Dear Bill, All I have little time but I could work with Cedric on this letter if you agree. But I am open to hear other strategics. Then, we could go to the ombudsman. Happy to work on it, too. Katitza On Aug 9, 2009, at 3:00 PM, Katitza Rodriguez wrote: > Dear Bill: > >> >> Interesting parallel: I asked Rob in a GNSO council meeting, and >> reiterated in my submission to the public comment period, that >> statements made in support of the NCUC version by NCUC members and >> hundreds (counting the Internet Governance Caucus etc) of external >> supporters in the public comment period ending 15 April be taken >> into account in the summary of the PC ending 23 July. The reasons >> for doing so were straightforward: there was no reason to believe >> that the organizations and individuals that said they supported the >> NCUC model and therefore rejected the opposite model had changed >> their positions, so they should not be required to all mobilize >> and restate their stances a couple months later, in the summer >> travel season (although some did). The suggestion was not acted >> upon or even mentioned in the staff summary. > > > We need to write a letter to the Chairman of the Board and all the > Board Members explaining: > > a. NCUC proposal & the support it got (signatures orgs + individuals > + coalitions). > b. Explain why we consider there were not a bottom up approach (and > how we get ignore it). > c. Would be nice to analyzed the ICANN's last proposal and attached > comments to it. > > We do not need to ask for more signatures. We need to attached those > signatures we already collect and enforce what we already request. I > am pretty sure that many board members are not aware of our NCUC > process to get consensus on documents. how the NCUC proposal were > discussed in different mailing lists, nor how NGOs get their > consensus through their own organizations structures/memberships/ > coalitions, etc. > > My two cents. Unfortunately, I am not able to help right now as I am > very busy. But Cedric Laurant has volunteer to write the letter if > NCUC Steering Committee agree on this. > > Best, > > Katitza