On 4/17/2012 12:53 AM, Alain Berranger wrote: > Hi Robin, > > I think this is a good subject for the ICANN 44 Public Meeting. One > subject that has puzzled me is the city TLD process. So London, UK > goes for DOTlondon - makes sense to them. However, where does that > leave all the other "London" cities in the world... I don't know about the .london plans in detail, but the .berlin initiative has gladly welcomed all municipalities in the world with the name of "Berlin" to be join using the domain, once it is approved. (I say so based only on my memory, when this has been announced repeatedly in ICANN meetings and media. Norbert > No sure that would fit the bill for the Public Meeting, or maybe the > technical response is obvious, but wanted to raise that issue just in > case... > > Alain > > On Sun, Apr 15, 2012 at 1:26 PM, Robin Gross <[log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: > > The Prague meeting may be a good place to suggest the discussion > on ACTA / SOPA / PIPA (and other efforts to combat domain name > abuse). Any other suggested topics for community-wide discussion > in Prague? (see below request for input). > > Thanks, > Robin > > Begin forwarded message: > >> *From: *Filiz Yilmaz <[log in to unmask] >> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> >> *Subject: **[soac-discussion] Input for Monday/Thursday schedule >> at ICANN 44* >> *Date: *April 11, 2012 6:08:15 AM PDT >> *To: *"[log in to unmask] >> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>" <[log in to unmask] >> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> >> *Cc: *Sebastien Bachollet <[log in to unmask] >> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> >> >> >> [Sent on behalf of Sébastien Bachollet] >> >> >> Dear SO and AC Leaders, >> >> ICANN Public Participation Committee would like to ask your input >> on specific subjects and topics that you would like to see during >> ICANN 44 Public Meeting, which can be accommodated in specific >> sessions. This will help to organize specific but common interest >> sessions that are interesting to the majority of the ICANN >> Community, as well as combining sessions which hopefully can >> support efforts for better time management for everyone. The idea >> is for public open sessions, where these common topics of >> interest can be discussed with participation from the ICANN >> Community openly. >> >> Receiving your input, we will see which topics can be combined in >> specific sessions and how they can be realized. We may need to >> come back to you and ask you to volunteer or nominate a Chair >> person for each session. >> >> Please note there will be another, separate call for topics to >> take place in the agenda of Public Forum at ICANN 44. >> This mail is for other sessions that you or your groups would >> like to see dedicated on other specific topics, not for Public >> Forum agenda topics. >> >> Please provide your suggested session topics by 28 April 2012 to >> Filiz Yilmaz <[log in to unmask] >> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>>. >> >> Kind regards, >> Sébastien Bachollet >> >> > > > > > -- > Alain Berranger, B.Eng, MBA > Member, Board of Directors, CECI, http://www.ceci.ca > <http://www.ceci.ca/en/about-ceci/team/board-of-directors/> > Executive-in-residence, Schulich School of Business, > www.schulich.yorku.ca <http://www.schulich.yorku.ca> > Treasurer, Global Knowledge Partnership Foundation, > www.gkpfoundation.org <http://www.gkpfoundation.org> > NA representative, Chasquinet Foundation, www.chasquinet.org > <http://www.chasquinet.org> > Chair, NPOC, NCSG, ICANN, http://npoc.org/ > O:+1 514 484 7824; M:+1 514 704 7824 > Skype: alain.berranger >