[IFWP] Re: Tony Rutkowski's announcement of legal brief filed with ICANN

1999-11-02 Thread A.M. Rutkowski
Hi Rhonda, Can you explain about why this brief in being filed with ICANN? It is a set of comments in a careful style. If you look at the cover letter, you can see that other actions are being requested such as establishing an open public comment process on GAC (or any other significant filings)

[IFWP] REMINDER: ICANN-LA Now In Progress

1999-11-02 Thread Ben Edelman
A quick reminder: The DNSO General Assembly is now meeting in Los Angeles California. Meetings will continue this afternoon with open sessions held by the Names Council and GAC. Webcasts of these meetings as well as tomorrow's ICANN Public Meeting and Thursday's Open Board Meeting will be

Re: [IFWP] Re: Tony Rutkowski's announcement of legal brief filed with ICANN

1999-11-02 Thread Michael Sondow
A.M. Rutkowski wrote: Rhonda Hauben wrote, Is there some reason the brief wasn't filed with the US government? ICANN was the lowest appropriate venue. This is the approach of "exhausting administrative remedies", something that can be used against you if you haven't done it and

Re: [IFWP] Foundation to fund ICANN's general election - nov 1st, 99

1999-11-02 Thread Michael Sondow
J. Baptista wrote: So - as it respect ICANN, we can either clean up the shit - together, or watch it fly together. I'm game either way, then end result will be the same. Perhaps for you. Not for me. I can't and won't sign their registrant contract, and they will take away my domain name.

Re: [IFWP] REMINDER: ICANN-LA Now In Progress

1999-11-02 Thread Ellen Rony
The DNSO General Assembly is now meeting in Los Angeles California. Meetings will continue this afternoon with open sessions held by the Names Council and GAC. Webcasts of these meetings as well as tomorrow's ICANN Public Meeting and Thursday's Open Board Meeting will be accessible from

[IFWP] Re: Markle Commits $1 million to Internet Governance

1999-11-02 Thread Michael Sondow
In case anyone thinks that the Markle Foundation is just another non-profit charity, here are some excerpts from the Markle Foundation website: Zoë Baird joined the Markle Foundation in January 1998 as President: During 1997, Ms. Baird was Senior Visiting Scholar and Senior Research Associate

Re: [IFWP] Re: Markle Commits $1 million to Internet Governance

1999-11-02 Thread Bill Lovell
At 07:01 PM 11/2/99 -0500, Michael Sondow wrote: In case anyone thinks that the Markle Foundation is just another non-profit charity, here are some excerpts from the Markle Foundation website: Zoë Baird joined the Markle Foundation in January 1998 as President: During 1997, Ms. Baird was Senior

[IFWP] From the ICANN front

1999-11-02 Thread Ellen Rony
Very rough notes on public forum about Government Advisory Committee Public Forum are now posted at http://www.domainhandbook.com/icann110299c.html A full room, about 200 people. Toomey alone at the podium answering about a dozen questions from the public. Not proofread, but I love this