[atlarge-discuss] Vittorio Bertola's candidation statement

[Vittorio Bertola <vb@vitaminic.net>]

MY CANDIDATION STATEMENT 

I am an Engineer, 27, and live in Turin, Italy; I am an active At
Large member since 2000, and I am presently the Chairman of
icannatlarge.com. I have been spending most of my time in the last
months actively working for our organization and defending our cause
in ICANN, submitting documents and proposals, and flying on my own
money to Bucharest, to talk with Board members and save some space,
even if tiny, for the At Large in ICANN - in which we succeeded. 

I believe that the Internet is a vital resource for the whole world;
that its administration must be under the control of the global
public; and that ICANN has been deliberately trying, in the last
years, to put itself out of such control. 

This organization has to practically work to gain strength and
credibility, so that its voice can get stronger and stronger. We have
to get help and pressure on ICANN to defend the original plans for At
Large elections of the Board. However, it is very likely that ICANN
will survive and preserve its power. This is why we must keep a
dialogue open with all ICANN participants and get support from them
too. 

I am worried by the excessive stress that many candidates put on
interactions with the US Government, and by the high number of
candidates from the US. This organization needs members and leaders
from all the world; it must defend the diversity and the independence
of the Internet, not call for governmental involvement. 

There is still much to do, and we don't have many resources. We have
to follow the thin line of practical compromises that stands between
the sterile dream of ICANN's sudden death, and submission to ICANN's
bad plans. It's the hardest way, but the only one that is guaranteed
to produce results in the long term. 

So... I think that no one has spent more time and energy than me for
this organization, and I really want to continue working and
contributing my skills. This is why, I think, I deserve your vote
again. Thanks! 


MORE INFORMATION 

My statement for the first elections of icannatlarge.com (with more
information on myself and my ideas)
http://www.icannatlarge.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=455#455

My submissions to ICANN's Reform Committee: 
(1)
http://forum.icann.org/reform-comments/general/pdf00011.pdf
(2) 
http://forum.icann.org/reform-comments/structure/pdf00000.pdf

My rough proposals for the ALAC 
http://www.fitug.de/atlarge-discuss/0207/msg00408.html

My Bylaws proposals for icannatlarge.com 
http://www.icannatlarge.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=36

The atlarge-panel list (to review my acts as current panel member) 
http://www.fitug.de/atlarge-panel/

My proposal for At Large organization at Nov 2000 ICANN meeting 
http://www.icannmembers.org/Props/prop-7.html

My candidation statement for year 2000 At Large elections 
http://icann.bertola.eu.org/

You could also browse through my postings on the atlarge-discuss
(http://www.fitug.de/atlarge-discuss/), DNSO GA
(http://www.dnso.org/dnso/gaarchives.html) and icann-europe
(http://www.fitug.de/icann-europe/) lists (unfortunately no per-author
search is available).
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vb.               [Vittorio Bertola - v.bertola [a] bertola.eu.org]<------
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