<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">On Jun 20, 2014, at 5:33 AM, John Curran <<a href="mailto:jcurran@istaff.org">jcurran@istaff.org</a>> wrote:<br><div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">The CS IGC should advocate for whatever position it feels appropriate; I pointed</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">out the distinction entirely to note that the perception of what you are seeking may </div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">hinge on the explanation of why it is appropriate ICANN to commit funds in this </div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">manner, and whether the issues to be addressed are those directly part of ICANN's </div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">mission or simply Internet-related in some manner.</div></blockquote></div><br><div>Also, if there is a position taken that ICANN should be part of the funding solution</div><div>for increased end-user participation in either of ICANN's processes or processes </div><div>for Internet Governance matters (i.e. Internet-related social issues) then it might </div><div>be worth referencing the recently released recommendations of the high-level</div><div>"Panel on Global Internet Cooperation and Governance Mechanisms"</div><div><<a href="http://internetgovernancepanel.org">http://internetgovernancepanel.org</a>>, which recognize a similar challenge with</div><div>the present mechanisms and recommend that we "Establish urgently needed</div><div>sustainable funding and resource models to enable IG evolution and to </div><div>strengthen and operationalize the collaborative IG ecosystem"</div><div><br></div><div>It's actually a very worthwhile report to read in total, but helpful in noting the </div><div>need for sustainable funding as a key enabler for a healthy IG ecosystem - </div><div><<a href="http://internetgovernancepanel.org/sites/default/files/ipdf/XPL_ICAN1403_Internet%20Governance%20iPDF_06.pdf">http://internetgovernancepanel.org/sites/default/files/ipdf/XPL_ICAN1403_Internet%20Governance%20iPDF_06.pdf</a>></div><div><br></div><div>FYI,</div><div>/John</div><div><br></div><div>Disclaimer: my views alone.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><br></body></html>