Esther and all, it is interesting in the the ICANN is not yet completely formulated yet that the ICANN "Initial" and Interim board can act independently and "Appoint" members to committees that have not stakeholder approval. This sort of action leads many of us to further distrust you members of the ICANN "Initial" and Interim Board, as you are acting without proper authority. Esther Dyson wrote: > Yes, they are all mentioned in the by-laws, which are posted on our Website. > We're very sorry we didn't inform you about them personally, Ivan <g>. The > GAC is not actually under our control, and is being formed by various > government officials. (See our Website, again, for further info.) The Root > Server Advisory committee will be headed by board member Jun Murai. > > Esther > > At 09:06 AM 28/01/99 +0100, Ivan Pope wrote: > >Dear ICANN, > >On the ICANN web site at http://www.icann.org/singapore.html on the Agenda > >for the March 2 meeting, it lists the following Committee Meetings: > > > >>The following ICANN committees are tentatively scheduled to hold meetings > >>in Singapore on March 2: > >> > >> Governmental Advisory Committee > >> DNS Root Server System Advisory Committee > >> Advisory Committee on Membership > > > >This is the first I've heard of a Governmental Advisory Committee and a DNS > >Root Server System Advisory Committee. I'm sure that the existence, > >membership, mandates and work of these committees would be of huge interest > >to the DNS community out here. > > > >Can ICANN shed some light on these? > > > >Ivan Pope [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >NETNAMES * The INTERNATIONAL DOMAIN NAME REGISTRY > >http://www.netnames.com UK Freephone 0800 269049 > > > >180-182 Tottenham Court Road London W1P 9LE UK > >+44 171 291 3900 +44 171 291 3939 Fax > > > >It's not about building a better mousetrap, it's about redefining the mouse. > > > > > > > > Esther Dyson Always make new mistakes! > chairman, EDventure Holdings > interim chairman, Internet Corp. for Assigned Names & Numbers > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 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" Regards, -- Jeffrey A. Williams CEO/DIR. Internet Network Eng/SR. Java/CORBA Development Eng. Information Network Eng. Group. INEG. INC. E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Contact Number: 972-447-1894 Address: 5 East Kirkwood Blvd. Grapevine Texas 75208 __________________________________________________ To receive the digest version instead, send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To SUBSCRIBE forward this message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNSUBSCRIBE, forward this message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Problems/suggestions regarding this list? Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___END____________________________________________
