<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tr><td valign="top"><div>Just informing various relevant mailing lists that my initial request for SSAC membership required:<br /><br />"The members are recognized experts in the domain name, addressing, and/or security areas."<br /><br />So, as it is a requirement to apply for SSAC membership, I am hereby recognizing myself as an expert in all of those areas, and invite others to do the same if they can lend their support, although the SSAC document does not specify how many people or organizations must recognize a person as such an expert, so it is not a requirement for me to build such a coalition of supporters to further recognize my self-recognized expertise.<br /><br />Ron</div></td></tr></table>            <div id="_origMsg_">
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                            Paul Rosenzweig &lt;paul.rosenzweig@redbranchconsulting.com&gt;;                            <br>
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                            'Brenda Brewer' &lt;brenda.brewer@icann.org&gt;;  &lt;accountability-cross-community@icann.org&gt;;                                                                             <br>
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                            Re: [CCWG-ACCT] Reading List for Dublin                            <br>
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                            Wed, Oct 14, 2015 3:10:55 PM                            <br>
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                                        <td valign="top"><img class="shape" src="cid:1.255707589@web121905.mail.ne1.yahoo.com" src="cid:1.255707589@web121905.mail.ne1.yahoo.com" width="0" height="0" style="display:none;width:0;height:0;"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">At the risk of adding to your already groaning reading list for Dublin, I offer this op-ed that I co-authored with Milton Mueller: <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.realclearpolicy.com/blog/2015/10/14/icann_internet_governance_transition_hijacked_1443.html">http://www.realclearpolicy.com/blog/2015/10/14/icann_internet_governance_transition_hijacked_1443.html</a> and this Issue Brief that I co-authored with my Heritage colleague Brett Schaeffer: <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank"
 href="http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2015/10/the-us-must-reject-the-icann-transition-if-accountability-falls-short">http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2015/10/the-us-must-reject-the-icann-transition-if-accountability-falls-short</a>  </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">  </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">As they say in The Princess Bride: “Have fun storming the castle.”  Wish I could be in Dublin with you.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">  </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Regards</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Paul</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">  </span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Paul Rosenzweig</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect"
 ymailto="mailto:paul.rosenzweigesq@redbranchconsulting.com" target="_blank" href="javascript:return"><span style="color:#0563C1;">paul.rosenzweig@redbranchconsulting.com</span></a> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">O: +1 (202) 547-0660</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">M: +1 (202) 329-9650 </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">VOIP: +1 (202) 738-1739</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Skype: paul.rosenzweig1066</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.redbranchconsulting.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19&Itemid=9"><span style="color:#0563C1;">Link to my PGP Key</span></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">  </span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">
  </span></p><div class="yqt3982035583" id="yqt86622"><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> Brenda Brewer [mailto:brenda.brewer@icann.org] <br clear="none"><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, October 14, 2015 8:44 AM<br clear="none"><b>To:</b> accountability-cross-community@icann.org<br clear="none"><b>Subject:</b> [CCWG-ACCT] Reading List for Dublin</span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal">  </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Hello everyone!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">  </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">In preparation for ICANN54 in Dublin, CCWG-Accountability </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">has prepared a reading list.  </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">You may view the Wiki page: 
 <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="https://community.icann.org/x/qqpYAw">https://community.icann.org/x/qqpYAw</a>  or you may see the attached zip file with the documents.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;">  </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Also, watch this Wiki page for ICANN 54 Meeting information and updates related to CCWG;  <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="https://community.icann.org/x/d4pYAw">https://community.icann.org/x/d4pYAw</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">  </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Please let me know if you have any questions.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"><br clear="none">Kind regards,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Brenda</span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span
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