[UA-discuss] CIOs Wanted

[Jothan Frakes]

Mike I will own that.  It does sound negative.  The pace will be what the
pace is.
On Dec 11, 2015 11:09 PM, "Mike Silber" <mike.silber at icann.org> wrote:

> Hi Jothan
>
> > On 11 Dec 2015, at 09:47, Jothan Frakes <jothan at jothan.com> wrote:
> >
> > I am going to throw this out there as an idea about a great way to
> positively impact the UA (A= Acceptance/Awareness) with the authentic
> realization that it will be both stillborn and read as sarcasm.
>
> Now who is being negative?
>
> > Just before NamesCon in January in Las Vegas is this little show called
> CES - that pulls in nearly 180,000 people - with CIOs abounding.  IF ICANN
> spent a teensy weensy fraction of the interest on the nTLD auction proceeds
>
> The auction proceeds are ring-fenced until the community process has moved
> forward. So I would rather suggest that you ignore the source of funding
> and focus on the objective, the cost and the result.
>
> However I think the idea of CES is very interesting ... and I am sure
> there are other and similar events that could also be useful.
>
> Could I suggest that we work on identifying the message we want to get
> out, the audience for that message and options for delivering the message
> to the audience: we can then push this through the relevant processes to
> get budget.
>
> (BTW - I think CES is a good idea, but not appropriate because we are not
> prepared. I have no idea of levels of participation or cost - so please do
> not consider this a formal endorsement.)
>
> Mike
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