I know that Beau sent this to the NCUC list but I didn't see it there. > -----Original Message----- > From: Brendler, Beau [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 11:38 AM > To: Milton L Mueller; [log in to unmask] > Subject: RE: [NCUC-DISCUSS] RAA > > Not sure I am allowed to post to this list but we'll give it a try, > and if it doesn't work, perhaps Milton can forward. Yes, we are > listening, in fact, after seeing Robin's earlier note about the RAA to > Mary , I sent Robin the following note. Why don't I just open that > note up to the group, since you asked, in all caps no less: > ------------------------------ > Is there something we can do here to facilitate working together with > the NCUC on this? The ALAC did a fair bit of work on the RAA > amendments process (actually, mostly Danny Younger and I, about nine > months ago). We put together a lot of resources and had some > preliminary discussions with registrars as well. I think a joint > NCUC/ALAC drafting team would carry some significant weight. In > addition, there are a few people in ALAC (myself included, working for > Consumer Reports) who have some experience creating consumer bills of rights and such. > ------------------------------- > > There's some brief background on our work here: > https://st.icann.org/raa-policy/index.cgi?raa_working_group_documents > > And here: > http://www.atlarge.icann.org/announcements/announcement-02sep08-en.htm > > What I am unsure of is next steps. ALAC, though not Danny, supported > the most recent version of the RAA, with the specific wording that > additional amendments could be added in the future as necessary. I'm > not sure if Danny is up for working on this any more, but I will be happy to ask. > > Perhaps Bill and I and any others who are interested can simply form a > drafting team and set up a joint workspace, start a mailing list and > try to get maximum participation. We should be able to get ICANN staff > to assist us in this effort. > > Beau Brendler > > -----Original Message----- > From: Non-Commercial User Constituency [mailto:NCUC- > [log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Milton L Mueller > Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 10:35 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: !RE: [NCUC-DISCUSS] RAA > > Here's the short version of Bill's message, repeated for emphasis: > YO! DANNY! BEAU! YOU LISTENING?????!!!! > > > -----Original Message----- > > All of which is to say: > > a) as a general matter, counselors really do need timely and > > reasonably action-oriented community feedback if we are supposed to > > be reflecting community sentiment in votes, and > > b) in the particular case of the RAA, we will really need such > > engagement if we're going to leverage the opportunity provided by > > the charter commitment, rather than ending up with something anodyne > > and meaningless. > > And especially: > > > I really hope Danny and others with concerns will raise these in as > > concrete a manner possible so that whomever represents noncomm on > > the drafting team can negotiate from a stronger position. > > *** > Scanned > > ** > This e-mail message is intended only for the designated recipient(s) > named above. The information contained in this e-mail and any > attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you are not > the intended recipient, you may not review, retain, copy, redistribute > or use this e-mail or any attachment for any purpose, or disclose all or any part of its contents. > If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify > the sender by reply e-mail and permanently delete this e-mail and any > attachments from your computer system. *** Scanned ** This e-mail message is intended only for the designated recipient(s) named above. The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not review, retain, copy, redistribute or use this e-mail or any attachment for any purpose, or disclose all or any part of its contents. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify the sender by reply e-mail and permanently delete this e-mail and any attachments from your computer system.