Alex, NCSG must lead a reflexion on this critical issue ... Alain On Wednesday, July 4, 2012, Alex Gakuru wrote: > Is Africa, really, part of ICANN? the 'reveal' showed that 99.99 per cent > of new gTLDs were from outside Africa which only managed to submit a palty > 0.88 per cent of the 1930 applications. As developed economies IP industry > and brand owners entrench themselves deeper on ICANN, we're wondering, > what's wrong with this model for Africa? > > On Wed, Jul 4, 2012 at 9:34 AM, Alain Berranger <[log in to unmask] > > wrote: > > Hi Avri, > > It is clear to me too that NCUC/pre NPOC NCSG is a community of some kind > - I just don't quite grasp its essence yet, but what is sure is that I > don't yet feel part of it. > > Looking back to Prague, at no times were any of the 5 NPOC members there > made to feel full members of that community. For instance, at your own dot > gay event at the sky bar, all NCUC members present were invited, but not a > single NPOC member was invited. When NCSG EC had informal gatherings, never > once were NPOC members included. That said, NPOC members there did not lack > social interaction with other Constituencies. > > Yes Avri, you and I agree on the need for an NCUC email list for the NCUC > community.. Keeping NCSG list for building the new NCSG community made out > of both NCUC and NPOC members. > > Alain > > > > On Tuesday, July 3, 2012, Avri Doria wrote: > > Hi, > > Sorry to hear that. > It is part of what makes us a community instead of just a SG. > > Would have enjoyed hearing your voice as well. > Though I guess I just did. > > BTW: I still think we need an announce list of the news and only the news > for those members whole don't like all the touchy feely group, aka > unprofessional, participation. I would like the NCSG EC to reconsider its > decision from last year not to create such a list. > > avri > > On 3 Jul 2012, at 11:13, Michael Carson wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > Whoever is in charge of adding/removing email addresses to this > listserv, I am requesting that my email address be removed. > > > > This sort of exchange is fruitless, a waste of time and unprofessional. > This is not the first time I have received these types of email exchanges. > > > > Again, please remove my email address. > > > > Regards, > > > > Michael Carson > > YMCA of the USA > > > > From: "Ginger Paque" <[log in to unmask]> > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Sent: Tuesday, July 3, 2012 9:28:38 AM > > Subject: Re: knitters needle > > > > I have never had my knitting needles taken from me on a flight. I do use > circular needles, to avoid poking my seatmates, but have never had the > needles questioned except by other envious knitters who come up to me and > say: What??? We can carry our knitting needles on the plane? > > > > I think a knit in is a spectacular idea. I will have a project with me > in Baku, and can bring extra needles and yarn for those who want to learn > to knit :) > > > > Cheers, Ginger > > Ginger (Virginia) Paque > > > > [log in to unmask] > > Diplo Foundation > > Internet Governance Capacity Building Programme > > www.diplomacy.edu/ig > > > > > > > > > > On 3 July 2012 09:48, Andrew A. Adams <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > William Drake suggested: > > > When the IOC folks were speaking in Prague it'd have been great if a > > > bunch of people could have pulled out knitting needles…maybe Toronto? > > > Some street theatre is always good for a meeting… > > > > Nice idea. You'd have to find a local supply (or have someone bring hold > > baggage to bring in a bunch) though, since AFAIK knitting needles are > amongst > > the terrible deadly weapons currently banned from being taken onto > planes in > > the war on tourism. ICANN meetings are short enough that lots of > attendees > > may well be flying hand luggage only (I know I would be). > > > > > > -- > > Professor Andrew A Adams [log in to unmask] > > Professor at Graduate School of Business Administration, and > > Deputy Director of the Centre for Business Information Ethics > > Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan http://www.a-cubed.info/ > > > > -- > 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 > Treasurer, Global Knowledge Partnership Foundati > > -- 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 Treasurer, Global Knowledge Partnership Foundation, www.gkpfoundation.org NA representative, Chasquinet Foundation, www.chasquinet.org Chair, NPOC, NCSG, ICANN, http://npoc.org/ O:+1 514 484 7824; M:+1 514 704 7824 Skype: alain.berranger