+1 Lots of pdp work going on. Need help. Useful to know about this, distracting from main mission to spend time on formal endorsement in my view. Stephanie Perrin On 2016-04-21 18:14, Mueller, Milton L wrote: > Grace > As far as I know we have not endorsed anything as NCUC - but if we > have, I was against it at the time. �� > My concern is that this seemingly innocuous issue sets a precedent and > before you know it we get 20 requests per year to endorse campaigns > and causes that are not related to our actual scope of policy making > authority. Some of those issues might divide us, leading to long > debates that detract from our ability to do the things we are supposed > to do. > > I see potential for a huge time waste. It's not like we have too > little to do > > So: publicity among and endorsements by NCUC members, Yes. Formal > endorsement by NCUC, No. > > Milton L Mueller > Professor, School of Public Policy > Georgia Institute of Technology > > On Apr 20, 2016, at 13:57, Grace Githaiga <[log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: > >> Deserves support. Highly recommended. Has NCUC not previously >> supported non domain issues that are internet related? >> >> Rgds >> Grace >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2016 13:48:21 -0400 >> From: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> >> Subject: Re: Invitation to join the #Internet4All campaign >> To: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> >> >> Yes , +1 and Definitely! >> >> This is a good initiative worthy of our support! >> >> regards >> >> Karel >> >> On Wed, Apr 20, 2016 at 1:35 PM, Robin Gross <[log in to unmask] >> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: >> >> Agreed. >> >> Thanks, >> Robin >> >> > On Apr 20, 2016, at 9:57 AM, Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez G. >> <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: >> > >> > @Milton +1 >> > >> > >> > Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez >> > +506 8837 7176 >> > Skype: carlos.raulg >> > Current UTC offset: -6.00 (Costa Rica) >> > On 20 Apr 2016, at 10:42, Mueller, Milton L wrote: >> > >> >> I agree, NCUC/NCSG are appropriate vehicles for publicizing >> these initiatives among civil society organizations/individuals, >> and many of its members may be interested in joining in, but >> #Internet4All does not seem to be a domain name policy issue and >> I think we had better stick to our basic mission. >> >> >> >> --MM >> >> >> >>> -----Original Message----- >> >>> From: NCSG-Discuss [mailto:[log in to unmask] >> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>] On Behalf Of >> >>> James Gannon >> >>> Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2016 12:26 PM >> >>> To: [log in to unmask] >> <mailto:[log in to unmask]> >> >>> Subject: Re: Invitation to join the #Internet4All campaign >> >>> >> >>> Just on this point I hope that as this seems to be an >> infrastructure related >> >>> campaign. >> >>> >> >>> Still reading about it at the moment but my gut reaction is >> that this may be >> >>> more appropriate for individual NCUC members and organisations to >> >>> endorse? >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> On 20/04/2016, 17:12, "NCSG-Discuss on behalf of Carlos Raúl >> Gutiérrez G." >> >>> <[log in to unmask] >> <mailto:[log in to unmask]> on behalf of >> [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: >> >>> >> >>>> Is ICANN (regional) staff participating in this activity? >> Could also be >> >>>> part of the information we may need for a qualified opinion. >> >>>> >> > >> >>