Fellow Councillors - There has been a lot of discussion about conflicts of interests on the various task forces and within our meetings in recent months. Some of this discussion, I believe, is inappropriate in that it fundamentally mischaracterizes the true essence of ICANN and the GNSO and will lead to a substantially different management framework than what we signed up for with the White Paper. I have posted an "essay" on this topic at http://code.byte.org/blog/_archives/2006/3/23/1837306.html Your review and commentary would be appreciated. Safe travels and warm regards, -- -rr "Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better." - Ralph Waldo Emerson Contact Info: Ross Rader Director, Research & Innovation Tucows Inc. c. 416.828.8783 Get Started? http://start.tucows.com My Blogware: http://www.byte.org