Re: [ga] a cctld representative

["Michael Froomkin - U.Miami School of Law" <froomkin@law.miami.edu>]

I don't agree that the link to Magaziner should be held against Twomey.
Cf. http://www.icannwatch.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/08/1720226&mode=nested

and also

http://www.icannwatch.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/10/2258242&mode=nested


On Thu, 13 Mar 2003, Andy Gardner wrote:

> At 3:03 PM +1300 3/14/03, barrister@chambers.gen.nz wrote:
> 
> >Doubtless the board has prepared answers to those who will suggest that
> >such a representative is non-representational. Similarly, the board will be
> >able to ridicule any who were to suggest that the fact that Australia is one
> >of the few countries in the world supporting the current US approach to
> >honouring UN resolutions, or that the next Chair of ICANN is from
> >Australia, or that Australia's long term support of the GAC has anything to
> >do with this appointment.
> 
> The Register has some interesting comments.
> 
> http://theregister.co.uk/content/6/29711.html
> 
> 
> 
> "And while this might be enough to torpedo Twomey 's title to the job in
> some parts, charges of nepotism will be harder to refute. Twomey
> established a consultancy company Asia Pacific with Ira Magaziner, who was
> instrumental in establishing ICANN itself. "
> 
> 
> 
> 

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