Hi folks, Yesterday ICANN invited comments on the Registry Stakeholder Group Petition and Charter, see: http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-11may09-en.htm http://gnso.icann.org/en/improvements/registry-sg-petition-charter-24apr09.p... We've posted our own comments in opposition to that charter, see: http://forum.icann.org/lists/ryc-sg-petition/msg00000.html in line with our previously stated position, see: http://forum.icann.org/lists/gnso-constituency-renewals/ that there should be public mailing list archives, public budgets, and public membership lists. Their meetings should also be archived in MP3 format and ideally be accompanied by transcripts. We also noted that there should be an elected Secretary (as opposed to an unelected Secretariat). Their charter already implements the elected Treasurer position that we and many other members of the BC support as we formulate and move to a new BC charter. Given that the BC has voted for and implemented a public mailing list, we should be setting the bar high for other constituencies to match that level of transparency. I hope other BC members will take that same position if they submit comments, or perhaps that can be a position of the entire constituency if the BC submits comments for the entire constituency. Sincerely, George Kirikos 416-588-0269 http://www.leap.com/