[gnso-geo-dg] Principles for ICANN Region discussion

["Philip Sheppard" <philip.sheppard@xxxxxx>]

Tim wrote:
1. The designation of ICANN regions should take into consideration the varying 
views,
concerns, and interests of the users and residents of various parts of the 
world. The
designation of regions should provide the opportunity for those diverse views 
to be fairly
represented within ICANN processes.
 
2. Sufficient outreach should be undertaken to understand as fully as possible 
the varying
views, concerns, and interests of users and residents around the world.
 
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I support principle one. And I admire principle 2. But the practical output of 
principle 2
is a huge task, requiring millions of dollars to do well. Moreover, the result 
of such
outreach would always be overly complex to subsequently apply in a practical 
way, forcing
the ICANN Board to make geo-political and cultural judgement.
 
Is this really what we want to propose ?
 
Philip