Re: [ICANN-EU] Independent support for Jeanette Hofmann

[Jefsey Morfin <jefsey@wanadoo.fr>]

Florian,
I appreciate your effort for Jeannette and I think she might be a
very good european director.

However, I think two things are unfortunate (I am non-German):

- the number of german voters which unbalances the election: the
   subjects of current concern in Germany are more discussed than
   others, making our future director elected on less substanciated
   grounds than what the European experience should bring to the
   internet governance: the Minitel that Judge Green of the FCC
   used as a society model for internet, the Cyclades/Euronet and
   ESA which are older operations than ARPAnet, 20 years of
   interconnections between different countries, etc...

- I like Jeannette's pragamatic approach and her capacity to see
   the real world internet belongs to. But... I am worried that - as you
   said - her site is in german. Karl Auerbach has not a line about us
   (international). This makes our two best candidates show they are
   not particularly muti-cultural. This is of concern to me: IMHO all
   the question discussed on this ML would be addressed otherwise
   and more efficiently should we realize that Internet, technically and
   administratively, does not exist as such but is an interconnection
   of independent networks of various culture, languages (cf. the
   NSI intl names problem), economical powers and interests,
   nations, religions, technical level, etc..

Jefsey Morfin

At 17:47 26/08/00, you wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I wanted to let you know about an independent campaign for Jeanette Hofmann.
>Although European voters are fortunate to have the choice between such great
>candidates as Lutz Donnerhacke, Guylhem Aznar and Andy Müller-Maguhn, I
>think there are a number of solid reasons and good arguments why she's the
>best independent candidate for the ICANN board of directors.
>
>Some of these arguments are listed on a web page (unfortunately only in
>German): <http://userpage.fu-berlin.de/~cantsin/hofmann/>
>
>If you too support Jeanette's run for the ICANN board, feel free to copy the
>signature at the bottom into your own signature. Since Jeanette Hofmann
>isn't backed by any group or organization, I would welcome anybody who helps
>in improving her public presence in the endorsement and elections periods.
>
>Florian
>
>
>Disclaimer: I have no whatsover private or professional ties to Jeanette
>Hofmann. This campaign is truly independent; Jeanette Hofmann herself is not
>involved in it.
>
>--
>I will vote for Jeanette Hofmann in the ICANN elections!
>This is a campaign of independent supporters. Help us and
>* endorse her at the ICANN member-nomination before 8/31/2000
>* copy this signature into your own E-Mail signature.
>Her homepage: http://duplox.wz-berlin.de/people/jeanette.html