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Fwd: Placements for law students with Pro Bono Students Canada (PBSC)
by Robert Guerra Aug. 3, 2007

Aug. 3, 2007

Dear NA RALO colleagues: As you can see from the email below, Privaterra has been offered the help of some pro-bono law students over the fall/winter. I'd like to - share - this opportunity with NA RALO, as I think one or more law students could prove quite helpful for us to help develop white papers, reports and contributions to ongoing ICANN processes. Should it be of interest, then i'd have to work with some of you to help complete the project description and other related documents. comments? regards, Robert --- Robert Guerra <rguerra(a)privaterra.ca> Managing Director, Privaterra Tel +1 416 893 0377 Begin forwarded message: > From: PBSC Toronto <probono.students(a)utoronto.ca> > Date: June 19, 2007 10:16:35 AM EDT (CA) > To: rguerra(a)privaterra.ca > Subject: Placements for law students with Pro Bono Students Canada > (PBSC) > > Dear Robert, > > Hi, I'm Kenneth, the new U of T PBSC Program Coordinator this year, > and it was really nice talking to you over the phone just now. > Attached please find five documents, and I will need you to fill in > three and submit them back to me before the end of July, in order > for me to match Privaterra with law student volunteers this fall -- > please complete for us the project description form, the > organization profile form, and the disclaimer/release of liability > form. It would be best if you could e-mail me the project > description and the contact form so that I have an electronic copy, > but for the release I will need you to fax or mail it since it > requires a signature. Our fax number is 416-934-4536. > > As soon as I receive all of this documentation from you, I will be > able to include Privaterra in our database, from which our students > can select the types of projects that they are interested in > working on. If you have any questions in the interim please feel > free to contact me via e-mail or phone. I hope to hear from you soon! > > Cheers, > Kenneth Kenneth Li > U of T Student Program Coordinator > Pro Bono Students Canada > > Faculty of Law, University of Toronto > 655 Spadina Ave. > Toronto, ON M5S 2H9 > > Phone: (416) 946-0143 > Fax: (416) 934-4536 > E-mail: probono.students(a)utoronto.ca

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FW: [At-Large] NomCom review
by Thompson, Darlene July 31, 2007

July 31, 2007

Do we wish to forward a comment on this as a group? Darlene A. Thompson Community Access Program Administrator Nunavut Department of Education/N-CAP c/o P.O. Box 1000, Station 910 Iqaluit, NU X0A 0H0 Phone: (867) 975-6531 Fax: (867) 979-8870 dthompson(a)gov.nu.ca -----Original Message----- From: alac-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto:alac-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of Vittorio Bertola Sent: Friday, July 20, 2007 2:40 PM To: At-Large Worldwide Subject: [At-Large] NomCom review http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-19jul07.htm The independent reviewer that is reviewing ICANN's NomCom is asking for "public input from anyone who has information or observations to contribute concerning any aspect of the role, structure, or operation of the NomCom". Comments must be submitted no later than 17 September 2007. -- vb. Vittorio Bertola - vb [a] bertola.eu <-------- --------> finally with a new website at http://bertola.eu/ <-------- _______________________________________________ ALAC mailing list ALAC(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac_atlarge-lists.icann .org At-Large Official Site: http://www.alac.icann.org ALAC Independent: http://www.icannalac.org

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LA Planning Update
by Dharma Dailey July 28, 2007

July 28, 2007

Hello Everybody, Here is the info that I’ve collected so far re: LA. It looks like fodder for the start of a wiki.... hint hint. If you see any errors in my fact gathering, please make corrections. And of course, add your name to activities you are interested in helping out with. People who are interested in coordinitating activities in LA: Robert, Michael, Eduardo, Gareth, Bret, Dharma, and Beau. People who are NOT attending for sure: Sylvia Caras, People who are DEF. attending: Robert, Beau, Bret Randy is hoping someone else from his group will be able to attend. People who would go if they were subsidized: Michael, Evan, Gareth, Eduardo could go with full funding. Dharma, Darlene, could go with partial funding. Peeps I didn’t hear back from: Wendy, John, Danny, Alan, Jean. Is that everyone? .......... This is a list of activities that were thrown against the wall as potentials for LA. 1. A public information meeting like the one in Toronto. Suggested by: Gareth, Evan, Luc, and Darlene. Also expressed interest: most of us who met in San Juan and Bret. 2. Fundraiser sponsored by NA-RALO Suggested by: Robert Also expressed interest: Robert’s been talking with potential corporate sponsors. 3 . Planning for global RALO meeting. Planning Meeting Suggested by: Evan Also expressed interest: ???? 4. Mapping channels for Public Participation in Internet Governance- workshop leading to freely available public documentation. Suggested by: Dharma Also expressed interest: Veronica, Robert, Micheal. Am I missing anything? ........ As a first step to getting a public meeting going, Robert and I contacted someone we both know at Annenberg who was positive on the idea. Below is the program from the Toronto recruitment meeting which was put together by Jacob and Robert. ........... ............ The How and Why of Global Internet Operations and Policy Envisioning Canadian Participation 0830 Coffee and Registration 0900 Welcoming Remarks Andrew Clement, Professor of Information Studies, University of Toronto; 0915 Introduction to Domain Names and Internet Addressing John Levine, Author, Internet for Dummies 0945 Introduction to ICANN and Current Issues Jacob Malthouse, Liaison, Global Partnerships, ICANN Question and Answer 1030 Coffee 1100 The ICANN Experience Luc Faubert, President, Quebec Internet Society Robert Guerra, Board Member, Privaterra John Levine, Author, Internet for Dummies Neil Schwartzmann, Chair, Board of Directors, CAUCE Canada Question and Answer 1230 Lunch 1400 Open Discussion 1600 Recapitulation 1615 End ........... ............ Thoughts???? For everyone to whom much is given, of so too shall much be required." -- Luke 12:48.

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Consultation Open on the RAA
by Nick Ashton-Hart July 27, 2007

July 27, 2007

Dear All: Today the official consultation opens on the registrar accreditation agreement. You can see the announcement below and also at http:// www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-27jul07.htm. NOTE: There is a new section at www.alac.icann.org for open public consultations and this will show up there very soon. ICANN Starts Consultation on How to Protect Registrants Public, stakeholder comments sought on changes to Registrar Accreditation Agreement 27 July 2007 MARINA DEL REY, Calif.: Increased protection for those registering domain names is ICANN’s goal as it launches consultations on its Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) and the accreditation process for companies who register domains. “I called for the review of RAA and the accreditation back in March, and I’m pleased to be moving into the active consultation phase,” said Dr Paul Twomey, ICANN’s CEO and President. “The need for this review is clear. The current RAA is more than six years old. We’ve seen the number of accredited registrars grow to more than 900. And we’ve seen the incredible difficulties that can be unleashed with the collapse of a Registrar.” The RAA is the contract that governs the relationship between ICANN and its accredited registrars. The current version was put in place in May 2001. The same contract is in place between ICANN and each of the more than 900 accredited registrars (a directory of which can be found at http://www.internic.net/regist.html ). The consultation is looking for ideas and input on amendments to the RAA and the registrar accreditation process in order to provide additional protection to registrants. Previous discussions in the ICANN community has already helped create a number of suggestions for discussion, which are: Incorporating provisions to govern the terms under which a registrar can be sold and continue to retain its ICANN accreditation. Including additional contract enforcement tools offering more options than the current one option – terminating accreditation. Addressing the responsibilities of a parent owner/manager when one or more of a “family” of registrars fails to comply with ICANN requirements. Requiring registrars to escrow contact information for customers who register domain names using Whois privacy and Whois proxy services. Augmenting the responsibilities placed on registrars with regard to their relationships with resellers. Requiring operator skills training and testing for all ICANN- accredited Registrars. Details of these proposals, as well as the consultation process, are available on ICANN”s website at http://www.icann.org/topics/raa/. The consultation stems from ICANN board resolutions made at the San Juan 29th International Public meeting held in June 2007. Those resolutions call for ICANN staff to solicit and consider the input of the Internet community regarding proposed changes to the RAA, registrar accreditation process, and related policies. A complete summary and analysis of community feedback will be made available at the end of the comment period and suggested amendments to the RAA will be posted for further comment. There will be a publicly available assessment of the impact that the input and comment had on the development of the amendments. “These consultations will make sure we have input from the wider community, and help us make the changes needed to protect registrants,” added Dr Twomey. About ICANN: ICANN is responsible for the global coordination of the Internet's system of unique identifiers like domain names (like .org, .museum and country codes like .uk) and the addresses used in a variety of Internet protocols that help computers reach each other over the Internet. Careful management of these resources is vital to the Internet's operation, so ICANN's global stakeholders meet regularly to develop policies that ensure the Internet's ongoing security and stability. ICANN is an internationally organized, public benefit non- profit company. For more information please visit: www.icann.org. -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Director, At-Large ICANN PO Box 32160 London N4 2XY United Kingdom Main Tel: +44 (20) 8800-1011] USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 Fax: +44 (20) 7681-3135 mobile: +44 (7774) 932798 email: nick.ashton-hart(a)icann.org Win IM: ashtonhart(a)hotmail.com / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart(a)mac.com / Skype: nashtonhart Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart

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Re: [NA-Discuss] FW: [At-Large] NomCom review
by Alan Greenberg July 27, 2007

July 27, 2007

Not Jacqueline here, but this section is the one that is supposed to cover it. 4. A non-Umbrella Organisation should be: a. largely, or entirely, composed of individuals and governed entirely by them, b. focused on the interests of the individual Internet user, and; c. a not-for-profit entity and/or not a governmental department, agency or affiliate. On re-reading this, the "and/or" may be poorly worded allowing a loophole - a for profit which is not a gov't dept perhaps meets the second part of the "or". Probably needs to be broken down into two points, but need to verify what problem the "or" was trying to fix. Alan At 27/07/2007 11:55 AM, you wrote: >Hello Jacqueline, > >Perhaps I missed it, but can you point me to the >explicit language that states that commercial entities >are precluded from participation? > >Sorry, but I just don't see that language in there. > > >--- "Jacqueline A. Morris" <jam(a)jacquelinemorris.com> >wrote: > > > No > > > > >____________________________________________________________________________________ >Take the Internet to Go: Yahoo!Go puts the Internet in your pocket: >mail, news, photos & more. >http://mobile.yahoo.com/go?refer=1GNXIC > >_______________________________________________ >NA-Discuss mailing list >NA-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org >http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/na-discuss_atlarge-lists.ic… >--- >Draft MoU with ICANN: >http://www.icannwiki.org/NA_RALO_MOU > >Draft Operating Principles: >http://www.icannwiki.org/NA_RALO_OP > >Draft Code of Conduct: >http://www.icannwiki.org/NARALO_Code_of_Conduct

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Choosing representatives for ICANN's 2008 Nominating Committee
by Robert Guerra July 26, 2007

July 26, 2007

Begin forwarded message: > From: George Sadowsky <george.sadowsky(a)attglobal.net> > Date: July 25, 2007 5:23:16 PM EDT > Subject: Choosing representatives for ICANN's 2008 Nominating > Committee > > All, > > I am writing to you on behalf of the ICANN 2008 Nominating > Committee Chair, who has not yet been chosen by the ICANN Board of > Directors. > > The purpose of this message is to initiate the selection of > individuals from each of your individual constituencies who will > serve, according to the ICANN by-laws, on the 2008 Nominating > Committee. > > There are 23 members of the Nominating Committee, 17 of whom are > voting members. The by-laws state that a voting member may serve > at most two consecutive years, whereas a non-voting member may > serve any number of terms. > > The composition of this year's committee, including the contacts > used in late 2006 to obtain the name of the designated committee > member, is given below. Some of the contacts have been updated to > reflect changes in the internal organization of various > constituencies. > > > Group/Constituency Contact 2007 Member > > Non-voting members > > Nomination Committee Chair ICANN Board George Sadowsky > Previous Chair as Adviser (automatic) (vacant) *** > Associate Chair Chair Adam Peake > RSSAC Jun Murai Bill Manning > SSAC Steve Crocker Russ Mundy > GAC Janis Karklins Jayantha Fernando > > Voting members > > ALAC-1 Annette Muehlberg Mohammed El Fatih > el Tigani * > ALAC-2 Annette Muehlberg "Sebastian Ricciardi > ALAC-3 Annette Muehlberg Michael Froomkin * > ALAC-4 Annette Muehlberg Madanmohan Rao * > ALAC-5 Annette Muehlberg Wolfgang > Kleinwaechter * > > Comm & Business Constit.-1 Philip Sheppard Ken Fockler * > Comm & Business Constit.-2 Philip Sheppard Grant Forsyth > gTLD Registry Constituency Marie Zitkova Ken Stubbs * > Registrars Constituency Bhavin Turakhia Paul Stahura > ccNSO Chris Disspain Christoper To > ISP Constituency Mark McFadden Tony Harris * > Intellectual Prop. Constit. Steven Metalitz Lucy Nichols * > > ASO Seb. Bellagamba Sanford H. George * > Higher Education Constit. ICANN Board Jose Luiz Ribeiro. F. > Non-comm. Users Constit. Carlos Afonso Karen Banks > IAB for IETF Leslie Daigle Lucy Lynch > Technical Liaison Group ** Julian Pritchard Karsten Meinhold > > * Incumbent has served two consecutive terms > ** Position rotates among TLG (2007), W3C (2006) and ITU (2005) > *** Due to resignation of Chair Eugenio Triana in May 2006 > > > Nominating Committees have historically held two face-to-face > meetings. Last year, we were able to have the first such meeting > in Sao Paolo in December immediately after ICANN's Annual General > Meeting. This acceleration of the schedule compared to previous > years was really enormously helpful in allowing the Committee to > function in a more orderly and effective manner, and I would very > much like to preserve this advantage for the next Chair. > > With this background, I request the following of all of you. > Please choose your candidate for 12008 NomCom membership as soon as > is practical, and not later than the end of September 2007. Please > ensure that the person is willing to serve, and is willing to > attend the first face-to-face committee meeting in Los Angeles > during November 2-4, 2007. Candidates are welcome to attend the > entire ICANN meeting also during October 29-November 2. Travel and > subsistence expenses are paid for all committee members who do not > have other sources of support. > > I would appreciate it very much if you would acknowledge receipt of > this message, letting me know that you are (or are not) the right > person to initiate action within your constituency, as well as > whether you anticipate any difficulty in identifying a suitable and > willing candidate by the end of September. If you are not the > right person to initiate this action, I would appreciate your > forwarding this message to the right person and copying me. > > Thanks in advance for helping next year's committee get off to a > good start! > > Best regards, > > George Sadowsky > > -- > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > A previous cell phone number, +1.203.219.8250, is no longer in > service. > > George Sadowsky george.sadowsky(a)gmail.com > 64 Sweet Briar Road george.sadowsky(a)attglobal.net > Stamford, CT 06905-1514 http://www.georgesadowsky.org/ > tel: +1.203.329.3288 GSM mobile: +1.202.415.1933 > Voice mail & fax: +1.203.547.6020 Grand Central: +1.202.370.1134 > SKYPE: sadowsky >

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Re: [NA-Discuss] NA-Discuss Digest, Vol 9, Issue 58 Re: Why the NARALO should stop wasting time arguing about
by Seth M. Reiss July 26, 2007

July 26, 2007

ccTLDS are subject to the policies and politics of the country to which the TLD has been delegated. gTLDs are subject to the policies and politics of ICANN, including the various indivduals, industries, trade organizations, commercial interests, and goverments that make their opinions felt. While considering the manner govenrments regulate ccTLDs can be instructive for ICANN and its constituencies, and ICANN policies may want or need to take into account what countries do with their ccTLDs, I do not believe that ICANN and its consituencies should be seeking to affect the manner in which ccTLDs are regulated. Those who form a part of ICANN but who have an interest in the manner in which a government regulates its ccTLD should express those interest in the context of national or international forums that are not dedicated to the work of ICANN. Otherwise, things become confused and may be miscontrued. Seth -----Original Message----- From: na-discuss-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto:na-discuss-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of na-discuss-request(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2007 6:00 AM To: na-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org Subject: NA-Discuss Digest, Vol 9, Issue 58 Send NA-Discuss mailing list submissions to na-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/na-discuss_atlarge-lists.ica nn.org or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to na-discuss-request(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org You can reach the person managing the list at na-discuss-owner(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of NA-Discuss digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Why the NARALO should stop wasting time arguing about .US (Evan Leibovitch) 2. Re: Why the NARALO should stop wasting time arguing about .US (Michael Maranda) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 09:57:14 -0400 From: Evan Leibovitch <evan(a)telly.org> Subject: Re: [NA-Discuss] Why the NARALO should stop wasting time arguing about .US To: Michael Maranda <mmaranda(a)afcn.org> Cc: NA Discuss <na-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> Message-ID: <469E1C3A.9020402(a)telly.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Michael Maranda wrote: > No, it isnt NARALO's business as a whole, but I welcome opportunity to > learn from Canadian experience and policy and to that extent it is a > great opportunity for NARALO to work together for mutual benefit. I > am thankful for Canadian input on this. We need to learn from each other. I need to defer to the American members of this list whether it is a valuable use of our resources (ie, our time!) to define and publicize a policy or reaction related to the .us contract. If this is something that NARALO's US participants believe is important, I'm prepared to stand behind that -- just as I'd hope they'd support us Canadians should something of relevance happen up here. Danny said this is important, this is upsetting, and that we ought to react. John said that, regardless of its importance, it's out of the realm of ICANN and thus a waste of NARALO's time. I guess maybe you're both right. Our position within ICANN gives us access to information about namespace issues, that may allow us to better react and be better aware. (After all, how many groups out there are watching such activities to protect the interest of the public?) Having said that, John's right -- if it's out of our direct realm of influence, NARALO is probably best to just gain wisdom from the information but not to make much noise about it. As someone who believes in the "keep the core neutral" campaign, I agree that it's important not to force -- or even pressure -- ICANN to be more than it is. Having said that, I appreciate Danny's efforts in this regard and wonder if there is any role we can play in raising public awareness. Maybe we're not the ones to hold the .us registry accountable -- but if not ICANN, then who? - Evan ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 10:37:01 -0500 From: "Michael Maranda" <mmaranda(a)afcn.org> Subject: Re: [NA-Discuss] Why the NARALO should stop wasting time arguing about .US To: "Evan Leibovitch" <evan(a)telly.org> Cc: NA Discuss <na-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> Message-ID: <3feff8d60707180837g7438411p3b86fa2e3d22106a(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" I'm appreciative of your time and welcome Canadian views as we struggle to deal with various issues south of the border. I dont view our activity as wasting time or arguing (particularly in this instance) -MM Evan said: > I need to defer to the American members of this list whether it is a > valuable use of our resources (ie, our time!) to define and publicize > a policy or reaction related to the .us contract. If this is something > that NARALO's US participants believe is important, I'm prepared to > stand behind that -- just as I'd hope they'd support us Canadians > should something of relevance happen up here.

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New Online Feature: Current Public Consultations
by Nick Ashton-Hart July 25, 2007

July 25, 2007

Dear All: In order to help the community keep track of what public consultations are underway at any given time, a new section has been created on www.alac.icann.org where these can all be found in one place. We'll keep it up to date; if you see anything we miss do let us know. -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Director, At-Large ICANN PO Box 32160 London N4 2XY United Kingdom Main Tel: +44 (20) 8800-1011] USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 Fax: +44 (20) 7681-3135 mobile: +44 (7774) 932798 email: nick.ashton-hart(a)icann.org Win IM: ashtonhart(a)hotmail.com / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart(a)mac.com / Skype: nashtonhart Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart

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Fwd: Help shape America's national broadband strategy
by Dharma Dailey July 24, 2007

July 24, 2007

Sorry, I'm sending this out so late.... Perhaps some of you can chime in later in the week. -Dharma Begin forwarded message: > From: "Newman, Russ (Durbin)" <Russ_Newman(a)durbin.senate.gov> > Date: July 23, 2007 2:57:09 PM EDT > To: <dharma(a)ethoswireless.com> > Subject: Coming Tuesday: Help shape America's national broadband > strategy > > Dharma: > > Great to talk yesterday! Here are the details. Anything that can > help get the word out would be tremendously appreciated. Should be > fascinating. > > Starting this Tuesday evening, July 24 and each evening this week > at 7pm EST on OpenLeft.com, Senator Durbin and his staff will blog > nightly on a broad swath of broadband policy issues. Based on this > discussion, the Senator wants to attempt to write legislation this > session. Each evening kicks off with discussion from individuals > who have worked a long time on the topic of the evening, but the > intent is to spur broader comment from as many as is possible. This > is no meaningless exercise: it is a genuine attempt to try to open > up the legislative process. All input matters in a very real way. > > I've attached below links to the letter announcing the initiative > as well as the schedule for the week. Please feel free to share it > with those you think might be interested in taking part. It is my > hope that those who care deeply about these issues will blog about > it, point folks to our discussion, and comment themselves. We'll > also be scouring the web for other places that related discussion > happens this week. > > I hope you'll join us and help to get the word out. Please feel > free to contact me with any questions. > > Press release: http://durbin.senate.gov/record.cfm?id=279504 > Open Letter: http://www.openleft.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=318 > > Russell Newman > Fellow, Office of Senator Richard Durbin > > ----- > > Schedule (topics are guidelines): > > Tuesday, 7pm EST (and ongoing thereafter): Broad-strokes > introduction. How should we frame broadband policy debates? What > would comprise a national broadband strategy? > > Wednesday, 7pm EST (and ongoing thereafter): Net neutrality, > questions of 'how the Internet works', privacy > > Thursday, 7pm EST (and ongoing thereafter): Municipal > infrastructure initiatives, focusing on use of public airwaves to > provide broadband; iPhone politics, spectrum auctions, models for > deployment > > Friday, 7pm EST (and ongoing thereafter): Practicalities of > broadband deployment in terms of public/private initiatives, > municipal fiber projects, USF/USDA reform. > > For everyone to whom much is given, of him shall much be required." -- Luke 12:48.

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At-Large Staff Position Open: Secretary for the Regions
by Nick Ashton-Hart July 23, 2007

July 23, 2007

Dear All: As mentioned, recruiting has begun for the Secretary for the Regions, At-Large. You can find the complete details on the position at: http:// www.icann.org/general/jobs.htm#RAsec Please do pass the information along to anyone you think might be suitable and interested. -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Director, At-Large ICANN PO Box 32160 London N4 2XY United Kingdom Main Tel: +44 (20) 8800-1011] USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 Fax: +44 (20) 7681-3135 mobile: +44 (7774) 932798 email: nick.ashton-hart(a)icann.org Win IM: ashtonhart(a)hotmail.com / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart(a)mac.com / Skype: nashtonhart Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart

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