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[edyson@edventure.com (Esther Dyson)]

Ellen, yes, it was an accident. WHy on earth should we conspire against
California? 

I am still working on my schedule, but please figure on Thursday evening,
probably between Palo Alto and San Francisco.  ANyone know of someone who
could lend us some space?

Esther

At 02:51 AM 15/02/99 -0800, Ellen Rony wrote:
>Thank you for your willingness to meet independently, despite what must be
>very crowded schedule.  I will be delighted to serve as the point person
>for this   meeting on March 18, at a time and place of your choosing.  I
>know a few members of this list also live in the Bay Area, but perhaps
>anyone interested in joining us can send me a private message.
>
>That said, it is hard to believe that ALL the IFWP and ICANN meetings have
>bypassed California by accident.  And much as I welcome this opportunity to
>meet with you (and others) on March 18, I would like to meet the other
>board members as well, and I wish they would hold a meeting in the state
>where ICANN is incorporated.
>
>>Ellen,
>>
>>As you know, these things are pretty random, with sometimes unfortunate
>>side-effects.  And I  know this is not a solution (just an amelioration) but
>>I'd be happy to meet with you (and whomever you can round up) the next time
>>I'm in California, on March 18, if you can find your way to San Francisco.
>>FWIW, I'll be coming in from the IETF meeting in Minneapolis.
>>
>>Esther
>>
>>
>>At 06:40 PM 13/02/99 -0800, Ellen Rony wrote:
>>>Esther Dyson wrote:
>>>
>>>>Maybe there should be a meeting *about* constituencies, as opposed to
>>>>necessarily *of* constituencies.
>>>>
>>>>Even the Paris draft suggests that there will be constituencies, just that
>>>>they will not be pre-defined:
>>>>
>>>>"Members of the General Assembly shall self-organize into diverse
>>>>constituencies. No member shall be a member of more than one
>>>>constituency. The
>>>>initial constituencies shall be recognized by the ICANN Board based on the
>>>>following criteria: ....."
>>>
>>>Agreed, but if past is prologue, the only people who can make that point
>>>are those who have both time and opportunity to travel to Singapore.
>>>
>>>Not a single meeting since the IFWP process began last July has been held
>>>on the West Coast. Two meetings in Singapore; one in Buenos Aires, about
>>>four on the East Coast in the Boston/Washington/Virginia environs, one in
>>>Geneva, one in Barcelona, one in Monterrey.
>>>
>>>NADA in California, where ICANN is incorporated.  What are we here, chopped
>>>liver?
>>>
>>>
>>>Ellen Rony
>>>Co-author
>>>The Domain Name Handbook
>>>http://www.domainhandbook.com
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>>>ISBN 0879305150                *="  ____ /                        +1 (415)
>>>435-5010
>>>erony@marin.k12.ca.us             \     )
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>>>
>>>  "Strategic planning is worthless unless there is strategic vision."
>>>(J.Naisbitt)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>Esther Dyson                    Always make new mistakes!
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>>interim chairman, Internet Corp. for Assigned Names & Numbers
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>
>
>Ellen Rony                                                          Co-author
>The Domain Name Handbook                        http://www.domainhandbook.com
>============================     //          ================================
>ISBN 0879305150                *="  ____ /                  +1 (415) 435-5010
>erony@marin.k12.ca.us             \     )                         Tiburon, CA
>               On the Internet,    //  \\    no one knows you're a dog
>"Strategic planning is worthless unless there is strategic
>vision."(J.Naisbitt)                                      
>
>
>


Esther Dyson			Always make new mistakes!
chairman, EDventure Holdings
interim chairman, Internet Corp. for Assigned Names & Numbers
edyson@edventure.com
1 (212) 924-8800
1 (212) 924-0240 fax
104 Fifth Avenue (between 15th and 16th Streets; 20th floor)
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