Re: [npoc-voice] NPOC Chair Policy committee statement

[mlemineur@xxxxxxxxxxxx]

Dear Rudy,

Thank you very much.You can count on my support.

Best regards,

Marie-laure


Dear colleagues,
>
> Being quite new in the NPOC, I've tried already to participate in as many
> meetings and conf calls within NPOC and NCSG. I'm convinced NPOC has a
> very important role to play in policy within the whole non-commercial
> community.
> My commitment to NPOC as a policy committee chair will essentially go in
> the direction of making as many as possible statements that would
> illustrate first of all the importance of our constituency. As ICANN is in
> a converging mode, has some difficult programs to execute, NPOC has really
> important concerns on how ICANN will implement some of the scheduled moves
> and concepts. With the new GTLDs program already having been delayed for
> many reasons, there are still a lot of topics that require clarification.
>
> Where possible in consensus with the other members in the NCSG, I consider
> NPOC should be a driving partner when it concerns policy matters that
> directly or indirectly touches the community NPOC is representing, being
> the not-for-profit structures and organisations. Many communities are
> based on not-for-profit, all requiring attention with regards the rights
> of their members with regards the domain name space. Topics as RAA, Rights
> & Responsibilities of Registrants, WHOIS and some other hot topics are on
> my radar and will keep us awake as long as we have not the feeling our
> voice is heard and respected. With the appropriate committee members we
> will show ICANN NPOC was not just created to be part of ICANN, but will
> try to be a steering structure that will address difficult aspects and
> will not step away when discussions are hard and difficult. Our
> multi-culture, multi-region membership illustrates we are good in the
> multi-stakeholderism model and perhaps that's another aspect on which we
> would need some focus and energy.
>
> I hope I've illustrated my full commitment and really hope within a period
> of 6 months, at the Buenos Aires meeting, we may be recognized as an
> unavoidable partner in the policy discussions.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Rudi Vansnick
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