Good observation, Peter! There is a substantial presence of government or government-linked people, which in itself is not a bad thing, but I think there should have been an effort to balance participation & include an important stakeholder such as ccTLDs. Disney's presence is of course fascinating, but hopefully the person concerned is well experienced in internet issues. Of course, Fadi is about inclusivity, but I agree with the view that it seems we may just have panels galore after having seen the recent strategy panels. Add to that the increasing ICANN regional personnel, and you'll see ICANN seems to be growing bigger and bigger and faster and faster (both in panel and personnel terms) - something that is not wrong by itself, but hopefully ICANN will realize that some things can be done with a need for additional panels. Bearing in mind the alleged international Internet meeting that the Brazilian government wants to convene next year, it seems we may just more panels being set up. Regards, Vika On 2013/11/17 11:40 PM, "Peter Van Roste" <peter@centr.org> wrote:
Terrific. So, Disney is there, but there is no one on that panel from the ccTLD community? I suggest we discuss this at the earliest opportunity and put forward a ccTLD rep.
Regards, Peter
-----Original Message----- From: cctldcommunity-bounces@cctld-managers.org [mailto:cctldcommunity- bounces@cctld-managers.org] On Behalf Of Gabriella Schittek Sent: maandag 18 november 2013 3:10 To: ccnso-members@icann.org; cctldcommunity@cctld-managers.org Cc: 'ccnso-council@icann.org' Subject: [ccTLDcommunity] Panel on Future Internet Governance
Dear all,
ICANN has formed a "Panel on the Future of Global Internet Cooperation", comprised by stakeholders from diverse sectors, such as government, civil society, technical community and international organisations. The Panel plans to release a high-level report in early 2014 for public comment. The report will include principles for global Internet cooperation, proposed frameworks for such cooperation and a roadmap for future Internet governance challenges. Read more at http://www.icann.org/en/news/press/releases/release-17nov13-en
Kind regards,
Gabi