Re: [council] Clarification on ISPCP membership

["Alejandro Pisanty - DGSCA y FQ, UNAM" <apisan@servidor.unam.mx>]

Hi!

received, and copied to full Board.

Alejandro Pisanty


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On Tue, 2 Jul 2002 tony.ar.holmes@bt.com wrote:

>
> 	Dear ICANN Board and NC Members
>
> 	During the ICANN Public Forum open microphone session held in
> Bucharest on Thursday 27th June, whilst making a point on ICANN Reform Mr
> Palage, Chairman of the Registrar's Constituency, specifically quoted
> figures which referred to the membership of the ISPCP.
>
> 	The ISPCP considers that the membership of each Constituency within
> the DNSO (and for that matter any other SO) is primarily its own business
> and should not be used to score points during wider debates. However the
> manner in which each Constituency operates and the ethics with which they
> conduct themselves must remain their own choice.
>
> 	In this particular case the level of misinformation presented within
> a public forum was so misleading that the ISPCP considers it essential to go
> on record and correct this.
>
> 	What Mr Palage failed to recognise was that the ISPCP represents
> many smaller ISPs through Membership taken out by Member Associations. These
> include; AEPSI, AFA (France) AIIP (Italy). ISPA (Austria),  ISPA (Belgium)
> ECO FORUM (Germany), ISPAI (Ireland), NLIP (Netherlands), ISPA (UK),
> ECOM-LAC, ABRANET (Brazil),  CABASE (Argentina), CCIT (Colombia), CAPADI
> (Paraguay), CANADECO (Uruguay), ASIMELEC ( Spain), CAIP (Canada).  Some of
> the entities listed are of course represented by their regional associations
> such as EUROISPA (Europe) and ECOM-LAC (Latin America).  Added together this
> figure alone means the ISPCP represents well over 1000 ISPs and Connectivity
> Providers. Through these arrangements many smaller ISPs are able to
> participate in ICANN activities, who would otherwise be prohibited.
> 	To end on a positive note, during the Bucharest meeting the ISPCP
> was approached by an ISPCP Association from Japan, who are keen to join.
> Hopefully this will swell our membership by another 400 members!
> 	I hope this serves to put the record straight.
> 	I would like to request the assistance of Stuart and Vint in
> ensuring this note is copied to all Board members
> 	Kind Regards
> 	Tony Holmes
> 	Chairman ISPCP
>
>