Re: California meeting March 18; was Re: Chopped liver no more! Was Re: do we want......?

["Roeland M.J. Meyer" <rmeyer@mhsc.com>]

How many?

At 06:39 AM 2/15/99 -0500, Esther Dyson wrote:
>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
>>>>==============================     //
>>>>======================================
>>>>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
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>>>104 Fifth Avenue (between 15th and 16th Streets; 20th floor)
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>>>
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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)
>New York, NY 10011 USA
>http://www.edventure.com
>
>PC Forum:  21 to 24 March 1999, Scottsdale (Phoenix), Arizona 
>High-Tech Forum in Europe:  24 to 26 October 1999, Budapest
>Book:  "Release 2.0: A design for living in the digital age" 
>


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