RE: [ga] Increased foreign attendance

[jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Debbie and all,

  I believe my question was an honest one and was ask politely.
As a matter of fact it is answerable and was ask by several
others on this forum without an answer.  Be aware however
I do not *expect* an answer from Threasa or anyone from 
ICANN as that has been their modus oprendi for several years
indicating a lack of willingness to openness and transparency.

-----Original Message-----
>From: Debbie Garside <debbie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Jun 29, 2007 4:38 AM
>To: jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, "'Prophet Partners Inc.'" <Domains@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Cc: ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx, 'icann staff' <icann-staff@xxxxxxxxx>, 'icann board address' <icann-board@xxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: RE: [ga] Increased foreign attendance
>
>Could you PLEASE only ask questions that can reasonably be answered!  No
>matter how eloquent you ask the question if there is a sting in the tail you
>will not get a response.  Are you saying you really cannot see why members
>of the GA have been passed over and funds given to DiploFoundation?  Please
>don't waste this forums or ICANNs time.  Try asking a constructive question.
>
>Debbie
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>> [mailto:owner-ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jeff Williams
>> Sent: 29 June 2007 06:37
>> To: Prophet Partners Inc.
>> Cc: ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; icann staff; icann board address
>> Subject: Re: [ga] Increased foreign attendance
>> 
>> Ted and all,
>> 
>>   Honestly I cannot see any reason why this Ginger person and 
>> the organization she perports to represent is a bad choice 
>> for Theresa Swinehart to have selected.  However why after 
>> many attempts by members of the GA whom have ask for travel 
>> expenses, ect., in the passed over in favor of organizations 
>> like DiploFoundation.  Maybe Theresa or some other staff 
>> member would be willing to please address that concern?
>> 
>> Thank you Theresa, or whomever reports directly to you, for 
>> your cooperation in advance regarding this concern.
>> 
>> Prophet Partners Inc. wrote:
>> 
>> >    Hi Eric,
>> >
>> >   "ICANN's unique role is global in nature so it's 
>> important that we 
>> > not only invite the world to participate in our 
>> organization - we also 
>> > need to find ways to get involvement from developing nations and 
>> > regions that might not otherwise be able to participate," 
>> said Theresa 
>> > Swinehart, ICANN's Vice President, Global and Strategic 
>> Partnerships.
>> >
>> > This nonsense is a complete waste of registrants' money. To 
>> us, it is 
>> > strictly a public relations stunt aimed at improving 
>> ICANN's image. We 
>> > would not be the least bit surprised to find ICANN using 
>> this sham to 
>> > support a ploy to become an international organization. Rather than 
>> > getting people who have an active interest in ICANN to participate 
>> > (i.e. the people on this mailing list), ICANN funds a bunch 
>> of stooges 
>> > from developing countries that they can lead around by the nose.
>> >
>> > Although video and audio quality of the YouTube video is 
>> overall very 
>> > poor, it is possible to make out what some people were saying. The 
>> > woman named Ginger who started speaking at 02:21 says she 
>> is a tutor 
>> > for the bilingual Spanish/English group at the 
>> DiploFoundation. From 
>> > their About Us page http://www.diplomacy.edu/ig/About/default.asp , 
>> > "DiploFoundation is a non-profit organisation which works to assist 
>> > all countries, particularly those with limited human and financial 
>> > resources, to participate meaningfully in international affairs, 
>> > through education and training programs, research, and the 
>> development 
>> > of information and communications technologies for diplomatic 
>> > activities." Ginger said that she is hoping to fill in some 
>> holes in 
>> > her technical issues as she tends more to the education of social 
>> > issues and human rights. These are the type of people that ICANN 
>> > selects for fellowship participants. Perhaps the real 
>> reason she was 
>> > invited was to fill a hole in ICANN's volleyball tournament lineup.
>> >
>> > Sincerely,
>> > Ted
>> > Prophet Partners Inc.
>> > http://www.ProphetPartners.com
>> > http://www.Premium-Domain-Names.com
>> >
>> >
>> >   ----- Original Message -----
>> >   From: Hugh Dierker
>> >   To: ga
>> >   Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 2:11 PM
>> >   Subject: [ga] Increased foreign attendance
>> >
>> >
>> >   This is a perfect example of how numbers get skewed. The amazing 
>> > part is that they are blowing their trumpets over it,
>> >   <http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-26jun07.htm>
>> >   They pay these peoples to attend. To bad I no longer live in a 
>> > distant exotic land.
>> >   I cannot believe that they did not see this article as a bad idea.
>> >
>> >   Eric
>> >
>> 
>> Regards,
>> 
>> --
>> Jeffrey A. Williams
>> Spokesman for INEGroup LLA. - (Over 134k members/stakeholders 
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Regards,
Jeffrey A. Williams
Spokesman for INEGroup LLA. - (Over 134k members/stakeholders strong!)
"Obedience of the law is the greatest freedom" -
   Abraham Lincoln

"Credit should go with the performance of duty and not with what is very
often the accident of glory" - Theodore Roosevelt

"If the probability be called P; the injury, L; and the burden, B; liability
depends upon whether B is less than L multiplied by
P: i.e., whether B is less than PL."
United States v. Carroll Towing  (159 F.2d 169 [2d Cir. 1947]
===============================================================
Updated 1/26/04
CSO/DIR. Internet Network Eng. SR. Eng. Network data security IDNS. div. of
Information Network Eng.  INEG. INC.
ABA member in good standing member ID 01257402 E-Mail jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Registered Email addr with the USPS Contact Number: 214-244-4827