All, My earlier brief comment of support to Garth was just to let him know I was with him on this. I now believe it too brief to express the importance of his effort, thus this email. Most broadly, having an independent entity to oversee these issues is vital. With these questions being central to the ongoing global discussions about IANA / NTIA issues, Garth's paper needs attention now. (My own interactions with IANA/ICANN with regard to the .nyc TLD left me less than satisfied. Time permitting, I'd like to be more engaged in those discussions. So I'm delighted to see Garth's paper. ) Beyond the specific abuses detailed in his report, I found the relationships between the various executives eye opening. I urge all to read the document. Best, Tom Lowenhaupt, Director Connecting.nyc Inc. On 1/29/2015 9:47 AM, Garth Bruen wrote:

I've posted the issues on the NARALO thread. The more public support it gets the easier it will be. Much appreciated if you could bump it along with Glenn and Evan

From: Thomas Lowenhaupt [mailto:toml@communisphere.com] Sent: Friday, January 23, 2015 11:18 AM To: Garth Bruen Subject: Re: Support for a new initiative within At-Large

Read the document.

You have my support.

Tom

On 1/22/2015 3:33 PM, Garth Bruen wrote: Tom,

I'm going to be starting a policy initiative tomorrow through At-Large and I'm hoping to get your support.

I think you know I've been documenting compliance and other procedural failures at ICANN for a while. I am going to be pushing for some fundamental changes to ICANN's. structure. Specifically, I recommend moving the compliance department to an independent body that is not influenced by ICANN's business.

Additionally, I am seeking to create an At-Large based complaint system which would take in consumer complaints, feed them to ICANN and track them through the ICANN process from outside.

The motivation for these initiatives is all documented in this memo: http://www.knujon.com/icann/icann_alac_memo_on_compliance.pdf

There is also a presentation which explains the timeline of important events: http://www.knujon.com/icann/APPROVEDONLINEPHARMACY_public.pdf

If I can count on your support, that would be great. All I need is support to start the discussion within At-Large.

Thanks, Garth

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Garth Bruen gbruen@knujon.com

617-947-3805 http://www.knujon.com Chair of ICANN At-Large North America (naralo.org) http://www.linkedin.com/pub/4/149/724 Twitter: @Knujon Skype: gobruen

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