Danny Younger wrote:
Virgin Islands, U.S. -- in Caribbean region
And, of course, Virgin Islands, U.K. is in EURALO
Yes, it looks weird as part of the region is on the other side of the world but I think we need to get down to fundamental principles in our analysis. Again, I disagree strongly. We need to get down to fundamentals of making ICANN policy like working on the RAA, Phantom Registrars, IPV6 and so on.
International geopolitics, OTOH, is not ICANN's core competency. (...comments aside about whether it has *any* core competency...) This is one field in which other groups, with better skills in this field than us, have agonized about this issue and spent decades on which imperfect answer comes closest to the goals of balance and inclusiveness. I for one oppose more ICANN obsession with internal structure, especially when others -- with more experience in this sphere -- have already performed this task. Let's pick one of the existing recognized groupings and move on. Choosing which existing regional partition best suits ICANN's needs should be the only role of the regional-boundary committee.
Ultimately I think that the local internet community should be the ones self-selecting in which ICANN region they wish to reside.
So the map could be drawn differently from week to week depending on who wants to go where? Of course, use of a map would probably be pointless because groups could choose to identify with regions on the other side of the world. And I can hardly wait for the first request of a Tibetan ALS that wants to be located outside of China's region. Some people may have a taste for that particular kind of bloodsport but not me. And certainly not here. - Evan