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RE: [atlarge-discuss] Questions for each candidate



Though I would appreciate it if Danny joined the icannatlarge.org to
allow us more of his opinion and thus participate more constructively I
will gladly answer the questions which probably are of interest to the
membership.


-----Original Message-----
From: DannyYounger@cs.com [mailto:DannyYounger@cs.com] 
Sent: 14 May 2003 18:59
To: atlarge-discuss@lists.fitug.de
Subject: [atlarge-discuss] Questions for each candidate


1.  Do you intend to support the formation of Regional At-Large
Organizations 
(RALOs) as enumerated in the ICANN bylaws?  Why, or why not?

If you mean strictly as enumerated by ICANN then the answer is a simple
no, since this remains a top down structure which leads to nothing in
the end.
If you mean that local groups should become represented in
icannatlarge.org and as such that this organization should recognise
individual and group membership I would say yes, since I do believe that
if this organization is being successful the number of members would
simply be to large to maintain (think of sending out emails to 100
million people at a go f.i.) and the discussion would be impossible to
follow, as well as the fact that language barriers would become more and
more real and we thus have to look for a local organisation (or several,
without prejudice) to be represented in a global organisation.
However we better get something at all going because we are no where
near reaching unmanageable numbers.

2.  Which DNS issue is most important to you?  What policy change would
you 
recommend to the ICANN Board with respect to that issue?

DNS has many worries, as you know I have been a part of the WHOIS
committee, in which I was calling in the desert on many an occasion (see
the archives of the TF for that) so this naturally has a warm place, and
reading the Icann-councel (staff) issue report on the whois published
this week, I feel even more compelled to keep a close watch but also
IDN's , alternative roots, ICANN (USA)'s rights? to control the GTLD
alone is no certainty imo and related topics are of importance, after
all we are talking governance of the internet here, which in no way is
settled yet.
I already made several proposals concerning whois while on the TF, I
will gladly post those proposals (or email them) to those interested and
I would seek to keep alerting ICANN and others of those proposals.

3.  How many At-Large directors should be seated on the ICANN Board?
What 
strategy do you recommend to accomplish that goal?

The more the merrier, however it is clear from the present state of
affair that we have a long road to travel before we have any influence
on that and it therefore has a lower priority on my list.

4.  Will you participate in lobbying the U.S. Department of Commerce to 
formally re-bid the ICANN contracts?

As a European I have little means to do so, nor am I particular
interested in doing so, I do not really believe in keeping a whole
industry going (lobbyist) on something that is by no means sure the US
Gov should even be deciding. I also really do think that in due course
this will proof to be the case as the "others" realize this.

5.  ICANN constituencies are required to submit a new charter and
statement 
of operating procedures no later than 15 July 2003.  Will you commit to
this 
same goal for this organization within the same timeframe?

As we are not an ICANN constituency and in our present state don't even
stand a chance to become one, as we have not yet decided (the
membership) if we WANT to be an ICANN recognised constituency, I think
this would be a useless exercise.


6.  It costs money to run any organization.  How do you intend to fund
this 
organization?

Gifts, sponsorship and when possible a (very small) membership fee,
though I would want to differentiate the fee per country/continent.
Again however I think we should get this organization working and
incorporated before even thinking of that, until then the cost will have
to be carried by some who can and appreciating people who offer support
for free.

7.  In your view, what is the mission of this organization?  How do you 
intend to accomplish that mission?


To (in the end) represent a very large part of the users of the internet
with the governance and maintainers of that same internet.


With kind regards

Abel Wisman

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