<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Dear colleagues,<DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>there is one remark, I would like to make.<DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>Am 09.05.2007 um 08:20 schrieb Nick Ashton-Hart:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><DIV>1) As you all know, the diversity requirements for all the officers was an important matter for many ALSes. They are also important to ICANN as a whole, else there would not be a diversity element to the ICANN Bylaws in respect of ALAC members. As a consequence, it is strongly recommended that Ms. Cretu join an ALS which is different from any other ALAC member, or ALAC candidate in this election, as that would clearly enhance the diversity of the ALAC members if she were to be elected. It was clearly not the intent of the diversity provisions that one ALS should have two ALAC members as members; this would not be in keeping with the spirit of these provisions.</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>I fully agree that we should go for diversity - more, I'd like to stress it. In my opinion, the candidature of Veronica Cretu does not contradict diversity, but enhances it, as she represents groups not represented by the other candidate for ALAC. The more formal aspect of ALS-membership seems a less important point to me in this case. </DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>I appreciate that the open questions to the candidature are clarified now.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Best</DIV><DIV>Stefan</DIV><BR><DIV> <SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><DIV>--</DIV><DIV>Stefan Hügel (<A href="mailto:sh@fiff.de">sh@fiff.de</A>)</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>FIfF - Forum InformatikerInnen für Frieden und gesellschaftliche Verantwortung e.V.</DIV><DIV>Geschäftsstelle: Goetheplatz 4, D-28203 Bremen</DIV><DIV>Telefon +49 421 33659255 - Fax +49 421 33659256 - <A href="http://www.fiff.de">http://www.fiff.de</A> - <A href="mailto:fiff@fiff.de">fiff@fiff.de</A></DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"></SPAN></SPAN> </DIV><BR></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>