[ga] IDNO -- This affects you.

[DannyYounger@cs.com]

I would like to take a moment to offer my congratulations and encouragement 
to Sotiris Sotiropoulos who has taken on the arduous mantle of leadership of 
the IDNO.   Encouragement is in order as someone (guess who) has already 
written:

"I will not answer any calls by this illegitimate chair. I do not recognize 
you as chair, and I will not answer any of your calls as chair, nor will I 
Recognize any act you take as the pretender who
claims to be Chair."

It seems that any organization that seeks to advance representation for 
individuals bears the burden of having disruptors in their midst whose 
efforts are focused moreso on attacks against the current Chair than on 
promoting the cause they purport to share.  

...but let's talk for a moment about how this cause may be moved forward.  On 
October 4, I sent the following note to the Council:
 
With regard to an individual's constituency, Vint Cerf made it clear in 
Stockholm that the Board noted the GA's communication on the topic, and 
further stated that a "proposal should come through the NC."  He also 
commented that, "We would entertain any reasonable proposal in accordance 
with Bylaws."   As the current Interim report of the Review Task Force does 
not appear to offer a reasonable proposal to expedite the creation of such a 
constituency, perhaps the NC would instead consider adopting the following 
language:  
     "In recognition of the relentless demand for an individuals constituency 
and the acknowledged need for better representation of individuals in the 
ICANN process, the Names Council of the Domain Name Supporting Organization 
resolves to advise the ICANN Board to create such new Constituency upon its 
own motion, as such action would serve the purposes of the Corporation, and 
would be in accordance with the spirit of the Bylaws."
http://www.dnso.org/clubpublic/council/Arc06/msg00094.html

The Council (as could be expected) has taken no action whatsoever to develop 
a reasonable proposal on behalf of individuals even after sustained 
encouragement.  They have once more, in their latest teleconference, chosen 
to again ignore the issue.  The only action taken thus far has been the 
proposal of "criteria" in the Interim Review Task Force Report that is 
clearly designed to keep new constituencies out.  

Those of you that seek to establish a constituency will need to address this 
issue.  And you will need to do it now -- the public comment period has just 
opened and it will not be open for long.   

Even after you present your Charter/petition to the Board, you will still 
need to await the Council's input to the Board on your petition.  That 
"input" will be based on this bogus "criteria" unless you act now to thwart 
the machinations of those whose goal is nothing less than to deny your 
successful application.

The Review report is in:
http://www.dnso.org/dnso/notes/20011010.NCreview-report.html

Comments may be posted to:  comments-review@dnso.org

The Council is not your friend.  You represent a threat to the balance of 
their power-clique.  You will need to fight them on this issue and break down 
their barriers to entry if you seek to make any forward   progress.  Good 
luck in your endeavors, and I certainly hope that your petition to the Board 
will be presented in Marina del Rey.  Best wishes to all of you.

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