[discuss] Interesting article

[Grace Abuhamad]

Hi all, 
Here is a copy of the report
http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-16jun08-en.htm


Grace


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On 1/15/14 10:05 AM, "Peter Dengate Thrush" <barrister at chambers.gen.nz>
wrote:

>
>> On 15/01/2014, at 8:48 am, Milton L Mueller <mueller at syr.edu> wrote:
>> 
>> This study was one of ICANN CEO Twomey's Presidential "strategy
>>panels". Is there a link to that report?
>
>It was actually a series of reviews of various national legal systems,
>done by the ICANN legal team under the auspices of the "Improving
>Institutional Confidence" project, run by the Presidents Strategy
>Committee through 2008-10.
>
>I am not sure a final consolidated report was published. Requests of
>ICANN should produce at least the individual reports.
>
>The PSC final recommendation was that ICANN look at the international not
>for profit status available under Swiss law.
>
>Regards
>
>Peter
>
>
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: discuss-bounces at 1net.org [mailto:discuss-bounces at 1net.org] On
>>Behalf Of Roland Perry
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2014 6:54 AM
>> To: discuss at 1net.org
>> Subject: Re: [discuss] Interesting article
>> 
>> In message <CEFB34AC.59B6E%nigel.hickson at icann.org>, at 18:02:16 on Tue,
>> 14 Jan 2014, Nigel Hickson <nigel.hickson at icann.org> writes
>>> Will secure factual advice on the legal status of ICANN offices
>>>outside 
>>> of US.  In Brussels, for example, staff are on Belgium contracts
>> 
>> iirc About 5-6 years ago ICANN did a study (which must have been public
>>otherwise I wouldn't have heard about it) of where it might place an
>>overseas HQ, if not in the USA.
>> 
>> They looked at various criteria including the "employee friendliness"
>>of local labour and tax laws, and the tax and legal provisions for a
>>not-for-profit corporation.
>> 
>> As well as things like good local provision of healthcare, schooling
>>and housing, being "Visa friendly" for the mobility of staff and
>>visitors, good international transport connections, and having a "safe
>>and secure" 
>> atmosphere.
>> 
>> As far as I know the shortlist they came up with was: Brussels, Geneva
>>and London, with maybe Amsterdam as a runner-up; but soon afterwards the
>>whole thing was quietly dropped.
>> 
>> {This was a separate exercise from the existing Brussels satellite
>>office}
>> --
>> Roland Perry
>> 
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