[bc-gnso] Comments on the IRT draft report

[Mike O'Connor]

bravo George.

drawn in by your promo, i read the shorter graphics-enhanced version.   
the graphics (and the argument they support) are great.  thanks for  
taking the time to put that piece together.  very helpful.

m


On May 6, 2009, at 2:59 AM, George Kirikos wrote:

>
> Hi folks,
>
> We just submitted our comments (in 2 parts) to the IRT draft report:
>
> http://forum.icann.org/lists/irtp-draft-report/msg00015.html (long!)
>
> http://forum.icann.org/lists/irtp-draft-report/msg00016.html (shorter,
> and you can admire our pretty pictures explaining what new TLDs really
> mean)
>
> We noticed BC member CADNA issued a press release today echoing our
> own comments of 2 weeks ago that the comment period was simply too
> short:
>
> http://sev.prnewswire.com/computer-electronics/20090505/DC1159805052009-1.html
>
> The deadline is today (May 6) if you want your comments to be
> considered by the IRT in their final report. You can submit comments
> after May 6 (and before May 24), but their impact on the final report
> is apparently nil. Instructions on how to do so are at:
>
> http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-24apr09-en.htm
>
> which includes the report itself and a link to all comments. Feel free
> to endorse, copy, or borrow any material that you might agree with
> from our own comments if you're pressed for time, or you might want to
> simply write complaining about the lack of time to properly submit an
> analysis before the deadline, to get ICANN to reconsider its timelines
> (or at least to be on the record about that).
>
> Sincerely,
>
> George Kirikos
> 416-588-0269
> http://www.leap.com/