Re: [ga] Disaster help - Request for Afilias to extend itsdeadlines

[Joanna Lane <jo-uk@rcn.com>]

Please add my name to the list of your supporters for this cause.

Even the US Inland Revenue Service has granted a 6 month automatic extension
for anybody in NYC and the five boroughs facing a deadline between now and
October 15th, (including those outside the area who are represented by a NY
firm).

Afilias should have put a similar extension into effect without having to be
appealed. The alternative adds to the destructive ability of those
rsponsible for recent events, which is exactly the result sought.

Regards,
Joanna



on 9/14/01 6:24 PM, Antony Van Couvering at avc@nameengine.com wrote:

> Dear ICANN people,
> 
> I need to write to you to help convince Afilias to extend their deadline
> for Round One of their Landrush for at least a week.  To be honest, it's
> not the first thing on my mind, given the horrific destruction that
> everyone here witnessed from close quarters on Tuesday.  But for our
> staff, and for our customers, many of whom have offices in lower
> Manhattan, I must ask for your support in this matter.  I believe that
> my request would be echoed by at least one other registrar from New
> York.
> 
> NameEngine has been severely affected by the World Trade Center
> disaster.  Our offices are below Canal Street in New York and so we are
> prevented from entering our building until rescue efforts have
> progressed further.  Today I was able to convince the police to let me
> past their cordon in order to examine the state of our facilities.  Our
> power is up, and luckily we have some backup connectivity that allows us
> (slowly) to communicate via the Internet.  Phones work intermittently.
> 
> So, just before the Afilias deadline for Round 1 of the Landrush, none
> of our staff have been able to get to work, not that anyone here is able
> to concentrate very well, since several of us have friends who have been
> injured or are missing.
> 
> NameEngine will have great difficulty in meeting the current Afilias
> deadline, even if we are allowed into our offices over the weekend.
> Baseball, football, even the stock markets have closed out of respect
> for those injured and killed and because of the tremendous logistical
> challenges -- such as not being allowed in our office -- that the World
> Trade Center bombing has caused.
> 
> We have petitioned Afilias directly to extend their deadline past
> Tuesday, and although they have been sympathetic, to date they have not
> directly responded to our request.
> 
> I ask the Registrars Constituency and ICANN please to lend your voice to
> our request to Afilias to extend the Round One deadline.  What harm can
> this cause?
> 
> With thanks,
> 
> Antony Van Couvering
> CEO, NameEngine
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