"Dear governments of the world, Thank you for your interest in ICANN. Your advice is always welcome, when it is in agreement with our industry compact between domain buyers and sellers. However, even when the public interest, international treaty and global governmental consensus rarely converge to assert an issue, the aforementioned industry compact is still owed the right to delay, dilute and (should it wish) destroy such initiative within our internal procedures. This is what we call 'multi-stakeholderism'. Don't let the door hit you on the way out. Sincerely, ICANN." Opposing the protection of Red Cross names is simply indefensible outside the ICANN bubble. It makes ICANN a justifiable target of ridicule ... and disruption. The GAC has already made reasonable compromise, backing away from asserting Olympic and NGO name protection that did not have as much public interest rationale or support. What remains is an easily understood, common sense request that ICANN cannot brush aside without consequence. ICANN's implementation of multi stakeholder processes deliberately designed a system in which the industry makes policy, and the public interest (through the GAC and ALAC) "advise" after the fact. Slow change has happened, but in many respects (such as the current round of gTLDs), the damage has been done and the only actions left are remedial rather than prevention. And even those remedial efforts are severely impeded, as At Large has seen first hand; our objection processes and Applicant Support initiatives have clearly failed, despite the community's best good-faith efforts. The ALAC has a clear and critical interest in supporting the GAC in this matter.

........ "*Additionally, the Consultation Procedure requires that the Board’s response be the subject of an exchange between the Board and the GAC. The Board requests that the GAC provide guidance on the best way to move forward with scheduling an exchange between the Board and the GAC.*" Reminds me of my grade schoolyard when you see two fellas circling and looking to raise their dukes. That's when the call goes out 'fight! fight! fight'! Or, in diplomacy, this is called an 'exchange of letters' in the 'come to Jesus moment'. Or, in plain language 'put up or piss off'! :-) Delicious! CAS ============================== Carlton A Samuels Mobile: 876-818-1799 *Strategy, Planning, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround* ============================= On Tue, Nov 4, 2014 at 3:50 AM, Rinalia Abdul Rahim < rinalia.abdulrahim@gmail.com> wrote:

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