Re: [ga] a cctld representative

[Andy Gardner <andy@navigator.co.nz>]

At 3:03 PM +1300 3/14/03, barrister@chambers.gen.nz wrote:

>Doubtless the board has prepared answers to those who will suggest that
>such a representative is non-representational. Similarly, the board will be
>able to ridicule any who were to suggest that the fact that Australia is one
>of the few countries in the world supporting the current US approach to
>honouring UN resolutions, or that the next Chair of ICANN is from
>Australia, or that Australia's long term support of the GAC has anything to
>do with this appointment.

The Register has some interesting comments.

http://theregister.co.uk/content/6/29711.html



"And while this might be enough to torpedo Twomey 's title to the job in
some parts, charges of nepotism will be harder to refute. Twomey
established a consultancy company Asia Pacific with Ira Magaziner, who was
instrumental in establishing ICANN itself. "



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