The goal is to do both. We need help in managing the Website, communicating
internationally and in Washington (another foreign place!), etc. etc. And
we need to continue/learn to use the Net better. AO will be encouraging the
rest of the board to get more active online.
Esther
PS - what happened to "respectfully"?
At 06:55 PM 04/02/99 -0500, Jay Fenello wrote:
>
>
>Hi Esther,
>
>I have to strongly agree with Stef!!!
>Please don't float your trial balloons
>in the New York Times (etc.).
>
>Mailing lists have many problems, but one
>thing they are good at is floating ideas.
>You will learn more in 24 hours by posting
>a three line inquiry to the lists, than
>you will by spending $100,000 on a polished
>media release *before* you even know where
>the Internet community stands on an issue.
>
>Please, please, please ==> Use the Net!
>
>Jay.
>
>
>At 2/3/99, 06:43 PM, Einar Stefferud wrote:
>>It woudl be much more effective, as I see it, for ICANN to learn to
>>use the Internet instead of wandering off into the Print, Video and
>>Radio media to convicne us that they are doing a good job.
>>
>>I wonder how interactive this new mode will be?
>>
>>Do we have filders to catch all the proess releases adn post them on
>>the net? Do you suppose the will be good enough to courtesy copy the
>>Internet Community doiectly instead of foring us to learn of their
>>plans from teh NY Times and Mercury News.
>>
>>So you suppose we will not be treated to more of those glowing stories
>>about the wonders of Mike Roberts history and contempt for us
>>inconsequential fringe groups?
>>
>>I am afraid this is going from bad to worse. It certainly does not
>>signal much concern for those of us that inhabit the Internet.
>>
>>Cheers...\Stef
>>
>>
>>------- Forwarded Message
>>
>>From: "Garrett, Sean" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>Subject: Press Release: ICANN Announces Public Outreach Effort
>>Date: Wed, 3 Feb 1999 11:56:25 -0800
>>
>>
>>THE INTERNET CORPORATION FOR ASSIGNED NAMES AND NUMBERS
>>
>>For Immediate Release
>>February 3, 1999
>>
>>ICANN Announces International Education and Public Outreach Support in
>>Collaboration with Alexander Ogilvy
>>
>>Los Angeles, Calif. - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and
>>Numbers (ICANN) announced today that Alexander Ogilvy and its parent
>>company Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide will provide support for its
>>international education and public outreach programs. The firms'
>>offices in major cities worldwide will assist the new organization
>>through a structured program of event support, educational materials and
>>media coordination.
>>
>>Esther Dyson, Interim Chairman of the ICANN Board, said "We're looking
>>forward to the ability to use the well-known strengths of Alexander
>>Ogilvy in our programs to reach and hear from the diverse constituencies
>>of ICANN. Together, we can advance the goals of our new organization in
>>fostering strong and stable growth of the Internet around the world."
>>
>>Routine press inquiries will now be handled through the Alexander
>>Ogilvy/Ogilvy contacts listed below. Members of the ICANN Board and
>>staff will continue to make themselves available for interviews
>>concerning ICANN programs.
>>
>>About ICANN:
>>The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is a
>>new, non-profit, international corporation formed to oversee a select
>>number of the Internet's core technical management functions. Between
>>now and September 2000, ICANN will take over responsibility for
>>coordinating domain name system management, IP address space allocation,
>
>>protocol parameter assignment, and root server system management, a
>>privatization called for the in U.S. Government's White Paper on the
>>Management of the Internet Domain Name System.
>>
>>In the past, many of these functions have been handled by the U.S.
>>government, or by its contractors and volunteers. This informal
>>structure represented the spirit and culture of the research community
>>in which the Internet developed. However, the growing size and
>>international importance of the Internet has necessitated the creation
>>of a technical management body that is both more formalized in
>>structure, and more fully reflective of the geographic diversity of the
>>Internet community.
>>
>>ICANN is a non-profit corporation with an international board of
>>directors. Its initial board is led by interim chairman Esther Dyson,
>>and has members drawn from several nations. This initial board is
>>completing ICANN's by-laws and procedures and working to pave the way
>>for a smooth and stable transition to private sector management of
>>technical management functions. The day-to-day management of ICANN is
>>led by its interim President and CEO, Mike Roberts.
>>The initial board members will be succeeded by board members elected by
>>four different constituency groups, collectively representing a broad
>>range of the Internet's technical and user communities around the globe.
>>
>>About Alexander Ogilvy:
>>See www.alexanderogilvy.com.
>>
>>About Ogilvy PR:
>>See www.ogilvypr.com.
>>
>>- -30-
>>
>>Contact info:
>>
>>Sean Garrett
>>Director of Technology Policy Communications
>>Alexander Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide
>>415-923-1660, 170
>>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>
>>Molly Shaffer Van Houweling
>>ICANN
>>650-965-0410
>>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>
>>Europe:
>>Patrick Worms
>>Vice President, Technology Communications
>>Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide, Brussels
>>(+32-2) 545 6609
>>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>
>>Asia:
>>Patricia Ratulangi
>>Senior Associate, Technology Practice
>>Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide, Singapore
>>Tel 65 2779563
>>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>
>>
>>------- End of Forwarded Message
>>
>
>
>
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