Hi everyone ! +1 @Dorothy. Is it a damnation position to, one day, have been the ICANN CEO ? It's a non sense approach, IMHO. Let's consider the actions of the newest CEO. Where should he be ended up ? Who knows ? :-) Warm regards, -Olévié- 2016-02-26 9:33 GMT+00:00 Dorothy K. Gordon < [log in to unmask]>: > Has everyone forgotten about where previous heads of ICANN ended up? This > is a totally inconsequential issue in my view. > > Dorothy K. Gordon > Director-General > Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT > Mobile: 233 265005712 > Direct Line: 233 302 683579 > Website: www.aiti-kace.com.gh > Encrypt Everything - https://gpgtools.org https://silentcircle.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "farzaneh badii" <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] > Sent: Thursday, 25 February, 2016 8:27:46 AM GMT +00:00 Casablanca / > Monrovia > Subject: Re: AW: [NCSG-Discuss] Cannot View Cruz Press Release re: CEO Fadi > > > Hi > > > ok it might be only political, but the implications of the CEO of ICANN > attending a controversial conference and then accepting a position ( even > if it starts later), are huge. It was a careless act by the CEO of ICANN. > Especially at this very sensitive time when the community has been > preparing for transition and hours of voluntary work and expertise have > gone into the accountability proposal. Why give them an excuse? > > > On 25 February 2016 at 09:10, Rudi Vansnick < [log in to unmask] > > wrote: > > > > Dear all, > > > Well said. Politics have their own world of communication and in period of > elections they often use destructive messages to promote their own person. > I’m afraid Wolgang has highlighted a quite important aspect. Campaigning > for the USA elections senator Cruz uses populism to promote his > candidature. In the past he was never concerned about the internet, now all > of the sudden he wants to become the savior of the internet … > > > > > > Rudi Vansnick > > > > > > > Op 24 feb. 2016, om 16:21 heeft Kleinwächter, Wolfgang < > [log in to unmask] > het volgende geschreven: > > > I remember a US Senator who started a campaign in 2005 that the UN will > overtake the Internet. This was nonsense. UN Secretary General Kofi Annan > wrote an article in the "Washington Post" at the eve of WSIS II in Tunis > declaring that the UN has no plans and no ambitions to overtake or rule the > Internet. However, the Senator continued to argue that the UN plans to > overtake the Internet. The outcome of the WSIS II was the launch of the IGF > and the recognition of ICANN. When the Senator returned from Tunis, he > posted on his website: "I saved the Internet". I did not follow whether the > "savior of the Internet" used his "Tunis success" in his election campaign > in 2006. > > Be careful to mix propagandistic noise with real issues. > > Wolfgang > > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: NCSG-Discuss im Auftrag von Edward Morris > Gesendet: Mi 24.02.2016 15:55 > An: [log in to unmask] > Betreff: Re: [NCSG-Discuss] Cannot View Cruz Press Release re: CEO Fadi > > It should be noted that under section 1001 of title 18 of the US Code > Senator Cruz is accusing Mr. Chehade of a felony that carries with it a > fine of up to $100,000 and up to 5 years in jail. Although he's unlikely to > receive either I do think we should do our best to ensure that our members > fees are not used to pay for any penalty that may ensue. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > On 24 Feb 2016, at 14:48, Paul Rosenzweig < > [log in to unmask] > wrote: > > Here the text: > > From: Novack, Phil (Cruz) On Behalf Of Press, Cruz (Cruz) > Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2016 6:25 PM > Subject: RELEASE: Sen. Cruz: ICANN CEO Fadi Chehade Is Misleading the > United States Senate > > <image001.png> > UNITED STATES SENATE > Sen. Ted Cruz Press Office > > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE > Cruz Press Office: 202-228-7561 > Rachael Slobodien [log in to unmask] > Phil Novack: [log in to unmask] > February 23, 2015 > > Sen. Cruz: ICANN CEO Fadi Chehade Is Misleading the United States Senate > Chehade should recuse himself from all ICANN decisions that could impact > the Chinese government > > WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued the following > statement today regarding a letter that Cruz, Sen. James Lankford > (R-Okla.), and Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) received from Fadi Chehade, CEO of > the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) on Friday. > Chehade's letter was in reply to one that Cruz, Lankford, and Lee sent on > February 4 raising serious concerns and requesting information regarding > Mr. Chehade's involvement with the World Internet Conference, which is > organized by the Chinese government, a regime notorious for its censorship > of the Internet and criminalization of online speech. > > "Either the World Internet Conference and the People's Republic of China > have misreported the events that took place during their own conference or > Fadi Chehade isn't being completely honest with the United States Senate," > said Sen. Cruz. "While Chehade continues to state that his first meeting > won't take place until later this year, the Xinhua News Agency, the > official press agency of the People's Republic of China, reported on > December 17, 2015 that, 'The advisory committee held its first meeting on > the sidelines of the second World Internet Conference in Wuzhen of east > China's Zhejiang Province. Jack Ma, founder of China's Internet giant > Alibaba, and Fadi Chehade, president and CEO of ICANN, act as co-chairman > of the advisory committee.' It should also be noted that Chehade has > admitted that he has entered into an arrangement while still serving as the > CEO of ICANN and performing under a contract with the United States > government, through which his future travel costs to the Chinese > government's state-sponsored World Internet Conference will be compensated. > Travel compensation from the Chinese government can be a form of personal > conflict of interest, which could impair Chehade's ability to act > impartially and in the best interest of the government when performing > under the contract. As such, Chehade should recuse himself from all ICANN > decisions that could impact the Chinese government, which include all > negotiations and discussions pertaining to the Internet Assigned Numbers > Authority (IANA) transition." > > > > Paul Rosenzweig > [log in to unmask] > O: +1 (202) 547-0660 > M: +1 (202) 329-9650 > VOIP: +1 (202) 738-1739 > Skype: paul.rosenzweig1066 > Link to my PGP Key > <image002.png> > > From: NCSG-Discuss [mailto: [log in to unmask] ] On Behalf Of > Sam Lanfranco > Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2016 9:34 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Cannot View Cruz Press Release re: CEO Fadi > > Thanks Michael, > > I can get Fadi's response, and I can get to the circleid.com page, but > again, when I click on that page's link to the Cruz Press Release I get: > > <image003.png>and again a blank page. > > Sam L. > > > > On 24/02/2016 9:12 AM, Michael Oghia wrote: > Try this: > > Cruz's response to Fadi: > http://www.circleid.com/posts/20160223_icann_ceo_fadi_chehade_is_misleading_the_us_senate_says_sen_cruz/ > > Fadi's response: > https://www.cruz.senate.gov/files/documents/Letters/20160219_ICANN_CEOLetter.pdf > > Do those work? > > -Michael > __________________ > > Michael J. Oghia > Istanbul, Turkey > 2015 ISOC IGF Ambassador > #TCKchat co-host, 1st session > Skype: mikeoghia > Twitter | LinkedIn > > On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 4:10 PM, Sonia H. < [log in to unmask] > wrote: > I've had the same problem (Turkey) trying to display the page. > > Sonia Herring > > Sonia > > On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 4:09 PM, Sam Lanfranco < [log in to unmask] > wrote: > I only get a blank page when (from Canada) I try to view Cruz's press > release 2599. > I get to the site, but only a blank page: > > <image004.png> > > I get a blank page using Chrome, using Firefox, and using Psiphon Virtual > Private Network. > The URL is correct and it comes up in search engines but I cannot get to > the page. > > Has the page been blocked to Canada or are there other problems? > > Sam L. > > On 24/02/2016 5:45 AM, Ayden Férdeline wrote: > Hi, all- > > Embedded in this press release by Senator Cruz is a written response that > Fadi Chehadé sent him last Friday addressing concerns raised about his > involvement with the World Internet Conference. > > - Press release: https://www.cruz.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=2599 > > - Fadi's letter: > https://www.cruz.senate.gov/files/documents/Letters/20160219_ICANN_CEOLetter.pdf > > Best wishes, > > Ayden > > > > > > > -- > ------------------------------------------------ > "It is a disgrace to be rich and honoured > in an unjust state" -Confucius > ------------------------------------------------ > Dr Sam Lanfranco (Prof Emeritus & Senior Scholar) > Econ, York U., Toronto, Ontario, CANADA - M3J 1P3 > email: [log in to unmask] Skype: slanfranco > blog: http://samlanfranco.blogspot.com > Phone: +1 613-476-0429 cell: +1 416-816-2852 > > > > > > -- > > Farzaneh > -- *Olévié Ayaovi Agbenyo KOUAMI* *Directeur-Adjoint de O and K IT SOLUTIONS sarl Editeur de logiciels de gestion (PGI/ERP) S.I.G.E. 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