No. That is decidedly NOT the way to go. That process was developed over a year ago, and based on the (false) premise that the new Stakeholder Groups would be organized around Constituencies like the old GNSO, with a new layer of organization (SGs) added on because (staff assumed) we all have nothing better to do than devote 100% of our time to ICANN organizational antics. No. Milton Mueller Professor, Syracuse University School of Information Studies XS4All Professor, Delft University of Technology ------------------------------ Internet Governance Project: http://internetgovernance.org > -----Original Message----- > From: Non-Commercial User Constituency > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Fouad Bajwa > Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 2:07 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [NCUC-DISCUSS] New Constituency Application Process > - Is this the right way? > > Hi Everyone, > > Browsing through the ICANN website to learn the process of forming New > Constituency, I found on the following page the New Constituency > Application Process: > http://gnso.icann.org/en/improvements/newco-process-en.htm. Do you all > approve that this process presented is the way to go? > > -- > Regards. > -------------------------- > Fouad Bajwa > Advisor & Researcher > ICT4D & Internet Governance > Member Multistakeholder Advisory Group (IGF) > Member Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus (IGC) > My Blog: Internet's Governance > http://internetsgovernance.blogspot.com/ > Follow my Tweets: > http://twitter.com/fouadbajwa > MAG Interview: > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATVDW1tDZzA >