+1 >I'd also like to encourage each of our members to participate in the >election and to please VOTE FOR the CHARTER. :-) > >This is really a big moment for non-commercial users at ICANN - to >have a reformed GNSO with parity between commercial and >noncommercial users. > >Our adversaries have been able to prevent us from having a good NCSG >charter before now (remember last year when a crippling >staff-drafted divide-and-conquer charter was imposed on us!) > >At last we have been permitted to draft a charter in a truly >bottom-up fashion that meets the needs of noncommercial users, and >I'm encouraged that it will be accepted by the board and we can >finally move forward to substantive policy matters. But we need all >of the membership to participate in the election and affirmatively >support the charter for it to pass. > >So please, vote for the charter. Search your email if you haven't >received the ballot yet (let me or Avri know if you don't have a >ballot). > >Also, we all owe a huge debt of thanks to Avri, who has been working >very hard on finalizing this charter and organizing the election in >time for the Brussels mtg next month. Thank you, Avri! > >Best, >Robin > >On May 12, 2010, at 6:59 AM, Wendy Seltzer wrote: > >>I have now received the link and cast my vote. >> >>Note that the vote was not active at the time the link was sent, but has >>now been opened. For those searching your inboxes, the email was >>entitled "NCSG Charter Revisions Poll" and sent from >><mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask] >> >>Please support the charter! Remember, we need a strong vote of all NCUC >>members. >> >>Best, >>--Wendy >> >>Avri Doria wrote: >> >>>Hi, >>> >>>I have just been informed that the voting system will be launched >>>as scheduled at 00.00 UTC on May 12. People will receive the URL >>>in their emails to proceed. >>> >>>Should you not receive your ballot after that time, please inform me. >>> >>>And please remember to vote. >>> >>>Attached is the version of the charter that is being voted on. >>> >>>a. >>> >> >> >>-- >>Wendy Seltzer -- <mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask] >>Fellow, Silicon Flatirons Center at University of Colorado Law School >>Fellow, Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University >><http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/seltzer.html>http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/seltzer.html >><http://www.chillingeffects.org>http://www.chillingeffects.org/ >><https://www.torproject.org>https://www.torproject.org/ >> > > > > >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>http://www.ipjustice.org > e: <mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask] -- Cedric Laurant, Esq. Attorney at Law (DC-USA) - Independent Consultant (Brussels, Belgium) Senior Research Fellow, Center for Media and Communication Studies, Central European University (Budapest, Hungary) Mobile phone: +32 487 28 32 61 (BE, GMT+2) <[log in to unmask]> - Skype: cedrichl Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/cedriclaurant Blog: http://blog.cedriclaurant.org - Twitter: cedric_laurant