Jeff and Everyone,
Jeff, I think you are likely correct in your conclusion here. Or their
is just gross incompetence on the part of the ICANN/DNSO and the
NTIA in it's oversight responsibilities.
Jeff Williams wrote:
> All,
>
> This list is inaccurate. I myself was nominated and I was nominated
> two others as well that are not listed. In addition, several of our [INEGroup]
> members were not allowed to even join the DNSO list in order to
> nominate others. Hence this election is a fraud!
>
> DNSO Listadmin wrote:
>
> > [To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > [To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> >
> > [from http://www.dnso.org/dnso-icann-nominees.html]
> >
> > ICANN/DNSO
> >
> > DNSO nominees and their supports
> > DNSO election of ICANN Board members
> >
> > Close of nominations for the election of ICANN Board members:
> >
> > The list [EMAIL PROTECTED] was closed on October 8th, 18:30 CET.
> > Since then all e-mails sent to that list return to the sender with a
> > Delivery Report "User unknown".
> >
> > As of Oct 8th, 18:00 CET the dnso.org server is up and running since 43
> > days, without any interruption, if any difficulties arrised to send an
> > e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], the reasons were outside the
> > dnso.org server itself.
> >
> > Six (6) messages arrived to the dnso.org server between 18:00 and 18:30
> > CET, and were recorded. All are indicated with (*) mark at the end of a
> > corresponding line.
> >
> > Fourteen (14) nominees get the support from at least ten (10) different
> > persons and send the acceptance of a nomination.
> >
> > All five (5) geographic regions are represented: Africa (1), AsiaPac
> > (2), Europe (3), LatinAC (2), NorthA (6).
> >
> > Candidates in alphabetical order:
> >
> > 1. Amadeu Abril i Abril (Europe)
> > 2. Karl Auerbach (NorthA)
> > 3. Jonathan Cohen (NorthA)
> > 4. Peter Dengate-Thrush (AsiaPac)
> > 5. David W. Maher (NorthA)
> > 6. Naomasa Maruyama (AsiaPac)
> > 7. Alejandro Pisanty (LatinAC)
> > 8. Nii Quaynor (Africa)
> > 9. Dan Steinberg (NorthA)
> > 10. Donald N. Telage (NorthA)
> > 11. Stefano Trumpy (Europe)
> > 12. Edmundo Valenti (LatinAC)
> > 13. Dany Vandromme (Europe)
> > 14. Rick White (NorthA)
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Information from: � DNSO Names Council
>
> Regards,
> --
> Jeffrey A. Williams
> Spokesman INEGroup (Over 95k members strong!)
> 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
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Respectfully,
--
Brian C. Hollingsworth
Sr. Legal Advisor, International House of Justice Internet
Communications Affairs and Policy
Advisory council for Public Affairs and Internet Policy, European
Union