.umn.edu/~odlyzko/bio.html > > > >This renewed call for experts is nothing more than a > >thinly disguised attempt to buttress the views of the > >BC. > > > >If the TF accepts commentary from Dr. Odlyzko, then it > >should certainly equally accept commentary from Milton > >Mueller. > > > > > > > >__________________________________________________ > >Do You Yahoo!? > >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > >http://mail.yahoo.com >