Re: [icann-eu] Re: keynote invitation: Andy

["Cees Rindmarsch" <rindmarsch@hotmail.com>]

>From: Andy Mueller-Maguhn <andy@ccc.de>
>To: cees@rindmarsch.com
>CC: icann-europe@fitug.de
>Subject: Re: [icann-eu] Re: keynote invitation: Andy
>Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2001 16:36:34 +0100

Hi Mr. Mueller-Maguhn!

>ReHi Mr. Rindmarsch,
>
> >I would call that impolite. But maybe it was a bold invitation to let us
> >hear your voice more? Here, e.g.?
>
>Maybe it´s not so easy to let you hear my voice through e-mail,
>but of course I am happy to discuss with you the issues here.  If
>you want to hear my voice give me a call, listen to the chaos
>radio-show on monday (http://www.ccc.de) or go to one of the
>conferences/meetings i announce on my website.

Thank you for your quick, and detailed, reply! Yes, I meant 'voice' 
metaphorically. I am not the meeting attending type. Email is great and on 
lists as this one, reaches many people that are interested.

>I am not shure you´re asking me to comment any thread here,
>but looking at the scedule it seems to be making sense to discuss
>the issues you´d like to be adressed at the melbourne meeing.

No, my message was a bit vague, I admit that :-) There are some issues 
recently brought up here, that are certainly in the scope of ICANN. E.g. 
these multilanguage domain names. I would be very much interested what you 
(and the rest of the ICANN Board) think about this strange introduction of 
domains in other languages. It looks arcane to me, how it works. It may, 
however, have a big impact for the future. Also now in Europe soon. I am 
sure you know so much more about it than I. Polictics, including internet 
politics, is partly education...

>I´d like to work out a "todo" list for melbourne together with
>you here and set some priorities. So, before I post my list
>and the priorities I see, I´d like to get to know your needs
>and suggestions here and elsewhere.

Apart from the ALM issue, which has priority, I think, my main issues would 
be right now:

1. The UDRP revision that ICANN promised for 2000 and that has not been 
started even. Plus the attempts by WIPO to make the scope of UDRP bigger.
2. Individual domain name owners getting a voice in ICANN.
3. Freedom of speech and information (which is also involved in item 1) in 
general.

I hope that others on this list will also pick up your request to send a 
list of important items.

>What I plan to do is to set up some concrete problems to be
>mentioned in melbourne and set up daily reports on my
>website (see signature).

Why not post them to this list also?

>One of the issues with greatest importance but also beeing
>one of the most difficult is the question of possibilities of
>participation and in gerneral the future of the "at large
>members". I guess it would help a lot, if at least some people
>from this mailinglist would also support things like the
>non-commercial domain-name-holders-constituency
>(http://www.ncdnhc.org) cause it ´s the right institution
>for some of the issues (taking place in the DNSO).

I have looked in the archives of the NCDNHC-mailing list regularly. But is 
this not really for people representing a serious organization? I would 
think that similar discussions with you would take place here. Am I wrong? 
Isn't this list for individuals who elected you? Was it not started as part 
of the ALM effort?

>What I need much more is specific knowledge about the different
>problems taking place in the "icann-europe" countries in
>relationship with cc´tld´s and registrar-policies. I already
>got some precise problem-descriptions, but not very many.

As far as I know there is not much happening in my country (Netherlands). 
Recently personal domains were introduced, but they are not a success, to 
say it nicely. They are in the form mueller.749.nl :-)
The government is looking into the workings of the NL-registry. There is no 
report yet.

>So, I´d be happy to get more input on the things you´d like
>to see adressed instead of just expectactions that I do all the
>work in all countries and you get regular reports here. I am
>involved in a lot of topics already and try to adress the
>issues at the relevant places, but the more feedback and
>input I get from you here the better I can support you.
>
>ok?

OK! Please tell us about all the topics you are already working on. I 
understand you cannot post reports to every list on the internet. I would 
not mind to join another list, if that is where you send information about 
your work as an ICANN-director to. So far I saw so little.

Thanks again for your reply!

--
Cees Rindmarsch (cees@rindmarsch.com)

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