good thought. avri On 11-Mar-14 11:29, Stephanie Perrin wrote: > At the risk of sounding like a one-trick pony, it seems a propitious > time to comment to the Board that ICANN should take a more proactive > stance on privacy protection, given the current controversy, and enact > binding corporate rules for its global operations. Just a statement. > I think, in the context of what Bill is proposing, that we should use > the time to point out that we believe in multi-stakeholderism and we go > around the globe promoting it to our more cynical colleagues in civil > society, but they have to give us a break. Time to grow up and make it > more real. > cheers Stephanie > PS and we need funding to go to Netmundial. :-) > On 2014-03-11, at 6:59 AM, William Drake wrote: > >> Hi fik >> >> Understood, but I believe we should discuss with the board the actual >> substantive focus and implementation of their advisory groups as a >> stand alone item. Folding this into broader generic discussion of >> 'Top-down vs Bottom-up’ will result in us leaving with little real >> insight or engagement on the issues and how they’ll be addressed. >> >> Bill >> >> >> >> >> On Mar 11, 2014, at 11:40 AM, Rafik Dammak <[log in to unmask] >> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: >> >>> Hi Bill, >>> >>> Thanks for the comment, the issue of Globalization Advisory Group is >>> among the proposal #3 (I made the mistake to use the acronym GAG...). >>> indeed it is new matter to discuss about with the board and >>> understand what they are planning with such setup. >>> >>> Rafik >>> >>> 2014-03-11 17:57 GMT+09:00 William Drake <[log in to unmask] >>> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>>: >>> >>> Hi >>> >>> On Mar 10, 2014, at 12:19 PM, Rafik Dammak >>> <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: >>> >>>> For the meeting with the board, we should send to them the >>>> topics to discuss , we have some proposals and would like to get >>>> membership feedback and suggestions: >>>> >>>> * Netmundial >>>> >>>> * Reconsideration process for TMCH+50 (Trademark Clearing >>>> House ) >>>> * Top-down vs Bottom-up approaches: GAG, strategic panels, >>>> expert groups vs PDP >>>> * IANA/ICANN globalisation >>>> * Missing Nomcom seat for NPOC >>> >>> I suggest we talk to them about the President’s Globalization >>> Advisory Groups. As this is new, important, not something we’ve >>> talked about before, and they’re the ones doing it, they might >>> actually have something to say about it. >>> http://www.icann.org/en/groups/other/globalization-19feb14-en.pdf. >>> >>> Bill >>> >>> >> >> *********************************************** >> William J. Drake >> International Fellow & Lecturer >> Media Change & Innovation Division, IPMZ >> University of Zurich, Switzerland >> Chair, Noncommercial Users Constituency, >> ICANN, www.ncuc.org <http://www.ncuc.org/> >> [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> (direct), >> [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> (lists), >> www.williamdrake.org <http://www.williamdrake.org/> >> *********************************************** >> >