Re: [ga] ICANN Meetups

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

Kristy and all assembly members,

Kristy McKee wrote:

> Jeff,
>
> I think enough people have "forgotten" about ICANN or are no longer willing
> to "waste their time" on this venture for ICANN to permit participation at
> this small level, especially now that the At-large has no
> vote/power/representation.

  Unfortunately I believe you are by in large, quite correct here.  :(

>
>
> I hope every day for Karl Auerbach's success wrangling this problem and
> that our current representatives can not be removed from the board under
> any circumstance other than an election of the same magnitude by which they
> were elected and with the same powers and privileges afforded to them.

  I agree.  It is very evident that many other stakeholders also
agree with you here as well.  It is none the less important that
DOC/NTIA get this message as well as our congressional
representatives.  Corp. misconduct/fraud is as you and I know,
is not restricted to publicly held companies.  What's also
important in that one of the ICANN BOD members, Vint
Cerf is and has been a corp. officer and BOD members of
Worldcom, and also COB with ICANN.  I personally find
that a bit disconcerting if not outright appalling at this
juncture.

>
>
> ~k
>
> At 01:46 PM 7/15/2002 -0700, Jeff Williams wrote:
> >Alex and all assembly members,
> >
> >   Interesting that this would now come up yet again.  We [INEGroup]
> >suggested this in '98 and the than ICANN "Interim" BoD of which Esther
> >was COB, rejected the idea out of hand.  However [INEGroup]
> >has been doing these sorts of Meetups sense late '98, either
> >online or physically.
> >
> >Alexander Svensson wrote:
> >
> > > Dear all,
> > >
> > > Sotiris and Bruce have mentioned it on the At Large
> > > mailing list, and I think it's an interesting idea:
> > >
> > > ICANN Meetups.
> > > Face-to-face ICANN meetings with people in your vicinity.
> > > Not organized by anyone, just facilitated by Meetup.com
> > > (and no, I'm not paid by them :)).
> > >
> > > They take place every 3rd Wednesday of the month
> > > at 7.00 pm. They take place where you are -- currently,
> > > there are 548 cities (mostly US, but you can help them
> > > add your home town). It's just a matter of finding
> > > people near you at http://icann.meetup.com/
> > >
> > > I'm sure it makes a difference whether you attend
> > > the one in San Jose (with Denise Michel), in
> > > San Francisco (where Esther Dyson might turn up) or
> > > Auckland, New Zealand (Joop Teernsta's home turf).
> > > As I write this, there are eight ICANN Meetup cities,
> > > but unfortunately, each one has only one member.
> > > But then again, Meetup.com is very new and the
> > > idea will spread.
> > >
> > > The next ICANN Meetup is tomorrow, which is probably
> > > too soon for most of us. But maybe those who are
> > > interested should mark the following two days in
> > > their calendar:
> > >  - 21 August 2002, 7.00 pm
> > >  - 18 September 2002, 7.00 pm
> > >
> > > Best regards,
> > > /// Alexander
> > >
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> >Jeffrey A. Williams
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Regards,
--
Jeffrey A. Williams
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CEO/DIR. Internet Network Eng/SR. Java/CORBA Development Eng.
Information Network Eng. Group. INEG. INC.
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