[governance] Call for Action: Your comments can Support Civil

Sun Mar 22 06:18:08 EDT 2009

McTim,

I would strongly second Milton's comment, this is precisely the sort  
of thing IGC folks should be weighing in on, it affects actual  
governance processes much more than does the precise composition of an  
annual conference's panels and program committee.

A caucus statement would be great, but so would statements by  
individual and organizational members of the caucus.  Actually, I  
would suggest statements, plural.  There are two sets of issues here  
that are politically linked but institutionally separate, so it'd be  
better to address them separately.

*the NCUC proposal on how the new NCSG should be organized, and an  
alternative proposal on same from the censorship group that is  
designed solely to hard wire the process to give them a seat on the  
GNSO counsel no matter what.  The comment space is at the bottom of http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/#sg-petitions 
.  The deadline for submissions is April 15.

*The censorship constituency petition.   The comment space is at the  
bottom of http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/#cybersafety.  The  
deadline for submissions is April 5.

Best,

Bill

On Mar 22, 2009, at 6:16 AM, McTim wrote:

> Milton,
>
> Should not the caucus as a whole make a statement?
>
> For that matter, we should also make a statement regarding the new
> "cybersafety" constituency proposal.
>
> If we spend the bulk of our efforts on IGF matters, and zero on the
> current system of IG, this caucus will never have any real influence
> on IG.
>
> -- 
> Cheers,
>
> McTim
>
>
> On Sat, Mar 21, 2009 at 8:56 PM, Milton L Mueller <mueller at syr.edu>  
> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Let me add my voice to Robin's in encouraging people on this list  
>> to weigh
>> in on this issue. Civil society participation in global governance
>> institutions is one of the main "causes" of this caucus, and here  
>> is a
>> situation in which it really matters to fight for this principle.  
>> If we can
>> get ICANN to accept our charter proposal, the civil society voice  
>> in ICANN
>> will be strengthened. If they adopt another proposal, it will be  
>> fragmented
>> and weakened. Please help us get this done.
>>
>>
>>
>> Comments are due by April 15, 2009 and can be submitted to:
>> sg-petitions-charters at icann.org.
>>
>> Milton Mueller
>> Professor, Syracuse University School of Information Studies
>> XS4All Professor, Delft University of Technology
>> ------------------------------
>> Internet Governance Project:
>> http://internetgovernance.org
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>>
>> From: Robin Gross [mailto:robin at ipjustice.org]
>> Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2009 1:46 PM
>> To: governance at lists.cpsr.org
>> Subject: [governance] Call for Action: Your comments can Support  
>> Civil
>> Society Participation in ICANN!
>>
>> Call for Action: We need your comments to Support Civil Society
>> Participation in ICANN!
>>
>>
>>
>> ICANN is in the midst of a significant reform of its policy-making  
>> body, the
>> Generic Name Supporting Organization (GNSO).  Following the  
>> recommendations
>> provided by the London School of Economics, the ICANN Board is set to
>> increase the participation of civil society, and approve a charter  
>> for a
>> new, more influential Noncommercial Stakeholders Group.  ICANN’s
>> Noncommercial Users Constituency (NCUC) has recently submitted a  
>> Charter
>> Proposal for the new Noncommercial Stakeholders Group (NCSG). Links  
>> to the
>> Charter Proposal, an Executive Summary and Organization Chart are  
>> at the end
>> of this message.
>>
>>
>>
>> How can you help support civil society participation in ICANN  
>> policy making?
>>
>>
>>
>> ICANN is soliciting comments on the NCSG Charter Proposal.   
>> Comments are due
>> by April 15, 2009 and can be submitted to: sg-petitions-charters at icann.org 
>> .
>> Below are some reasons you can include in your comments.
>>
>>
>>
>> ****
>>
>>
>>
>> Subject: Approve the NCSG Charter Proposal submitted by NCUC
>>
>>
>>
>> Dear ICANN Board:
>>
>>
>>
>> Please support the NCSG Charter Proposal submitted by the  
>> Noncommercial User
>> Constituency.
>>
>>
>>
>> Why should the ICANN Board support the proposal?
>>
>>
>>
>> Most importantly, the proposal integrates all policy deliberation  
>> and voting
>> of the NCSG into a unified structure. By doing so, the proposed  
>> structure:
>>
>>
>>
>> •    Ensures that whoever represents noncommercial stakeholders on  
>> the GNSO
>> Council has support across all constituencies.
>>
>> •    Supports the formation of consensus positions on policy taken  
>> by the
>> NCSG, not allowing individual constituencies to control specific GNSO
>> Council seats and votes.
>>
>> •    Enhances representation by lowering barriers to participation  
>> and the
>> formation of constituencies, allowing a far more diverse set of  
>> interests
>> and coalitions to easily form.
>>
>>
>>
>> ****
>>
>>
>>
>> Show your support for civil society in ICANN policy making, submit  
>> your
>> comments today!
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>>
>>
>> Robin Gross, Chair
>>
>> Noncommercial Users Constituency
>>
>>
>>
>> Executive Summary of NCSG Charter Proposal:
>> http://gnso.icann.org/en/improvements/executive-summary-ncsg-proposal.pdf
>>
>>
>>
>> NCSG Petition-Charter:
>>
>> http://gnso.icann.org/en/improvements/ncsg-petition-charter.pdf
>>
>>
>>
>> NCSG Organization Chart:
>>
>> http://gnso.icann.org/en/improvements/ncsg-organization-chart.pdf
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> IP JUSTICE
>>
>> Robin Gross, Executive Director
>>
>> 1192 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA  94117  USA
>>
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>>
>> w: http://www.ipjustice.org     e: robin at ipjustice.org
>>
>>
>>
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