[At-Large] Proposed statement of the ALAC regarding the current situation in Egypt

[Joly MacFie]

+1 for Olivier

On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 11:24 AM, Carlos Vera <cveraq at gmail.com> wrote:

> Time to go for dictator.
>
> We have no permanent friends or enemies, just interest. (H. Kissinger)
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> Carlos Vera
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> 2011/2/1 Dev Anand Teelucksingh <admin at ttcsweb.org>
>
> > +1
> >
> > I support the ALAC note
> >
> > Regards,
> > Dev Anand Teelucksingh
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 10:24 AM, Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond <ocl at gih.com>
> > wrote:
> > > Dear all,
> > >
> > > sustained discussions have recently taken place on one of the RALO
> > > lists, whether the ALAC should comment on the current political
> > > situation in Egypt, focussing in particular on the suspension of
> > > Internet service in the country. I have personally monitored the
> > > discussion and members of the ALAC ExCom have held daily discussions
> > > about the matter. I have also discussed the possibility of a statement
> > > with other constituency Chairs and some Board members.
> > > Rod Beckstrom has published a Blog post on:
> > > http://blog.icann.org/2011/01/status-report-on-the-dns-in-egypt/
> > > He has steered away from making any kind of political statement, and I
> > > suspect that this was for a reason.
> > >
> > > Egypt's GAC representative is Ms. Manal Ismail. She works for the
> > > Telecom Regulation Authority (TRA) - but their Internet is cut too.
> > > The ccNSO representative is EGregistry.eg - and they are cut from the
> > > Internet as well.
> > > The ICANN manager for relations in the Middle East, Mr. Baher Esmat, is
> > > also based in Cairo - and he's also off-line.
> > > Many more participants in ICANN Supporting Organisations and Advisory
> > > Committees, including ICANN fellows are also based in Egypt.
> > >
> > > I have managed to speak to a couple of my own friends in Cairo. They
> > > explained that, like all Egyptians, they are worried about the security
> > > situation, their own personal security included. This is particularly
> > > important.
> > >
> > > Whilst I understand that the current action by Egypt breaks ICANN's
> Core
> > > Value #1, it is my firm view that any statement might bring more harm
> > > that good to ICANN and its friends at the present moment, if it is not
> > > crafted with caution. This is a complex political situation which
> > > surpasses ICANN's sphere of influence, and I should seriously recommend
> > > that ALAC keeps a low profile about this because of the political
> > > implications for our friends on the ground.
> > >
> > > That said, the Internet Society has released a Q&A document focussing
> > > primarily on the technical implications of the shut-down of Internet
> > > services in Egypt. It is very useful, and I propose that for the time
> > > being, we support this Q&A and point our members to it.
> > >
> > > I am therefore asking the ALAC to endorse the following statement in an
> > > accelerated vote and procedure:
> > >
> > > --- cut here ---
> > >
> > > Statement of the ALAC regarding current situation in Egypt
> > >
> > > The ALAC is concerned by the impact of developments in Egypt on the
> > > ordinary Internet user. In the light of ICANN's responsibility for IP
> > > address  and AS number policy, and its core value of 'preserving and
> > > enhancing the operational stability, reliability, security, and global
> > > interoperability of the Internet', we endorse the ISOC statement and
> Q&A
> > > as expressed at http://isoc.org/wp/newsletter/?p=3100
> > >
> > > Signed: The At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC)
> > >
> > > --- cut here ---
> > >
> > > I hope that this will receive support and in this case, Heidi will
> > > swiftly follow-up with regards to voting procedures.
> > >
> > > In the meantime, and until the situation on the ground gets resolved,
> we
> > > wish all the Best to our Egyptian friends in this time of troubled
> > > politics in their country.
> > >
> > > Best regards,
> > >
> > > Olivier Crepin-Leblond
> > > ALAC Chair
> > >
> > >
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