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Community feedback needed on EUC reports
by Wolf Ludwig June 3, 2013

June 3, 2013

Dear all, Sandra and I were asked by the EU Commission to circulate this announcement below on the EURALO list: The European Commission has launched in March 2013 two public consultations, one on the independent report of the High Level Group on Media Freedom and Pluralism and one regarding the independence of the audiovisual regulatory authorities. The report does not represent nor prejudge the Commission's position, but reflects the views of independent experts. The Commission's objective with this consultation is to gather broad feedback on all recommendations presented by the High Level Group in order to allow for an open debate on media freedom and pluralism within the European Union. This report also evidenced the need for a separate debate regarding the independence of audiovisual regulatory bodies. Therefore, two consultations are carried out in parallel and are open until 14 June. You are invited to respond to the consultations which are available in English, French and German on http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/public-consultation-independent-repor… http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/public-consultation-independence-audi… Thanks for your consideration and best regards, Wolf EuroDIG Secretariat http://www.eurodig.org/ mobile +41 79 204 83 87 Skype: Wolf-Ludwig EURALO - ICANN's Regional At-Large Organisation http://euralo.org Profile on LinkedIn http://ch.linkedin.com/in/wolfludwig

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Re: [EURO-Discuss] Dot 'Health'
by Christopher Wilkinson May 31, 2013

May 31, 2013

> Wolf, Olivier: > > Will we have an opportunity to discuss this in Lisbon? > > Regards. Christopher >> >> >> http://www.mmdnewswire.com/dot-health-limited-129854.html?goback=.gde_18401… >> >> Good afternoon: >> >> Regarding .health, there is a linguistic misunderstanding: Health is an attribute of individuals and a service to society. It is not an 'industry'. I notice that 'members' of .health are expected to be from 'companies'. Quid, national health services, patients' associations and NGOs such as MSF? Quid other languages? >> >> Also, in the light of current concerns about tax havens, ICANN and the Spanish and British governments should have strong reservations about the incorporation of .health in Gibraltar. >> >> CW >

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Reminder- At Large II (ATLAS II) Working groups
by Silvia Vivanco May 31, 2013

May 31, 2013

Dear EURALO members, On behalf of EURALO's Chair, Wolf Ludwig, we would like to remind you to consider joining one of the At-Large Summit II (ATLAS II) Working Groups, which are helping organize the ATLAS II summit to take place in London in 2014. Staff will to add your name to the list of members. https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/ATLAS+II+Working+Groups ________________________________ ATLAS II Survey Group<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/ATLAS+II+Survey+Group> ATLAS II Events Group<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/ATLAS+II+Events+Group> ATLAS II Sponsors Group<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/ATLAS+II+Sponsors+Group> ATLAS II Logistics Group <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+ATLAS+2+Sub-Working+Gr…> ATLAS II Public Relations Group<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+ATLAS+2+Sub-Working+Gr…> ATLAS II Return on Investment Group<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+ATLAS+2+Sub-Working+Gr…> Thank you! Kind regards, Silvia Silvia Vivanco Manager, At-Large Regional Affairs Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Telephone: + 1 (202) 570-7119 Fax: +1 (202) 789-0104 Cell/Mobile: +1 (202) 735-7011

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round table in Ukraine on Cyrillic IDN
by Oksana Prykhodko May 28, 2013

May 28, 2013

Dear all, I am sorry for the delay with my report on the round table in our State Agency for Science, Innovation and Informatisation of Ukraine<http://www.dknii.gov.ua/> (DKNII - unfortunately, its site is only in Ukrainian). Representatives of all Ukrainian stakeholders gathered in our State agency (responsible for domain administration) to discuss the delegation of Cyrillic IDN .YKP to Ukraine. Ukrainian Internet Association (InAU) and European Media Platform (EMP) - Ukrainian ALSes - translated the report on the delegation from IANA web-site (http://www.iana.org/reports/2013/ukr-report-20130219.html) into Russian and discussed it the day before during Domain Committee in InAU. Nearly in every sentence of this report there is disinformation or/and manipulation. It's not the responsibility of IANA/ICANN, it is the responsibility of Ukrainian applicant (if anybody is interested in details, I am ready to provide them). Nevertheless both Domain Committee of InAU (I am not member of InAU, but I am member of this Committee) and round table at DKNII decided to support this delegation. Why? First of all, since 28 February (the day of the Board decision on delegation) we had a series of broad consultation on the concept of domain sphere in Ukraine in general. And now representatives of all stakeholders are working on the Concept of .YKP, which, in the case of successful implementation, can be used as a model for long-needed transformation of our ccTLD .ua. Second, after official informational requests from EMP to our governmental structures about their rple in application for .YKP they stopped to make show that they do not know about ICANN at all and have no intention to participate in GAC (despite Ukraine formally participates in it since 2004). As far as we know, DKNII prepared official letter to ICANN regarding membership in GAC. Nevertheless, we can not say that we do not have now any problems with .YKP or Ukraine's participation in GAC. UANIC - applicant for .YKP - pretends to be multistakeholder structure. >From the very beginning there were representatives both of governmental structures and IT business (but not Internet users) in its governmental body - Coordination Council. But since 2009 there was no one meeting of this Council, so all activity regarding application for .YKP is the initiative of three guys. Now it was decided to restart the work of this Council and to organize its meeting in June. It is extremely important to do it in transparent and accountable manner. Next problem is again about Ukrainian representative in GAC. Unfortunately, there is the possibility to have letters from more than one Ukrainian Governmental structure( Have anybody information on such situation in any other country? What are the criteria for transparency in this process? I would like to stress again and again, that at this stage we did not ask for any intervention from ICANN/At-Large. Publication of the IANA/ICANN report is of great importance for us, because only now we have information, which was delivered to ICANN on behalf of Ukraine. It would be extremely important for us to keep this transparency on all next steps in Ukrainian domains administration. I will be happy to answer all your questions, Best regards, Oksana P.S. I attached Russian translation of IANA/ICANN report to my letter.Please fill free tol use it in any way (may me it is possible to post it on AIANA page?)

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NOW OPEN: Nominations for At-Large Delegates to the 2014 NomCom
by ICANN At-Large Staff May 27, 2013

May 27, 2013

Dear All, On behalf of the Chair of the ALAC, Olivier Crépin-Leblond, we would like to inform you of the schedule for the process of appointing the regional At-Large Delegates to the 2014 Nominating Committee (NomCom). 1. Nominations Open: 27 May 2013 2. Nominations Close: 7 June 2013 3. Nomination Acceptance Deadline: On or before 14 June 2013 4. RALO nominee prioritization period: Between 14-24 June 2013 (this may include a vote if desired) 5. ALAC Notification: RALOs to transmit all accepted nominations with a recommendation for a preferred candidate if the RALO wishes to provide one by 25 June 2013 6. ALAC Review of RALO Recommendations/Additional List of Nominations Accepted: 25 June - 2 July 2013 7. ALAC selection and endorsement vote: Carried out on-line between 2 July - 8 July 8. Notification to NomCom of Appointees: No later than 12 July 2013 or as arranged with NomCom Secretariat Please note that the ICANN Bylaws (see: XI-2.4.e) <http://www.icann.org/en/general/bylaws.htm#XI-2.4> state: The ALAC shall, after consultation with each RALO, annually appoint five voting delegates (no two of whom shall be citizens of countries in the same Geographic Region, as defined according to Section 5 of Article VI to the Nominating Committee. Voting members of the 2014 NomCom are appointed for a one year term, starting after the close of the Annual General Meeting 2013 and ending at the close of the Annual General Meeting 2014. An At-Large ALAC and RALO Elections, Selections and Appointments 2013 Workspace<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+ALAC+and+RALO+Election…> has been created for these, and other, positions. Please feel free to add your nominations and comments directly to the workspace or by posting a message on your RALO mailing list. The NomCom's charge is as follows: The NomCom is responsible for the selection of eight ICANN Board Members and for other selections as are set forth in the Bylaws. (See Bylaws Article VII, Section 1<http://www.icann.org/general/bylaws.htm#VII-1>.) The NomCom is charged with populating a portion of the ICANN Board as noted above, as well as the ALAC, the ccNSO Council and the GNSO Council. The NomCom complements the other means for filling a portion of key ICANN leadership positions achieved within the Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees. The Bylaws also state that the NomCom shall adopt such operating procedures as it deems necessary, which shall be published on the ICANN website. The NomCom is designed to function independently from the Board, the Supporting Organizations, and Advisory Committees. NomCom members act only on behalf of the interests of the global Internet community and within the scope of the ICANN mission and responsibilities assigned to it by the ICANN Bylaws. Members contribute to the NomCom both their understanding of the broad interests of the Internet as a whole and their knowledge and experience of the concerns and interests of the Internet stakeholders that have appointed them. The challenge for the NomCom is to integrate these perspectives and derive consensus in its selections. Although appointed by Supporting Organizations and other ICANN bodies, individual NomCom members are not accountable to their appointing constituencies. Members are, of course, accountable for adherence to the Bylaws and for compliance with the rules and procedures established by the NomCom. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of the ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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Trip to Caucasus
by Roberto Gaetano May 25, 2013

May 25, 2013

Hi all. I took the chance of a non-ICANN-related trip to Caucasus to contact the internet people, and specifically the At-Large structures, in the region. I was not on any official ICANN mission, but believe that it is worth anyway to write a short report of my contacts and personal considerations. I am addressing this to different mailing lists with separate messages, to avoid cross-posting. As reference to earlier discussions, you can see that the issue of ICANN regions has been extensively debated. Follow up contacts have shown that the ccNSO is also not happy about the current subdivision. As for the ASO, because of their special internal structure, they are affected by the regions only when it comes to Board Directors election. I had a very interesting meeting in Armenia, hosted by ISOC AM, with the Armenian ALSes. The main points that came out from the discussion were (to the best of my recollection): . The fact that the development of the internet in Armenia is consistently more advanced than in some neighboring countries (for instance, there are 3 ALSes) depends on a mix of elements, including the presence in Armenia of highly skilled ITC professionals as well as the vision that has identified since the early days the potential of the internet. This experience will be very difficult to replicate in other countries, at least in the short term. . Thanks to the early vision, Armenia has developed the "multi-stakeholder" concept also in the management of the internet at the national level. The ccTLD operator, the ISPs, the At-Large structures, commercial organizations, the government, are tightly collaborating, and there is also the initiative of a permanent IGF forum in Armenia. This has allowed to have very advanced positions in international fora, where all stakeholders are contributing, and we do not have the situation that can be seen in other countries, where the government is imposing its view. . Looking at the map of the world, and the location of the ALSes, it appears clearly that there is a wide area, namely the former Soviet Union states in central Asia, where there is no ALAC presence. This is felt to be tightly correlated with the fact that the position that these countries bring in the international debate are only depending on government opinions. In order to promote ICANN's multi-stakeholder approach, ALAC should make an outreach effort to these countries with the objective of gaining members. The general opinion is that this will be a difficult objective to achieve, but nevertheless it is strategically important. . The current location of Armenia in APRALO is creating serious problems. It should be noted that the Armenian ccTLD operator is a member of CENTR (the European ccTLD operators organization), ISPs are getting their addresses from RIPE (the European Regional addressing organization), but the Armenian ALSes are forced to be associated to APRALO. Considering the point above, i.e. the Armenian multi-stakeholder model that brings together different interests to cooperate at the national level, we have the strange situation that national domain names and IP addresses depend from Europe, while At-Large structures depend from a different region. Moreover, there are at the At-Large level cooperation projects ongoing that are coordinated by the European Union, and the location of Armenia in the AP ICANN region does make little sense, if any. For instance, if EURALO develops itself as the partner of the European Union for such European projects, it would be extremely impractical to have participating ALSes being in a different region. Further considerations have been the location of Armenia in Europe in a number of different international organizations. . Armenia, being part of the former Soviet Union, has kept a network of contacts at the technical level with other operators that are part of the Community of Independent States (CIS). One example is also the Regional Commonwealth in the field of communications (RCC - http://www.en.rcc.org.ru/index.php) This network is also important in the discussions related to internet governance and for the decisions in the ITU. . One question was raised, about what can ALAC do for the users. This is a key issue, because it is hard to motivate individuals and organizations to join ALAC if the only thing that they get is the opportunity to participate in policy development. Budget should be earmarked for initiatives that are useful for the internet users, like training. To this, I would like to add some personal considerations on the development of ICT, and specifically Internet, in Armenia. I have travelled extensively, in cities and in rural areas, and have been staying only once overnight in a place without internet connection, and only once in a place that had internet connection but not WiFi. Please note that I have never stayed in fancy hotels, but rather in hostels or guesthouses, always in inexpensive places. This gave me the feeling of the ubiquity of the internet in Armenia. Besides internet, I witnessed the diffusion of mobile communications. It seems to me that everybody has a mobile phone. I have seen not only bus drivers talking on their mobiles (a plague that I see very often in my country), but also shepherds in the countryside with mobile phones. Considering that the next frontier of the internet is mobile devices, this is promising. Unfortunately, I failed to ask confirmation at the meeting with ALSes, but my impression is that Armenia took advantage of the progress in technology in the years of their independence, and moved straight to new technologies, when telcos in Europe and US (for sure this was the situation in Italy 20 years ago) were resisting change in order to protect and further exploit their investments in previous technologies. Another simple example of how the internet is affecting common behavior is the police. This is the only country where I have seen police cars displaying instead of the simple "Police" word in the local language the url of the police web site: www.police.am. It might be the case in other countries as well, but I have noticed it here for the first time. Best regards, Roberto

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ANNOUNCEMENT: Questions to the Community on Accountability and Transparency within ICANN
by ICANN At-Large Staff May 23, 2013

May 23, 2013

Dear All, Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC, has asked that a note be sent regarding the At-Large Questions to the Community on Accountability and Transparency within ICANN Workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/5wF-Ag>. The workspace contains information on this Public Comment, as well as additional background information under the "Resources" section. Please note that while the comment period of this Public Comment closes on 19-May-2013 23:59 UTC, the Accountability and Transparency Review Team will take note of comments submitted during the reply period which closes on 9-June-2013 23:59 UTC. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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Draft Board Report (2012-13) for Lisbon GA
by Wolf Ludwig May 23, 2013

May 23, 2013

Dear all, attached please find a draft of the Board report for the Lisbon GA to be discussed at our tonight's monthly call. Thanks for your considerations and comments. Kind regards, Wolf EuroDIG Secretariat http://www.eurodig.org/ mobile +41 79 204 83 87 Skype: Wolf-Ludwig EURALO - ICANN's Regional At-Large Organisation http://euralo.org Profile on LinkedIn http://ch.linkedin.com/in/wolfludwig

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Re: [EURO-Discuss] EURO-Discuss Digest, Vol 79, Issue 4, Monthly call
by Greta.Jeske May 16, 2013

May 16, 2013

Dear All, Unfortunately I will not make it to the next monthly call on may 21st. You have my apologies! Thank you and kind regards, Greta ----- Greta Philine Jeske dotHIV gemeinnütziger e. V. Lehmbruckstr. 3 10245 Berlin Germany gj(a)dothiv.org +49 176 21950183 www.dothiv.org join us: facebook.com/dothiv <http://facebook.com/dothiv> follow us: twitter.com/dothiv <http://facebook.com/dothiv>support us by shopping: www.shop4.dotHIV.org <http://www.clicks4charity.net/dotHIV> dotHIV gemeinnütziger e. V. (Incorporated Charitable Association) Management Board: Carolin Silbernagl, Tobias Mölder, Philipp Kafkoulas Commercial Register: Amtsgericht Berlin (Charlottenburg) VR 31092, Registered Office: Berlin The initiative is backed by the charitable incorporated organisations Gut.Org <http://www.gut.org/> and betterplace.org <http://betterplace.org/>, as well as the creative agency thjnk, Hamburg. Am 15.05.13 14:00 schrieb "euro-discuss-request(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" unter <euro-discuss-request(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org>: >Send EURO-Discuss mailing list submissions to > euro-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > >To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/euro-discuss >or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > euro-discuss-request(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > >You can reach the person managing the list at > euro-discuss-owner(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > >When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >than "Re: Contents of EURO-Discuss digest..." > > >Today's Topics: > > 1. WG: [IAMCR] The Internet Policy Review is officially > launched! (Wolf Ludwig) > 2. Meeting Invitation / EURALO May Monthly call (At-Large Staff) > 3. Re: Meeting Invitation / EURALO May Monthly call > (Jordi Iparraguirre) > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Message: 1 >Date: Tue, 14 May 2013 15:42:13 +0200 >From: Wolf Ludwig <wolf.ludwig(a)comunica-ch.net> >Subject: [EURO-Discuss] WG: [IAMCR] The Internet Policy Review is > officially launched! >To: euro-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org >Cc: At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> >Message-ID: > <1368538933-975d9c276dbea501c6c61e837b85e5d1(a)comunica-ch.net> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > >Just FYI -- with regards, >Wolf > >_______ >Francesca Musiani sent Mon, 13 May 2013 13:14: >>Dear colleagues, >> >>It is my pleasure to announce that the Internet Policy Review, a news and >>analysis service about internet regulation in Europe, is now officially >>launched. >> >>The IPR, a project of the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet >>and >>Society located in Berlin, Germany, tracks public regulatory changes as >>well as private policy developments which are expected to have long >>lasting >>impacts on European societies. The service?s main platform and its >>complementary channels of communication are to form an authoritative >>resource on internet governance for academics, civil society advocates, >>entrepreneurs, the media and public policy makers alike. The idea is that >>the IPR offers resources and research that will add a layer of knowledge >>to >>current debates on internet policy. In a word, IPR?s expertise resides in >>its clear and independent analysis of inter-European digital policy >>changes. At the intersection of academia and journalism, the IPR is >>driven >>by a small editorial team and a group of authors. >> >>More information is available here: >> >>*http://policyreview.info/about* >> >>http://www.hiig.de/en/introducing-the-internet-policy-review/ >> >> >>Best regards, >> >>Francesca (on behalf of the IPR team) >> >> >> >> >>-- >>Francesca Musiani, PhD >> >>2012-13 Yahoo! Fellow in >>Residence<http://isd.georgetown.edu/programs/yahoofellow/> >>Institute for the Study of Diplomacy <http://isd.georgetown.edu/> >>Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service <http://sfs.georgetown.edu/> >>Georgetown University >>1316 36th Street NW >>Washington, DC 20057-1025 >> >>CSI, MINES ParisTech <http://www.csi.mines-paristech.fr/> | ANR ADAM >>project<http://adam.hypotheses.org/> >> >>Berkman Center for Internet and Society @ Harvard >>Law<http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/> >>ESN-IAMCR <http://iamcr.org/s-wg/cctmc/esn> | GigaNet >><http://giga-net.org> >> >>Personal website <http://www.csi.mines-paristech.fr/Perso/Musiani/> | >>Twitter <https://twitter.com/franmusiani> >> > >EuroDIG Secretariat >http://www.eurodig.org/ >mobile +41 79 204 83 87 >Skype: Wolf-Ludwig > >EURALO - ICANN's Regional At-Large Organisation >http://euralo.org > >Profile on LinkedIn >http://ch.linkedin.com/in/wolfludwig > > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 2 >Date: Tue, 14 May 2013 23:52:20 +0100 >From: At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> >Subject: [EURO-Discuss] Meeting Invitation / EURALO May Monthly call >To: ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org>, Discussion for > At-Large Europe <euro-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> >Message-ID: <CDB87E75.E7155%gisella.gruber(a)icann.org> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > > >Dear All, > >The EURALO May call is rescheduled to Tuesday 21 May 2013 at 18:00 UTC >(20:00 CEST). > >The agenda (TO BE UPDATED) and call details are available at: >https://community.icann.org/x/ogp-Ag > >Adobe Connect room: >http://icann.adobeconnect.com/euralo > >EURALO Work space: >https://community.icann.org/x/K5Qi > >If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: >staff(a)atlarge.icann.org with your preferred contact number. > >Thank you. > >Regards, > > >Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie >Peregrine and Julia Charvolen >ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC >E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org > > >One World, One Internet > > > > > > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 3 >Date: Wed, 15 May 2013 08:16:40 +0200 >From: Jordi Iparraguirre <ipa(a)josoc.cat> >Subject: Re: [EURO-Discuss] Meeting Invitation / EURALO May Monthly > call >To: Discussion for At-Large Europe > <euro-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> >Message-ID: <51932848.5040604(a)josoc.cat> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > >Dear all, > >apologies in advance, I may jion quite late or even won't be able to >participate, it partially overlaps a session ISOC-CAT has organized with >Town Council CIO about the SmartCity strategy & plans for Barcelona > >rgds >jordi > >Al 15/05/13 00:52, En/na At-Large Staff ha escrit: >> >> >> Dear All, >> >> The EURALO May call is rescheduled to Tuesday 21 May 2013 at 18:00 UTC >> (20:00 CEST). >> >> The agenda (TO BE UPDATED) and call details are available at: >> https://community.icann.org/x/ogp-Ag >> >> Adobe Connect room: >> http://icann.adobeconnect.com/euralo >> >> EURALO Work space: >> https://community.icann.org/x/K5Qi >> >> If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: >> staff(a)atlarge.icann.org with your preferred contact number. >> >> Thank you. >> >> Regards, >> >> >> Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie >> Peregrine and Julia Charvolen >> ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC >> E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org >> >> >> One World, One Internet >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> EURO-Discuss mailing list >> EURO-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org >> https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/euro-discuss >> >> Homepage for the region: http://www.euralo.org >> > > >------------------------------ > >_______________________________________________ >EURO-Discuss mailing list >EURO-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org >https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/euro-discuss > > >End of EURO-Discuss Digest, Vol 79, Issue 4 >*******************************************

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Re: [EURO-Discuss] Internet Policy Review
by Carlton Samuels May 16, 2013

May 16, 2013

Thanks fro sharing Wolf. Seems several of my interests converge at this Institute. -Carlton ============================== Carlton A Samuels Mobile: 876-818-1799 *Strategy, Planning, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround* =============================

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