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After concern was raised about a February 20 Aspen Institute meeting in
D.C., I sent a "what's up" email to the Institute's Charlie Firestone. He
responded that they'd had an informal brainstorming session on
"reforming/restructuring ICANN" yesterday, and that a draft of "Rethinking
Boundaries in Cyberspace," a report to
be released mid-March, was available at http://www.aspeninstitute.org/c&s/pdfs/rethinkcyberspace.pdf.
Fact comments are being accepted.
Tom Lowenhaupt
> Dear Mr. Lowenhaupt, > > We did host an informal brainstorming meeting yesterday, Feb. 20, at the > Aspen Institute offices in Washington, under the leadership and moderation > of David Johnson, an adviser and consultant to the Communications and > Society Program. He and a colleague are hoping to draft some options for > reform/restructuring of ICANN. Due to the informality and preliminary > nature of this meeting, designed to develop staff work and planning for > a potentially larger project, it was not on our formal Aspen Institute > calendar. > We're hopeful that a constructive set of options will result, and advance > the ball > on this issue down the line. > > I do want to direct your attention, meanwhile, to an advance copy of a > report of a meeting of our Internet Policy Project held last summer in > Aspen. The report, authored by Erez Kalir and Elliot Maxwell entitled > "Rethinking Boundaries in Cyberspace," will be released in print in > mid-March We have posted the final draft at > <http://www.aspeninstitute.org/c&s/pdfs/rethinkcyberspace.pdf> > I appreciate your checking on the facts, and I particularly hope you and > your colleagues > find the work of Kalir and Maxwell helpful. > > Sincerely, > > Charles Firestone > Executive Director > Communications and Society Program > |