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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>John,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> John Curran [mailto:jcurran@istaff.org] <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 13, 2014 8:27 AM<br><b>To:</b> michael gurstein<br><b>Cc:</b> discuss@1net.org List<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [discuss] Will there be life on 1net after IANA is globalized? (:-)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>On Mar 13, 2014, at 11:00 AM, michael gurstein <<a href="mailto:gurstein@gmail.com">gurstein@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>So what are the rules and practices which MSism will operate within since we have been told in no uncertain terms that MSism as is currently being touted is not a “pig in a poke”?</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I believe that question was actually one of the topics that the NETmundial was seeking input on...<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>[MG>] perhaps, but the way in which this has been presented, including the selection of representatives to the various committees has been such as to frame the question in a manner which involves a pre-judgement i.e. not whether MSism, but how MSism… My questions are such as to allow for an informed debate/discussion/determination as to whether MSism is the appropriate mode for global Internet Governance going forward. Selecting active proponents of MSism for the responsible positions and then phrasing the question as you have is a very good way of foreclosing on the fundamental discussion as to the appropriateness of MSism which needs to take place before we get into the rules and procedures. </span></i></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-tab-span> </span>"<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-tab-span> </span>Section 2. Roadmap for the Further Evolution of the Internet Governance Ecosystem<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-tab-span> </span>The NETmundial meeting supports the need to evolve the Multistakeholder Internet Governance Ecosystem. The goals are to energize discussion and pursue agreements for the way forward based on equal footage. NETmundial is accepting contributions on frameworks to evolve and extend Internet Governance institutions and networks to address current and emerging issues<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-tab-span> </span>..."<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>As such, I imagine that some of the contributions express specific views on the very question that you <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>asked: "what are the rules and practices which MSism will operate" w.r.t to Internet Governance?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>[MG>] as a matter of fact, most of the one’s I’ve looked at made the presumption that MSism was the way to go forward and built from there.</span></i></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Are there specific contributions that you feel express the "rules and practices" that should be used?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>If so, which contributions? Are "rules and practices which MSism will operate" that you believe are<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>important, and did you submit a contribution describing them?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>[MG>] without having details as to what in fact is meant by MSism it is not possible to make an informed decision as to whether MSism should be the framing concept for Internet Governance (“buying a pig in a poke”). Surely it is up to the proponents of MSism to provide these details in advance of an endorsement of MSism.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Best,<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>M </span></i></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks!<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>/John<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Disclaimer: My views alone.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>