[ga] RE: WSIS Working Group

[Danny Younger <dannyyounger@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Marilyn,

Thank you for the input.  I guess that when I see the
term "Working Group" I usually expect to see a
discussion forum that in the ICANN spirit of
transparency is publicly archived and covers several
months worth of commentary.  

On such a Working Group discussion list I would expect
to see comments, debate and discussion right up until
the start of the Summit that reflects the convergence
of views on the part of ICANN participants.

>From your reply I would gather that no URL is
available for discussions that may have transpired
since Mar del Plata, and that the Working Group has no
fresh commentary that it will be having introduced as
an intervention into the WSIS process. 






--- Marilyn Cade <marilynscade@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> The discussions/presentations/statements [whatever
> we call them] in the
> ICANN meetings were real time transcribed, and are
> available. Is that what
> you are looking for? The group also developed and
> posted a short statement
> as guidance to the ICANN board and staff, and
> distributed it in MdP. That
> should  be on the ICANN web site, as well. 
> 
> Regards, Marilyn 
> 
> At 09:11 05/11/13 -0800, Danny Younger wrote:
> >I'd be interested in seeing the archived
> discussions
> >of the WSIS Working Group (at least during the last
> >six month period).  Can anyone point us to a URL?
> >
> >
> >
> >--- Hugh Dierker <hdierker2204@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > Upstairs here at the ICANN.org site they have a
> > > nifty little statement;
> > >
> > > ICANN at the World Summit on Information Society
> > > Stakeholders from many of ICANN's bottom-up
> > > partnership structures have participated in the
> WSIS
> > > process. Key representatives from these groups
> have
> > > organized a WSIS Working Group, through which
> > > several sessions on WSIS have been held at ICANN
> > > meetings. ICANN will participate in the second
> Phase
> > > of the WSIS, and attend the Tunis summit.
> > > Learn More about ICANN at WSIS
> > > 11 November 2005
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Which brings you to some stuff that includes
> this;
> > >
> > > Who Will Control the Internet? | Foreign
> Affairs,
> > > November/December 2005
> > > Foreign governments want control of the Internet
> > > transferred from an American NGO to an
> international
> > > institution. Washington has responded with a
> Monroe
> > > Doctrine for our times, setting the stage for
> > > further controversy.
> > >
> > > It is not written factually at all using words
> like
> > > "want" and "setting the stage for further
> > > controversy". And note the term "Washington" as
> > > opposed to ascribing the position to
> individuals.
> > > This is the basis for plausible denial on ICANN
> > > members behalf. While the data is very
> informative
> > > the slant in which this info is relayed tells me
> > > that many at ICANN are hedging their bets so
> that
> > > they keep their job either way the wind blows.
> > >
> > > e
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> 


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