[At-Large] eG8 Forum

Thu May 19 14:51:41 UTC 2011

Good afternoon:

In general this draft is OK except that in the introduction the use of  
the verb in English "lauds" is not appropriate.

It expresses excessive praise with ecclesiastical connotations. It is  
also quite archaic.

Try again there.

CW

On 19 May 2011, at 16:22, Cintra Sooknanan wrote:

> Thank you for the endorsements, but I have some minor adjustments  
> below in
> red.
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> The end may be a little self serving, however it is necessary that  
> they
> understand the ignorance of this omission in achieving the  
> objectives set
> out.
>
> Regards
>
> Cintra Sooknanan
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>> [INTRO] At-Large is the component of end-users, not business nor  
>> technical community
>> within ICANN’s multi-stakeholder environment. At-Large is  
>> represented by the
>> ALAC, which has been essential in driving development of the  
>> Internet by
>> maintaining openness and ensuring accountability and transparency.
>>
>>
>> The ALAC lauds the French Presidency’s objective of the G8 to
>>
>> - Improve everyone's access to the Internet;
>> - Enable everyone to participate in global networks and promote  
>> respect
>> for freedom of expression and opinion;
>> - Improve security of the Internet and protection of individuals;
>> - Recommend examination of the Internet's economic and technical
>> challenges.[FNOTE1]
>>
>> We recognise that several internet organizations (including ICANN,  
>> W3C, IAB
>> and ISOC) have been invited to participate in the eG8 Forum (24-25  
>> May,
>> Paris) gathering the leaders of the Internet and acknowledge that the
>> outcomes of this Forum will be submitted to the G8 itself for  
>> discussion.
>>
>>
>>
>> Therefore, it is at odds with your objective and the equal-footing  
>> awarded
>> to all Internet stakeholders, that the ALAC and other non- 
>> commercial actors (both
>> of which promote and represent the end-users) were not invited to
>> participate. This omission is particularly blatant, as  
>> participation of
>> private sector appears to be tied to sponsorship.
>>
>>
>>
>> We hope that the French Presidency will achieve success in its  
>> objectives
>> but this will only be possible if it can understand and include the
>> perspectives of all stakeholders, in particular that of the end- 
>> user being
>> the Internet's consumer and driving force.
>>
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>> [FNOTE1]
>> http://www.g20-g8.com/g8-g20/g8/english/-fiches/the-internet-new-challenges.420.html
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>> On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 4:57 AM, Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond <ocl at gih.com 
>> >wrote:
>>
>>> Dear all,
>>>
>>> I see that there is indeed support for an ALAC statement!
>>> A statement about the defence of the multi-stakeholder model is  
>>> indeed
>>> possible. I would suggest that this needs to be no more than one
>>> paragraph - time is of the essence. Is anyone volunteering to put
>>> together a first draft?
>>> Also - does anyone have an idea about the channel through which we
>>> should send this statement and to whom?
>>> Kind regards,
>>>
>>> Olivier Crépin-Leblond
>>>
>>> On 15/05/2011 20:49, Carlton Samuels wrote :
>>>> A big +1!!!!
>>>>
>>>> ==============================
>>>> Carlton A Samuels
>>>> Mobile: 876-818-1799
>>>> *Strategy, Planning, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround*
>>>> =============================
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, May 14, 2011 at 11:47 AM, Adam Peake <ajp at glocom.ac.jp>  
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Olivier, thanks.
>>>>>
>>>>> But as Izumi mentions, this does not make multistakeholder.   
>>>>> Which is
>>>>> a shame.  Particularly as participation of private sector seems  
>>>>> to be
>>>>> tied to sponsorship (pay and you get a chance to speak... really  
>>>>> is a
>>>>> terrible step backwards.)
>>>>>
>>>>> The multistakeholder environment has been essential in driving
>>>>> development of the Internet, particularly in maintiaing openness  
>>>>> and
>>>>> ensuring accountability and transparency.  Non-commercial actors  
>>>>> have
>>>>> been crucial to this.  Shame on the French Presidency for not
>>>>> understanding the thing it's proposing pontificate on.
>>>>>
>>>>> (this little rant not aimed at the ALAC chair :-))
>>>>>
>>>>> Adam
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, May 15, 2011 at 1:10 AM, Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond <
>>> ocl at gih.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> Hello Joly,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 13/05/2011 23:39, Joly MacFie wrote :
>>>>>>> Who is attending on behalf of ICANN I wonder.
>>>>>> Rod Beckstrom + Peter Dengate Thrush. Bertrand de la Chapelle  
>>>>>> also
>>> will
>>>>> be.
>>>>>> There might be others.
>>>>>> Kind regards,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Olivier
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond, PhD
>>>>>> http://www.gih.com/ocl.html
>>>>>>
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