[At-Large] Auction Proceeds - where we are and what you can help

[Marita Moll]

I add my support to this line of thinking. In all layers of society, we 
are completely dependent on a powerful communications medium and very 
few people have any awareness of how it works or how it is controlled. 
We are sleepwalking into the future.

Marita


On 5/12/2017 4:20 PM, Seth M Reiss wrote:
>
> I agree. There is a generally lack of knowledge about ICANN in my 
> community.
>
> *From:*at-large-bounces at atlarge-lists.icann.org 
> [mailto:at-large-bounces at atlarge-lists.icann.org] *On Behalf Of *Ken 
> Whitehurst
> *Sent:* Friday, May 12, 2017 9:48 AM
> *To:* John R. Levine
> *Cc:* At-Large Worldwide
> *Subject:* Re: [At-Large] Auction Proceeds - where we are and what you 
> can help
>
> I guess that depends on what is meant by “promote knowledge” and how 
> you accomplish it. But I’ve never really understood the promotion of 
> knowledge to automatically mean self-promotion, as in the sense of 
> self-aggrandizement.
>
> But I’d give you they might be more specific about the knowledge about 
> the organization they are talking about, so someone doesn’t use the 
> language to play fast and loose.
>
> It’s probably not bad that somewhere a long the line people might 
> become knowledgeable about ICANN’s role, for example.
>
> --
> Ken Whitehurst
> Executive Director
> Consumers Council of Canada
> whitehurst at consumerscouncil.com 
> <mailto:whitehurst at consumerscouncil.com> - 416-483-2696
>
> http://www.consumerscouncil.com
>
>     On May 12, 2017, at 3:05 PM, John R. Levine <johnl at iecc.com
>     <mailto:johnl at iecc.com>> wrote:
>
>         ·         projects to promote knowledge of ICANN,
>
>
>     I don't see how this comports with the 501(c)(3) rules.  It's
>     essentially self-promotion.
>
>
>     ·         projects to enlarge DNS industry reaching less developed
>     markets
>     ·         projects to improve technical knowledge
>
>
>     Those two are fine.
>
>     Regards,
>     John Levine, johnl at iecc.com <mailto:johnl at iecc.com>, Primary
>     Perpetrator of "The Internet for Dummies",
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