[alac] Fwd: Take a Stand on Internet Governance!

[Izumi AIZU <aizu@xxxxxxx>]

Should ALAC also make any public comment on ICANN/NTIA
supervision?  Or, shall we use the same statement with IGP?

Either way, if we can, I think that will be great.

izumi


> IGP Info wrote:
> > ==============================================
> > Internet Governance Project News Announcement
> > ==============================================
> > Take a Stand on Internet Governance!
> > ====================================
> > In advance of renewing the current agreement between the U.S. Department 
> > of Commerce and ICANN, the U.S. government's National Telecommunications 
> > and Information Administration (NTIA) has asked for public comments about 
> > its supervision of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and 
> > Numbers (ICANN).
> > This is an important opportunity for public participation in the reform 
> > of ICANN and Internet governance. We urge everyone to let your opinion of 
> > how ICANN is working and how it can be improved be known. Comments are 
> > due by July 7.
> > The Internet Governance Project is focusing public attention on the 
> > Bush administration's controversial and divisive assertion of unilateral 
> > control over the DNS root. IGP is urging Internet users everywhere to 
> > respond to the NTIA request for comments with the following statement:
> > <statement>
> > The Internet's value is created by the participation and cooperation of 
> > people all over the world. The Internet is global, not national. 
> > Therefore no single Government should have a pre-eminent role in Internet 
> > governance.
> > As the US reviews its contract with ICANN, it should work cooperatively 
> > with all stakeholders to complete the transition to a Domain Name System 
> > independent of US governmental control.
> > </statement>
> > You can transmit this statement directly to the NTIA and key 
> > Congressional committee chairs. Just visit 
> > http://internetgovernance.org/comment.asp
> > Join this global campaign today!
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