dear Avri, You have my voice Baudouin 2009/8/6, Avri Doria <[log in to unmask]>: > > I wanted to make a few comments on why I joined. > > I have long been associated with the NCUC at a distance as a member of, or > as someone who donated to, several of the organizations that belong to the > NCUC. But I was never a member and actually did not plan to become an > individual member - I had other plans in mind. > > I am joining at this time, however, not only because I support the > public-interest principles that are the foundation of NCUC, but because I > want to express my solidarity with a Stakeholder Group that has received > short shrift from ICANN in the process of establishing itself. The ICANN > Board has now approved a Stakeholder Group Charter that was not created > through the bottom-up process but by ICANN Policy Staff in a top-down > manner. The ICANN Board has also blatantly ignored the bottom-up process > that did occur and the community outrage that ensued. I am also disturbed > that the requirement for parity and equal conditions among the 4 Stakeholder > Groups, something that was central to the restructuring plan, has been > ignored when it comes to the NCSG. > > At this time, I think it is important for me as an individual to take a > stand and to be counted with those who were so used and abused by the ICANN > system. I am proud that my membership was approved and that I can stand > with you all in a continuing struggle to see that the legitimate bottom-up > processes and the will of civil society participants in ICANN are respected. > > I further appreciate that the NCUC has accepted me as a member even though > I am still a Nomcom Appointee to the GNSO Council and as such still bound to > represent the public interest as I understand it and not necessarily > according to NCUC positions; though, of course, often these two coincide. > As the current chair of the GNSO Council, it also remains my responsibility > to work toward consensus solutions despite what I may believe is the 'best' > solution. For the remainder of my term I will continue to function within > the council as an NomCom Appointee and as Chair in the same manner as I have > up until now. That is, I will not be speaking for the NCUC positon in any > issues within the purview of the GNSO Council, but will continue to speak in > my independent capacity. My term as a member of GNSO council, and as its > chair, ends on 30 October 2009. > > Again, I am happy to have joined you. > > a. > -- SCHOMBE BAUDOUIN COORDONNATEUR NATIONAL REPRONTIC COORDONNATEUR SOUS REGIONAL ACSIS/AFRIQUE CENTRALE MEMBRE FACILITATEUR GAID AFRIQUE téléphone fixe: +243 1510 34 91 Téléphone mobile:+243998983491/+243999334571 email:[log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> http://akimambo.unblog.fr http://educticafrique.ning.com/