PLEASE THE MEMO BELOW. THIS IS A REQUEST TO EACH OF THE CONSTITUENCIES AND OTHER ICANN STAKEHOLDER GROUPS TO EXPLAIN ITS UNIQUE ROLE WITHIN ICANN AND THE ISSUES IT IS INTERESTED UNDER ICANN'S GOVERNANCE. IN ORDER TO MAKE THIS AS EFFICIENT AS POSSIBLE, I PROPOSE TO WRITE A FIRST DRAFT OF THE ANSWERS AND SEND THAT TO THE RC FOR COMMENT. THIS IS NOT A FORMAL POSITION, SO CONSENSUS CAN BE REACHED WITHOUT REQUIRING A BOARDROOMS VOTE (ESPECIALLY SINCE THE SWISS GROUP WOULD LIKE TO SEE OUR RESPONSE IN THE NEXT WEEK). -----Original Message----- From: ICANN At-Large [mailto:michel@icann.org] Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 11:56 AM To: WSISWPG@icann.org; pwilson@apnic.net; Marie.Zitkova@SITA.aero; mueller@syr.edu; jisuk@snu.ac.kr; ca@rits.org.br; Marc Schneiders; jse@adamspat.com; metalitz@iipa.com; steve@shinkuro.com; junsec@wide.ad.jp Subject: Template for CANN Constituency/Stakeholder Input on WSIS TO: - ASO/NRO - ccNSO - Commercial & Business Constituency - gTLD Registries Constituency - Internet Service & Connection Providers Constituency - Non-Commercial Constituency - Registrars Constituency - Intellectual Property Constituency - ALAC - SSAC - RSSAC FROM: WSIS Workshop Planning Group* <WSISWPG@icann.org> SUBJECT: Template for CANN Constituency/Stakeholder Input on WSIS At the WSIS Workshop in Kuala Lumpur (<http://www.icann.org/meetings/kualalumpur/icann-wsis-workshop-01jul04. htm> ), ICANN constituencies/stakeholder groups were invited to complete the template included below and return it to the WSIS Workshop Planning Group*. The Planning Group would greatly appreciate receiving a completed template from your group by 13 August 2004. Please email it to WSISWPG@icann.org. As discussed at the WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society) Workshop in Kuala Lumpur, the template is being used to gather input from the ICANN community. It is an initial step towards developing a bottom-up consensus to guide positions on Internet Governance, and to strengthen ICANN stakeholder awareness of WSIS and WSIS participants' understanding of ICANN. Submissions will be used to develop a statement with key themes about ICANN and Internet Governance, which can be used as input and guidance for the ICANN community and as a resource in working with other entities via the WSIS process. The statement will be circulated for endorsement and consideration by ICANN Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees (as appropriate) and will be presented at the next WSIS Workshop at the Cape town ICANN meeting in December 2004. Thank you for your help with this effort. Please contact us if you have any questions or need additional information. The WSIS Workshop Planning Group <WSISWPG@icann.org>: Vittorio Bertola, At-Large Advisory Committee Izumi Aizu, At-Large Advisory Committee Marilyn Cade, Business Constituency David Fares, BusinessConstituency/USCIB Tony Holmes, Internet Service & Connectivity Providers Elana Broitman, Registrars Jeff Neuman, Registries Peter Dengate Thrush, InternetNZ Theresa Swinehart, ICANN Denise Michel, ICANN ---------------------------------------------- TEMPLATE FOR ICANN CONSTITUENCY/STAKEHOLDER INPUT ON WSIS (*Please email to <WSISWPG@icann.org> by 13 August 2004) 1. Name of Constituency/Stakeholder Group; description of group; contact information. 2. Role group plays regarding the Internet's system of unique identifiers and its stable and secure operation (what do you do?). 3. Explain how ICANN's activities/responsibilities effect what you do. 4. Explain why and how your group's members participate in ICANN (and give examples of some of the priority ICANN issues/activities in which your group's members are involved). 5. Activities outside of ICANN: Describe the Internet-related issues/activities addressed by (or affecting) your group's members that are outside of ICANN's mandate? What are some of the other international and national fora in which your group's members are involved? 6. Internet governance: Identify the other international or regional organizations your group's members work with, if any, on Internet governance discussions/issues [eg. ITU, WIPO, OECD, CITEL, APEC-TEL, IETF, etc.]. Explain how your group members have participated in WSIS.