Good showing by those who spoke at the mic, and the delivery of the joint statement with ALAC had impact. Just reminding everyone also that there'll be a meeting today (Thursday) with members of the IRT at 2.15 p.m., in Room 2 on Level 2 of the Hilton. At least 4 members of the IRT, not counting me, (perhaps more) are planning to attend, so it'll be a good opportunity to engage directly with them. Konstantinos, are you planning to call in? Cheers 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 >>> Robin Gross <[log in to unmask]> 6/24/2009 4:39 PM >>> Yes, I want to endorse what Kathy has said below and encourage all concerned NCUC members to please speak up. The ICANN Board has made it very clear that the GNSO community must speak out against this proposal or they will have difficulty not accepting the proposal. Just 30 seconds at the mic this AM is all we need. Thank you. Robin On Jun 24, 2009, at 2:59 AM, Kathy Kleiman wrote: To All, ICANN's Public Forum takes place tomorrow, and the section on the IRT starts the entire process. For those who don't know, this is where individuals have an opportunity to directly address the Board on issues of import. One of our key issues at this meeting is the IRT Report. For those here in Sydney, our time is bright and early - 8-9am. (Why they want to start off with the most explosive issues, I surely don't know). Please be there with bells on -- we need everyone at the microphones! For those not at the ICANN meeting, we need you too. If you are following, if you have concerns about the IRT report, there are ways to participate (and your participation is probably more heavily noticed by staff than ours). According to the ICANN.org webpage, http://syd.icann.org/node/3785, "You will be able to view the public forum live from 8am Sydney time on Thursday 25 June. Just register ( http://icann.na3.acrobat.com/e25733704/event/registration.html ) for remote participation and then follow this link ( http://icann.na3.acrobat.com/e25733704/event/login.html ) to go to full window conferencing." So come along too! Best, Kathy IP JUSTICE Robin Gross, Executive Director 1192 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA 94117 USA p: +1-415-553-6261 f: +1-415-462-6451 w: http://www.ipjustice.org e: [log in to unmask]