[thelist] ICANN and ICANN'T

Good Afternoon!

Most of you are aware of the creation of ICANN. and some of you probably
have your own opinions on why ICANN can't seem to get beyond the fact that
this is about the internet and nothing else.

They are calling for the nomination and election of At-Large Board Members.
As you know , i am concerned about the internet in the largest sense.
It is the greatest thing since sliced bread.

And I WANNA PLAY!!!!!!!!!

[snip]
Later this year, five Directors of the Internet Corporation for Assigned
Names and Numbers (ICANN) will be selected by ICANN's At Large Members in a
worldwide online election. As the first step of the election process, ICANN
has chartered a Nominating Committee to nominate a set of candidates for the
consideration of the At Large Members.

The ICANN Nominating Committee actively seeks recommendations and/or
expressions of interest from members of the Internet community. To identify
outstanding candidates, the Committee depends upon input from Internet users
worldwide. Communications sent to the Nominating Committee will be kept
confidential. To be most useful, recommendations and expressions of interest
should contain the information in the Guidelines set forth below, and should
be sent to <nominations@icann.org>.

Recommendations and expressions of interest should be sent no later than
June 23, 2000. The Nominating Committee intends to complete its work by the
end of July, after which the election process will proceed to:

a self-nomination phase, in which candidates who were not nominated by the
Nominating Committee can seek a place on the ballot by attracting a minimum
threshold of support from At Large Members in her/his region (as defined by
ICANN) via online petition;
a campaign period; and
the vote of the At Large Members.

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Source: http://www.icann.org/nomcom/call.htm



The information on Nominating some one is here:

http://www.icann.org/nomcom/call.htm

Here I am!
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(1) Name:
Alan Herrell
(2) Country of citizenship:
United States
(3) Physical address:
802 West Rose Lane
Phoenix, Arizona 85013
(4) E-mail address:
webmaster@lemurzone.com
(5) Telephone number:
1-602-995-2602
(6) Current professional position(s):
Managing Partner - Lemurzone Design
http://www.lemurzone.com

Member - Evolt.Org
http://www.evolt.org

Member - Domain Issues.Org
http://www.domain-issues.org

Member - Web Standards Project
http://www.webstandards.org

Member HTML Writers Guild
http://www.hwg.org

(7) Past professional positions/accomplishments:
http://www.lemurzone.com

(8) Volunteer roles/accomplishments:
Co-Director North Mountain Neighborhood
Girl Scouts of America 1995-1998
Member and Fundraiser Phoenix Childrens Chorus1997-2000

(9) Educational background :
Independant study
(10) Understanding of (and/or experience with) the Internet's domain name or
IP address systems:
development of websites, networks and intranets
(11) Experience with the Internet's architecture:
see above
(12) Experience in international and/or multicultural environments:
some
(13) What do you hope to contribute to the ICANN Board?

I hope to provide an independant perspective regarding the issues facing the
creation of TLD's, Ownership of Domain Names, Privacy and Freedom of speech.

(14) Do you consider yourself a representative of user, technical, business,
public interest, academic, governmental, intellectual property, or other
interests? (List all that apply).

user, public interest, intellectual property.

(15) Are you willing to commit the time and energy required to participate
on the ICANN Board?
Oh Yes!

(16) Do you expect to be compensated or subsidized by any party for your
participation on the ICANN Board, if elected?

are you offering?

(17) Are you free to take independent votes and form independent positions,
without interference or control by any employer, client, or other group that
you are affiliated with?

Oh yes.

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as you can see, it's an uphill battle, but you Know i have a tendency to
fight uphill battles....

I will probably need a campaign site, and all the ephemera that goes with
being a political animal.

need a campaign slogan too!

alan herrell - the head lemur
Help a Site http://www.evolt.org
Keep a Site http://domain-issues.org
Standards for Sites http://www.webstandards.org
Buy a Site http://www.lemurzone.com