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Toward consultation with local individual Internet users

  • To: comments-proposed-measures-two-char-08jul16@xxxxxxxxx
  • Subject: Toward consultation with local individual Internet users
  • From: "Thomas Lowenhaupt" <toml@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 08 Jul 2016 16:45:41 -0700

<html><body><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000; font-size:10pt;"><div 
style="">We agree that consultation with nation-states concerning the release 
and use of their 2-character country codes TLDs by registry/registrars seeking 
to use them in the second level is appropriate. </div><div 
style=""><br></div><div style="">Additionally, we believe that in some, perhaps 
all, circumstances a second level of consultation is also appropriate. These 
are instances where a significant numbers of former residents of a nation-state 
live within a geographic entity represented by a new TLD that seeks to release 
a 2-character cc TLD in the second level. </div><div style=""><br></div><div 
style="">For example, in New York City there of 602,093 residents that identify 
with the Dominican Republic - .do. Those residents might find utility in 
communicating with one another using the do.nyc site and should be provided 
with the opportunity to acquire development/use rights. </div><div 
style=""><br></div><div style="">How might this interest be determined? 
</div><div style=""><br></div><div style="">We are not suitably familiar with 
the governance processes in the 30+ cities and other geographic entities that 
recently acquired TLDs to confidently offer a general comment on how such a 
question might be addressed. However, we have familiarity with New York City 
and its .nyc TLD, and offer the following suggestion for conducting such 
consultation.</div><div style=""><br></div><div style="">Unlike many cc TLDs, 
New York City does not have a formal process for public engagement with policy 
issues relating to the .nyc TLD. However it does have 2 At Large Structures 
that engage with the city's individual Internet users, ISOC-NY and 
Connecting.nyc Inc., an entity with which I am affiliated.</div><div 
style=""><br></div><div style="">Therefore, an appropriate policy might read 
something like the following: </div><div style=""><br></div><div 
style="padding-left: 30px;">Cities and other geographic entities seeking to 
release 2-character country codes in the second level should receive the 
approval of the relevant immigrant or ethnic groups living within their region. 
Such approval should come after consultation with the relevant group's 
individual Internet users, working in consultation with local At-Large 
Structures when democratic representation avenues are unavailable. 
<br></div><div style=""><br></div><div style="">Thank you,</div><div 
style=""><br></div><div style="">Thomas Lowenhaupt, Director</div><div 
style="">Connecting.nyc Inc.</div><div style=""><br></div><div 
style=""><br></div><div style="">Note: according to <a target="_blank" 
title="Wikipedia" 
mce_href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_New_York_City"; 
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_New_York_City";>Wikipedia</a>,
 the following national groups have a significant representation in New York 
City. <br></div><div style=""><br></div><div style="">---------------</div><div 
style=""><br></div><div style="">According to the 2006-2007 <i>Center for Latin 
American, Caribbean &amp; Latino Studies</i>:<sup id="cite_ref-51" 
class="reference"><a 
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_New_York_City#cite_note-51"; 
mce_href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_New_York_City#cite_note-51";>[51]</a></sup></div>
<ul style=""><li><a 
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Ricans_in_the_United_States"; 
mce_href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Ricans_in_the_United_States"; 
title="Puerto Ricans in the United States">Puerto Rican</a>: 
(1,278,628)</li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominican_American"; 
mce_href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominican_American"; class="mw-redirect" 
title="Dominican American">Dominican</a>: (602,093)</li><li><a 
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_American"; 
mce_href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_American"; class="mw-redirect" 
title="Mexican American">Mexican</a>: (289,755)</li><li><a 
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecuadorian_American"; 
mce_href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecuadorian_American"; 
class="mw-redirect" title="Ecuadorian American">Ecuadorian</a>: 
(201,708)</li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombian_American"; 
mce_href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombian_American"; class="mw-redirect" 
title="Colombian American">Colombian</a>: (113,469)</li><li><a 
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvadoran_American"; 
mce_href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvadoran_American"; 
class="mw-redirect" title="Salvadoran 
American">Salvadoran</a>:(100,396)</li><li>Other Hispanic or Latino: 
(351,635)</li></ul>
<div style=""><small>Note: This source contains all of the numerical 
information in the data above.</small></div>
<h4 style=""><span class="mw-headline" id="White_ancestries">White 
ancestries</span></h4><div style=""><a 
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_American"; 
mce_href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_American"; class="mw-redirect" 
title="White American">White Americans</a>
 make up 44.6% of New York City's population. According to the survey, 
there were 3,704,243 White Americans residing in New York City. <a 
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-Hispanic_Whites"; 
mce_href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-Hispanic_Whites"; 
class="mw-redirect" title="Non-Hispanic Whites">White Americans of non-Hispanic 
origin</a> make up 35.1% of the city's population. There are 2,918,976 
non-Hispanic whites residing in the city. Much of New York City's <a 
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_American"; 
mce_href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_American"; class="mw-redirect" 
title="European American">European American</a> population consists of 
individuals of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_American"; 
mce_href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_American"; class="mw-redirect" 
title="Italian American">Italian</a>, <a 
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_American"; 
mce_href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_American"; class="mw-redirect" 
title="Irish American">Irish</a>, <a 
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_American"; 
mce_href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_American"; class="mw-redirect" 
title="German American">German</a>, <a 
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_American"; 
mce_href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_American"; class="mw-redirect" 
title="Russian American">Russian</a>, <a 
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_American"; 
mce_href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_American"; class="mw-redirect" 
title="Polish American">Polish</a>, <a 
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_American"; 
mce_href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_American"; class="mw-redirect" 
title="English American">English</a>, and <a 
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_American"; 
mce_href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_American"; class="mw-redirect" 
title="Greek American">Greek</a> ancestry.<sup id="cite_ref-52" 
class="reference"><a 
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_New_York_City#cite_note-52"; 
mce_href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_New_York_City#cite_note-52";>[52]</a></sup></div>
<div style="">According to the 2006–2008 American Community Survey, the top ten 
White, European ancestries were the following:<sup 
id="cite_ref-European_ancestries_53-0" class="reference"><a 
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_New_York_City#cite_note-European_ancestries-53";
 
mce_href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_New_York_City#cite_note-European_ancestries-53";>[53]</a></sup></div>
<ul style=""><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_American"; 
mce_href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_American"; class="mw-redirect" 
title="Italian American">Italian</a>: 8.2% (684,230)</li><li><a 
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_American"; 
mce_href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_American"; class="mw-redirect" 
title="Irish American">Irish</a>: 5.3% (443,364)</li><li><a 
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_American"; 
mce_href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_American"; class="mw-redirect" 
title="German American">German</a>: 3.6% (296,901)</li><li><a 
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_American"; 
mce_href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_American"; class="mw-redirect" 
title="Russian American">Russian</a>: 3.1% (260,821)</li><li><a 
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_American"; 
mce_href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_American"; class="mw-redirect" 
title="Polish American">Polish</a>: 2.8% (237,919)</li><li><a 
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_American"; 
mce_href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_American"; class="mw-redirect" 
title="English American">English</a>: 1.9% (160,472)</li><li><a 
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_American"; 
mce_href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_American"; class="mw-redirect" 
title="Greek American">Greek</a>: 1.0% (83,575)</li><li><a 
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_American"; 
mce_href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_American"; class="mw-redirect" 
title="French American">French</a>: 0.9% (73,587)</li><li><a 
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_American"; 
mce_href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_American"; class="mw-redirect" 
title="Hungarian American">Hungarian</a>: 0.7% (59,225)</li><li><a 
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_American"; 
mce_href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_American"; class="mw-redirect" 
title="Ukrainian American">Ukrainian</a>: 0.6% (49,643)</li></ul><div 
style=""><br></div></span></body></html>


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