Re: [wg-review] Multilingulaism in ICANN

[Pilar Luque <pluque@nic.es>]

Dear Ken,

Thanks for your support.

Take the matter to the NS and to the Board yourself as you are much
better placed than me in the ICANN context.  If not, please indicate me
when should I raise my voice during the next ICANN meetings.  I will do
it.

Regards,

Pilar 



Ken Stubbs wrote:
> 
> pilar & all...
> 
> i agree with your agenda and am very disappointed that the wg review
> chairman has elected to try to "bury" these important issues in the context
> of a DNSO review discussion when this problem clearly exists throughout the
> entire ICANN structure (including  all SO's) .
> 
> this is a serious mistake and, in my opinion , and i feel, represents an
> effort by the chair which will dilute the value of both the discussion and
> diminish the impact of any recommendations resulting from same.
> 
> bringing this issue into the wg-review is, in my opinion,  beyond the
> mandate and charter of this WG and will only tend to diminish the importance
> of this issue as it pertains to ALL ICANN activities, not just DNSO.
> 
> ken stubbs
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Pilar Luque" <pluque@nic.es>
> To: <wg-review@dnso.org>; <cctld-discuss@wwtld.org>; <pluque@nic.es>
> Sent: Monday, January 22, 2001 6:25 AM
> Subject: [wg-review] Multilingulaism in ICANN
> 
> > Daer all,
> >
> >
> >
> > After MR BURTON'S petition, and at Mr STUBBS' insistance on 18/01/01,
> > please find enclosed resume of discussion on Multilingualism as
> > promised:
> >
> > 1.You cannot ask non-native English speakers for all of the
> > following:
> >     - be as fast as native English speakers to understand
> >       all subtle issues in ICANN process
> >     - be as comfortable as as native English speakers in the anglo-saxon
> >       way of doing, with all procedures, term of references, etc,
> >       all what is inherent to this cluture they do not dominate
> >     - be equally skilled on all legal matters of common law
> >     - compete with native English speakers companies for new gTLD
> >     - pay for ICANN, either directly, or indirectly
> >     - and volunteer on their spare time to translate ICANN system
> >       and documents into local languages
> > There is an abismal difference betwen UNDERSTAND english texts and
> > DISCUSS in public in English...
> >
> >
> > 2.  ICANN IMPORTANT documents (SPECIALLY THOSE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT) need
> > to be translated at least into Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, Spanish,
> > German and French so that representation is fair and participation is
> > higher.  It is INCONCEIVABLE that any organization representing or
> > claiming to be
> > world wide would not have several languages available.  To do otherwise
> > is cultural imperialism.
> >
> > 3. The ccTLD Constituency of the DNSO has already taken steps towards
> > Multilingualism by volunteer translators.  It would be a way to start
> > which would solve the problem of overburden of translations.  The whole
> > of the DNSO should follow such example so that the ICANN Board can be
> > influenced towards such a move.
> >
> > 4.  The U.N. Nations approach towards Multilingualism should be one of
> > the basic aims of the ICANN process.
> >
> > 5.  English-mother tongue speakers should make the effort when
> > expressing themselves in meeetings or dicussions lists to use plain
> > English.
> >
> > 6.  A research into software transaltions products for discusiion list
> > should be done.
> >
> >
> >
> > 7.  An effort should be made to train ICANN participants into a better
> > knowledge of the basic ICANN technical jargon.
> >
> > 8. Multilingualism should be a point to be considered in the new Names
> > Council Budget and Names Council Business Plan.
> >
> > THEREFORE IT SHOULD BE DECIDED:
> >
> > 1. BUSINESS PLAN FOR SLOWLY INTRODUCING MULTILINGUALISM IN THE WHOLE OF
> > THE ICANN PROCESS
> > 2. STUDY OF THE BUDGET REQUIRED
> > 3. WHICH LANGUAGES SHOULD BE INTRODUCED
> >
> >
> > Comments please.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> >
> > Pilar LUQUE (ES-NIC)
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