Great, really great, Alex! --c.a. Alex Gakuru wrote: > In extending outreach to and constructive engagement with other > stakeholders, today I attended the 'Potential Consumer Constituency' > meeting. > > Glad I did! Because several questions were directed at me in > connection to the public comments I sent on during the consulation > period on their proposal. Thus it was a great chance to give detailed > explanations on each as requested. > > It was reported that the Business Constituency and Intellectual > Property Constituency supported the idea of a separate "Proposed > Consumer Constituency" to which I responded that I found it strange > why those two supported and even advised how they considered that the > proposed consumer constituency should be operated. Explaining business > interests stakeholders are not well-known as be 'consumer partners' > to the extent of their suggesting the form/path consumer protection > should follow in ICANN. > > I floated the idea of inviting them to join NCSG's Consumer Interest > Group "in-formation" (if its possible for them at this point in time > or in future). > > Overall, for the first time I got to meet and interact with the > stakeholders behind pushing for it. An avenue for future communication > was established and all present were requested to give their email > addresses presumably to be contacted in future. > > One may download the recording at http://nbo.icann.org/node/8931. To > hear sections of the proceedings and only those that spoke to the > microphone. > > regards, > > Alex >