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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=794375509-01032007>Hello Sophia,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=794375509-01032007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=794375509-01032007>Just a quick reply to confirm that my suggestion was
about working groups in general, rather than any particular working
group.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=794375509-01032007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=794375509-01032007>Regards,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=794375509-01032007>Bruce Tonkin</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=794375509-01032007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> Sophia B [mailto:sophiabekele@gmail.com]
<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, 28 February 2007 2:04 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Bruce
Tonkin; council@gnso.icann.org; gnso-idn-wg@icann.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> URG:
Re: [council] Regarding working group membership<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV>Dear Bruce,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>The issue of 'including people' in the IDN-WG was again raised at
our WG meeting today, alongside the topic of making a mandatory procedure
to submit <U>statement of interest</U> to support the standardization of WG
procedures across the board. I presume it is within the
same principle and spirit that we agreed to get people on board of all WGs as
'observers', i.e recent additions to the RN-WG etc.., also as an interim
criteria, until perhaps one identifies a suitable constituency on
GNSO or at an ICANN SO level. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Towards this end, I am still puzzled that the current issue we are having
(procedural block) towards the IDN-WG, <U>seem to be treated as an
isolated incident</U> to be addressed at the GNSO council level,contrary to
the RN-WG which was determined by the Chair. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Having said that, amongst the person that was vocal today,
in giving this issue of procedural block, an urgent attention was also Marilyn
Cade, who in the past has been very supportive when I insisted on the
formation of WG consising of experts outside GNSO to support t
<STRONG><U>he policy dialog of IDNs.</U></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Therefore, in the interest of the decision we will be making at the
council level and hopefully resolve at the next council meeting, I thought it
would be fair to <U><STRONG>share with the whole council</STRONG></U> the
recent letter of complaint we have received, viz <STRONG><U>IDN "excluded"
group,</U></STRONG> and also isolate that the issue of exclusion
is NOT to be necessarily recollected from complaints back in Sau
Paulo. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Finally, I do not claim to represent any constituency, as I am
nomcom appontee. However, I do feel the interest of these
groups below, that were forthcoming in writing a letter to you and coping
some of us, represent only a fraction of the larger 'IDN interest groups' that
have been marginilized in the ICANN participation process; which has led me to
treat them like a <STRONG><U>virtual IDN constituancy group, but
one without a voice.</U></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>As such, it would be proper to heed the point that we should not
be making the same mistake of <STRONG><U>marginalizing the same
group in our POLICY making process,</U></STRONG> as the outcome of the work of
the WG would not be considered a legitimate and fair process, if we continue
with isolating and/or delaying the process. <STRONG><U>I
have always believed justice delayed is justice denied.</U></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I wish to also copy this to the IDN-WG for FYI.</DIV>
<DIV><U></U> </DIV>
<DIV>Thank you Bruce for expediting this process. I therefore ask kindly
that this issue be put in the agenda in our next council meeting for the
council decision.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Sophia</DIV>
<DIV>GNSO Councilor, NomCom </DIV>
<DIV> <FONT
color=#6666cc>---------------------------------------------</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote><FONT color=#000000>On 24/02/07, <B
class=gmail_sendername>Bruce Tonkin</B> <<A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:Bruce.Tonkin@melbourneit.com.au" target=_blank>
Bruce.Tonkin@melbourneit.com.au</A>> wrote:</FONT></SPAN>
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color=#000000>Hello Sophia,<BR>>>> <FONT
color=#6666cc>May I inform the above group from Russia and Iran as well as
<BR>others to refer to the above<BR>>> for
joining the IDN WG?<BR></FONT>Lets just wait for a few days to see if there
are any changes requested<BR>by Council
members.<BR>Regards,<BR>Bruce<BR>--------------------------------------
</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=gmail_quote
style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"><STRONG>TWO
LETTERS Of COMPLAINT TO BRUCE TONKIN (Chair GNSo
Council):</STRONG></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV><BR><B><I>Sophia Bekele <<A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:sophiabekele@yahoo.com"
target=_blank>sophiabekele@yahoo.com</A>></I></B> wrote: </DIV>
<DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE
style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Date:
Sat, 17 Feb 2007 18:52:16 -0800 (PST)<BR>From: Sophia Bekele <<A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:sophiabekele@yahoo.com" target=_blank>
sophiabekele@yahoo.com</A>><BR>Subject: Re: Regtime of Russia
participation in the ICANN IDN GNSO policy group.<BR>To: Alexei Sozonov
<<A onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:sozon@telus.net" target=_blank> sozon@telus.net</A>>, <A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:Bruce.Tonkin@melbourneit.com.au"
target=_blank>Bruce.Tonkin@melbourneit.com.au</A><BR>CC: <A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org"
target=_blank>gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</A>, <A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:avri@acm.org" target=_blank>avri@acm.org</A>, <A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:ki_chango@yahoo.com" target=_blank>ki_chango@yahoo.com</A>,
<BR><A onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:nhklein@gmx.net" target=_blank>nhklein@gmx.net</A>, <A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:ross@tucows.com" target=_blank>ross@tucows.com</A>, Sophia
Bekele <<A onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:sophiabekele@yahoo.com"
target=_blank>sophiabekele@yahoo.com</A>>, <BR><A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:olof.nordling@icann.org"
target=_blank>olof.nordling@icann.org</A>, <A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:denise.michel@icann.org"
target=_blank>denise.michel@icann.org</A>, <A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:roberto@icann.org"
target=_blank><SPAN></SPAN>roberto@icann.org</A>, <BR><A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:mxr@yahoo-inc.com" target=_blank>mxr@yahoo-inc.com</A>, <A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:Alistair.Dixon@team.telstraclear.co.nz"
target=_blank>Alistair.Dixon@team.telstraclear.co.nz</A><BR><BR>
<DIV>Bruce,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I have a suggestion. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>It looks like the next bomb may come from IRAN;) These are
some of the groups and others that I have been dialoging with and, whose
concerns I led in the GNSO council in the past.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>For the record, <STRONG>I credit Bruce, as Chair of
the GNSO Council for being very supportive</STRONG>
by agreeing to put the IDN issues and the policy
development process on the agenda and taking it to the board for us, so
our voices can be heard. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>However, it appears that no one followed-up on the procedures of the
gatekeeper of the IDN WG and why, since SaoPaulo. It is my
opinion that<STRONG> ICANN's intention was not to exclude, but there seem to
be an organizational inefficiencies and lack of awareness </STRONG>that
excluded the critical groups of IDN to be ignored. I fact I
was hoping ICANN would have already created the <STRONG>enabling
environment</STRONG> for supporting the critical groups that its
need to formulate the IDN policy process. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>It may be too strong to suggest that ICANN
is <STRONG>'dysfunctional", in dealing with
foreign relations; </STRONG>in that <STRONG>it does not
understand international dialog like the United Nations,</STRONG> due
to its western-centric experiences and views in the past; however,
<U>the fact that we forged with the IDN WG without</U> ensuring an
inclusive environment on its own has given a <STRONG>impression
that the gate keeper is also the poacher </STRONG>.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>As such, for lack of mirroring the US foreign policy dominated by
world view of illegitimacy and unfairness, as the 'IDN constituencies' seem
to voice, I strongly recommend Bruce, that<SPAN></SPAN> <STRONG>we deal with
this urgently at the GNSO Council level </STRONG>, and if we cannot be
able at our level to sort it out and the result
is pointing-fingers to the inter department (i.e bureaucracy) , it may
be best to raise it as an URGENT issue to the board.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>So you are aware Bruce, according to the IDN WG priority topics,
we have chosen new <STRONG>gtlds and geopolitical topics as the most
critical IDN issues.</STRONG> There are amost 30 people
signed up on the WG, where only 7-8 actively participate, and groups that
want to participate are not represented. This of course does not
reflect on the WG Chair, who is doing a great job of Chairing, but given the
complexities of the subject matter, I struggle and hunger for the lack
of a rich dialog with people <STRONG>that have the
genuine EXPERTISE to construct a credible debate on
IDNs</STRONG>. I say these because I talk with the people that do, and
they are not represented in our WG. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>The IDN technology was invented in the East and is being debated
by the West and the people that have INVENTED the
technologies and are ACTIVE in the market are not with us or are not
welcomed!. These people are listening to our dialogs and they
want to come on board on our next meeting, where the critical topic has ee
pointed out.! <STRONG>We should have a mechanism to bring them on
board!</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Towards this end, I am <STRONG>not sure if the final output of
this WG will also be considered a legitimate and fair view of the
IDN debate for our Lisbon Agena.</STRONG> ICANN needs
to address these issues urgently in its pyramid world, the rest of
the world is getting flat! </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Mr. Chairman, I look for your continued eadership, support and urgent
help!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Respectfully, </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Sophia</DIV>
<DIV>GNSO Council<BR><BR><B><I>Alexei Sozonov <<A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:sozon@telus.net" target=_blank><SPAN></SPAN>
sozon@telus.net</A>></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
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<DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV> Dear Bruce,<BR><BR> We
would like to bring back the issue regarding our participation in the
ICANN IDN discussions process.<BR> Let me briefly remind
our case.<BR><BR>1. We've contacted you first time on November
7, 2006 when I send an application to join the ICANN GNSO Business
Constituency. <BR><BR>2. In two days we send our application to join GNSO
Business Constituency - and it was accepted.<BR> We met all
the criterias publicly announced by ICANN for GNSO Commercial and Business
Constituency.<BR><BR>3. I was interviewed by phone later and was told
that everything was fine and work was in progress.
<BR><BR>4. Then silence... We've send a letter to Gray, BC secretariat
saying that: " we've sent an application to join the ICANN GNSO Business
Constituency </DIV>
<DIV>almost 2 months ago (sao paulo event had passed already) - no
response..."<BR><BR>5. Then... we've got response at the end of
December - "We regret to inform you that according to the above criteria
the Credentials <BR>Committee has recommended your application does not go
forward." -</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV> - BUT this criteria DID NOT match pre-established public
criteria announced by ICANN for GNSO Commercial and Business Constituency
in the website.<BR><BR> And we are not qualified for any
other constituency!<BR><BR> It is just not fair and not
legitimate - and this is a reason why we're bringing it
back.<BR><BR> Looks like somebody doesn't want Russians
to participate :)<BR><BR> This is, despite the fact that our
company, Regtime of Russia ( <A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http:///"
target=_blank>www.regtime.net</A> <A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http:///"
target=_blank>www.webnames.ru</A> ) is the largest independent private
domain name reseller of ICANN domains in Russia (.com, .ru and .info etc.)
and for many years the fastest growing one in Russia (as I mentioned
before, since 2001 , we're selling ICANN domains from MelbournIT among
others). </DIV>
<DIV><BR> We've been selling some 17 different gtlds and
cctlds, including Verisign's Cyrillic .com names for many years.
<BR> We've been attending ICANN meetings since
2000.<BR> </DIV>
<DIV> Our company is a joint venture with the Russian
Chamber of Commerce which today is headed by Former Prime Minister of
Russia - Primakov. </DIV>
<DIV> With our expertise we have an advisory power for
the President's Administration and the Government .</DIV>
<DIV><BR> We don't know if Eastern Europe at all
(total of perhaps 500Million population) exists on this IDN
committee - again, it seems that nobody wants us </DIV>
<DIV>(Russia - Cyrillic speaking 150 Million population) there! How
come?... Is it another example of double standards we
have???</DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>
<DIV><BR> Dear Bruce ,<BR> </DIV>
<DIV>originally we'd been asked (and still thank her for that) by Sophia
Bekele why don't we join ICANN GNSO process.<BR> </DIV>
<DIV> Nobody in fair and legitimate world has
anticipated any changes in pre-established and announced public criteria
which been done during the process. <BR> </DIV>
<DIV> So, here again we state that we want to
participate in ICANN GNSO policy group.</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> <FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3> We do understand that majority of meetings are done
already but we'd like to participate al least in the next
one</FONT></FONT><BR> </DIV>
<DIV> Facing all this difficulties we are not surprised
the news we read before about how they solved IDN in
China. </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><BR> Best
Regards,<BR><BR> Alexei Sozonov<BR> <A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="http://regtime.net/" target=_blank><SPAN></SPAN>Regtime.net
</A><BR><BR>Office: +1-604-9839233<BR>Cell:
+1-604-7739204<BR>-<BR> </DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR><B><I>Shahram
Soboutipour <<A onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:ceo@karmania.ir" target=_blank> ceo@karmania.ir</A>></I></B>
wrote: </DIV>
<DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE
style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">From:
"Shahram Soboutipour" <<A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:ceo@karmania.ir" target=_blank> ceo@karmania.ir</A>><BR>To:
"'Bruce Tonkin'" <<A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:Bruce.Tonkin@melbourneit.com.au"
target=_blank>Bruce.Tonkin@melbourneit.com.au </A>><BR>CC: "'Mike
Rodenbaugh'" <<A onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:mxr@yahoo-inc.com"
target=_blank>mxr@yahoo-inc.com</A>>,<BR>"'Alistair Dixon'" < <A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:Alistair.Dixon@team.telstraclear.co.nz"
target=_blank>Alistair.Dixon@team.telstraclear.co.nz</A>>,<BR><<A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:ross@tucows.com" target=_blank>
ross@tucows.com</A>>,<BR>"'Olof Nordling'" <<A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:olof.nordling@icann.org"
target=_blank>olof.nordling@icann.org</A>>,<BR>"'Denise Michel'" < <A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:denise.michel@icann.org"
target=_blank>denise.michel@icann.org</A>>,<BR>"'Roberto Gaetano'" <<A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:roberto@icann.org" target=_blank>
roberto@icann.org</A>>,<BR>"'Mike Rodenbaugh'" <<A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:mxr@yahoo-inc.com"
target=_blank>mxr@yahoo-inc.com</A>>,<BR><<A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:avri@acm.org" target=_blank>
avri@acm.org</A>>,<BR><SPAN></SPAN><<A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:ki_chango@yahoo.com"
target=_blank>ki_chango@yahoo.com</A>>,<BR><<A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:nhklein@gmx.net" target=_blank>
nhklein@gmx.net</A>>,<BR>"'Sophia Bekele'" <<A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:sophiabekele@yahoo.com"
target=_blank>sophiabekele@yahoo.com</A>>,<BR>"' <A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:GNSO.SECRETARIAT@GNSO.ICANN.ORG"
target=_blank>GNSO.SECRETARIAT@GNSO.ICANN.ORG</A>'" <<A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org" target=_blank>
gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</A>><BR>Subject: why Karmania Media was
regected from being involved in ICANN commitee?<BR>Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2007
21:54:57 +0330<BR><BR>
<DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Dear Mr. Bruce
Tonkin</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I would like to take this
opportunity to remind you on my request in involving ICANN committees and
the process happened until I got the unacceptable result of REJECTION:
</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<OL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0cm" type=1>
<LI><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">on Nov 7<SUP>th</SUP> 2006 I
sent my request to you, and you answered me in 1 day asking me to first
become a member of a GNSO constituency and you also suggested me to
request for BC membership. </SPAN></FONT>
<LI><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I filled out the BC membership
application form on Nov 9<SUP>th</SUP> and sent it to the BC secretariat
(Mr. Gary Hill), and also sent you a letter informing you that I have
started the process. <SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT>
<LI><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">On the same day the BC
secretariat asked me some questions to find out whether I have the
criteria or not and I sent them the answers.</SPAN> </FONT>
<LI><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">on Nov 11<SUP>th</SUP> I had a
phone call at a time I think was midnight in US, asking me several
questions about me and those whom I have relation with !! in IDN field
etc. which some of them were realy strange since I couldn't find any
relation between his questions and the BC criteria on involving with the
constituency. He said that there is no problem and the process will take
apprx 1-2 weeks. Unfortunately I don't remember his name. I sent a mail to
the BC secretariat asking about this strange phone call, but the BC
secretariat had NO NEWS about any phone calls!! </SPAN></FONT>
<LI><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I had another mail sent to the
BC secretariat on Nov 17<SUP>th</SUP> asking about the process but no news
until I got a mail on Nov 25<SUP> th</SUP> asking me some new questions
regarding the type of my business etc which I did answer
again.</SPAN></FONT>
<LI><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Then every thing was shut-down
and I had no news from the BC secretariat although I sent several emails
asking about the process. So after a period of 20 DAYS!! I was really
upset on the type of the actions done on my request, so I sent a mail
asking them to describe me about the delay. </SPAN></FONT>
<LI><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">After 4 days (Dec
20<SUP>th</SUP> 2006) I got a mail describing the reasons I was rejected
on this application.</SPAN></FONT> </LI></OL>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">It is
really a super question for me that if a for-profit agency working on
internet technology does not match the BC criteria and also is not a
registry or registrar, then how can it join ICANN? And where can my position
be? </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">My company is a pioneer in
domain name registration area and has a 6 year experience in the field. We
do have a market share of more than 90% of south-east of Iran. Thanks to our
deep research on the Persian IDNs technology, now Karmania Media has 2
members (of 6) in the Iranian WG of Persian domains under authorization of
the Iranian High Council of IT which is the main decision making center of
IT in the government. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The total number of Persian
speaking people is more than 150 million in the world and among this, Iran
has the main power (in science, technology and even money) to affect the
language between other related countries (Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Armenia
etc...). We have an internet population of 21 Million Persian speaking
people and the main society who writes Right-to-Left, so how can I be
participated on the decisions made in ICANN regarding my language?
</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I think no decision can be good
without participation of its beneficiaries, and I think this is the logic of
ICANN.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">So why some men are acting
against ICANN policies?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Finnaly I take this opportunity
in showing my interest in being involved the decisions made by ICANN on
IDNs, since I think this can be my logical right as a Persian language
speaking man who has worked on the business/technology of Persian IDNs for
several years. <SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Regards,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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