Adam and everyone, I am sorry that I did not realize the deadline was 11.50 UTC, so we did not manage to get our suggestions incorporated in time. Nonetheless, both Bill Drake and I have volunteered to be on any working group or other grouping that works, within and for the GNSO, on further actions and recommendations regarding public participation in ICANN. As such, I will say that we will do our utmost to relay - and incorporate - all of each of your concerns and suggestions into the process and outcome of this particular activity. Please continue to send your thoughts, suggestions and concerns to me, Bill and/or the list. We very much appreciate the feedback, and would very much like to be able to present as representative and as full a panoply of possibilities as we can muster. Best regards, Mary Mary W S Wong Professor of Law Franklin Pierce Law Center Two White Street Concord, NH 03301 USA Email: [log in to unmask] Phone: 1-603-513-5143 Webpage: http://www.piercelaw.edu/marywong/index.php Selected writings available on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) at: http://ssrn.com/author=437584 >>> Adam Peake <[log in to unmask]> 2/4/2009 11:45 PM >>> >Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII >Content-Description: HTML > >In addition to Adam's suggestion (extract >below), how would folks feel about adding >something along the lines of "It is also >important to bear in mind that these >communications should complement, and not >substitute for, direct public engagement with >the ICANN Board." > >Please note that comments can be submitted only >up till 11.59 tonight (I am assuming this is >either PST or EST - can anyone confirm it?) > 23:59 UTC. Bill's email said: At 11:37 AM +0100 2/4/09, William Drake wrote: > >Do NCUC people have any comments on the attached >letter? if so they're due by 23:59 UTC today. >I'll be offline traveling so if yes please send >to Carlos or Mary. > >BD > I hope someone submitted the changes (now about 5 hours beyond the deadline.) Adam >Cheers >Mary > >Mary W S Wong >Professor of Law >Franklin Pierce Law Center >Two White Street >Concord, NH 03301 >USA >Email: <mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask] >Phone: 1-603-513-5143 >Webpage: ><http://www.piercelaw.edu/marywong/index.php>http://www.piercelaw.edu/marywong/index.php >Selected writings available on the Social >Science Research Network (SSRN) at: ><http://ssrn.com/author=437584>http://ssrn.com/author=437584 > > >>>> Adam Peake <[log in to unmask]> 2/4/2009 11:57 AM >>> >Important that the person asking has the >opportunity to agree to having their question >taken in that way. > >Perhaps add a sentence so the relevant part reads: > >It is also noted that ICANN staff, under >direction of the Chairman, allowed for questions >to be posted after the Meeting and subsequently >answered by appropriate staff. The GNSO Council >applauds this innovation particularly with the >staff providing responses to direct questions. >*However, questions should only be deferred in >this way with the agreement of the person asking >the question during the open forum.* > >Make sense? > >Adam