November 2012 - lac-discuss-en

CALL FOR MEMBERSHIP: At-Large Capacity Building Working Group
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 5, 2012

Nov. 5, 2012

Dear All, On behalf of Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro , Interim Chair of the new At-Large Capacity Building Working Group<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Capacity+Building+Work…>, a call for Members from each Region/RALOs is being made. This Working Group will be focusing on the development of capacity building activities and tools for the At-Large community. If you are interested in being a member of the At-Large Capacity Building Working Group, please send an email indicating your interest to At-Large Staff at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> by 23:59 UTC on Friday, 16 November 2012. 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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New gTLD Applicants Doing for Themselves
by Carlton Samuels Nov. 4, 2012

Nov. 4, 2012

Here's a story about a development intended to help unravel the multiple-applicants-for-the-same-string dilemma. http://www.internetnews.me/2012/11/01/right-of-the-dot-partner-with-escrow-… - Carlton ============================== Carlton A Samuels Mobile: 876-818-1799 *Strategy, Planning, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround* =============================

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Google Loses UDRP Case
by Carlton Samuels Nov. 3, 2012

Nov. 3, 2012

...maybe so......... http://www.thedomains.com/2012/11/02/gwow-google-loses-udrp-on-woogle-com-d… - Carlton ============================== Carlton A Samuels Mobile: 876-818-1799 *Strategy, Planning, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround* =============================

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Re: [lac-discuss-en] [At-Large] ICANN Keeps it Money in a Non-Interest Bearing Account!
by Carlton Samuels Nov. 3, 2012

Nov. 3, 2012

One of our politicians said at one time 'it takes cash to care'. That observation cannot be successfully contradicted. Here's the thing. I prefer to work the 'public benefit' side of the street. This is where I would wish for ICANN to care. And as Christopher [Wilkinson] so unerringly identified in the thread, there is no shortage of worthy care points to consider for public benefit. Better to have a problem deciding the points we care about than not having the wherewithal to care. - Carlton ============================== Carlton A Samuels Mobile: 876-818-1799 *Strategy, Planning, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround* ============================= On Sat, Nov 3, 2012 at 4:47 AM, Adam Peake <ajp(a)glocom.ac.jp> wrote: > Probably, applicants would say it's not ICANN's money; it's their's. > > or, how do we decide how any revenue used: a PDP? > > Adam > > > > On Sat, Nov 3, 2012 at 10:19 AM, Bill Silverstein > <icann-list(a)sorehands.com>wrote: > > > > > > > Actually, it sounds like ICANN has learned their lesson. A few years > > > back, ICANN made an incredibly irresponsible decision to place $25 > > million > > > of reserve funds in a broker managed stock market account, which became > > > $20 million when the market burped. Oops. At the time ICANN's CFO > > > refused to take any responsibility or to admit that they'd screwed up, > or > > > to explain why they'd needed $25 million of registrants' money for the > > > reserve if, as he now claimed, $20M was enough. > > > > No, it sounds like they are still stupid! > > > > > > > > I hope we all agree that ICANN's primary reponsibility toward its > > reserves > > > is to be sure that the money is there when it's needed. That means > > > something with no credit risk, like US government treasury bills, which > > > are currently yielding 0.16% for six month bills and 0.18% for twelve > > > months. When you subtract off even the most modest broker fees, that > > > rounds to zero, so I can't blame them for just putting it in a zero > > > interest account on which they can draw as needed. > > > > There are many non-zero interest, no risk accounts. > > > > > > What were you expecting them to do? Do you think it is possible to > find > > > suitable low-risk investments that pay significantly more? > > > > American Express has a savings account which provides close to .98%. .98% > > of $352.3M is $3,452,540 per year. Or even a CitiGold checking account, > > you'd get .1% which wold still be $352,300/year. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > John Levine, johnl(a)iecc.com, Primary Perpetrator of "The Internet for > > > Dummies", > > > Please consider the environment before reading this e-mail. > http://jl.ly > > > _______________________________________________ > > > At-Large mailing list > > > At-Large(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/at-large > > > > > > At-Large Official Site: http://atlarge.icann.org > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > At-Large mailing list > > At-Large(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/at-large > > > > At-Large Official Site: http://atlarge.icann.org > > > _______________________________________________ > At-Large mailing list > At-Large(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/at-large > > At-Large Official Site: http://atlarge.icann.org >

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ICANN Strikes it Rich!
by Carlton Samuels Nov. 3, 2012

Nov. 3, 2012

.... "*the money is being held in a non-interest bearing account , partly due to.......*". Well I'll be a tinker's damn! Surely not this? To make what dumb ass point? For political correctness sake? When the interest alone could fund a decent outreach program? ...'judgment has fled to brutish beasts. And men have lost their reason'! http://domainincite.com/10929-icanns-new-gtld-fund-at-352-3m? utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+DomainIncite+%28DomainIncite.com%29 - Carlton ============================== Carlton A Samuels Mobile: 876-818-1799 *Strategy, Planning, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround* =============================

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ICANN Keeps it Money in a Non-Interest Bearing Account!
by Carlton Samuels Nov. 2, 2012

Nov. 2, 2012

This thing has got my goat. I'm now prepared to say this decision by ICANN management approximates a gift.....to less than deserving bankers. And all this while some elements cavil and carry-on about an At-Large mission to the IGF 2012! Its as if there is no understanding that money has time value! Now, I spent a little while as a senior banker. And while I'm sanguine that bankers tend to the poorly with use of information, they surely in this case must know this is a gift in spades to them. One of my distinguished correspondents, a guy I know thinks outside the box, had this to say "*A decision to forego fair market value is essentially a decision to gift that fair market value onto another.*". Yessir, that it is! And we could fairly say this decision constitutes a repudiation of the duty of the officers to the public benefit. - Carlton ============================== Carlton A Samuels Mobile: 876-818-1799 *Strategy, Planning, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround* =============================

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Russian blacklist
by Carlton Samuels Nov. 2, 2012

Nov. 2, 2012

...um, they have a list of websites citizens not allowed to view..... http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/11/01/russia_internet_blacklist/ - Carlton ============================== Carlton A Samuels Mobile: 876-818-1799 *Strategy, Planning, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround* =============================

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